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I'm really not sure what to think about the news that Fox has picked up a new show by Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwtiz. The still-untitled show boasts a coupla AD's original directors, which bodes well for the general awesomeness of the program, but the plot's description has me scratching the old headfordshire in confusion. NY Mag's Vulture blog spoke to producer Jeff Rake, who says the show is a "high-octane action dramedy" (hmmmmm?) about "a Pentagon-based inventor who decided he couldn't live another day standing on the sidelines while Rome burns and accordingly sets out to put his inventions to very real use, behind the backs of friends, family and the entire U.S. government." (Double hmmmmmmm????!) But! He adds that "The heart and fun of the show is the lead character, who, while a badass in his own way, is a very grounded, relatable guy." Huh. Sounds ... confusing, am I right?
I'm sure it will totally own, because Hurwitz basically wrote the book on wacky comedies that kick my ass. My main concern, once I wrap my head around what the hell this show's actually gonna be, you know, like, about about [Mindy informs me that this sounds like a funny take on the Iron Man premise, but being that I have not yet seen said movie -- I know I know -- I wasn't able to make that connection], is that this, coupled with Hurwitz's other upcoming TV project, Sit Down and Shut Up, will further stall the long-promised AD movie that I've been salivating over since it was announced back in the mid-effing-Nineties. I want to just, like, grab the dude and shake him and say "focus, man!" But I'd prolls get ... wait for it ... arrested. See, this is why they pay me the big bucks.
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