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TMC · 03-04-2020, 04:43 AM

Which of these television series is Jason Bateman most famous for?

Heenan Fan · 03-04-2020, 05:00 AM

Jason is great. My favorite was probably It's Your Move, but the specific question was his most famous role, so I voted for Arrested Development. Great show! Little House had already boned the fish by the time Jason joined. Honorable mention to The Hogan Family.

TMC · 03-28-2020, 05:19 AM

Jason Bateman deserves to be taken seriously after cementing himself as a great dramatic actor with Ozark and The Outsider

"A comedic actor moving to more dramatic work is not entirely unprecedented, particularly in the antihero genre," says Miles Surrey. "Before Breaking Bad, viewers knew Bryan Cranston as Malcolm’s dad, and Bob Odenkirk—now killing it leading the spin-off series Better Call Saul—as one half of a popular ’90s sketch comedy series. This sort of path already has been paved, so while Bateman isn’t exactly a comedy-to-drama trailblazer, his particular, skillful smugness has led to one of the most seamless transitions of its kind. As Marty, Bateman is still a (relatively) reasonable man in a world of eccentric drug lords and petty criminals—characters whose personal exuberances match their lofty ambitions. But just because Marty isn’t prone to violence or emotional outbursts doesn’t make him any less insidious than the people he works with. On other antihero dramas, characters try to justify their amoral behavior or attempt to curb their worst impulses—Walter White repeatedly insisted he became Heisenberg to leave money behind for his family; Tony Soprano went to therapy. The scary thing about Marty is that he doesn’t seem particularly torn about who he is or what he’s doing. From the beginning of the series, Marty seems more than willing to accept that he’s a ****** person, which colors the way he glibly interacts with bosses, subordinates, and his family. Here, Bateman’s resting smug face isn’t played for laughs, but used to portray a kind of baseline apathy toward everything around him that allows Marty to shrug off the nastier sides of the business and emotionally disassociate from his loved ones. I swear he treats an Excel sheet with more warmth than he shows to his own children."

View Poll Results: Which Television Show is Jason Bateman Most Famous For?
Little House on the Prairie	0	0%
Silver Spoons	0	0%
It's Your Move	2	25.00%
Valerie/The Hogan Family	3	37.50%
Simon	0	0%
Chicago Sons	0	0%
George & Leo	0	0%
Some of My Best Friends	0	0%
The Jake Effect	0	0%
Arrested Development	3	37.50%
The Outsider	0	0%
Ozark	0	0%
Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

03-04-2020, 04:43 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,143	Jason Bateman's Most Famous Television Role Which of these television series is Jason Bateman most famous for?

03-04-2020, 05:00 AM	#2
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	Jason is great. My favorite was probably It's Your Move, but the specific question was his most famous role, so I voted for Arrested Development. Great show! Little House had already boned the fish by the time Jason joined. Honorable mention to The Hogan Family.

03-28-2020, 05:19 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,143	Jason Bateman deserves to be taken seriously after cementing himself as a great dramatic actor with Ozark and The Outsider "A comedic actor moving to more dramatic work is not entirely unprecedented, particularly in the antihero genre," says Miles Surrey. "Before Breaking Bad, viewers knew Bryan Cranston as Malcolm’s dad, and Bob Odenkirk—now killing it leading the spin-off series Better Call Saul—as one half of a popular ’90s sketch comedy series. This sort of path already has been paved, so while Bateman isn’t exactly a comedy-to-drama trailblazer, his particular, skillful smugness has led to one of the most seamless transitions of its kind. As Marty, Bateman is still a (relatively) reasonable man in a world of eccentric drug lords and petty criminals—characters whose personal exuberances match their lofty ambitions. But just because Marty isn’t prone to violence or emotional outbursts doesn’t make him any less insidious than the people he works with. On other antihero dramas, characters try to justify their amoral behavior or attempt to curb their worst impulses—Walter White repeatedly insisted he became Heisenberg to leave money behind for his family; Tony Soprano went to therapy. The scary thing about Marty is that he doesn’t seem particularly torn about who he is or what he’s doing. From the beginning of the series, Marty seems more than willing to accept that he’s a ****** person, which colors the way he glibly interacts with bosses, subordinates, and his family. Here, Bateman’s resting smug face isn’t played for laughs, but used to portray a kind of baseline apathy toward everything around him that allows Marty to shrug off the nastier sides of the business and emotionally disassociate from his loved ones. I swear he treats an Excel sheet with more warmth than he shows to his own children."