A young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence, hoping to finally go after the life he really wants.A young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence, hoping to finally go after the life he really wants.A young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence, hoping to finally go after the life he really wants.
- Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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Can I just say... this show is so genuine and great! The episodes are short and simple, easy to binge watch! I love the whole cast and storyline. WHERE IS SEASON 2?!
I read the book this show is based on a few years ago and it is HILARIOUS. 'Special' by Ryan O'Connelly who plays himself on the show. If you like the Netflix version, read the book too. My only complaint is the show is too short. 15 minutes an episode?? WTF.
Love the concept, as I stated MUCH needed and desired representation of living with disabilities. Show was pretty good but so much is lost in the vapid characters. Really wish there was more depth. Maybe it's an accurate portrayal of life in LA but the focus on nonsense was useless to me.
This series starts off a bit awkwardly but rewards patience by evolving into a sweet, addictive story with characters I want to see more from.
As a viewer I found it incredibly refreshing to get a different perspective from voices I almost never see represented in TV and film. This is exactly the sort of story I want more of. I'm sick of culture and media that has such a narrow focus on characters I can't relate to, but which producers seem to think we want to see because they tick off certain physical and demographic boxes.
It's so much more interesting for me to see representations of real people from different segments of the population.
This series isn't good because the central character has CP, it's good because it's genuine, and it's genuine because it presents a character whose life experience is a bit different, yet so relatable. The show isn't about his CP, but his CP is part of what makes the show real and intimate and human.
I am really looking forward to season 2, and I hope they expand it a bit because my one complaint is that it was too short.
This series was absolutely amazing. Sometimes it made me upset and sometimes made me laugh but taught me a lot of things by the way. I literally felt all episodes inside me. Additionally episodes were very short and so didn't bother me. I felt a liitle bit sad when I heard the season 2 was the last season but ok. Masterpieces must be short :). If i want to mention about casting, it was also marvelous but my favourite character was Kim :). Thanks to all crew for this beautiful series.
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