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Michael J. Fox Show

I missed the first episode since I was watching Robin Williams. I went to NBC and started watching the MJF Show and lost interest very quickly.

Since they flipped MJF and Shawn Hayes I started watching the second episode and again, lost interest.
 
Ratings fell off about 30% from week 1 to week 2, so it seems like lots of folks agree with the two of you.
 
I haven't seen the ratings for week 2, but I think Robin Williams has himself
another winner (Sarah Michelle Gellar has got to learn to keep up with him when
he goes off on one of his riffs, as Pam Dawber did). As for Michael J. Fox, I
admire his courage, working while dealing with Parkinson's disease, but I fail to
see the humor in working that into his character; it seems better suited to a
drama series.
 
I was looking forward to the return of Michael J Fox. After watching the first three episodes I wasn't impressed. Clever writing,but it seems like a standard sitcom and I found myself losing interest. I wish they would focus more on his workplace. I always enjoyed Mary Tyler Moore's show when it focused on the newsroom. Maybe future episodes will have more of a workplace slant. I hope so. So far, asides from Michael, the show seems very ordinary.
 
I only saw episode one and was not particulary impressed. These days, there is too much good TV cluttering up my DVR waiting to be watched - to bother with shows that are only decent. That Fox would choose a 6 foot tall woman to play his wife shows that he's not embarrased about being vertically challenged - that's great, but I think Betsy Brandt is mis-cast as his wife. Perhaps I'm too accustomed to her role as Marie in Breaking Bad.

My liberal guilt exerts itself - I want to support Michael J. Fox for his courage in keeping his career active as he deals with a terrible disease, but the world would be better served if they gave him a larger role in The Good Wife as the manipulative attorney Louis Canning. Now that was a great role for him.
 
I viewed most of the first episode and found it sad. Watching Michael cope with his illness while trying to be funny was just too painful (I'm sure this was due in part to my own father having recently died from the effects of Parkinson's). Like all of you, I applaud Mr. Fox for trying to maintain a normal, active life as he battles this debilitating disease. But the show comes off more as a MJF vanity project then just a regular sitcom for the new season. But I hope it does well and is a huge hit.
 
I think it works to incorporate his illness into the show. The first episode focused heavily on it but by the second episode I had almost forgotten anything was wrong with him until they told two jokes about Parkinson's. The third episode, though, was harder to watch because I found myself expecting not to notice the illness and I did, and I had trouble understanding him at times. It'll take a while, but it seems worth it.
 
Kind of reminded me of the storyline of the comedy show "Still Standing." Basically have the same family members with a sister who is not confident helping to raise the kids. Jami Getz could have played MJF's wife and basically would have been the same character.
 
tlyle said:
Kind of reminded me of the storyline of the comedy show "Still Standing." Basically have the same family members with a sister who is not confident helping to raise the kids. Jami Getz could have played MJF's wife and basically would have been the same character.
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Were she not already doing "The Neighbors".
 
Wonder if the network executives have finished patting themselves on the back for how politically correct they are by putting this show on the air. However, the winner of this contest will be the first network to air a sitcom starring two wheelchair-bound, African-American, socialist lesbians doing volunteer work in Detroit with Down Syndrome kids. Guaranteed to get some sort of White House medal.
 
SixtiesGuy said:
The winner of this contest will be the first network to air a sitcom starring two wheelchair-bound, African-American, socialist lesbians doing volunteer work in Detroit with Down Syndrome kids. Guaranteed to get some sort of White House medal.
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Actually, that sounds more interesting than most of the sitcom concepts being trotted out this year.
 
I saw the Thanksgiving episode last week. It was my first viewing of the show, and there were guest stars (Candice Bergen, Charles Grodin). While I didn't necessarily find it great, I thought it was passable and somewhat copying Modern Family. Modern Family brought in Shelley Long as a guest star mom as well.

However, the ratings are awful for NBC's Thu night:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/11/22/nbc-thursday/

I read that Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe are leaving Parks & Recreation this year. I caught up with the show (mostly unfunny this season) and the story is winding down on those characters. Rashida was an original cast member and original story was based on a park near her home. Although NBC was very generous with renewing The Office year after year, and Amy is a SNL alum, I think NBC has to cancel P&R.

I don't think Sean's show will last.

MJ Fox's show might see another year though, since they might want to give it time to develop.

Maybe NBC should move The Voice to Thu night?
 
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