Alex Keaton (Michael J. Fox) marcou gerações por todo o mundo. A propósito do lançamento do DVD da primeira temporada de "Family Ties"/"Quem Sai aos Seus", David Haglund, da Slate, fala sobre como o jovem conservador, filho de pais hippies, se tornou um modelo para os republicanos.How Family Ties spawned a conservative hero.
By David Haglund
Posted Friday, March 2, 2007, at 7:16 AM ET
Last fall, in the run-up to the midterm elections, Republicans and Democrats engaged in a heated debate about the politics and ethics of stem-cell research. In the midst of these momentous deliberations, America relied on CNN to ask the really important question: "What would Alex P. Keaton do?"
The question was prompted by a TV ad in which Michael J. Fox, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, swayed uncomfortably from side to side while speaking directly to the camera about the need for research. The ad became a national story after Rush Limbaugh declared that Fox was exaggerating his condition, either acting or off his meds. In the ensuing controversy, Fox became a hero to the left—ironically, many proclaimed, since he began his career as a pop-culture role model for the right. From 1982-89, he played Alex P. Keaton, a briefcase-wielding teenage Republican, on Family Ties, a popular NBC sitcom. As Alex, Fox was rakishly clean-cut—strange as that may sound—and he made conservatism seem at once upstanding and rebellious. Whatever edge the fairly conventional show had came from the conflict between Alex and his ex-hippie parents, Steven and Elyse, and their two (much less interesting) daughters: Mallory, ditzy and boy-crazed, and Jennifer, a tomboy.
The question was prompted by a TV ad in which Michael J. Fox, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, swayed uncomfortably from side to side while speaking directly to the camera about the need for research. The ad became a national story after Rush Limbaugh declared that Fox was exaggerating his condition, either acting or off his meds. In the ensuing controversy, Fox became a hero to the left—ironically, many proclaimed, since he began his career as a pop-culture role model for the right. From 1982-89, he played Alex P. Keaton, a briefcase-wielding teenage Republican, on Family Ties, a popular NBC sitcom. As Alex, Fox was rakishly clean-cut—strange as that may sound—and he made conservatism seem at once upstanding and rebellious. Whatever edge the fairly conventional show had came from the conflict between Alex and his ex-hippie parents, Steven and Elyse, and their two (much less interesting) daughters: Mallory, ditzy and boy-crazed, and Jennifer, a tomboy.
In Slate.com
2 comentários:
Uma das minhas séries preferidas ;) Many tks!!! Cresci c aquela família... ehehehe
PS- Lembram-se do "Who's the boss!?" c Tony Danza?
Claro! Era o máximo... quem sabe, um dia destes aparece por aqui! ;)
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