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

Fri Jan 17 18:12:18 UTC 2014

Pete:

While I understand that you wish to provide employment to aspiring young
actors, consider the implication of your words: one could equally apply
similar reasoning to other parts so that, for example, an African-american
would be discouraged from playing any character in a Shakespeare play.
Thanks but no thanks. The primary consideration should be whether an actor
is right for the part and can play it.

You can't demand equal treatment only part of the time!

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter
Donahue
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 9:52 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] New NBC Show is about a Graduate fromGuideDog
Foundation

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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