Interest in 'Arrested' strictly conditional

From the LA Times today:

Showtime wants the acclaimed comedy "Arrested Development" should Fox decide to cancel it, but only on one condition: creator Mitch Hurwitz must come with it.

"If only a small fraction of the loyal audience that [watches it] on Fox came to Showtime, it would be one of our highest-rated shows," Robert Greenblatt, Showtime's president of entertainment, told the Television Critics Assn. Thursday evening.

A deal breaker in the talks with 20th Century Fox Television would be if Hurwitz chooses not to remain at the helm, Greenblatt said. "I think he's the genius behind it," he said. "And he hasn't yet come to that decision to continue the show." A decision will be reached in about two weeks, he said. Hurwitz was unavailable for comment.

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This is a great idea by Showtime. Mitch Hurwitz is the genius behind this show and without him, it would be shit. I've never seen a show so well written. I mean, there are things in episodes at the beginning of the season that foreshadow huge events that occur later in the season. I heard ABC's Lost is like that. Anyway, it looks like Showtime recognizes the value in this show and they want to nurture it. God, does anybody have a subscription to Showtime???