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FREE DOWNLOADS: 'Arrested Development' and more
Some interesting free downloads right now at iTunes' TV store -- the pilot episode of Arrested Development and the first installment of the '90s sketchcom The State (which featured Thomas Lennon, Kerry Kenney and Michael Ian Black, among others).
The freebies are designed to promote iTunes' current promotion of 99-cent episode downloads of these and other series, including comedy cult faves The IT Crowd and Human Giant.
Also available at no cost: USA's new series pilot Royal Pains.
And though it'll cost you $1.99 each, the always-interesting series panels from TV's annual L.A.-based Paley Festival can be downloaded from iTunes, too. Usually running about an hour, the discussions feature creators and cast talking smartly about their work on Pushing Daisies, Weeds, House, 30 Rock, Family Guy, Monk, Battlestar Galactica, Dollhouse, Dancing With the Stars and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and two dozen other choices. You can also watch video highlights streaming at the Paley Festival site.
OMG- "Arrested Dev"? - the show tanked on Fox and then was sold in cheap run-runs on cable and now is Free download on Itunes? Maybe they should pay me to care about it. "The State"? season 1?...yikes are they hoping that the mere mention of "Free" will get interest. There's are 2 shows that I really wish would go away! I've never seen such a push to sell something "the Masses" clearly didn't want. Why not throw in "The Upright Citizens Brigade" (a show even critics hated).
Hey Free episodes of "Paint drying"! C'mon, it's Free- same thing. No Ratings, No Ad Rev, No Air-Time...who ever is trying to keep "Arrested Dev" alive, please stop! it's getting embarrassing. I've never seen a show get so many chances and such favorable critical praise in the face of failure. Let it die already.