I'll stand by the original Season 4's cut in that it tried something different. It was still full of meta jokes and deconstruction, and was very self-aware of its production issues, which I always found hilarious. It takes watching the whole thing for it to be worth it, as it was meant to be watchable in almost any order, so half the jokes only pay off 7 or 8 episodes later, but it was still a fun victory lap.

But Arrested Development's Season 5 should have never been made.