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

Fri Jan 17 18:29:19 UTC 2014

Good morning, Brian,

         Aggreed but Given a generally, unmotivated, socially 
disenfranchised state of our community it is highly doubtful a part 
of our group would ever be admitted, such that a role like that could 
be filled by a real blink.
for today, Car
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  :52 AM 1/17/2014, Peter Donahue wrote:
>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>
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>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] New NBC Show is about a Graduate 
>fromGuideDog Foundation
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>
>>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>
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>>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
>>>
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>>>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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