Gideon58
09-30-16, 04:20 PM
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ABC may have something really special here and that's probably why it won't last half a season. Oscar nominee Minnie Driver and some pretty sharp writing are the primary selling points of Speechless, a deft and amusing new sitcom about the mother of a special needs child, who is wheelchair bound, can't speak, and communicates through an electronic keyboard. This mother's primary mission to make sure this child is treated normally yet provided with everything he needs often causes the neglect of her husband and her other two children. Loved when the class gave the boy a standing ovation when he came in and he looked at them like WTF? This all comes into focus the second someone at her son's new school refers to him as "crippled." The subject matter here would normally be the subject of an hour long drama and the fact that it is a sitcom is inspired. The cast seemed quite solid for a pilot, with standout work from John Ross Bowie as the father, Mason Cook as the other son, and Cedric Yarborough as a school groundskeeper. Micah Fowler is a revelation as special needs JJ. This show deserves at least a full season which means it will probably be cancelled before Thanksgiving.
ABC may have something really special here and that's probably why it won't last half a season. Oscar nominee Minnie Driver and some pretty sharp writing are the primary selling points of Speechless, a deft and amusing new sitcom about the mother of a special needs child, who is wheelchair bound, can't speak, and communicates through an electronic keyboard. This mother's primary mission to make sure this child is treated normally yet provided with everything he needs often causes the neglect of her husband and her other two children. Loved when the class gave the boy a standing ovation when he came in and he looked at them like WTF? This all comes into focus the second someone at her son's new school refers to him as "crippled." The subject matter here would normally be the subject of an hour long drama and the fact that it is a sitcom is inspired. The cast seemed quite solid for a pilot, with standout work from John Ross Bowie as the father, Mason Cook as the other son, and Cedric Yarborough as a school groundskeeper. Micah Fowler is a revelation as special needs JJ. This show deserves at least a full season which means it will probably be cancelled before Thanksgiving.