Comments on: Michael J. Fox is ready to come back to TV, developing a semi-autobiographical sitcom

By: Thad Boyd

Thad Boyd — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:10:00 +0000

Funny story, though: Michael J Fox has kids too.

Granted, I’m pretty sure he didn’t give birth to them. But I still suspect they’d probably rather he continue to work and enjoy life than sit in the house with the blinds drawn to make sure he doesn’t disappoint you.

By: L_Mariachi

L_Mariachi — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:35:00 +0000

Single camera also carries a hell of a lot more prestige than laugh-track staged sitcoms.

By: snagglepuss

snagglepuss — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:22:00 +0000

Right, right – Sorry. Long day.

By: Antonio Carrasco

Antonio Carrasco — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:27:00 +0000

Michael J Fox did not give birth to me or raise me into adulthood. Obviously I have more emotional investment with a relative than I do some guy on TV. You are comparing apples to oranges.

By: Kerouac

Kerouac — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:40:00 +0000

I haven’t watched a sitcom in many years. This, I will watch.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 05:25:00 +0000

The Ten Commandments of its time.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:15:00 +0000

I’m surprised that no one has mentioned his recent work as a recurring character on The Good Wife, which was excellent, as I’ve come to expect from Mr. Fox. Honestly, I think that the reason there is such interest in a new show starring MJF is because people have always enjoyed his work, and in the real world, he’s always come across as an exceptionally decent guy. I really don’t think it’s a case of “tossing the poor guy a bone.” If I ever come down with a major illness, I hope I can handle it with half the grace and aplomb of Mr. Fox (and Xeni).

By: jimh

jimh — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:13:00 +0000

Basically everybody except Kevin Bacon was in Mars Attacks. And Kevin Bacon was in A Few Good Men with Jack Nicholson, so it’s a great one degree move.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:00:00 +0000

We have a word for this kind of comment.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Hmm. I didn’t think that I had ever seen him in anything, but I forgot that he was in Mars Attacks. I won’t be able to look Hipster Kitty in the face now.

By: dexitroboper

dexitroboper — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:20:00 +0000

But Michael J Fox has no Elvis in him…

By: efergus3

efergus3 — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:54:00 +0000

He’s on a new drug that lessens the tremors and misses working, so…

By: kaplanfx

kaplanfx — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:28:00 +0000

Petzl is correct, and the main character in Curb is “Larry David” named after the actor who plays him. Larry Sanders was an awesome character played by Gary Shandling back in the day.

By: Petzl

Petzl — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:17:00 +0000

I think you mean “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” And yes, he was.

By: Marc Mielke

Marc Mielke — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:09:00 +0000

He also did some very unexpectedly physical comedy with Denis Leary on “Rescue Me” a while back. Where IIRC he kicked Leary’s character’s ass.

By: cymk

cymk — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +0000

How ever deserving MJF and any other actors may be, the studio heads are the ones churning out “reality TV” because its cheap to make and somebody always watches it.

By: milkman

milkman — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:40:00 +0000

Honestly, I have a problem with anyone believing his disease is any part of who he is as an actor or plays any role in him getting charity from networks. He’s one of the most deserving actors I can think of to make huge bank on TV — more so than say Charlie Sheen, the Kardashians, Jersey Shore tards, any Housewife ever, or any other “me first” dipshit on TV right now. It’s desirable to see him on TV, because he’s a good actor and easily liked. Any movie he’s done he’s been good in it; the same for TV. He can be funny (Family Ties, Back to the Future, Spin City, Scrubs, Rescue Me), he can be dramatic (Casualties of War, Scrubs…to some extent, etc…), so why is it he shouldn’t make a ton of money?

By: cymk

cymk — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:35:00 +0000

Awesome to hear he’s getting back into acting, but if his Parkinsons is in remission or if he has plateaued, where is the magic cure thats making him better? My wife and her family could use some of that miracle bottled.

By: Thad Boyd

Thad Boyd — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:05:00 +0000

I take it you’ve not seen anything he’s done recently.

He had quite a good turn on Scrubs some years back (transforming his Parkinson’s into a character’s OCD). And his books and talks have proven he’s still both funny and warm.

You’d rather remember him as Marty McFly? I think Back to the Future is great, but I’d rather remember him as Michael J Fox. A real dude with real talent, who’s facing real problems with real grace, humor, and aplomb.

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Dude that’s cold, and I’m sure completely unwarranted.

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:58:00 +0000

It’s quite a big deal, the reason he left TV was due to his illness, so this must be quite a brave move on his part.

By: bzishi

bzishi — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:37:00 +0000

This sounds very much like a bias against the disabled. I hope I read your post wrong.

By: millie fink

millie fink — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:29:00 +0000

“Desperately trying to cling to stardom”?

That’s absurdly presumptuous. Who but MJF knows exactly what his motives are?

By: Ryan_T_H

Ryan_T_H — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:26:00 +0000

Depends on how they structure it. It’s specifically a single camera show, which I’m sure is a deliberate choice to allow for easier working around of his availability. It lets them shoot his stuff and then finish the rest of the scene with only the other actors.

If it ends up as more of an ensemble production, he might be able to get away with as few as two days a week on set much of the time.

By: dmc10

dmc10 — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:22:00 +0000

Strange logic. So anyone who has a disease, disorder, accident, or gods forbid — gets old, and isn’t handsome/pretty anymore should just go away and hide somewhere so you can maintain your nostalgia? Um, ok…

By: show me

show me — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:15:00 +0000

So when your mother starts getting gray hair, a wrinkled face and needs a cane to walk are you just going to lock her in a closet? Because she’s not the pretty young lady you want to remember her as?

By: Antonio Carrasco

Antonio Carrasco — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:08:00 +0000

While I like Michael J Fox a lot, I would rather remember him as the dashing Marty McFly than some poor disease riddled guy desperately trying to cling to stardom.

By: Ramone

Ramone — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:58:00 +0000

Given the physical decline he’s endured over the years, I wonder how long he’ll hold up under a regular series’ production schedule. That’s gonna’ be tough for sure. If anyone can do it though (both resources and sheer will) it’s going to be Mikey.

By: franko

franko — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:56:00 +0000

we could do far worse. here’s hoping to a happy continuance of a long, long career.

By: Robert Baruch

Robert Baruch — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:55:00 +0000

Heavy!