Michael J. Fox back on TV ?!
By fred | July 8, 2008
Nothing has been signed or officially confirmed so far, but according to Michael Ausiello it’s almost a done deal : Marty McFly* Michael J. Fox will join the cast of FX’s hit-drama Rescue Me for a multi-episode arc on the upcoming fifth season of the show.
Nothing has been announced, though an FX spokesperson confirmed that Fox is circling the role, but insisting “no deal is done yet“. As Ausiello reports though, Fox and creator/executive producer/star Denis Leary are longtime friends, so there’s no reason to think this won’t be happening.
This will be the first major TV appearance from Michael J. Fox since a stint on Boston Legal back in 2006, and I can’t wait to see it ! Of course, “wait” is what we’ll all have to do, since due to the strike and other complications the show won’t be returning to the airwaves before March 2009 !
UPDATE: According to E! Online’s Kristin Dos Santos, Michael J. Fox is also currently in talks to reprise his role on NBC ABC’s Scrubs. Creator Bill Lawrence - also a friend of the actor, with whom he worked on Spin City, of course - has been talking to Michael J. Fox about reprising his role of Dr. Kevin Casey, last seen in 2004. Just how awesome does that all sound ?
* This being about TV, I could have used the name of Mike Flaherty, of course, but - at least to me - Michael J. Fox will always be, first, Marty McFly.
