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Chicago1871
27 Jul 2006, 11:14 AM
Microsoft to show 'Arrested Development' (http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8J40NS81.htm)

Microsoft Corp. will run free episodes of the quirky TV comedy "Arrested Development" through its MSN Video service later this year, making the show available online for the first time.

MSN, the software maker's Internet unit, said Wednesday it will run display and video ads instead of charging viewers to watch the critically lauded show that was a hit with a relatively small but fiercely loyal audience.

"On TV, 'Arrested Development' created an incredibly passionate and dedicated fan base, and we're thrilled to bring this series to the global MSN audience," Rob Bennett, MSN's general manager of entertainment and video services, said in a statement announcing the deal.

MSN will have exclusive portal rights to syndicate the show's 53 episodes for three years.
Michael K.
27 Jul 2006, 02:13 PM
About time he did something to deserve that Man of the Year award.
Crimen y Castigo
27 Jul 2006, 02:26 PM
I should probably get all moddy and merge this with the older AD thread, but for now . . . .

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EXDS7K.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V66492951_.jpg

Season 3: Available August 29 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EXDS7K/sr=8-12/qid=1154024524/ref=sr_1_12/104-6682157-9549531?ie=UTF8)


"Taste the happy, Michael."
biggyv
27 Jul 2006, 03:01 PM
It's also airing on regular TV:

http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/69/13769.php

G4 will begin airing Arrested Development in a primetime slot in October, while HDNet will air the show with two back-to-back episodes on Wednesday nights starting in September.

Isn't G4 a video game channel or something?
Lanky134
27 Jul 2006, 03:11 PM
I should probably get all moddy and merge this with the older AD thread, but for now . . . .

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000EXDS7K.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V66492951_.jpg

Season 3: Available August 29 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EXDS7K/sr=8-12/qid=1154024524/ref=sr_1_12/104-6682157-9549531?ie=UTF8)


"Taste the happy, Michael."
I can't wait for this. Just the other day, the image of Franklin wearing the t-shirt that said "George Bush doesn't care about black puppets" came into my mind. I was left with no other option but to start humming "It Ain't Easy Bein' White."
Dolemite
27 Jul 2006, 03:50 PM
I was left with no other option but to start humming "It Ain't Easy Bein' White."


that song has been popping into my head every couple of days for a while, and every now and then i yell out "I got children all over town!"
Bob Morocco
27 Jul 2006, 04:01 PM
Huzzah!!!
Lanky134
27 Jul 2006, 04:09 PM
that song has been popping into my head every couple of days for a while, and every now and then i yell out "I got children all over town!"

Did you ever notice how Franklin has his own microphone in that scene?