Reason 338 why I miss Arrested Development

Okay. With Gilmore Girls now officially going, let us pause to remember another hilarious moment from another dearly — as opposed to nearly, in the Gilmores’ case — departed masterpiece of televised storytelling.

It was Arrested Development.

George Michael: OCD? No, I’m just cleaning up after Aunt Lindsay. She never turns things off.

Michael: Well … I guess that explains why I saw the hedge trimmer zipping around the driveway. I did it again, didn’t I? I’m so self-centered. From now on, I want you to just tell me what’s on your mind, okay? And I promise I won’t just hear what I want to hear.

George Michael: I love my cousin.

Michael: Love you, too, pal.

UPDATE! No more Gilmores!

So says Warner Bros., right here:

Announcing the final season of Gilmore Girls is truly a sad moment for everyone at The CW and Warner Bros. Television. This series helped define a network and created a fantastic, storybook world featuring some of television’s most memorable, lovable characters.

We thank Amy Sherman-Palladino, Dan Palladino, Dave Rosenthal, the amazing cast led by Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as well as the producers, writers and crew for giving us this delightful gem for the past seven years.

We would also like to thank the critics and ‘Gilmore’ fans for their passionate support and promise to give this series the send off it deserves.

Big thanks to my friend Melissa, who called me with the news while I was on the way home from the grocery store.

I’ll miss it terribly, but I’m loving how David S. Rosenthal has been wrapping things up over the last few episodes. We’ve still got two more to go, with Gilmore Sounding Boards forthcoming for each (and continuing coverage from my good friend Katy over at For the Record).

And I’d honestly rather see the show go out on a good, strong, solid note than to see it end well on May 15 and then try to figure out what to do with another batch of episodes.

Starting this fall, I’ll replace the Gilmore Sounding Board with Office Talk, a weekly look at NBC’s The Office.

More to come as it happens!

Eric Roberts talks Batman role

Last Tuesday I told you that Eric Roberts had signed on to play a mobster — most likely Sal Maroni — in next summer’s second chapter of the Batman Begins saga, The Dark Knight.

Click right here to read what Mr. Roberts has to say about the part he’s playing and how excited he is to be working with Christian Bale (Batman) and Heath Ledger (The Joker).

And because every other blog I write is about Batman, I guess it’s as good a time as any to create an official Batman tag for the site. Click it to read all of my previous Dark Knight coverage.

Batman begins again in a theater near you on July 18, 2008!