Rebuilding a model home is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the revival of Arrested Development, from the scheduling conflicts of Season 4 to the actor fights during Season 5.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Arrested Development: Comedy Allstars
01:05 - Mitch Hurwitz Attempts To Revive Arrested
02:17 - Michael Cera’s Unwilling Stunt
03:01 - Netflix & The Streaming Revolution
04:12 - Changing the Structure of Television
05:18 - Scheduling Nightmare of Season 4
06:34 - Hurwitz’s Failed Ambitions
07:39 - From Nine Episodes to Fifteen
08:27 - Season 4: A Funny, Flawed Experiment
09:39 - Arrested Influences More Revivals
10:23 - Recutting a Chronological Season 4
11:41 - Pivoting From a Movie to Season 5
13:12 - Hurwitz’s Unpreparedness Leads to Confusion
15:04 - Jeffrey Tambor’s Allegations & Anger
16:22 - Cast Holds a Intervention for Hurwitz
17:02 - Season 4 Remix Causes More Chaos
18:06 - Jessica Walter’s Side of the Story
20:47 - Season 5: A Messy Continuation
21:43 - Netflix Dumps the Last of Arrested
23:09 - Season 5 - Pt 2: An Unfunny Conclusion
24:09 - Mitch Hurwitz Changed Comedy
25:14 - On The Next… It Was A Sh*t Show

Sources:
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Daily Beast: https://bit.ly/3RzxROS
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Digital Spy: https://bit.ly/3RFRIfh
Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3QFhOh4
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Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3RHN40y
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Featured Footage:
30 Rock (2006-2013)
Animaniacs (2020- )
Archer (2009- )
Arrested Development (2003-2019) and special features
Cobra Kai (2018- )
Dexter: New Blood (2021-2022)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Drunk History (2013-2019)
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Entourage (2004-2011)
Everything Sucks! (2018)
Family Guy (1999- )
Fuller House (2016-2020)
Futurama (1999- )
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)
Hemlock Grove (2013-2015)
House of Cards (2013-2018)
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2009-2016)
Jack Frost (1998)
Lost in Space (2018-2021)
Mindhunter (2017-2019)
Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019)
Roseanne (1988-2018)
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
Running Wilde (2010-2011)
Samurai Jack (2001-2017)
Saved by the Bell (2020-2021)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Sit Down, Shut Up (2009)
Superbad (2007) Veep (2012-2019)
Transparent (2014-2019)
Twin Peaks (2017)

ABC News
AP:    • 'Arrested Development' cast supports ...  
Drexel University:    • Drexel Univ. TV Management  Master's ...  
GMA:    • The cast of 'Arrested Development' di...  
Jim and Sam Show:    • David Cross - 'Arrested Development' ...  
The New Yorker Festival:    • “Arrested Development” Cast Family Re...  
Pretentious Film Majors:    • Arrested Development creator Mitch Hu...  
SirusXM:    • Jeffrey Tambor is “Nervous” Doing Pre...  

Music:
David Schwartz - Arrested Development (Original Soundtrack)
LeRoy - Gonna Get Together
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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