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Speaking as someone who has watched Arrested Development to the point where I can basically quote along with it, I totally resonate with the fact that Friends was the most watched show via streaming services in Q1 of 2019 (even if I have no desire to actually watch the show).
But I recently had the chance to look at what the deeper lying reason for it is by writing a Guardian Labs piece where I spoke to various experts about our love of revisiting old pop cultural faves like albums, films and TV shows. Turns out it’s actually a genuinely interesting phenomenon packed full of psychological benefits. As well, obviously, as the opportunity to watch Will Arnett perform really bad magic tricks. Or maybe that’s just me and Arrested Development.