![]() ![]() Mel and Joyce have difficulty agreeing on how to discipline Katie needing a break from family drama, Henry makes Runyen let him sleep over. Mel and Henry encourage each other to pursue women in their building Joyce panics during her first post-separation date and crashes her daughter's date at a carnival. The arrival of the new guide dog forces Mel to reveal he is blind to a client when Henry borrows the dog, a pretty girl thinks he is blind when Joyce's study partner validates her as cool, Katie starts to see her differently. When Henry's parents separate, he's upset to learn that he is losing his job as his blind father's helper to a dog Joyce uses her new freedom to start acting like a teen, while teenage daughter Katie takes on a maternal role. In July 2013, Jenna Elfman replaced Parker Posey in the role of Joyce Fisher. In May 2013, NBC placed a series order for the comedy under the new title The Family Guide, and in June, it underwent another name change to Growing Up Fisher. Shortly after, Eli Baker and Ava Deluca-Verley were then added to the cast, with Baker cast in the lead role of Henry Fisher and Deluca-Verley to the role of Katie Fisher, Henry's older sister, who Joyce desperately wants to be close to. Simmons was the second actor cast, in the series regular role of the blind family patriarch, Mel Fisher. Nash, and directed by David Schwimmer.Ĭasting announcements began in February 2013, with Parker Posey first cast in the role of Joyce Fisher, Henry's mother who attempts to reclaim her youth, post-divorce. The network placed a pilot order in January 2013. The series first appeared on the development slate at NBC in October 2012 under the title. Jason Bateman (voice only) as Future Henry Fisher.The series follows everyday situations the family goes through, often involving Henry's sister Katie ( Ava Deluca-Verley) and normal situations the parents handle, usually in a comical way. Simmons) and mother Joyce ( Jenna Elfman). The family of 11-year-old Henry ( Eli Baker) begins to function after the divorce of blind father and lawyer Mel ( J.K. On May 9, 2014, NBC canceled Growing Up Fisher after one season. On January 10, 2014, NBC announced that Growing Up Fisher would premiere following the 2014 Olympics on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at 10:30 pm, and then move to its regular timeslot on Tuesday, March 4, at 9:30 pm following About a Boy. The semi-autobiographical single camera series was created by D. There's charm in Growing Up Fisher's concept but a lack of connection between its core characters that saps life from Nash's personal story, making it bland and unrelatable.Growing Up Fisher is an American sitcom that began airing mid-season on NBC as part of the 2013–14 United States network television schedule. In the end, the Fishers struggle to hold your interest because they are primarily defined by their relationship to Mel's disability and the impending divorce, leaving little to latch onto beyond the novelty of a blind man doing things that maybe he shouldn't. Similarly, young Baker-who struggles to hold the weight of the show on his shoulders-reads much more like a grandson. This is product of their age gap, a lack of intimate chemistry, and her character's constant commitment to reclaim her youth. Elfman-who's 17 years younger than Simmons-reads more as a daughter than his soon-to-be-estranged wife. Unfortunately, the actor's age (he's 59) makes him feel out of place with the significantly younger cast playing his family. Simmons is a lovely actor and in his hands you never question Mel's ability to do things that seem dangerous, like showing his daughter how to parallel park or the aforementioned chainsaw-wielding. But when Mel's wife Joyce (Jenna Elfman) decides she wants a divorce, he elects to reveal his secret and begin living as a blind man-guide dog, dark sunglasses and all. Simmons), a blind man who has managed to hide his disability from co-workers, clients and anyone outside of his family for decades. Old Henry tells us the uplifting tale of his father Mel (J.K. Similar to How I Met Your Mother, Growing Up Fisher is set in the here and now but narrated by an older version of it's 11-year-old protagonist Henry (Eli Baker, narrated by Jason Bateman). Inspired by his own experiences growing up with a blind father who didn't allow his disability to get in the way of doing things like chopping down trees with a chainsaw, Growing Up Fisher's patriarch is an inspirational characters, it's just too bad the rest of the show is so boring. If it weren't based creator DJ Nash's own childhood, you might find aspects of Growing Up Fisher to be completely unbelievable. Regular episodes will air Tuesday nights at 8:30pm. Premieres after the Olympics on Sunday, February 23 at 9:36pm on NBC. ![]()
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