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

Sat Jan 18 15:48:07 UTC 2014

Peter,
	This is likely the very reason the producers would not want a blind
actor! You know, he wouldn't look blind enough!

Marion

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter
Donahue
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 12:52 PM
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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