Arrested Development: Season 4

Bought it since rumor has it it will leave Netflix soon.

I bought this when I thought Netflix was about to lose the licensing. It’s the original version, which wasn’t awful, but the remixed version is much better and easier to follow. The remixed version can only be found on Netflix.

Superb season of Arrested Development, both funny and painful.Season 4 is noticeably slower in pace than the previous three seasons. It delves deeper into each character's story really giving the actors a chance to flex and the scenes a chance to breathe realistically.The acting is as funny and compelling as ever.The writing is sharp, complex, and hilariously convoluted. The context in many of the scenes change as the season progresses allowing for a continually evolving and enriching effect.The pacing is a work of wonder. The music is jazzy in quirky scenes, watered-down in stranger scenes, and even speeds up and slows down in accordance with how quickly the characters are moving and walking; unnoticeable to most I'm sure but subconsciously the effects are very rewarding.While I like the first three seasons and its iconic, outlandish, and even taboo humor, Season 4 brings something far more intimate and real to the table and for that I'm glad.

the format is a little different - it focuses on particular characters each episode instead of the whole gang. and it's amazing how much time has passed since season 3 as far as the actual actors physically. Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, and David Cross are super on point as ever. I love them and I love their individual stories although Michael's is a little convoluted. but love love love David Cross as Tobias. hi-la-ri-ous! but there's something missing...I don't know what. but I've been watching the first 3 seasons continuously and I still fall out in tears and hear another joke that I didn't realize was in there. for season 4, I haven't been paying attention as much but definitely the comedic elements are there - running jokes, physical humor, etc...I think it's worth buying.

Season 4 of Arrested Development was perhaps the first attempt at creating TV for the expressed purpose of being "bingable." Though it doesn't quite have the impeccable writing of Seasons 1 & 2 (season doesn't either for the most part), Season 4 was still a treat that delivered many of the goods that the series is known for: multiple layers of jokes for each line of dialogue, clever self-referencing call-backs, and frustratingly yet endearing characters. And though it doesn't quite deliver the quality of the earlier seasons, it did help to shape the new paradigm of "TV" production, made with the awareness that all of it can be watched in marathon sessions. Overall, a solid continuation of a beloved series.

A little messier and more low budget than the previous seasons, but it has some good laughs.

I'm so glad season 4 finally made its way onto DVD. This was my first time watching this season and although the other seasons were great, this one is amazing with the way the intricate plot weaves in and out of itself. Those recurring jokes that make the entire series so funny resurface here and become magnified. After you watch season 4 once, you'll want to revisit it again and again to catch all the subtleties. The special features in this set are a nice treat for fans, as well. The interviews are funny but not particularly illuminating. A must for lovers of the series.

Definitely made for die-hard fans of the original series. Yes it is different from the first 3 seasons, very clever and artfully done. I've never seen anything like this before. Had this been season 1 the show probably would not have become such a favorite. That said, if you are an Arrested fan you really do owe it to yourself to watch this season! Like other reviewers pointed out already, it is best to watch all the episodes first, in order, because of all the Aha! moments. Then go back and re-watch. Give it a chance. My only regret was there weren't as many GOB and Buster moments...

As a big fan of the original series, I was looking forward to this Netflix season 4.It starts off slowly, and you may be discouraged, but if you persist you appreciate how the episodes are linked and just how clever the writing is. That actually, ironically, may be the weakness of this new series... series 1 through 3 was funny and straightforward. Seven years later, series 4 is also funny, but layered and may take a couple of viewings to appreciate.And it was successful enough that they've commissioned a season 5 and apparently a feature film is in the writing stage.If you enjoyed the original series this is worth watching. It does start of weak, but it does get funnier and better.And Tobias Fünke (David Cross) is as always worth the price of admission all by himself!

I was a huge fan of the original series but series 4 is a disappointment The story line had come to a natural conclusion and this feels like an after thought. The characters are years older and now seem sad rather than funny. I even thought they had brought in a new actress until I realised Portia de Rossi's cosmetic work had made her look a completely different person. I am sorry I bought it.

If you haven't seen season one, two and three yet watch these first. Season four is pretty good but the stars could not all be there at the same time for filming so that must have been hard for the writer and creator Mitch Hurwitz. If you have seen the first three seasons, this season is not quite as good but still better than most shows on T.V.

Excited for it's return.... loved it.... then as i thought more about it i found it irrelevant, the latter half was better than the first and has many stories left open for a possible 5th season or a movie

Sometimes it is too fast for the narrator, but overall it's Arrested Development.