The Next-Best Thing to More Arrested Development
Arrested Development was, sadly, cancelled after three seasons. If you're already tired of re-watching the Fox series free on Hulu, it sounds like you might check out Sit Down, Shut Up's debut Sunday night.
Mitch Hurwitz, who created Arrested Development, is executive producer and co-creator of Sit Down, an animated series that is voiced (in part) by Arrested cast members Jason Bateman (Michael Bluth), Will Arnett (George "Gob" Bluth) and Henry Winkler (the Bluth family lawyer and the Fonz on Happy Days).
The show is about "self-obsessed teachers of a high school where the students are mere obstacles," writes Brian Stelter in the New York Times.
Shut Up is essentially set in the real world, partly as a consequence of its distinctive style of animation. The series combines animated characters with live-action backgrounds in a style originally created by Mo Willems, the children's book author.
Of course, if the show turns out to be any good, Fox will promptly cancel it.
[NY Times]