They don’t know it, and would never admit it, but they need each other’s influence in order to best raise her son, Marcus. “About a Boy,” from Jason Katims (“Parenthood”) pits an anxious, overprotective and uptight single mom (played by Minnie Driver) against the irresponsible bachelor man-child next door (David Walton). Growing Up Fisher has a more unusual premise than that of most television comedies, and that’s because its creator, D J Nash, based it on his own childhood. But the only thing you'll remember after the show. The other is a remake of the Hugh Grant movie based on the 1998 Nick Hornby novel. So you want to like NBC's new comedy 'Growing Up Fisher,' in which Simmons plays a blind yet fearless divorced dad, more than you actually will. Simmons (“Oz,” “The Closer”) as the blind patriarch. When Katie goes missing, Mel and Joyce have to team up to find her. Simmons) discovers he has trust issues when he and Joyce (Jenna Elfman) disagree over how to discipline Katey (Ava Deluca-Verley). Simmons, Eli Baker, Ava Deluca-Verley, Lance Lim. One has Jenna Elfman (“Dharma & Greg”) as the age-denying mom wearing teen fashions, and J.K. Trust Fall: Directed by Michael Patrick Jann. Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Production Design by Kitty Doris-Bates. Mels an incredible father and successful lawyer.who happens to b. The question is, will there be room enough in viewers’ TV regimens for both?īoth half-hours include looks back at childhood, one with a voiceover narrator reminiscent of “The Wonder Years.” Both consider the awkwardness of youngsters watching parents re-enter the dating world. 1 Season 1/1 7.2 E1 Pilot Febru(United States) 22min Like Dislike 11-year old Henry (Eli Baker) met the most amazing person hell ever meet in his life when he was four-and-a-half minutes old, his dad, Mel Fisher (J.K. 22 on KUSA and then moves to Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m., and “Growing Up Fisher,” premieres after the Olympics on Feb. And yet, for all their collective quirks and divisions, the Fishers may have netted what it means to be a loving family. The product of world-famous crooner Eddie Fisher and 60s sex kitten Connie Stevens, she struggled with her own identity and place in the world on the way to a decades-long career as an acclaimed actress, singer, and director. “About a Boy” premieres locally after the Olympics on Feb. Growing up in an iconic Hollywood Dynasty, Joely Fisher knew a show business career was her destiny. Either way, and by whatever name one chooses to use, it’s hard to see “Growing Up Fisher” having much of a future.Two sweet, funny, even poignant dramedies launch on NBC this weekend, both helping midseason feel richer than the meager offerings of the network’s fall slate. By Matt Fowler Posted: 6:47 pm Advance Review : Airing on NBC this weekend as 'special previews', after the Olympics coverage, are two new comedies - Growing Up Fisher and About a. Thanks to that scheduling, the fate of this sitcom (created by Nash, with a pilot directed by David Schwimmer) will likely hinge pretty heavily on whether NBC can bring an audience to its lead-in. NBC launched two shows in the 9:00 PM and 9:30 PM slots Tuesday. Nor does it help that “Growing Up Fisher” - after the by-now obligatory ad-free push during the Olympics - will be regularly paired with the infinitely more appealing “About a Boy,” which also centers on a man-kid dynamic, albeit in a much more organic and amusing way. NBCs New Shows: About A Boy & Growing Up Fisher. (A second episode promises more of the same, with Mel and an associate seeking to get through a client dinner without giving away his secret.) The premise, in other words, lacks heft, which leaves not much more than admiring Simmons - a highly versatile actor - as he does what he can with gags about his character’s insistence on doing things like driving and cutting down trees. While divorce is supposed to be hardest on the kids, in this case, it deals something of a blow to the more genial aspects of the series, and forces the parents to be so friendly toward each other one wonders why they’re splitting, beyond the fact mom suddenly has an interest in wearing tight-fitting skinny jeans just like her teenage daughter (Ava Deluca-Verley). Jenna Elfman as Joyce Fisher (from Dharma & Greg) Eli Baker as Henry Fisher (up and coming. In what doesn’t really seem all that funny, Henry discovers dad and mom (Jenna Elfman, a post-pilot replacement) are getting a divorce when dad brings home a seeing-eye dog, something he had previously avoided because of mom’s allergies. Growing Up Fisher (& Life Through the Eyes of 11-Year-Olds) J. Joyce tries to handle a parents worst nightmare without Mels help, while Mel tries one last time to have a first date with Allison.
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