Binge-watching may be disastrous-- after all, like Seinfeld, the members of Bluth family are fairly loathsome individuals and the strewn about multiple narratives could easily fly through the roof in one eager sitting. On the outset, the leading reason why Arrested Development never became an initial ratings winner a decade ago was because the weekly format that spilled each episode on to another was so inclusive and involving and expertly crafted, there was a hardly a way in unless you started from scratch at the beginning. Regardless of the tastes or viewing habits of others, it is without question that Arrested Development is/was a benchmark for television. Intricate, crafty, and more clever than can ever be fully analyzed or dissected; it will always be a diamond in the rough without equals. That being said, in the seven year absence, I can't exactly say I've become such a devotee that I could recite lines of dialogue from heart or remember the slick structures of the three golden seasons the show had from the start. On that regard, binge watching (at least of the first three years) may well do some well before venturing into Season Four.
