Hallelujah
An E! network correspondent reports having seen Jason Bateman with his friend, Ben Stiller, at a charity event in LA last week. He/she asked the "Arrested Development" star about the status of his series. Bateman's response, "Actually, great. Supergreat. There is a heartbeat. There is no flatline. And there may be twins."What does this mean? According to high-placed sources (E!'s, not mine), the final documents have yet to be signed, but there's a 99.9 percent chance that "Arrested" is coming back not only for a full season of 22 episodes, but two full seasons of 22 episodes. Announcement due next week.
posted by CM @ 12:23 PM
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Looks like FOX has learned something from HBO, Comedy Central and their own Family Guy experience:
Quality shows like Arrested Development may not be able to compete in the ratings with American Idol, Surviver, and other reality shows, but because they're shelf-life is 10 times longer, DVD's can eventually be sold to their rabid fan bases who appreciate them and eventually the networks will make up their profits.
Hard truth: There's no DVD market for reality shows and their 15 minutes of fame.
Reaching syndication is another consideration for back-end profits. If a show makes it through the first three years, it generally gets the next two for free.
Good point about reality shows. "The Simple Life" is a prime-time hit, but last week I saw it's first season DVD on the $6.99 rack.
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