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Arrested Development is a comedy about family, and while it touches on many relationships, like mother-son, mother-daughter, grandfather-grandson, brother-brother, and cousin-cousin.
But off all the family relationships the one front and center is father-son.
The father-son relationship is featured prominently in this
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It's unfortunate in someways that the father-child relationship is such a ballpark for comedy.
When I go "father's day card shopping" there are so many cards that deal with "apology for not being a good son" or "I forgive you for being a bad dad," or "I wish we were closer," and so forth.
Father relationships in our current society are mediocre.
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I'm thankful for having a good dad, who while comical in his own way, is very supportive and loving and far more of a Michael Bluth that a Goerge Sr, Tobias, or Gob.
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I hope Father's day is a good day for you, and a pleasant opportunity to enjoy your dad. I'm thankful for my first Father's day, and an opportunity to be a dad that is worthy of the title.
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* Beyond Santa & the Bunny - Mall Marketing Plan for Father's Day (March 21, 2008)
* 5 Fatherly Traits Worth Admiring in "In America" (June 17, 2008)
2 comments:
Nice post RC.
And wow. It was crazy seeing that young(er) Michael Cera in that pic.
You would shop for father's day cards :)
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