I really only watch one TV show: Arrested Development. But I’ve never actually seen a full episode on TV.

I got the first season’s episodes on DVD as a birthday gift. By the time I watched them all, the second season was nearly over — so I went on a downloading spree to find all that season’s episodes online.

The third season started this week — so did I tune in at the appointed hour? Nope — just hit the Interwebs, downloaded the magical bittorrent, and I had the full HDTV episode on my computer in under 10 minutes. (Funny stuff. Seems to be getting a bit broader and more slapsticky in its middle age — which isn’t bad.)

I remember this summer going to a local pizza joint (for their excellent chicken parm sub) one night and actually seeing the show on the TV there. It was the first time I’d seen it on a real set, with commercials and stuff. It kinda freaked me out.

21 September 2005



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21 September | 22:10  |  Abby

That's the only show I ever watch either. when it looked like Fox was going to cancel it, I even joined the fan club! (This, from a woman who averages about 20 hours of TV per year!) My user ID was "BusterLover" of course...

Hope you're well :)

22 September | 10:11  |  Sara

That's why I have TiVo. I never have to watch those pesky ads again. I'm so happy they brought it back for another season!



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