Arrested Development is one of the most fascinating shows. The writing in the earlier seasons is so clever and always exciting. The way each episode merges together at the end is absolutely hilarious. The characters are very funny, and the jokes are almost always intellectual. Despite negativity online, I think season 4 was actually really good - not as good as seasons 1-3 but still was well written and funny. However season 5 was the worst by far, not bad compared to other shows - just a shell of its former self.