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Originally Posted by spazlabz
I like Michael J Fox quite a bit but a sitcom about Parkinson's just seems to be a tad unfunny to me. I think it will make people more uncomfortable laughing at what is happening on screen then being entertained.
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It's about doing it tastefully. Like when a bald cancer patient makes a joke of "just give me a minute to do my hair" before going out. It shows that even when you're up against the worst thing imaginable you just roll with it and make the most out of the cards you were dealt.
A show like this will bring awareness. It will make you laugh and entertain you but you'll also see the seriousness of the disease.
Too many people are "poor pitiful me" these days and stop living life. This is an example of how life goes on. He's always done comedy so of course the show will be a comedy.
It'd be more disrespectful if he were in a comedy and the Parkinson's was obvious but never addressed.