February 10, 2006 marked an unspectacular end to one of the best television shows you've never watched -- Arrested Development, a character-driven comedy series about a largely dysfunctional, and formerly wealthy, family. From its inception, it was clear that Arrested Development would be a unique sitcom, employing intertextual and reflexive features, deeply embedded in postmodern thought. Intertextuality is simply one text that quotes or alludes to another. An example would be the Fox cartoon Family Guy, which constantly references other pop culture in cutaways, interweaving Star Wars, Justin Timberlake and United States President George W. Bush into its own comedy. Along the same lines, reflexivity is a concept of self-reference. For instance: "This blog entry deals with a postmodern critique of Arrested Development."
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