Talk:Family Ties/Archive 1

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I can't find room for this picture, so it's going on the talk page until it can be utilized. Mike H 04:27, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)

Broderick
This article says: Matthew Broderick was the initial first choice for the role of Alex P. Keaton, but he had to decline the role because he wanted to stay in New York with his dying father. But the Broderick article says he had to turn the role down because of his movie schedule. Under BLP, this should probably come out anyway as an unsourced item. Can anyone source this? | Mr. Darcy talk 20:28, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Links
Wouldn't a link to the IMDb page be useful? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.76.46.34 (talk • contribs).
 * Yes it would. I added it to the article. Garion96 (talk) 20:50, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Columbus, Cleveland or Dayton?
There seems to be confusion on where the series takes place. IMDB's trivia page suggests that the show was originally in Cleveland then moved to Columbus without explanation. IMDB's reasoning seems to be based upon the Keatons being Cleveland Indians fans in an early episode. It's not unreasonable for someone living in Columbus to be a Cleveland Indians fan so this seems to be weak reasoning.

Wikipedia suggests that it might be Dayton, based upon an offhand reference by a character answering the phone. While it's possible that the writers believed Dayton was a suburb of Columbus, every other reference in the entire series indicates Columbus. Two episodes are titled after Columbus ("Miracle in Columbus" and "Spirit of Columbus".); in "Dear Mallory", Mallory becomes an advice columnist for the Columbus Shopper's Guide; in "The Blues Brother", Alex discovers that blues musician Eddie Dupree drives a bus in Columbus.

Here's a portion of a Columbus Dispatch article noting the Columbus connection: HEY, JUST THE FOX, MA'AM

Published: SUNDAY, February 8, 1987

ENTERTAINMENT 7C

Get out of town. As local TV fans know, the NBC hit series Family Ties is set in Columbus. Every now and then, a home-grown prop will appear, such as a Lazarus shopping bag or an Ohio State sweat shirt. But earlier this season, Michael J. Fox, who stars as Alex Keaton, was seen reading not a local newspaper but the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Last Sunday, while Fox was meeting with the press in Cleveland promoting his new film, Light of Day, he was asked about this glaring discrepancy.

"Hey, I'm not in charge of the props," he said, a bit sheepishly.

"Of course, the Keatons are a well-read family and they read out-of-town newspapers." Fox admitted that he's familiar with the last dozen or so issues of Columbus Monthly. "I know about all the politicians who are in trouble," he said.

- Frank Gabrenya       --Caligulathegod 03:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

The show is definitely in Columbus. A few explicit references include the mention of Darby Creek Park (on the west side). Steven's heart attack occured after a jog to the park. Also, Alex received a speeding ticket while driving "on High Street near Lazarus"

The lunch box story
I think this is a great story. Would you agree it could be copied to this article? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Fox#Family_Ties Thanks. 77.125.154.220 (talk) 17:35, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Mallory embraced Reaganomics?
I doubt she even knew what it was. I went to the ostensible source of this claim and it doesn't say that. It correctly says that she was inarticulate and cared about fashion and boys, not that she "embraced Reaganomics." 74.232.104.118 (talk) 00:33, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Columbus?
As I recall and as an avid fan of Family Ties while watchiung it as a kid, but I am 99.99% pretty sure that the Keaton family lived and had their home in suburban Cleveland rather than in suburban Columbus, Ohio as what the articles currently says.Yoganate79 (talk) 04:08, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * No, Columbus is correct.88.103.9.230 (talk) 16:39, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

It is definitely in Columbus. Stephen's heart attack happened after a jog to Darby Creek Park (west side). Alex once complained of getting a speeding ticket driving on High Street near Lazarus. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.192.76.170 (talk) 19:43, 13 August 2011 (UTC)