Unlike some other shows based on experts related to human behavior/cognition, Sacks is both a deserving and super interesting subject. He was one of the greatest clinical neurologists ever. A prolific author, Awakenings, as good as it was, is probably no better than his third best book. If you have not done so, I strongly recommend reading “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat”, though almost all of them are worth the read. I heard him speak numerous times, and had the chance to talk briefly with him a handful of times, and he was always patient and kind and interesting. I doubt a TV show will be able resist the urge to turn him into some kind of superhero, but if the visibility gets more people to read his books it will be a service.
Sent from Gmail Mobile On Sun, 22 Oct 2023 at 9:10 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Viewers of WPXI/11 Pittsburgh, f'rinstance, will like that local hero > Zachary Quinto's next project, "Dr. Wolf," inspired by the life and work of > Oliver Wolf Sacks (1933-2015), whose treatment of people with the sleeping > sickness *encephalitis lethargica* inspired the hit 1990 film *Awakenings* > (Robin > Williams? Robert DeNiro?), was greenlit by NBC this past week, but will > have to wait out the actors' strike before any filming can begin... > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dr-wolf-zachary-quinto-medical-drama-nbc-1235623378/ > (link) > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/0e3f5bc5-d699-42b3-b0e5-3c5662e83008n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/0e3f5bc5-d699-42b3-b0e5-3c5662e83008n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJWq_1x-DYkpXGZWx09G57MpKYsOMB9JScV6hk5F_BhBw%40mail.gmail.com.
