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DISABILITY GOES HOLLYWOOD #10: The 2000s (TV)
In the 2000s, TV continues its decades long tradition of having disabled characters on TV shows. As usual, unfortunately, the LEAD characters tend to be able-bodied actors playing disabled.
First up, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” “CSI,” which debuted on CBS on October 6, 2000, was created by Anthony E. Zukor. The stars include William Petersen, Marg [...]
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by Joe Posner
In the 1990s, on TV, a new era was dawning. Fresh rules drafted by the Screen Actors Guild required TV shows to audition disabled actors for a shot at playing disabled characters. Sometimes they were hired, sometimes not.
First up, “Life Goes On.” It debuted on ABC on September 12, 1989. The story of [...]
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Television Disability Goes Hollywood#6: The 1980s (TV)
by Joe Posner
In the 1980s, on TV, big changes were taking place the way the disabled were portrayed, and by whom. As TV creator/producers began to stretch and expand their creative freedom, it become more common for disabled actors/actresses to portray disabled characters!
First up, “The Facts of Life.” It was created by Dick Clair and [...]
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Television DISABILITY GOES HOLLYWOOD #4: The 1970s (TV)
by Joe Posner
The 1970s, on TV, was a kinder, gentler era. The TV producers and creators of the era seemed interested in presenting sympathetic, if not entirely realistic, portrayals of the disabled.
Case in point: “Longstreet.” Created by Sterling Silliphant, it starred James
Franciscus, Peter Mark Richman, Marlyn Mason, and Ann Doran. It was the first TV [...]
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DISABILITY GOES HOLLYWOOD #2: The 1960s (TV)
by Joe Posner
The 1960s were a time of great change. With the civil rights movement, student unrest/the antiwar movement and a focus on women’s rights, everything in America seemed to be in flux. Into the mix, Hollywood, on television, offered both old and new presentations of the disabled.
Representing the old was “The Fugitive,” conceived by [...]
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