[Blindtlk] New NBC Show is about a Graduate fromGuideDog Foundation

Fri Jan 17 17:52:03 UTC 2014

Hello Brian and everyone,

    It doesn't matter. If they're going to include blind characters in shows 
never mind the sighted actors. Why not have the real thing a real blind 
person playing the part of the blind character. As the words of the song 
says concerning blind actors "All they have to do is act naturally."
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] New NBC Show is about a Graduate fromGuideDog 
Foundation

> 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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