The Michael J. Fox Show (2013) Season 1, Created by Will Gluck & Sam Laybourne
3/5
In the vein of shows like Modern Family which are pseudo documentaries surrounding quirky families, this one is a pretty good comedy. The acting is great especially Michael J. Fox who plays an anchorman with parkinson's. To the shows credit it doesn't focus to much on the parkinsons issue although it does have a number of tongue in cheek jokes about it which is great. The characters are particularly developed although it has a great cast. In particular Wendell Pierce (know for the amazing series The Wire) who plays Mike's best friend, but his character doesn't get much to play with so far in the first season. Mostly this is a quirky family drama that tries to emulate a modern family style and is good, but not great. The kids are pretty funny, although I find the sister (Katie Finneran) character pretty annoying. It isn't nearly as funny as Modern Family and doesn't have depth of character, but I'd still say it's worth watching as it's light hearted and fun to watch.
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