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

Mon Feb 24 14:11:42 UTC 2014

Yes, I thought it was a very nice show. Much better than the ones that are on TV nowadays. :-)
Amanda

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> On Feb 24, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Darlene <dlaiblcrowe at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Thank you
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 24, 2014, at 7:57 AM, "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> This is a cute and definitely funny little comedy.  My wife and I stayed up
>> last night to watch the premier which was on NBC and we really enjoyed
>> watching the show.  It will be on every Tuesday evening at 9:30 eastern in
>> case you missed it last night.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jim Ellsworth
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darlene
>> Laibl-Crowe
>> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:00 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] NBC New show premiering about growing up with a guide
>> dog...
>> 
>> 
>> Just forwarding the press release and reminder for all to tune into NBC
>> tomorrow after the closing ceremony of the Olympics.  This is the premiere
>> of Finding Fischer. It sounds like it will be a cute new show. 
>> 
>> Darlene
>> 
>> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   From: "Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind"<Andrew at guidedog.org>
>>   Date: February 22, 2014 at 6:00:07 AM CST
>>   Subject: Guide Dog Foundation and NBC
>>   Reply-To: Andrew at guidedog.org
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Part 1
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMTM/index.html   
>> 
>> Part 2
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMTQ/index.html  
>> 
>> Part 3
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMTU/index.html
>> 
>> Click the link to learn more about the Guide Dog Foundation
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMTY/index.html. 
>> 
>> Click the following link to learn about the various ways to make a donation
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMTc/index.html.
>> 
>> Please share this with your social networks: 
>> 
>> Facebook 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> 
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>> k9MjE0MTczMjI/index.html     
>> 
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>> k9MjE0MTczMjM/index.html     
>> 
>> How to Help
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMjQ/index.html     
>> 
>> Find Out More
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMjU/index.html     
>> 
>> Second Sight Shop
>> http://guidedog.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zODMwMTg5JnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY1MDc2NjkmbG
>> k9MjE0MTczMjY/index.html    
>> 
>> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. 
>> 371 East Jericho Turnpike 
>> Smithtown, NY 11787 
>> 800-548-4337    
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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