It’s probably safe to assume there’s never been a closer watch on a canceled TV show that nobody seems to want. But, here we are, tracking every move and every word and every shred of information we can get on whether “Arrested Development” will return anywhere, anytime.
Word now is that it’s not likely. And it’s on the shoulders of the man who brought us the show in the first place.
Show runner Mitch Hurwitz told Variety in a story published Monday that he’s quitting the show.
“The fans have been so ardent in their devotion and in return … I’ve given everything I can to the show in order to try to live up to their expectations,” Hurwitz told Daily Variety. “I finally reached a point where I felt I couldn’t continue to deliver that on a weekly basis.”
Chief among his concerns was money, including the budget for the show and possibly his own compensation. He was waiting to announce his decision so that Showtime and 20th Century Fox, the show’s production company, could work out a potential deal.
“Of course, if there was enough money in it, I would have happily abandoned the fans’ need for quality,” Hurwitz told Variety. “But as it turns out, there wasn’t.”
Word is that Showtime won’t do the show if Hurwitz isn’t in charge. To make matters even worse, his right-hand man, Jim Vallely, said he won’t do it without Hurwitz.
It’s “Arrested Development.”
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