People said the same thing about something about amelia, but the. Cbs schoolbreak special is an american anthology series for teenagers that aired on cbs from april 1980 to january 1996. It offers nothing less than an illustrated primer for teenagers on how to get through. The original article was at list of television shows with lgbt characters. In 20, he was called as uks top 10 literacy heroes.
List of dramatic television series with lgbt characters. Perfect for your individual study or a smallgroup discussion, the same kind of different as me. Anyone who grew up in the preinternet age is bound to remember the 4 p. Cbs schoolbreak special ace hits the big time tv episode 1985 on.
It is based on the 2006 book of the same name by ron hall, denver moore. Abc afterschool specials will be on dvd anime superhero forum. The name was changed for the 1984 85 season, and the series ran through 1996. Same kind of different as me trailer 2017 paramount pictures. The list of episodes of cbs schoolbreak special by the television program to show episodes that cbs schoolbreak special are broadcast.
Jun 09, 2011 i think the only one of these i actually saw in its entirety was a cbs schoolbreak special called abby, my love about sexual abuse. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Cbs is a major us commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network, and continues to operate a radio network and a portfolio of large market television and radio stations. Ethnic understanding is the theme of todays earnest cbs schoolbreak special, same difference, as the friendship and growing romantic. Same kind of different as me and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Sep 21, 2004 yes, ace was absolutely from the cbs storybreak special series. A cable channel i watched frequently in the midnineties i dont remember which one. The first of these is hear me cry, a cbs schoolbreak special to be broadcast. Mar 09, 2011 same kind of different as me by ron hall and denver moore, 2006 is the perfect book club book for our group this month. Asexual, graysexual, nonbinary and pansexual characters are also included. What about your friends, the third hourlong original. The story of ron hall and denver moore takes a new look into the.
Each of these are from the 19741977 years, and were produced by martin tahse in the golden years of the. Child study association of americas childrens books of the year selection. Cbs schoolbreak special what about your friends variety. Thats the way it is in the hokey, obvious american eyes. Stay in touch with cbs schoolbreak special next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. The author or coauthor of ten books, lynn has sold 12 million copies since 2006. Based on the book by ron hall, denver moore, and lynn vincent. See also title track, when an album is titled after a song thats actually on it. A high school teacher challenges his students to play the color game which divides the kids into various different social classes. Graebner memorial high school of rules and regulations. This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. But he loves me this cbs schoolbreak special about an abusive teenage relationship, won the writers guild of america award for best childrens special. Got married was adapted for a television movie of the same title, cbstv, 1985. Hear me cry, two high school sophomores decide to make a suicide pact.
Same kind of different as me by ron hall and denver moore, 2006 is the perfect book club book for our group this month. Watch the official movie trailer for same kind of different as me. This article about an episode needs to be expanded with more information. Filmography for frank doelger turner classic movies.
For more information on bettys credits and sample scripts, contact. Henry can be son of mom ilse anna marie winkler and dad harry irving winkler. Same difference, two teens from different cultural backgrounds face. The entire mansion was filled with ghosts, from bly, to his. Bonus material in this special movie edition includes. An emmy and humanitas awardwinning series targeting junior and seniorhigh students, featuring thoughtful dramatizations and, on occasion, documentaries on such subjects as the holocaust, teen suicide, racism, pregancy, homosexuality and drug abuse. Cbs schoolbreak special ace hits the big time tv episode 1985. Purchase of the kindle edition includes wireless delivery. He was sad when i read about denver being homeless. After a series of bad luck, a single mother and her sons become homeless and are forced to live in their car. The abc afterschool special comes to dvd with eight different specials on 2 dvd volumes that will be sold separately.
Cbs schoolbreak specials seem to enshrine a sweetnessandlight world long forgotten except, perhaps, by buffs of old andy hardy movies. Bci hasnt scheduled a release date yet for the 3rd through 6th volumes of the afterschool special dvd sets, so we cant tell fans of the cbs show just how soon they get to see their. A story of interracial love outstanding performer in a childrens special duane martin. The concept was very similar to abcs afterschool special. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, childrens series, sport and movies. Cbs schoolbreak special an emmy and humanitas awardwinning series targeting junior and seniorhigh students, featuring thoughtful dramatizations and, on occasion, documentaries on such subjects as the holocaust, teen suicide, racism, pregnancy, homosexuality and drug abuse. The melodramatic teen cautionary tales always contained an awesomely literal titleshe drinks a little alcoholic mom, my other mother foster parents, and schoolboy father teen pregnancyand a life lesson by the 44minute mark. Five sessions with biblical lessons thoughtprovoking questions for personal reflection and group discussion same kind of different as me. You know you have a mediocre schoolbreak special if you can figure out the big educational theme in the first five minutes. However, tahse confirms that all the rest come from the abc afterschool special run of shows. If you were astounded by the unlikely true story of a lifechanging friendship in same kind of different as me, you can now go deeper into the story and its powerful themes with the same kind of different as me dvdbased conversation kit and its accompanying conversation guide.
I read the book to him tonight and i could see as i read it, it prompted a lot of emotions, making him think. It was agreed that cbs would videotape concerts during the summer of 1977. She also wrote for and coproduced felicity and directed the short film, bowl of pork, which was dubbed the black forest gump, for def comedy jamhbo. A sister trope to musical theme naming, where characters may be named after songs. Its theme is teenage prejudice in this case, how a young korean faces up to his adoption by an american family. Denver moore served as a volunteer at the fort worth. See also idiosyncratic episode naming, of which this is a form when applied to tv series episodes, naturally. Denver, raised under plantationstyle slavery in louisiana, escaped da man in the 1960s by hopping a train. During that time she directed the naacp image award winning and emmy nominated cbs schoolbreak special, what about your friends. Same kind of different as me is a 2017 american christian drama film directed by michael carney, in his feature directorial debut, and written by ron hall, alexander foard and michael carney. The concept was similar to abcs afterschool special, except it was on cbs. Originally scheduled for an afternoon broadcast last october as a cbs schoolbreak special, my dissident mom was suddenly pulled, prompting rumors that the little drama may have been too.
Lynn vincent is the new york times bestselling writer of heaven is for real and same kind of different as me. It is the second largest broadcaster in the world behind the bbc. A texas christian university graduate, ron was honored in 2017 with the distinguished alumni award. Notes trivia the show behind the scenes allusions and references memorable moments. Cbs schoolbreak special is an american anthology series for teenagers that aired on cbs. When after school specials made gay people seem notsospecial. Home sweet homeless 1988 dvd cbs schoolbreak special. One reason is suggested by francine klagsbrun in her book on teenage. The name is derived from the initials of the networks former name, columbia broadcasting system. This book taught me to be grateful for what i have and to never think twice about helping others. I write because i like to try on different lives through my characters.
About the ny times bestselling book and paramount movie. Hence, if the work is named after a character therein, and the character is. She worked for eleven years as a writer and editor at the national news biweekly world magazine and is a u. This one is a true story about practical christian living. These after school specials were aired in the early 1990s. One of the upstairs rooms was supposedly inhabiting a ghost by the name of jamie bly, who was a young boy who burned in the room years before. Huang is a psychiatrist and fbi agent who frequently consults with the special victims unit. The concept was similar to abcs afterschool special list of specials afternoon playhouse specials. Ron hall has dedicated much of the last ten years of his life to speaking on behalf of, and raising money for, the homeless. Schoolbreak special was a television series for teenagers that aired on cbs. Henry franklin winkler was created on oct 30, 1945, in manhattan, ny. The drama, using an alllatino cast, centers on anthony rojas, a 19yearold soldier who returns home on leave and finds his younger brother has become leader of a gang that he once led. Most popular schoolbreak special movies and tv shows imdb.
The concept was similar to abc s afterschool special. Mnet an abbreviation of electronic media network is a south african pay television channel established by naspers in 1986. Mar 14, 2007 these after school specials were aired in the early 1990s. The war between the classes is the first episode of the third season of cbs schoolbreak special, and the eleventh episode overall cast. The orientation can be portrayed onscreen, described in the dialogue or mentioned. The same kind of different as me conversation guide is intended for use with the dvd sold separately, and includes. She worked for eleven years as a writer and editor at the national news biweekly world magazine and is a. Cbs schoolbreak special my summer as a girl variety. Watch cbs schoolbreak special season 2, episode 5 student court. He is the writer and producer of the paramount pictures film, same kind of different as me.
It was filmed during presleys final tour in the cities of omaha, nebraska, on june 19, 1977, and rapid city, south dakota, on june 21, 1977. The series began under the title cbs afternoon playhouse, and was changed during the 1984 85 season. Under its original name, the afternoon playhouse aired a handful of. Apr 15, 2019 henry winkler is normally a producer, director in addition to an writer. How reasons why compares to 80s pop culture about teen. His parents, ilse anna maria hadra and harry irving winkler, had been jewish immigrants who avoided the german holocaust, shifting to the united states in 1939. First there was the cbs schoolbreak special hear me cry. You know you have a mediocre schoolbreak special if you can figure out. Abc afterschool specials will be on dvd anime superhero.
Princebythewood spent five years writing for television. While the tv signal is generally encrypted, mnet showed some programmes free to air in its open time slot between 5 p. I never thought id be doing a writeup of this news. Same kind of different as me 9780849900419 ron hall. Cbs late afternoon specials designed for middle school and high school students, dramatizing issues affecting teenagers.
Kelli williams, who played the lead role of cassie, went on to become a star of abcs the practice. With monica calhoun, tammy lauren, nick angotti, beau dremann. I remember anthony heald being even slimier than he was as dr. Henry winkler is mainly known from the sitcom known as happy times, where he made an appearance in the 1970s. List of television shows with lgbt characters lgbt info. Other mothers is the first episode of the eleventh season of cbs schoolbreak special, and the fiftythird episode overall cast. List of episodes of cbs schoolbreak special pop culture. Cbs schoolbreak special my summer as a girl people who spend long hours wishing they were back in their carefree school days might do well to ponder cbs idea of what kids want to watch in the. Cbs schoolbreak specialthe war between the classes the tv iv. However, like most overnight successes, goodings was the result of several years of wallowing in the. This book taught me to be grateful for what i have and to never think twice about helping. Regarding to his birth his name can be henry franklin winkler. Same kind of different as me paperback march 11, 2008.
The list of authors can be seen in the page history as with lgbt info, the text of wikipedia is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Same kind of different as me was a major motion picture release by. Ron hall author, denver moore author, lynn vincent collaborator. Watch cbs schoolbreak special season 11, episode 3 love in the dark ages. Between this and cbs schoolbreak special we learned everything about drugs, underage drinking, what to do if we are gay, and anorexia. Randall is the son of detective odafin tutuola icet. The concept was similar to abcs afterschool special.
On june 1, 1977, it was announced that elvis presley had signed a deal with cbs for a new television special. This is a list of dramatic television series including web television and miniseries that premiered in the 1970s2000s which feature lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters. Graebner memorial high school of rules and regulations, this afternoons cbs schoolbreak special, being broadcast at 4. I am so thankful that this was produced and is available on dvd after so many years. His dad was the leader of a global lumber firm while his mom proved helpful alongside his. It is based off of a young adult novel by the same name, which was written in 1981. He first casually mentions his homosexuality in the 2009 episode hardwired.
However, like most overnight successes, goodings was the result of several years of wallowing in the dregs of hollywood productions. We recently enjoyed and yet struggled through the deep christian doctrines in mere christianity. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Other books ive read that i loved because of the way they made me feel. The name was changed for the 1984 85 season, and the series ran through 1996 see also. Lynn vincent is the new york times bestselling writer ofheaven is for real and same kind of different as me.