[Blindtlk] New NBC Show is about a Graduate from GuideDog Foundation

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

relax, the guy in the show becker wasn't blind and he was really good.
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren at catlines.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] New NBC Show is about a Graduate from GuideDog 
Foundation


> Hi,
> I do not like it one little bit that they chose to use a sighted actor! Of
> all the stupid things to do! That doesn't even make any sense. Evidently
> they were more interested in using someone to play the part they could
> believe in, so it seems to me that they do not really believe the
> capabilities of their blind character or they would certainly use a blind
> guy to play the part. That makes me go pfffffffffft!
> Thanks
> Lauren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl
> echevarria
> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 5:19 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [Blindtlk] New NBC Show is about a Graduate from Guide Dog
> Foundation
>
> The TV show that I posted a few days ago, seems to be about a Graduate of 
> my
> guide dog school, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc, in Smithtown, 
> NY.
> Which I also live about 2 towns away from.
> Here is the information about the show.
> I still concerned as to why they have to use sighted people as actors, etc
> instead of real blind people, I guess we will all have to watch it and 
> find
> out more.
> Mark your calendars! The Guide Dog Foundation is very excited to share the
> following announcement - This new NBC prime time show is based on a GDF 
> grad
> getting his first guide dog and the impact it made on his family.
>
> It's officially official! Watch our special preview during the Olympics on
> Sunday, February 23 at 10:30/9:30c before we settle into our regular time
> period on Tuesday, February 25 at 9:30/8:30c!
> The NBC Website about the show:  http://www.nbc.com/growing-up-fisher
>
> The show's description: About the Show
> It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then
> again, the Fishers are anything but typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. 
> Simmons,
> "The Closer," "Law & Order"), for example. He's chopping down trees, 
> showing
> his daughter how to drive, and playing football with his son. except that
> Mel's blind. Then there's Joyce (Jenna Elfman, "Dharma & Greg," "1600
> Penn"), who is your typical teenager - really into fashion, busy with 
> school
> - but the problem is she's Mom. That makes it difficult for her actual
> teenage daughter, Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley, "Southland"), whose advice 
> (and
> clothes) Joyce is always seeking. At the center of all this is Henry (Eli
> Baker), the Fishers' 11-year-old son. Having always been his dad's eyes 
> and
> wingman, Henry is less than thrilled when his job is outsourced to Mel's 
> new
> guide dog, Elvis. While the boy is at first reluctant to accept the 
> changes
> that Elvis brings, adult Henry (voiceover by Jason Bateman, "Arrested
> Development," "Identity Thief") realizes upon reflection that his parents'
> split finally allowed the Fishers to become one happy (divorced) family.
> Having based the show on his life, DJ Nash ("Up All Night," "Bent") serves
> as executive producer along with Bateman, Jim Garavente ("Identity Thief")
> and Tucker Cawley ("Up All Night," "Everybody Loves Raymond"). "Growing Up
> Fisher" is a production of Universal Television and Aggregate Films.
>
>
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