The epic return of one of television's most celebrated comedy sitcoms is now a week and a half away. A recently released "Arrested Development" season 4 trailer gave devoted fans their first glimpse into the upcoming season, and now several other promotional videos have been released in anticipation of May 26.
One of the series' most beloved characters, the ex-analyst/therapist (or analrapist as he calls it) turned wannabe actor Tobias Funke, got his own promotional video, showcasing his acting 'skills.' In his brand new show reel, titled "Sizzling Reel - InserMeAnywhere," he portrays a slew of cliché, tacky roles in hopes of catching the eye of Ron Howard (who's also the "Arrested Development" executive producer). Check it out below.
Tobias is played by David Cross, who in a recent interview talked about season 4, all 15 episodes of which will be released simultaneously on the Netflix Watching Instantly Channel.
"I'm curious," he said. "I'm not sure the grid will go down on that day, but the next day, it's going to be like, 'Gotta watch another, gotta watch another, gotta watch another' as people binge on it. We will probably lose 62 billion dollars in man hours and production, whatever the GNP is for the day, or whatever it costs us to be in Iraq and Afghanistan for a couple hours."
Despite the downsides of the "Arrested Development" season four simultaneous release model, Cross believes it will spread as "creative and ambitious people who make television and who have the imagination to utilize it" watch the new season, but it may take some time. "It's only going to be a handful of people at first, but hopefully eventually more."
As for a subsequent Bluth movie, Cross, like many of his costars, remain optimistic but skeptic. "As I understand it, the series will work on its own, and it will work if a film continues the story," he said. "You will be quite satisfied if there is no film. It's not like anybody would miss it, you know what I mean?"
Season 4 of "Arrested Development" will premiere May 26 on Netflix.
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