[Flagdu] [Nfbf-l] NBC New show premiering about growing up with a guide dog...

Wed Feb 26 18:28:15 UTC 2014

Well Sherrill, 	I viewed the show last night.  For one, I don't see the
problem.  True, he did some things that are not good, but so do many guide
dog users.  I kind of doubt that any of us do exactly what we are taught by
the trainers.  The show isn't what should be done, but what the son
remembered.  Nancy thinks that future shows will likely show that the
inappropriate behaviors can cause problems.  Besides, it is a comedy and
depicts what happened, not what we might want to happen.  At least this show
includes descriptions of actions, not like so many others.  As you said,
Guide Dog Foundation seems to have passed on its content. 

Doug

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From: Flagdu [mailto:flagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherrill
O'Brien
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 6:01 PM
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	Hi Kathy and all,

The show starts at 9:30, and runs half an hour. As I said before, the young
son of the blind father in the show, all grown up now, is the producer. He
wants us to realize his family's experiences are theirs, and not indicative
of how other blind people and their families may react and live their lives.
Guide Dog Foundation was definitely consulted for the show.

I hope lots of us watch and enjoy the show tonight, and I'm going to try not
to let the little things I don't agree with drive me crazy.

Sherrill

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From: Flagdu [mailto:flagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Kathy Davis
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 5:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flagdu] [Nfbf-l] NBC New show premiering
aboutgrowingupwithaguidedog...

What time is the show on this evening? I certainly want to check it out. It
will be on channel 4 - NBC in the Greater Daytona Beach area but I have
forgotten the time.

Thanks,

Kathy

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Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:10 AM
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upwithaguidedog...

Hello all, I did see the program and at first I was horrified as well.  I
watched it with my sighted husband and a blind friend that currently does
not have a dog.  I also saw the interviews with the creator.  I too am going
to hold judgment.  First of all, it is not about growing up with a guide
dog, it is about a young man growing up with a blind father and divorced
parents.  The blind father never had a guide dog before, and in reality, we
all know blind users that feed their dogs people food and do other seemingly
inappropriate things.  The program has the blessing of the Guide Dog
Foundation so I'm sure they are keeping an eye on it as well.  I can only
hope the father gets educated along the way to more appropriate guide dog
etiquette .  In the meantime, keep in mind it is about the blind father and
written through the eyes of an eleven year old boy watching his father
adjust,  or not!  I will be watching tonight.  Debbie

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Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 2:35 PM
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When he first got the dog and was in the hotel room and sent his son home
after an ice cream Sunday, he was feeding the dog veel cutlets. When he was
entertaining his friends, he gave the dog a chip so he wouldn't bark. The
question I had is when did he get trainnig with his dog? If it takes roughly

4 weeks, didn't his family realize he was missing? And it is comedy after
all, but all tha aside, it was rather humorous.

Sherri
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Sherri and all,

I want to watch the show a couple more times before passing judgment too
quickly. I didn't realize he was feeding his dog people food. Do you know
what he fed it? Did he feed it from the table? From the get go, that's not a
very good message to put out there. No one has yet said a word to the dog.
Small thing, I know, but it bothered me. Also, I thought that shutting the
dog up in the pantry to help make his son feel needed was rather weird. The
thing is, apparently this guy, in real life, is pretty eccentric and
forceful. That's his personality, so the show reflects that and will
irritate us sometimes. And this is TV, after all, with ratings as their
bottom line. I fear that part of my objections may simply be not caring much
for current TV comedy.  But I certainly plan to give it another chance
tomorrow night.
Have a great week, even if you suffer from Olympic withdrawal!
Sherrill

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.

February 21, 2014

GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION APPLAUDS NBC'S NEW COMEDY SERIES "GROWING UP FISHER"

"Growing Up Fisher" TV Show is Inspired By Creator's Experience with His
Father's First Guide Dog from the Guide Dog Foundation

The Guide Dog Foundation (www.GuideDog.org) is thrilled to support NBC's new
comedy series "Growing Up Fisher" (www.NBC.com/Growing-Up-Fisher/), which is
inspired by creator/executive producer DJ Nash's own childhood experiences
when his father trained with and received a guide dog from the Guide Dog
Foundation in the early 1980s. Starring J.K. Simmons and Jenna Elfman,
"Growing Up Fisher" follows 11-year-old Henry (Eli Baker) as he adjusts to
his parents' divorce and his blind father's (Simmons) new guide dog. The
"Growing Up Fisher" pilot will premiere after the Olympic Closing Ceremony
on Sunday, February 23, at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC, and then will air a new
episode in its normal time slot on Tuesday, February 25, at 9:30 p.m. ET on
NBC.

"In 1981, my dad acquired his first guide dog from the Guide Dog Foundation,
and she changed our lives. She changed my dad's life for sure, but she
really changed all of our lives. I went from being my dad's human guide to
having to race to keep up with him," said Nash. "My dad lost his sight when
he was 11, and until he was around 45, he navigated the world with the help
of humans. Several things led him to the decision to get a guide dog,
including a fellow law school student who was also blind, and him seeing
someone he respected with a guide dog really made an impact on him and his
decision to get a dog."

Below you'll find a three part interview with show Creator and Executive
Producer DJ Nash exclusively shot for the Guide Dog Foundation.

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