The Cult of Arrested Development (Poll)

Will Arnett and Jason Bateman with "Arrested Development" fans in New York City's Times Square, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Many fans of Arrested Development may have started watching the show after it went off the air. But this Sunday, the show is returning on Netflix for fifteen brand new episodes starring the majority of the original cast, including narrator Ron Howard.

Fans may have been late getting on board with the TV series Arrested Development but once they fell, they fell hard. The Fox series was canceled in 2006 after three seasons but a hardcore cult of fans kept demand alive.This Sunday, the show is returning on Netflix for fifteen brand new episodes starring the majority of the original cast, including narrator Ron Howard.

How did Arrested Development fans manage to convince network executives to give the show another shot? What other TV shows have been revived after disappearing from the airwaves for years? Is there a formula to these “cult classic” TV shows that have such loyal fans?

Are you looking forward to Arrested Development coming back with new episodes?

Guest:

Robert Thompson, professor of radio, film and TV at Syracuse University and Director, Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture

Tuesday, May 21: The "Arrested Development" banana stand is taking a place at the Grove on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.