[nagdu] Fw: [Nyagdu] New NBC Show is about a Graduate from Guide Dog Foundation

[sheila]

I hope so also but I also remember that a tv show will look for 
situations to keep viewers involved so I take a wait and see atitude as 
far as portrayal of blind folks goes.
On 1/20/2014 8:36 PM, barbandzoe at comcast.net wrote:
> I hope this is a good show, I wish they could have found a blind person to play the role.  But maybe it will help people see blind people differently.
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> Subject: [Nyagdu] New NBC Show is about a Graduate from Guide Dog Foundation
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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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