Michael J. Fox Plans Return with New Comedy Series

FOX will be kicking themselves if they don't land this. Michael J. Fox on FOX?!.... that practically markets itself.

 

I'm not sure I like this. It might be too much on his body to maintain the schedule he'd have to follow. Don't get me wrong, I'd watch it, I just wouldn't be surprised if he had to graciously bow out during production or mid season.

 

Would it be really, really, wrong of me to make a joke about how ironic it is that Fox's new show is going to be in the shakey-cam format?

 

uhh... yeah... naughtynaughty... *wags finger at you*

 

I think he knows better than anyone what he can and can't handle. And if he thinks this is something he can do...hell yes, let it happen!

 

huzZAH!

 

If you have to ask if it's wrong, it probably is.

 

I won't say anymore, but I have worked as a therapist and worked with folks with Parkinson's and various debilitating ailments. I hope for the best for him.

 

NBC gives 22 Episode Order for Fall 2013

 

Anything wih MJ Fox sounds good.

 

It would be awesome if it ended up on Thursdays at 8:30. That's the old time slot for Family Ties.

 

Christopher Lloyd MUST guest star!

 

Larry David needs to cameo in the new series.

 

I totally want to break out my Family Ties DVDs now...

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothy...ichael-j-fox-is-a-risky-comeback-bet-for-nbc/

It's been 12 years since Fox starred on a sitcom, and most young viewers probably are too young to have watched "Family Ties."

 

Nonsense. Michael J. Fox is timeless.

 

I am looking forward to this, all jokes aside. This is increasingly sounding like something that could fill the Arrested Development void that's been missing on the TV scene for a long time.

Yes, it's true younger viewers won't know who the eff Michael J Fox is. It doesn't matter, this show isn't targeting them. It's targetting Gen X-ers, people with jobs, disposable income and who still watch TV on TV sets.

To be honest, the Millenial generation isn't that great of a market to go after anymore, if you're a TV executive. Consider that:

- This is a generation more likely to get their electronic leisure exposure from video games, texting and internet/social media than any other before it
- When they do watch TV, they're more likely to watch it on media that doesn't figure into the traditional TV business model
- They won't buy anything they can't get for free, or cheaper, somewhere else
- This generation is going to be poor, sadly. The worst US job market since the Great Depression is a huge setback, and you're looking at a generation overall that isn't going to start earning serious money until they are 30 or older

 

Exactly. Me and my friends grew up with Family Ties on TV every week, and going from the responses I've seen from us geezers (we're all in our late 30s now) is how great this will be. One of my friends posted about the new show on Facebook the other night with "Does this mean I'll actually have a reason to watch TV again?"

 

And the storyline MUST involve him trying to get Fox to help him test some kind of dangerous invention.

 

I'll bet money that this gets paired with Go On next fall. Two former NBC stars. One show of a man dealing with the loss of his wife, the other of a family dealing with their father's illness. Perfect fit.

 

http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/wen...ael-j-foxs-nbc-series-produced-by-will-gluck/