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The fact that they make fun of the Parkinson's...like when he was in the balls at the kids park and they could tell where he was because the surface of the balls was shaking... is pretty funny. It is good to take the stigma from things that used to be off limits. This has happened with many ailments, such as the character on Glee with Down's Syndrome, or the way having breast cancer was only whispered about.
As far as the series having longevity, I've seen worse series that have lasted for years.
I thought the show was great and I only see it getting better with time (like all shows do!). I thought the parkinsons jokes were awesome! You never hear jokes like that and I'm sure Micheal came up with them himself, if not was told them and he laughed at them! I can not imagine that Micheal would let them put a joke in the script that he was not okay with!!! I feel like Micheal was saying through his character on the show "Everyone, thanks so much for the sympathy, but I'm okay and it's okay to laugh with me."
Like I said - it will get better with age, and I hope it gets that chance.
I get what some of you said about maybe the characters seeming robotic, or the kids being a bit annoying, but I wonder if that's something where the actors need to get to know their characters better and learn to be comfortable "in their skin".
I will continue watching.
The best part about the upstairs neighbor plot was that it totally seemed like he had a huge crush on her. I didn't really see that twist coming where his deal was that it felt good for him to feel like someone had a crush on him. It was cute IMO.
Not horrid but I need more episodes to figure out if I like it.
I think that this show has a big obstacle to overcome. The Parkinson's sex jokes and most of the dialogue is trying to get viewers to accept the idea of sitcom with a severely handicapped star.
The bottom line is since he left Spin City (24 May 2000) he has only been live on a total of 24 episodes of TV where he plays live action (not counting animated shows).
The Good Wife:Louis Canning 8 episodes
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Dwight 5 episodes
Boston Legal: Daniel Post 6 episodes
Scrubs: Dr. Kevin Casey 2 episodes
Spin City: Mike Flaherty 3 episodes (returning character)
Once they get over this hump, it remains to be seen if the show can develop.
I enjoyed this week's episode. My favorite of the 3 so far. Especially liked the story line about the daughter's photography. Lots of funny stuff in there. Made me smile to see MJF playing guitar at the end. Instantly thought of that Johnny B Goode scene in Back to the Future. I hope this show makes it, half because I think it is a good show and half because I just want success for Michael J. Fox.
I think that this show has a big obstacle to overcome. The Parkinson's sex jokes and most of the dialogue is trying to get viewers to accept the idea of sitcom with a severely handicapped star.
The bottom line is since he left Spin City (24 May 2000) he has only been live on a total of 24 episodes of TV where he plays live action (not counting animated shows).
The Good Wife:Louis Canning 8 episodes
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Dwight 5 episodes
Boston Legal: Daniel Post 6 episodes
Scrubs: Dr. Kevin Casey 2 episodes
Spin City: Mike Flaherty 3 episodes (returning character)
Once they get over this hump, it remains to be seen if the show can develop.
What you are missing is the HUGE group who grew up with Alex P. Keaton. Family Ties (name of the show).
I have no idea how old you are, but I'm guessing you are too young to know what a great actor he was and still is.
What you are missing is the HUGE group who grew up with Alex P. Keaton. Family Ties (name of the show).
I have no idea how old you are, but I'm guessing you are too young to know what a great actor he was and still is.
He's not severely handicapped.
He has Parkinson's disease.
It's not a handicap, it's a disease.
Bravo! No kidding! I didn't see as many Parkinson's jokes in the second episode as the first, although I do like how when something flies through the air, someone asks him "Parkinson's?"
Did I hear it wrong that the wife and the best friend are having an affair? I thought I heard some hush hush "do you think he knows about us", chatter and then they seemed to have left it in the second, focusing more on the tension between the sister and the best friend.
Bravo! No kidding! I didn't see as many Parkinson's jokes in the second episode as the first, although I do like how when something flies through the air, someone asks him "Parkinson's?"
Did I hear it wrong that the wife and the best friend are having an affair? I thought I heard some hush hush "do you think he knows about us", chatter and then they seemed to have left it in the second, focusing more on the tension between the sister and the best friend.
I thought I heard that too, domer. I hope they let that dog stay sleeping and never mention it again.
Sorry Michael--love ya a lot but we found the show boring yet again so this show has been "fired." Might try it again some night if I have nothing else going on, just to see if it got better. Hope springs eternal,I guess.
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