Family Ties Airs on the Hallmark Channel Starting January 23rd; Will Family Ties Ever Come To DVD?; Michael J. Fox Returns To ABC

Sunday, January 08, 2006

Family Ties Airs on the Hallmark Channel Starting January 23rd; Will Family Ties Ever Come To DVD?; Michael J. Fox Returns To ABC

Family Ties will air on the Hallmark Channel in the US
starting Monday, January 23rd. It will air weekdays at 4:00 and 4:30PM ET/PT. Family Ties last aired reguarly in the US on cable on TV Land in November 2004. Before TV Land, it aired on Nick at Nite for awhile. Its longest run on cable was when it aired on TBS for a number of years. Visit our fan site, Family Ties Online, for all you need to know about the series. You can talk about the show on our message board, and discuss whether you liked Steven Keaton with or without the beard.

Family Ties on DVD News:

One of the most frequently asked questions (the #1 asked question is: what was the name of the Alex/Ellen song - "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and The Beaters) I get through the site is:

Is Family Ties available on DVD?

Unfortunately, the answer is no. TVShowsOnDVD.com first reported back in September 2004 that Paramount was working on the first season DVD release for the first half of 2005. At some point, the show was dropped from the list of shows that Paramount was planning on and the release never materialized. In the July 8, 2005 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Michael Arkin, senior VP of marketing at Paramount Home Entertainment, was quoted as saying "Although there is no release date confirmed, we are looking into all possibilities and appreciate hearing from the fans about it."

Family Ties is arguably the most popular and successful sitcom of the 1980's that has yet to be released on DVD. With so many '80s sitcoms scheduled to be released this year (Diff'rent Strokes, Growing Pains, Charles in Charge, Gimme A Break, The Golden Girls, The Cosby Show, Kate & Allie, etc.), I hope that the show will be put back on their radar for a possible release.

What can you as a fan do to tell Paramount that you would be interested in purchasing the show on DVD? Here are two suggestions:

1) Vote for it at TVShowsonDVD.com . Registration is free there, and you can vote for shows that you would like to see available on DVD. Family Ties is currently the #12 most requested unreleased show on their site.

2) Sign up on Amazon.com with your e-mail address and they will let you know when the show is available to order. Signing up is also considered a vote for the release. They will let the studios know how many customers are waiting for the title.

Michael J. Fox Returns to ABC

Michael J. Fox makes his first appearance on "Boston Legal" on Tuesday, January 10th at 10PM ET/PT on ABC. He will be in three episodes as a charismatic and dynamic CEO named Daniel Post who's battling stage four lung cancer.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, May 22

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Diet Crap" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Tensions rise when Georgie intrudes on Mandy’s new sales gig. Meanwhile, Audrey’s conflicted when Jim makes it a point not to coddle Connor.

Ghosts - "Sad Farnsby" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sam accidentally creates a rift between Sam and Jay’s neighbors, the Farnsbys, Henry Farnsby moves into Woodstone B&B. Also, Isaac and Nigel battle over a belated wedding present.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 19)

Thursday, May 22

Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) - Catch Miley on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Chloe Fineman (Big Mouth/Search Party) - Chloe appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Ronny Chieng (Young Rock/Ronny Chieng: International Student) - Ronny hosts Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm. Featured host Vlad Duthiers sits down with Ronny on CBS Mornings sometime between 7-9am.
Elizabeth Banks (30 Rock/Scrubs) and Amanda Peet (Brockmire/Togetherness/Bent) - Elizabeth and Amanda are guests on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 10:15pm on Bravo.
Cynthia Nixon (And Just Like That.../Sex and the City) - Cynthia talks about ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am and on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Hugh Jackman (Human Resources) - Hugh chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Bill Bellamy (Mr. Box Office/Men, Women & Dogs/Cousin Skeeter) - Bill brings the laughs to the third annual cookout on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Finola Hughes (Blossom) - Finola dishes on General Hospital on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Jason Schwartzman (Blunt Talk/Mozart in the Jungle/Bored to Death) - Jason talks about Mountainhead on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Sterling K. Brown (Starved) - Sterling is telling Drew all about playing a secret service agent in the thrilling new show Paradise on a repaet of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Midori Francis (The Sex Lives of College Girls) - Midori is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.