Finally free from defending himself, Hurwitz could have walked away and focused on his languishing businesses.
Indeed, Mr. Hurwitz regards the Netflix episodes as a prelude to a motion-picture adaptation.
With the help of junk bond financing from Michael Milken, Hurwitz took over Simplicity Pattern Co.
Before the new series appeared, creator Mitch Hurwitz told fans to pace themselves.
"George used to tell me every day to get rid of it at any cost, " recalls Hurwitz.
Hurwitz says his legal crusades erased many lucrative business opportunities over the years, though he won't name them.
With the deal, though, Hurwitz had to abide by restrictions on how he could harvest Pacific Lumber's remaining acreage.
"I'm always trying to hide things in plain sight, " Mr. Hurwitz said about a signature aspect of the show.
Yet Mr. Hurwitz's relationship with his devoted fan base is not anxiety free.
"Reaction from 'Arrested Development' fans so so gratifying, " Howard tweeted, while Hurwitz posted a handwritten letter to Facebook.
Today it's hard to believe that Hurwitz once inspired fear as a corporate raider who survived multiple dustups with regulators.
Having expended considerable effort on "Arrested Development" for more than a decade, Mr. Hurwitz has a lot riding on this regeneration.
" The headline of David Hurwitz's grumpy Classics Today review speaks for all such folk: "Vivaldi Discomposed, or Maybe Just Dissed.
There's a smattering of real estate investments managed by Hurwitz's son Shawn.
Federal investigators badly wanted to finger Hurwitz but didn't have the goods.
"It was the reason we were interested in Pacific Lumber, " says Hurwitz.
"What was undeniable was that it wasn't a passive viewing experience, " Mr. Hurwitz said, referring to the show when it aired on Fox.
"I don't think it's a problem anymore with them, " says concert promoter Seth Hurwitz, whose Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland will host O.
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The new online streaming format on Netflix gave creator Mitch Hurwitz more freedom with episode length, allowing far more variability than in the TV format.
That year Vice President Al Gore tried to twist Hurwitz's arm.
OK, so maybe it's "not completely yours I guess, " Hurwitz continued.
Hurwitz was physically assaulted and attacked on the Web site jailhurwitz.com.
During this time Hurwitz had been busy carving up Pacific Lumber.
Hurwitz became chairman of United Financial but held no executive position.
Mr. Hurwitz sat for an interview at his house in Pacific Palisades late last week only after he'd finished editing the fourth season in its entirety.
When producing a show for a cable or network channel, Hurwitz confessed that you have to make "flat" programming -- stuff that'll satisfy a huge, huge demographic.
Hurwitz chimed in, noting that Netflix is "staying nimble, " and doesn't have to produce a certain amount of shows each year in order to meet network demands.
The new season is set to be comprised of nine or ten episodes on each character which will then segue into the film according to creator Mitchell Hurwitz.
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Republican Richard Pombo of California inserted sensitive information about an investigation of Texas millionaire Charles Hurwitz into the Congressional Record, allegedly to protect Hurwitz's Pacific Lumber Company and its interests.
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