Episode 7 of the new season of Arrested Development is called “Colony COLLAPSE.” Like most phrases in this wordplay-happy series, it has more than one meaning. It refers to the phenomenon of mass die-offs among bees (I won’t spoil anything as to how that figures in here). It refers to the collapse of a particular character’s entrepreneurial scheme/scam (which I won’t spoil EITHER).

It also seems to refer to the larger theme of this new, experimental season on Netflix and the three seasons that preceded it. Arrested Development is a comedy of entropy; it was always best when things were collapsing, as befit a show created in the time of the Enron and Iraq debacles. So many of its great scenes and stories involve things literally falling apart, shiny facades that cover decay and shoddy workmanship: think of Gob Bluth in front of a “Mission Accomplished” banner declaring a Bluth home “solid as a rock” (say it out loud) just before it goes to pieces.

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'Arrested Development' a bust? Netflix laughs off the critics

The mixed critical response to 'Arrested Development' trips up Netflix's ambitions for buzz-worthy original programming, but it certainly isn't slowing down the company.

Netflix aired 14 new episodes of "Arrested Development" on Sunday.
When Netflix's "Arrested Development" landed this week, it was with more of a thud than, say, whatever sound would be produced by the catlike agility of a Tobias Funke.

"Arrested Development" succeeded in generating tremendous hype for Netflix, but the initial lukewarm reception suggests the show kicked the can down the road, rather than rocketing the company forward, in regard to its ambitions to become a high-profile source of original programming.

Original shows and films are en vogue now, with the likes of Hulu and Amazon investing in exclusive programs. The hope is that the companies behind the streaming services will grow beyond their catalog of older movies and television shows and evolve into an HBO or Showtime -- a must-visit destination for edgy shows and the stuff of water cooler chatter that ultimately
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I look forward to fresher content on Netflix as long as they dont demand more money ....
As far as this Arrested Development goes, I might check out a preview of it, but will likely not watch it all the way through. But I cant judge a book by its cover or a show by its title in this case, which to me already seems laim by the title!