Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Got Arrested This Weekend
We had another rare, commitment free weekend this past weekend. Being the cautious new parents that we are, we (a little selfishly) decided that it might be pushing it to try to be too productive. With the flu being so recent for all of us, and me still having the muscle aches, we didn't want to get sick again. So no sorting of massive paperwork on the desk, no major cleaning, no tax preparation, no running of errands. Lots of baby fun time, and lots of Arrested Development.
I think I gave Husband season 1 for Christmas 2004. It has been sitting in our DVD collection ever since. Out of sight, out of mind. Thankfully, Husband saw it sitting there and we were able to watch all 22 episodes in 48 hours - without neglecting the baby in any way! Hooray for 2 baby naps a day!
I'm not really sure why this show didn't catch on like Seinfeld or Friends. I know it's a little more off the wall, but the writing is fantastic, and it is ridiculously funny. The point has been made to me that it is not necessarily intelligent writing that gets to stay on the air. For that, I am sad. I am also sad that I got to see very little of season 3. I accidentally scheduled a student for the night it was on, not realizing the schedule had changed from the previous season (I will now have to tape 24 for the same reason). Oh well. We had a great weekend. The Bluth family will be missed.
