Some New Arrested Development News

[Jaimoe]

I got this story from Moviehole.com:

New Development over at Showtime

Posted by Clint Morris on January 20, 2006

Though there’s no official pick-up yet, Showtime has confirmed that they’re trying to buy “Arrested Developmentâ€, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Showtime president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt confirmed recent reports that the cable troupe was in negotiations with 20th Century Fox Television to pick up the Fox comedy but warned that no deal has been reached. "I always thought it was a better fit for a cable network than a broadcast network," Greenblatt said of "Arrested." "It really does fit in with a lot of things that we're doing."

While Greenblatt declined to get into the specifics of the negotiations, he noted that one crucial deal point hinged on the involvement of Mitch Hurwitz, creator and executive producer of "Arrested." Hurwitz has not decided whether he wants to continue working on the show given, as Greenblatt put it, the "emotional roller coaster" the series has been during its three-year run.