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'Arrested Development' fans geeking out over Netflix return

The much lauded "Arrested Development" returns exclusively to Netflix on Sunday – and the sitcom's cult-like following is counting down the days.   "'Arrested Development' was like an indie movie – only it was on TV. It was so against the grain from everything else on the networks from the way it was shot-- who can forget the hand held camera shots?-- to showing us that a dysfunctional family is awesome," entertainment writer Michael Cohen told FOX411's Pop Tarts column. "Even if the show was cancelled because of low ratings it had instant cult status,which is why people are going insane." The Mitchell Hurwitz-created, Ron Howard-produced American television sitcom ignited an instant fan club when it debuted on FOX in 2003, following the fictitious Bluth household, a formerly wealthy yet consistently dysfunctional family set in California's Newport Beach. Through its tenure, "Arrested Development" received a great deal of critical acclaim – including six Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, an...

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    Director Ron Howard claimed Sunday that the Vatican interfered with efforts to get permits to shoot certain scenes of his "Angels & Demons" religious thriller in Rom...

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  6. Ron Howard : I Am Not Anti-Catholic

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  10. NYFA

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  1. 'Arrested Development' banana stand takes Manhattan

    A long line of diehard "Arrested Development" fans crowded the streets of midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon for a chance to try one of the famed frozen bananas f...

  2. Ron Howard : 'Happy Days' co-stars will 'get what they deserve' in lawsuit against CBS

    Ron Howard is confident that the courts will rule in favor of his "Happy Days" co-stars, who are suing CBS over unpaid merchandise royalties.Howard, who has no stake...

  3. AUTO RACING PACKAGE: With racing movie in the works, director Ron Howard studies up in NASCAR

    Ron Howard got to drive the pace car that led the field to the green flag of last Sunday's Brickyard 400. He wasn't just visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to ...

  4. Stars ask to help Obama change drug, jail policy

    Lil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when it comes to criminal justice reform.They're among more than 100 entertaine...

  5. Ron Howard Tells the Real Alamo Story

    Ron Howard  | Peggy Lipton  | Stars Lose WeightRon Howard Tells the Real Alamo StoryIt was studio editorial interference, and not budget matters, that kept Ron Howar...

  6. Uncut: Ron Howard 'On the Record'

    Acadamy Award-winning director dishes on innovative new project with daughter and the filmmaking process

  7. Ron Howard : If 'Da Vinci' Will Upset You, Don't See It

    Director Ron Howard had a suggestion Wednesday for people riled by the way Christian history is depicted in "The Da Vinci Code": If you suspect the movie will upset ...

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