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Mallory Checks Into 'Arrested Development'

Justine Bateman has agreed to play her younger brother, Jason Bateman's, sister on the Fox sitcom.

United Press International

Not only is Justine Bateman the real-life sister of Arrested Development star Jason Bateman, she's going to play one on TV, it was reported Thursday.

The popular Mallory Keaton on Family Ties has agreed to play her younger brother's sister as the sitcom winds down its run on Fox TV, the network announced in a news release.

Filming of the episode is currently under way, aptly titled "Family Ties," E! Online reported. It is scheduled to air Jan. 9.

Fox has canceled the critically-hailed comedy and producer Brian Grazer has been widely quoted as saying producers are looking for a new home for the show.

"I can't tell you anything other than I'm hoping it works out in the way that we want it to," he told CNN. "But I'm optimistic."

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Showtime may rescue 'Arrested Development' By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Will the pay-TV environs of Showtime be a friendlier place for the Emmy-winning comedy "Arrested Development," which just got canceled by Fox?

Word around town this week is that Showtime is in talks to pick up the comedy about a chaotic family. Sources stressed that the talks are still exploratory and that it would be a big financial commitment on Showtime's part to pick up the show in its current form with a large ensemble cast that includes Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia de Rossi, Jessica Walter and Will Arnett.

"Arrested" was an instant hit with critics following its debut on Fox in late 2003, but the show never pulled in much of a crowd, even after it won the Emmy for best comedy series in 2004. Last month, Fox threw in the towel, cutting its episode order for "Arrested's" third season from its initial 22-episode ticket to 13.

Representatives for Showtime, and the series' producers 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV declined comment late Tuesday.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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