Spin City - Abysim

I've watched the show up through the tenth episode of the second season. Just a great show — rarely do I laugh so much and get so many positive emotions from watching. I don't watch current comedies — 22 minutes not every week is too little. But the old ones are very nice to watch, rewatching several episodes at a time.

I don't know whether I'll watch the last two seasons with Charlie Sheen in the lead role. I just really like Michael J. Fox, this is his last big role on television. He left "Spin City" because of Parkinson's disease, and after that he mostly appears in supporting roles and voices leading ones.

One interesting thing is that in "Spin City," in two episodes the main character's mom was played by the same actress who played the mom of Fox's character in the popular 80s show "Family Ties" — for him that was his first big role on television. To be honest, I hadn't heard of the actress Meredith Baxter until now; as I understand it, she's popular. I'll have to also watch Family Ties — its first five seasons are available to download. It's just a shame that without English subtitles I miss a lot in sitcoms, and these shows weren't translated into Russian. I only found English subtitles for the first two seasons of Spin City.

Another interesting observation: in this show TLK is mentioned a couple of times. Once in the sixth episode of the first season:

- This is exciting. Chance to see democracy in action. Allowing the citizens to speak directly to the people responsible for governing them. I'd like to be a part of that. What? - I've just never seen this side of you before. This is the side that loved The Lion King, right?

And once more, already in one of the last seasons:

Charlie: I couldn’t face have lost my father, and I runaway from my home. I lived alone, without my family, but, I lived many adventures, and I have many friends. Psychologist: Well Charlie, that’s very interesting. Caitlin: Of course it is, it’s The Lion King!

In the next show from Bill Lawrence, "Scrubs," it's also mentioned, but that one isn't hard to find. Scrubs also featured many of the main actors from Spin City in important guest roles, including Michael J. Fox.