How this show can get an 8,5+ rating is beyond me. Mind you, humor is of course very much a matter of personal preference - none the less I'm baffled. I happen to be a huge fan of shows like The Office and Modern Family, so I was hoping Arrested Development would share some of the same hilarious DNA. Not so. There are plenty of moments that could have been funny, but they are either ruined by the lame narrator making sure even the slowest among the audience gets the joke; or the poor delivery of the actors and/or bad writing. Add to that completely random music (the micro-guitar/balalajka will drive you up the wall) that seems to make zero sense and does nothing to help the scene or drive home a joke/point. I never like Jason Bateman much, and this pile of smoking dung sure doesn't help that sentiment. Overall it feels like this show was written by a 16 year old banjo-player, although that might be highly unfair to 16 yo banjo players. Watch "Curb your enthusiasm", "Modern Family" or anything else, really, instead of wasting your time on this incompetent amateur show.