Help Kickstart A Documentary About 'Arrested Development'

By Angie Han/March 22, 2013 8:00 am EST

It's been a long, strange ride for Arrested Development fans. The show suffered from painfully low ratings the whole time it was actually airing on Fox, but since its cancellation in 2006 has become popular enough to inspire Netflix to bring the series back from the dead. Now we're just a couple of months away from the fourth season, which is pretty crazy if you think about it.

Documenting that journey have been Neil Lieberman and Jeff Smith, two self-described superfans keen on raising "awareness of this brilliant, witty and original comedy that is like nothing else." To that end, the pair spent five years criss-crossing the country to talk to the cast, crew, and fans of the series.

The film is now finished, but needs a bit more funding before it can get distribution. (So much for there always being money in the banana stand.) Hit the jump to hear Lieberman and Smith's Kickstarter plea.

Lieberman and Smith describe their movie as follows:

The overall goal of this documentary is to provide awareness of this brilliant, witty and original comedy that is like nothing else. We started by reaching out to Arrested fans on social networks, and the response was encouraging. We interviewed Arrested fans in and around Los Angeles, where we live. Then we were off to San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix (even though Lucille "would rather be dead in California, than alive in Arizona") and Dallas. We headed Eastward to Omaha, Kansas City, Detroit, New York City, Boston (home of the first analyst-therapist), then Raleigh/Durham. We even visited "wee" London, Ontario. Finally, we went back to Los Angeles for interviews with the cast, crew and other industry players to find out the story behind the story of Arrested.

Or just watch the trailer below:

As of today, the pair have earned about 60% of their $20K goal, with 26 days left to go. Those interested in donating — whether at the $5 "Gobias" donor level or the $5,353 "I Just Blue Myself" one — can find more information on Kickstarter.