The premise of laughing at a blind guy was doomed to fail. Similar concept to Michael J Fox Show, but at least Michael has the disease. This guy was not blind and played a blind guy. It would have been better if presented as a drama.
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Did you actually watch it? There wasn't much laughing at him because he was blind.
-Wm
One and a half times. Even the ads had him waling into a puddle. Let me just say, it did not grab me and I just felt a comedy about a blind guy is just wrong.
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Waling into a puddle? Yeah, uh huh, just admit you've never watched it and if you did one and a half episodes is not enough to form an legitimate opinion. The show never had awkward jokes that were meant to laugh at him because he was blind. In the Michael J Fox show they did do that which was indeed weird. Growing Up Fisher showed a man that was blind but was actually very perceptive despite his disability. The show wasn't even about him, it was about the kid mainly and his family, which just so happened to involve his blind dad. I mean really, look at the title; GROWING UP FISHER! That title doesn't really elude to a show about a blind person but rather the misadventures of growing up. Perhaps this is why good shows get cancelled these days, because idiots like yourself judge things by its cover before actually understanding what you're judging. Congrats!
shareNot that it makes much difference now that this little gem has been canceled, but it was based on the creator's own father.
http://www.laweekly.com/publicspectacle/2014/04/21/how-dj-nashs-blind- father-inspired-his-nbc-sitcom-growing-up-fisher
Interesting article, showing how the writer helped his dad "cheat" and hide his blindness. Sounds familiar.
I am married to a blind guy, one quite similar to the character of this show, and let me tell you he is the first to laugh at himself. We have had quite a few "Mr. Magoo" incidents over the years, the type that you have to laugh about, what are you going to do, cry? The blind guy I am married to can also put most sighted people to shame, there is not much he can't do from building picnic tables to working on cars, he may need to "borrow" my eyeballs from time to time, but he has many systems worked out for whatever it is he wants to do.
I am saddened by the cancelation of this show because I felt it humanized and downplayed the so-called disability of the blind. They are simply human beings like the rest of us.
My blind grandfather installed a shelf on his bathroom wall once. My dad said "How did you do that and get it straight?" My grandfather just smiled and changed the subject. I always had a great respect for my grandfather and used to be "in awe" at the things he would do!!! I have really enjoyed this show mostly because of how it reminded me of him. He passed away years ago, and I miss him.
I remember once when my mom told him that they qualified for a handicapped license plate (for him and my grandmother.) My grandfather simply said "No. I don't need that. There's nothing wrong with my legs."
"I told you I was freakay... but you didn't believe me..."
I think it was refreshing to have blindness be depicted as something not just dramatic and sad and a hindrance. Plus, it's based on a true story.
shareThe show never mocked Mel or made fun of him because of his blindness. The show was funny, in my opinion, because of the family connection, antics, dealing with children, divorce, etc... in a humorous, human way.
My grandfather was blind, and he was always able to stay "light" about it and not view it as a disability. He wasn't very limited in what he could do, other than drive, of course.
He did laundry and vacuumed. He had various Braille tags on his clothes so he would know what was what. He folded his money in different ways in his wallet so he would know which bills were ones, fives, etc...
He would walk down to the local high school in the mornings and walk the track for exercise.
After my grandmother passed away, he lived alone for about a year or so until his passing.
This show never made me uncomfortable. I enjoyed it.
Just my opinion
"I told you I was freakay... but you didn't believe me..."
Pretty much the only things that made me a little uncomfortable about it when actually watching it were some of the things they would say. Like when his daughter referred to him as Mr. Magoo. But after thinking about it, it's actually pretty okay. He's been blind since he was a kid, and his own children have always only known him in that way. So if they're going to say something like that, it's not meant to be hurtful. He jokes about being blind himself, and that's the way the family is; it's just their way of life.
It's not so much laughing at the blind guy. It's respect for the blind guy, while laughing at his mistakes (same as you do with other sitcom characters). His situation is unique, but the show is actually very respectful of the character and what he's accomplished.
"I am the Rumble Suppressor."
This show was just what people needed. Who isn't uplifted and entertained by a cute, heartwarming show where the message is nothing but positive? Not to mention the fact that it was based on this boy's real experience growing up with a blind father who was his hero and role model.
This was one of the few shows on today's TV that I didn't have to worry about having to see blood and guts dripping all over the place. I don't believe I'm in the minority here, though based on what the networks choose to keep and cancel, it sure does feel like it.