My buddy Nick has finally fallen prey to one of the best, if not the best, television shows ever made: Arrested Development.

Aside from maybe Family Guy, I’ve never seen a show with such an abundance of quotable lines and memorable moments. Anyone that’s seen the show and loved it (a.k.a. everyone but Rebecca) knows exactly what you’re talking about when you drop such lines as “Illuuusions, dad!”, “I am an actoooor”, or make any mention of “Cornballing”. Who can forget Julia Louis-Dreyfus as blind / pregnant attorney Maggie Lizer, Goerge Michael’s uncontrollable obsession with his cousin Maeby, or Charlize Theron as the MRF (mentally retarded female) love interest of Michael? And hell, to this day, just saying Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog gets a laugh out of me. So why the hell did it only last 3 seasons on the air?

Simple. We’re all too dumb to get it. This show payed off for the constant viewer… the viewer that tuned in every week and actually paid attention to what was going on.