View Full Version : Did anybody see the Family Ties spinoff...


Brian Damage
06-10-2006, 12:07 AM
..."The Art of Being Nick?" It was the spinoff of the Nick character as he moved to NY.

Mr. Television
06-10-2006, 12:44 AM
No. I remember when it aired but for some reason I never watched it.

Brian Damage
06-10-2006, 12:51 AM
No. I remember when it aired but for some reason I never watched it.

If I am not mistaken, there were a couple of episodes. You didn't miss much.

Mr. Television
06-10-2006, 12:55 AM
If I am not mistaken, there were a couple of episodes. You didn't miss much.
He was a good supporting character but I don't think he would have been good as a lead.

TV Knowledge Fan
06-12-2006, 01:08 PM
....was just a pilot for another prosepctive series featuring Scott Valentine [the first attempt to spin Nick off into his own series, "TAKING IT HOME", also disappeared after its 1986 pilot]. The ratings were very good on its only telecast, but Brandon Tartikoff decided not to give 'Nick' his own series. However, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who appeared in the pilot as a supporting character, was used by Gary David Goldberg again as a regular in his 1988-'89 series, "DAY BY DAY" (as essentially the same character she played in the "NICK" pilot).

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TVFactFan
06-12-2006, 01:42 PM
....was just a pilot for another prosepctive series featuring Scott Valentine [the first attempt to spin Nick off into his own series, "TAKING IT HOME", also disappeared after its 1986 pilot]. The ratings were very good on its only telecast, but Brandon Tartikoff decided not to give 'Nick' his own series. However, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who appeared in the pilot as a supporting character, was used by Gary David Goldberg again as a regular in his 1988-'89 series, "DAY BY DAY" (as essentially the same character she played in the "NICK" pilot).

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And that show bombed too and tried to boost ratings by having a crossover episode with Family Ties

James"Thunder"Early
06-12-2006, 01:50 PM
There were two versions of the pilot made in 1986. http://www.tv.com/the-art-of-being-nick/show/8233/summary.html

Mikado
06-13-2006, 01:44 AM
I couldnt STAND Ni-Ick...I hated every second of airtime he got on my then fave show, Family ties; and I refused to watch ANY ep of FT where he was featured for more than a cameo, so, i sure wasnt going to watch a show he STARRED in....however, Jen makes a good point that, had it been a hit, at least hed have been off FT :clap: :lol:

Mr. Television
06-13-2006, 01:54 AM
I liked Nick on FT. Hey.......:lol: