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9. The Insanely Bad Green Screen - Arrested Development

Arrested Development Lindsay Green Screen
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Though the first half of Arrested Development's fifth season was in many ways a return to form after a shaky fourth season, it wasn't without its issues.

The most egregious of these is a carry-over from season four: making atrocious, ridiculously unconvincing use of green screen for actors who, for whatever reason, couldn't make it to set.

This most obviously affects Portia de Rossi, who has effectively retired from acting but will continue to appear as Lindsay out of courtesy for the show and its fans. Presumably she didn't want to make much of an effort to be involved, though, as several of her scenes place her against an outrageously distracting digital backdrop.

It gets so bad that there's even a subplot where a sheet is thrown over her head, presumably in order to cut down on the number of awful composite shots required. If she can't be present during principal photography, maybe just write her out?

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