Sexy Dad Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I was expecting some sort of definitive end with the characters all headed towards Cinco but that was to just extend their own respective stories. I have to say I loved the closing scene between Michael and George Michael though.Here's a little note about George Maharis, I'd no clue. (If its deemed spoiler worthy please say so!) Episode 1, George-Michael mentions that he wants to change his name because he was embarrassed to learn that pop singer George Michael was arrested for having gay sex in a public bathroom. His dad, Michael, explains that since his grandfather was "George" and his father was "Michael," the idea was to combine them to give him his own new identity as the youngest. Hoping to accommodate his son, Michael then suggests, "I know, we'll call you Boy George." Then there is a jump cut to news footage of Boy George also being arrested for gay bathroom sex.Is that the greatest AD joke of all time? No, it's not. It's OK. Maybe it's a little forced. But what some would criticize as a weak joke is actually JUST THE SETUP. The real punchline to that joke doesn't even come until more than 10 episodes later. There, George-Michael meets an attractive actress and, hoping to impress her, stops himself from introducing himself as George-Michael and switches to Harris at the last second. (Even that is a joke, playing off of Maeby's incorrect pronunciation of "heiress" moments earlier). Anyway, trying to verify the name she's just heard, the actress asks, "George Maharis? Your name is George Maharis?" George-Michael proudly adopts that as his new, more masculine identity.Here's the thing: George Maharis was a '60s television star who (like George Michael and Boy George) was arrested in a public bathroom for gay sex. So what even I thought was a mediocre joke in Episode 1 was merely the setup to what is now my favorite AD joke of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted June 19, 2013 Author Moderators Share Posted June 19, 2013 Furthermore, the guy George Maharis was busted with was called... Perfecto Telles.Don't know if it's where you got it from, but that's c&p'd from the Reddit AMA that Mitch Hurwitz did the other day; worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexy Dad Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'll check it out cheers, I got that from some blog. That's genius regarding Perfecto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildSybianRider Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Laughed so much I almost choked when SPOILER - Highlight the black box to read Siri pronounced GOB's name wrong    Absolutely loved s4. Most of the criticism I've heard/read is infuriating - have people forgotten what Arrested Development was actually like? Some hiccups but I think they were experimenting, free from network pressure and knowing that people would be watching it differently online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Haha, yeah, that was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Soundtrack coming to itunes in the near future  But more importantly it will include the full version of getaway among other things  Arrested composer David Schwartz tells TV Guide Magazine that he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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