‘Arrested Development’ Binge Discouraged By Series Creator [Video]

Were you prepared to watch all 7.5 hours of the new Arrested Development binge-style this coming Sunday? Don’t, says series creator Mitch Hurwitz. In fact, he’s begging you not to.

Though we’re sure Mr. Hurwitz understands that many of us have been waiting nearly a decade for the new Arrested Development episodes, which will air exclusively on Netflix starting at 12:01am PST this Sunday, he says you will have made a huge mistake if you binge-watch them all in one sitting.

“You’ll get tired!” Hurwitz tells Vulture. He then recounts a time he showed one of the producers seven new episodes in one sitting. After the Arrested Development binge, he admitted “I’m just getting a little tired. I love it, it’s great, but you can’t really laugh the whole time. You have to take a break. There’s so much material.”

“You can’t take it all in at once,” Hurwitz adds. “Don’t feel obligated to watch it all at once. It’s a comedy! It’s not like Lord of the Rings. Comedy takes a lot out of you.”

He has a solid point, but that’s certainly not going to stop many Arrested Development fans from attempting to take it in all at once. We’re predicting server issues.

In any case, this isn’t the first time Hurwitz has tried to tell his audience how to enjoy Arrested Development. Back when the new season was announced, he said that the new episodes would be in a choose-your-own-adventure format, and you could jump in and out at any point, any episode.

Then last week he threw that all out the window and told us to watch sequentially.

More mixed signals from Arrested Development include whether or not this season is indeed the swan song of the beloved cult series, or if more seasons (possibly a movie) will be borne out of the revival.

We get it, Mr. Hurwitz. You want us to enjoy the new season and get as much out of it as we possibly can. That’s why there’s something called “repeat viewings.” Most of your dedicated fanbase still watch old Arrested Development episodes religiously. We know what we’re doing!

Are you planning on an Arrested Development binge two days from now?

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