Then Parkinson's took out Michael J. and Charlie Sheen was brought in which was the death blow of this show. Fox and his assorted cast of friends and co-workers were exceptional, making this one of the best sitcoms in the history of television. This show was hilarious because all of the side characters contributed just as much as the main one (Michael J. Claudia: Faith Prince. It's hard to say which episode was my favorite. what the hell were they thinking!!!! That, I believe, is a sign of a good actor. All our players can enjoy the biggest jackpots, best games and most lucrative bonus offers in a gaming environment designed to thrill. Spin City was a great show for the first three years, okay for a year, and bad for the last two. Fox (I), Carla Gugino, Alan Ruck, Lana Parrilla, Connie Britton, Michael Boatman, Charlie Sheen, Richard Kind Michael J Fox and his delightful cast add a lot of spunk and funniness to the show. Watch all 24 Spin City episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Spin Palace is home to some of the most exciting casino games online and is recognised as a premier gaming destination in Canada and all across the globe. I recommend it to all people who are Michael J Fox fans, as it is one of his best. Michael Boatman, as Carter Haywood, played his role perfectly and convincingly. Still, i will never stop watching the first 4 seasons... best show in the last 10 years, and my best to Michael J. Meanwhile, the Mayor's trying out a new surveillance vehicle with features that confound him. My advice to these producers for the future "Recognize Necessary Limitations!!!" New York City's unflappable, charismatic deputy mayor makes his clueless boss look good in this sharply written, well-played sitcom. With Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba. I'm not sure I've seen every episode, but I still enjoyed it. They were all funny and their different personalities complemented each other nicely. Fox). It's nice to make fun of the political world for a change. October 5, 1999. HD A funny look at the inside of a political office. I personally don't think there was a better person to carry SPIN CITY in what was ultimately its final years than CHARLIE SHEEN so its good hes went on to even more success in the equally hilarious TWO AND A HALF MEN. And it's hot, because of all those cute guys, and lovely, because of it all!!! I only consider this show great during the Michael J. Watch Spin City: Pilot from Season 1 at TVGuide.com. of course i could talk about the other cast members most notably (JENNIFER ESPOSITO) and of course The mayor (BARRY BOSTWICK). I personally feel that SPIN CITY can still be a success now as it was when it finished if some people just had a lot more believe in CHARLIE SHEEN. Barry Bostwick showed great acting ability and superb comedic timing that only an actor of his level could pull off. But I was very pessimistic about him filling Fox's shoes. they felt the need to replace J.Espo with.... HEATHER LOCKLEAR?!?! She was ten times better than Locklear. Spin City was a great show for the first three years, okay for a year, and bad for the last two. Primarily the reasons I started watching "Spin City" in it's fourth season are Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear you can tell that great chemistry exist between the two. During a blizzard, an inept security guard pursues a nudist in City Hall; Mike's high school crush visits en route to Paris; Paul & Randall make gaffs during a radio broadcast; and … Nikki (Connie Britton) splits with Arthur, and turns to Mike (Michael J. Where to Watch. Michael J Fox is unbeatable in his part as the Deputy-Mayor of New York. 80% Britton's legs are more than perfect. Spin City, is simply the best comedy-series EVER!!!! But at City Hall things are abound with problems. Check out the latest Music News, Music Reviews, Music Videos and more on Spin.com But again we come back around to the Locklear factor of terrible. God bless SPIN CITY. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. 72 Metascore; 1996-2002; 6 seasons ABC Comedy TV14 Watchlist. Despite the fact that Charlie Sheen was good, I liked the show more when Michael J. Another one of the few sitcoms on TV I find very funny and quite witty. In an age where reality TV is becoming a norm, I can always look back to this show in syndication and watch one of the last good shows that hasn't been stretch thinner than a Hollywood actress' waistline. I just started watching this sitcom just this past season, and though it's not an all time great show it has enough humor and wit to make it enjoyable to watch. Fox he was brilliant as always, but his replacement Sheen seems to be filling the big shoes well. I also don't like some of the things I've heard him say in interviews, but that all goes away when he is playing Mike Flaherty. Please!!! Connie Britton was so much more hotter than Heather Locklear could dream of being. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. It's sexy, funny, cute, sweet, hot and lovely!!! I give this 15 out of ten. The chemistry between Stuart and Carter is especially good (possible spin-off?) This show was for 7 years the freshest, sexiest and downright funniest show on TV. Seinfeld? Solid, under-appreciated show for the first 3 seasons. Some better than others - as is always the way - but over all the level of each of the first five series was fantastic. 1996-1999 seasons are the best and the only one's anyone should watch. This show was the funniest show on television when Michael J Fox was in it every episode was fresh and very funny. Don't get me wrong. some of his scenes especially with James (ALEXANDER GRABHAM) were just genius. Spin City is an American television sitcom that aired from September 17, 1996 until April 30, 2002 on ABC. They were characters i will never forget. Well i have read many comments here describing this is Michael J Fox show or this is Charlie Sheen Show. 71 Episodes 2000. There is a blizzard hitting New York and it looks like the staff is going to pull an all-nighter as the city shuts down. Charlie Sheen got a ton of blame for ruining this show, but Heather Locklear killed it before him. Get unlimited DVD Movies & TV Shows delivered to your door with no late fees, ever. Title: Spin City (1996–2002) 7.3 /10. Fox). Everyone always gave a good performance, the production design was spectacular, the costumes were well-designed, and the writing was always very strong. Locklear complements him perfect as a direct straight to the point assistant who keeps him on his toes, and just to mention you thought Heather was a knockout back during her "Melrose Place" days then prepare to be double knocked out she continues to look fine wherever she goes I tell you Heather is my dream woman for life. This fantastic American sitcom is just to put it mildly simply AWESOME. Anyway, enough of that. From 1996-2002 it was the best sitcom on TV. Of course the introduction of Heather Locklear raised a few eyebrows and i for one was sceptical of the decision to bring her in, i don't know why maybe it was because the show was working really well that it didn't needed to be tampering with, but apparently the powers that be thought otherwise but never the less she proved herself to be an adequate acquisition even though it meant some of the cast that had been so brilliant in support was more or less moved to the background and when MICHAEL.J. Stuart Bendeck (ALAN RUCK)i personally believe should have got a spin off show the man is such a perfect comedic actor his sexist remarks and facial expressions are just priceless, Carter Heywood (MICHAEL BOATMAN) as a gay rights activist and the only person who seems to be totally sensible and is yet just as neurotic and wacko as the rest is superb,The sexy as hell Nikki (CONNIE BRITTON) oh my god the thoughts I've had about her.... anyway another fantastic cast member who was MJFs love interest from the first season till MJF left in 2000 was totally superb and much sexier than any of the female cast in friends put together, and of course how can anyone forget Paul (RICHARD KIND)a lazy, offencive, crazy yet lovable press officer. Charlie Sheen replaces MJF in the 5th season and thats when everything started to go downhill. Of course, I agree with several of the other comments that Charlie Sheen wasn't all that bad and, was a pretty good replacement for Michael J. For three years, this show was awesome. With Michael J. But it was not just them - the supporting characters - Carter, Stuart, Paul and especially James, Nikki and Janelle - all added to the mix. FOX left in 2000 because of his Parkinsons disease i don't think it came to much of a surprise that a few cast members Ir, Nikki, James, Stacey etc. I love Barry Bostwick as the mayor, and how he basically acts like a child. In conclusion, I hope they bring it back on the air for fans of the show to see. It's perfect!!! From what I've read on IMDb, I'm the one who didn't like Michael J. However this never really got into clever political satire and remained a sitcom in a different setting. It's sweet, Because, the cute guys, say or do something, there's so cute!!! Spence: Luke Perry. Fox years. TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show Spin City anytime, anywhere. Brian Buckner, Good stuff all around, and its too bad Fox had to leave the show. The story of the happenings inside New York's town hall, focusing on the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and his staff. Michelle Nader (story editor), Yet nonetheless, i watched further onwards until the moment came for Michael to say goodbye, and i thought to myself, "well, at least they're ending the show before it could lower itself any more..." WRONG!!! Watch all 25 Spin City episodes from season 5,view pictures, get episode information and more. This is the funniest show on TV this year. Clip from the DVD release of Season 5 of Spin City, on DVD August 16, 2011More info: http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257448 Fox was the leading man. All of my favorite episodes have Rags in it, especially the episode when Rags rediscovers his libido and the episode when he brought back to life by Christopher Lloyd. I have nothing against Charlie Sheen, I really appreciate him as an actor. Well, he succeeded with flying colors! ... New York City's unflappable, charismatic deputy mayor makes his clueless boss look good in this sharply written, well-played sitcom. I'm sure that as the years have passed all involved with these shows will be able to look back with complete satisfaction of these few episodes. They also got rid of characters like James and Nikki, which eliminated many of the funny things going on with the show. Fox, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman. All of the members of the cast are interesting characters in themselves, and there is also tremendous chemistry among them. The writing is clever and genuinely funny. That's one of the best and most funny sitcoms I've ever seen. Sebastian Jones, The supporting cast for this show. Funniest show I've seen in the last 10 years!! People will disagree, but come on. This is the funniest TV-Show that ever been made...And it will never be the same when Michael J Fox is gone...=( but Charlie Sheen has done a great job so far... Jeniffer Esposito was the hottest chick they ever had on the show. Parkinson's disease forced Michael J. The jokes never got old. I would like to say that this was a unique show where every actor played his or her part very well and we have wonderful 6 years of joy and happiness. A movie that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption. It seems that no one stays with a show throughout its entire run. I haven't seen any of the new Charlie Sheen episodes, but I saw the Michael J. You should just go find the Mayor and apologize. Lee Shallat Chemel. Spin City's mercenary view of politics makes for a reliably entertaining workplace farce, although its flippant view of meaningful issues can be more queasy than enlightening. Start watching this show if you haven't already Sheen and Locklear are a delight also "Spin City" provides great laughs. View production, box office, & company info, Gary David Goldberg (created by), Fox was great in the role of Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty, but Charlie Sheen does just as good a job at replacing the lead role as Deputy Mayor Charlie Crawford. Yet, as always, producers never know when to say "enough." Great show ......Until Heather Locklear Came Aboard. Personally I think that this is one of, if not the best TV series ever made and although it was very sad to see Mike have to leave for personal reasons I still think that Charlie was a good replacement and that it continued to be as good with Charlie as it was with Mike because of the fantastic acting from the likes of Alan Ruck and Barry Bostwick. I give this show 10 out of 10. It was a sad day when I learned he had Parkinson's Disease. The first five years of this series were really good. Andy Cadiff. Spin City season 5 episode guide on TV.com. 23 min Near perfect at first but then Caitlin arrived! better than Frasier, Becker, drew Carey show and certainly much better than the over rated and disgustingly over hyped FRIENDS, thats not to say those shows weren't good (save for friends)but spin city was refreshingly different. Spin City: Michael J. Sheen is not only great but hilarious as the womanizing assistant deputy mayor. Fast, free delivery. I'd recommend that everyone look in on this show. TV-14 Alan Ruck may not be a womanizing prankster in real life, but when he plays Stuart Bondek, how could you see him otherwise?   |  Heather Locklear kills another good show. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of Spin City with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at TVGuide.com Comedy. The cast is packed with talented performers. Fox episodes, and they were quite good. And Heather Locklear continues to look just fine. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? "Spin City": Network: ABC; Genre: Sitcom; Content Rating: TV-14 (for language and strong sexual content); Available: syndication; Classification: Contemporary (Star range: 1 - 4); I used to love spin city; set around the Mayor of New York and his staff, it provided a lot of laughs and politics in comedy actually quite works. Spin City is the funniest show I have seen in a long time. Fox and Richard Kind on DVD and Blu-ray. Bill Lawrence (created by), Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel. It was a damn shame that it got took of the air in 2002 and that the TV producers had decided to stick with friends (im sorry but i just think that show is so corny and syrupy and is nowhere near as funny that or people like to think it is)or Frasier etc, etc as entertainment, not that there was anything wrong with Frasier it was just time for them to call it day and thankfully not long after spin city ended it did.   |  The most underrated actor in the show wasn't even an actor. What a terrific show... from the start, the humor, the characters, even the plots made this show hard not to watch. TV Episode He was needed to make everything come together. Here comes Charlie Sheen, with half the cast (I feel betrayed) and none of the charisma, and in case you didn't know, They switched filming to Los Angeles!!!! I always laughed at that. He's a terrible actor that is around because of his last name.