[nagdu] Growing Up Fisher

Doug Parisian eggmann at mymts.net
Mon Feb 24 22:47:34 UTC 2014 

Hey gang, if you really want to watch/hear/feel, or whatever, a 
seriously pathetic show, dig up the old Mike Longstreet series.  He was 
a blind cop and I believe he had some excuse for a dog guide.

On 24/02/2014 3:45 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
> So did I. I didn't find it as funny as I thaught but mostly I liked 
> it. It sure is better than some other shows. The dog Elvis looks 
> according to my wife like a golden. Even the veal chops weren't 
> entirely rediculous. Especially in the late 70's I've seen handlers 
> feeding there dogs everything! Even i have given Holly a small piece 
> of meat every so often. I also liked the way it was explained that the 
> dog just guides us as aposed to taking us places. All in all, I 
> thaught it was pretty good! It didn't make us sound helpless, it 
> didn't make us or the dog into superfolks.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <barbandzoe at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 3:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Growing Up Fisher
>
>
>> I just watched it and it was a whole lot better then I thought it 
>> would be. when I saw the previews months ago I was scared.
>> They could have covered up the dad getting the dog buy having the kid 
>> go to camp for a few weeks, that could have explained the time the 
>> dad would have needed to get the training.
>> One of the bigger things in this show is that it is a show about how 
>> a kid who had a job and was helping his dad now has to deal with his 
>> parents getting a divorce and that his dad is not dependent on him 
>> like he was before.
>> watch CSI or NCIS, or even Law and Order, they take a lot of 
>> liberties with the way things really are.
>>
>> Personally I don't think they did a bad job. they didn't make him out 
>> to be a super hero, he is doing things that I know and have seen 
>> blind people do, and he isn't being a pain with the fact that he is 
>> blind, he is taking charge and doing what he feels he needs to do to 
>> get buy. Many people try and hide their blindness for many reasons, 
>> and I think for a TV show on a network, they did a good job.
>> How many times haven't you watched a movie or TV show a blind person 
>> is in it, and it makes you feel like hiding and hopes that know one 
>> you know saw it.
>>
>>
>> With any luck this can be used to show blindness in a positive light 
>> instead of a pity me light.
>> Barb
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: "melissa R green" <graduate56 at juno.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 1:39:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Growing Up Fisher
>>
>> It was done nicely. I don't care for commedies much. So I didn't 
>> watch the
>> intire show. It could have been worse .
>> Have a blessed day.
>> Best,
>> Melissa R Green and PJ
>> Some people come into your life just to teach you how to let go.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shannon Dyer" 
>> <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 10:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Growing Up Fisher
>>
>>
>> I'm not a huge TV person, but I watched the first episode just to see 
>> what
>> it would be like. There were a few things I liked about it, but I 
>> disliked
>> most of it. Still, as many of you have said, it's a comedy. I'll 
>> probably
>> watch a few more episodes, just to see where they take it.
>>
>> I did find it odd that it never told us what kind of dog Elvis is 
>> supposed
>> to be. It had good description, but did they just sort of forget to 
>> include
>> that part?
>>
>> I didn't like the stuff about the dog eating human food either.
>>
>> I thought the denial of access at the hotel was nicely dealt with.
>>
>> Shannon and the Acelet
>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Brandy Pinder <bdpinder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Howard and all all
>>> Martia was speaking to the tone of mikes email. Honestly gdf didn't 
>>> tell
>>> any grads about the show and I know gdui members who did not attend gdf
>>> who helped nbc with consultations as well as I'm sure nfb. So gdf could
>>> care less if we like it or not. There will probably be gdf grads who 
>>> hate
>>> it. We all have different senses of humor. Smile
>>>
>>> brandy pinder
>>> Alumni Council - second vice Chairman
>>> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc®
>>> and America's VetDogs®, The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc®
>>> Providing "Second uSight"® since 1946
>>>
>>> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike smith town ny 11766
>>> Cso: 866-282-8047
>>> Email: brandydp at verizon.net
>>> Cell: 304-685-4499
>>>
>>>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 11:44 AM, "Howard J. Levine" 
>>>> <WB2HWW at earthlink.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Buddy from another ham operator, you where not nasty and you 
>>>> need to
>>>> look
>>>> at where Marsha was coming from. She is looking out for GDF. You where
>>>> just
>>>> to guys talking about a show. To GDF and other's it is about money and
>>>> would
>>>> like us to be quite and say thank you so much for our dogs and keep 
>>>> our
>>>> opinions to our self.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: nagdu 
>>>> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 11:23 AM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Growing Up Fisher
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what wasn't nice about my opinion. It wasn't funny, 
>>>> simple
>>>> as
>>>> that.
>>>> -- 
>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 11:13 AM, Howard J. Levine <WB2HWW at earthlink.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Come on Marsha no one was nasty, did GDF call you. We have a right
>>>> to our opinion's and please don't hold blind people to higher stand 
>>>> then
>>>> sighted people. It is tv show and we can have opinion just like the 
>>>> rest
>>>> of
>>>> the country. I understand that this show is being back byGDF and it is
>>>> all
>>>> about money. WE as blind people have same rights rest of the 
>>>> country and
>>>> don't need to kiss as just so we can get a guide dog.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: nagdu 
>>>>> [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 9:47 AM
>>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Growing Up Fisher
>>>>>
>>>>> gentlemen, there was no reason to get nasty. Although you may not
>>>>> likethe
>>>> show. You need to keep your opinion subjective. Be nice!
>>>>> thank you, from your list moderator!y
>>>>>
>>>>> Marsha drenth
>>>>> Sent with my IPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 9:41 AM, Mike <blindndangerous at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's called a comedy. Get that through your head. Heh. I didn't 
>>>>>> get a
>>>> chance to watch it, but I did read the article that the NFB published
>>>> about
>>>> it, and while I am not a fan of them all the time they had a lot of 
>>>> good
>>>> points to say on the show. SO I think I'll take them over you.
>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>> On 2/24/2014 7:52 AM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>>>>>> Did anyone else watch this awful piece of garbage last night?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It had exactly one redeeming quality, and that was that it ended
>>>> eventually. For once, I agree with the critics. Blind guy or no, this
>>>> thing
>>>> for one wasn't funny. For another, oh, where to begin?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Where did the guy's family think he went for a month? Or did he 
>>>>>>> just
>>>> pick up a guide dog named Elvis at the corner store?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Veal cutlet? Really?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Locking your dog in the pantry and pretending he was lost? For 
>>>>>>> real?
>>>> C'mon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK, it was TV, but it was really bad TV.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh, and mom.midlife crisis much?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'll give it another go, but i'm not very optimistic.
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