News on the entertainment block is that premium channel “Showtime” is currently in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to pick up the Emmy Award-winning “Arrested Development” after getting the axe midway into its third season. Sources have indicated that Showtime is merely just showing interest at this time – since it requires a “big financial commitment” to keep the show’s large ensemble cast – but if the show does return, it will be Fox’s third official fuck-up of the past year; “Family Guy” recently returned to the air and “Firefly” was turned into a feature-length film.
I have to admit, Showtime was probably my last choice for “Arrested” to land (HBO or NBC would have been sweeter), but I’m confident that most fans will just be happy to know that it’s chances of returning are much better than first led to believe.
