Growning Up Fisher

There's a new TV show coming up next month after the Olympics about a boy who feels he is being replaced by his blind dad's new guide dog. Here's a blurb about it. Below that is a link to a preview.

It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers aren't exactly typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons, "The Closer," "Law & Order"), for example. Whether it's chopping down trees, showing his daughter how to drive or playing football with his son, he's never let the fact that he's blind slow him down.

Then there's Joyce Fisher (Jenna Elfman, "1600 Penn," "Dharma and Greg"), possibly the only mom in Pasadena to smoke a pipe. For her, divorce is like a second coming of age, a chance to be the teen she never was. Just ask '80s-obsessed teenage daughter Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley, "Southland"), whose clothes Joyce is always borrowing (that is, when she's not tagging along with Katie to the mall).

At the center of all this is Henry (Eli Baker), the Fisher's 11-year-old son. Having always been his dad's eyes, ears and wingman, Henry's less than thrilled when Mel shows up with Elvis, a guide dog... which is also how Henry learns about the pending divorce. Awkward. While reluctant of the changes this "big ball of fur" would bring, it's through the adult Henry's voice-over (Jason Bateman, "Arrested Development") that we find out his parent's split would "allow all of us to finally discover... who we needed to be."

The half-hour comedy is executive produced by DJ Nash ("Up All Night," "Guys with Kids"), Bateman and Jim Garavente. The pilot episode is directed by David Schwimmer ("Little Britain," "Run Fat Boy Run"). "Growing Up Fisher" is a production of Universal Television and Aggregate Films.

http://www.nbc.com/growing-up-fisher/

Tributes

On my TV blog I have posted some videos and video links in tribute to Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.

Ms. Kathy sent a video: "Come Honk Your Horn"

I have started a new blog just for sharing TV shows. This is a link to one of the videos. My nephew got a kick out of this really bad show because I told him about it. TV Guide voted "My Mother the Car" as one of the 50 worst shows ever. Anyway, I put it here to store but think I will let you see it because it is laughably bad from concept to fruition.

I found a show I use to watch all the time: Night Gallery. It was rather like Twilight Zone which makes sense because it was a Rod Serling show as well.

Ms. Kathy has shared a video with you on YouTube: This was voted by TV Guide as the worst series ever. Come Honk Your Horn Dave Crabtree goes out to buy a station wagon, but buys a rundown 1928 Porter car for $200! Dave doesn't buy the car on a whim. He buys it because...well, because it's his mother!
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