![]() ![]() But, I’m proud to have had those moments in my life when it was hard for me to make friends and to get in trouble here and there and have a lot of issues with schooling and my parents having to deal with that. I’ve always felt those two things aren’t mutually exclusive, but it’s gotten in the way of a lot of my personal relationships. I’m a goofy boy, a comedian and I do a lot of silly gaffs and a lot of people in my life have told me that they never know when I’m joking or being serious. The three leads of the series are on the spectrum, and one of those stars, Rick Glassman opened up to CinemaBlend about how his own experience with autism impacted his character on the show. (Image credit: Amazon Prime) Rick GlassmanĪmazon’s series, As We See It, made it a priority to “authentically” explore a cast of characters on the autism spectrum. Just looking at Anthony Hopkins’ best movies, you know we are living among a legend. I don’t question it, I just take the parts because I’m an actor and that’s what I do.Īccording to Autism Speaks, strengths of having Asperger's syndrome include “remarkable focus and persistence” and “attention to detail.” This ability to figure out what makes a person tick has helped the Silence of the Lambs star throughout his career. And maybe I am very controlled because I’ve had to be. I get offered a lot of controlling parts, maybe because that’s how people see me. I like to deconstruct, to pull a character apart, to work out what makes them tick and my view will not be the same as everyone else. He spoke specifically about how it’s helped him as an actor, saying: The actor, who has two Oscars and over 140 films to his name, spoke about this neurological condition that impacts his ability to socially interact. "As We See It," in other words, is the perfect Katims show.īOTTOM LINE Best TV newcomer of the new year so far.(Image credit: Warner Bros.) Anthony HopkinsĪbout 16 years ago, Anthony Hopkins was diagnosed with high-end Asperger's syndrome, The Daily Mail reported. They're real people with real problems in an all-too-real world. They forge ahead, with the help of those who esteem them, like Mandy (Bacon, the daughter of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, is excellent here) and Jack's father (Mantegna too, needless to say). They can be funny, often unintentionally, but are never tragic. Like everyone else, they have dreams and busted dreams. ![]() Jack, Violet and Harrison are "on the spectrum," but in wildly different places on that spectrum. And like Sheldon of "The Big Bang Theory," Jack is smarter than everyone and aggrieved with those who can't see what he so easily can, notably that boss who doesn't like to be called an idiot during staff meetings. Because Violet has learned everything she knows about love (and sex) from Instagram, her expectations are brutally, inevitably dashed. People (mistakenly) go about their lives believing they know what's going on in their own heads so imagine their confusion, turmoil and occasional sheer elation in trying to figure out what's going on in someone else's too, as Katims' characters so often did?īy clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy.īy contrast, Jack and Violet are flummoxed by a world that refuses to conform to the terms they have set for it. (While Katims wrote "FNL," Peter Berg was creator.) What resonated most was that blend of pathos with comedy, and especially that sense - in the stray emotional moment - that here lay Truth. MY SAY "As We See It" is as you might expect, or at least expect from a Jason Katims show - specifically those classic series adaptations of the movies "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood" which were so vastly more resonant than their source material. This comes from Jason Katims, who found TV superstardom with "Friday Night Lights," later "Parenthood." The three depend on her, and others too: Violet is reliant on her older brother Van (Chris Pang), while Jack is particularly close to his father (Joe Mantegna). Mandy helps where she can, but has an eye on her own future (she wants to get into medical school). Harrison, meanwhile, has phobias - even to the point of walking alone outside. Same with Violet, who works behind the counter at a local fast-food place, and overshares with customers. Jack, for example, is a brilliant programmer and someone whose social skills are (to put it delicately) not conducive to a workplace environment. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Three twentysomethings who are on the spectrum - Jack (Rick Glassman), Violet (Sue Ann Pien) and Harrison (Albert Rutecki) - live together in an LA apartment, under the watchful eye of caregiver Mandy (Sosie Bacon). ![]()
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