Michael J. Fox puts some of the blame for The Michael J. Fox Show's failure on NBC

The New York Times

In a New York Times Magazine profile, Fox reveals new health scares amid his battle with Parkinson's disease. The former Family Ties star's brief return to the sitcom world in the 2013-14 season is also briefly addressed, with Fox saying that he doesn't think NBC was prepared to work with him -- and his disease. "I didn’t have the energy to keep the show on the track that I’d set it out on," he says. "And I think there was some trepidation on the part of the network. This is probably unfair but I feel like one day they woke up and said, 'Oh, he really has Parkinson’s.' Like somebody saw me tremoring in rehearsal and said, 'What’s wrong with him?' 'Uh, he has Parkinson’s, remember? It’s the premise of the show.' But the point was never that Parkinson’s is funny. It’s about how we take on things in our lives, and how that reaction is reinforced by the reactions of the people around us. Like, my family is extraordinary because they give me (expletive) all the time. Because to not do that." Fox also discussed leaving Spin City after realizing his particular acting charm was beginning to fade due to his Parkinson's. “I used a lot of high-level muggery,” he says. “I could pull a face; I could do a double take. And one of the reasons I left Spin City was that I felt my face hardening.”