Acupuncturists on PrimeTime TV

[Guest guest]

> Has anyone seen Tim Daly or James Saito play acupuncturists on 2 new ABC

> TV primetime shows?

>

 

Tim Daly plays an acupuncturist at a Holistically minded medical wellness

center on " Private Practice " .

I haven't seen it yet, but I read in an article that he was called a " quack "

on the last episode.

It was more comical I guess than serious...

Also, he gave a pregnant woman anesthesia with acupuncture alone for an

emergency C-section.

 

and James Saito plays Doctor Chen, a Chinese acupuncturist in San Francisco

on " Eli Stone " .

 

I saw the portrayal of Doctor Chen on Thurs, right after the premiere of

Lost. He has a fake Chinese accent, who was adopted with a Polish sounding

name, and uses incense because that's what people expect when they go to an

acupuncturist. (paraphrasing).

He has a degree in existentialism and puts in some strange acupuncture

points. Looks like GB 14 and a high yin tang. When he puts in Yin tang,

Eli Stone, a lawyer with a brain aneurysm, sees visions. Chen says that he

may be a " prophet " .

This show got slack for its portrayal of vaccine corporations putting

preservatives into their vaccines that contribute to autism.

Pediatricians tried to ban it from airing, thinking that it might endanger

the public into not vaccinating their children.

 

Just wondered what you thought of the portrayal of acupuncturists now in the

mainstream media.

 

You can see the full pilot episode of Eli Stone at

http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing

 

--

aka Mu bong Lim

Father of Bhakti

 

The Four Reliances:

Do not rely upon the individual, but rely upon the teaching.

As far as teachings go, do not rely upon the words alone, but rely upon the

meaning that underlies them.

Regarding the meaning, do not rely upon the provisional meaning alone, but

rely upon the definitive meaning.

And regarding the definitive meaning, do not rely upon ordinary

consciousness, but rely upon wisdom awareness.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi John,

 

I watched the acupuncturist character with interest on " Eli Stone " . I think the

whole show is quirky and fun, and I loved the acupuncturist's statements about

wanting to appear more " esoteric " because that's what people expect. To some

extent, I think this is true - half of my patients want an exotic experience,

and the other half want something " professional " that is less scary than

surgery. I was amused, because I thought this was a good reflection of

real-life public expectations. I am looking forward to seeing how the

characters develop - the acupuncturist and also the lawyer.

 

 

 

<johnkokko wrote: > Has anyone seen Tim Daly or James

Saito play acupuncturists on 2 new ABC

> TV primetime shows?

>

 

Tim Daly plays an acupuncturist at a Holistically minded medical wellness

center on " Private Practice " .

I haven't seen it yet, but I read in an article that he was called a " quack "

on the last episode.

It was more comical I guess than serious...

Also, he gave a pregnant woman anesthesia with acupuncture alone for an

emergency C-section.

 

and James Saito plays Doctor Chen, a Chinese acupuncturist in San Francisco

on " Eli Stone " .

 

I saw the portrayal of Doctor Chen on Thurs, right after the premiere of

Lost. He has a fake Chinese accent, who was adopted with a Polish sounding

name, and uses incense because that's what people expect when they go to an

acupuncturist. (paraphrasing).

He has a degree in existentialism and puts in some strange acupuncture

points. Looks like GB 14 and a high yin tang. When he puts in Yin tang,

Eli Stone, a lawyer with a brain aneurysm, sees visions. Chen says that he

may be a " prophet " .

This show got slack for its portrayal of vaccine corporations putting

preservatives into their vaccines that contribute to autism.

Pediatricians tried to ban it from airing, thinking that it might endanger

the public into not vaccinating their children.

 

Just wondered what you thought of the portrayal of acupuncturists now in the

mainstream media.

 

You can see the full pilot episode of Eli Stone at

http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing

 

--

aka Mu bong Lim

Father of Bhakti

 

The Four Reliances:

Do not rely upon the individual, but rely upon the teaching.

As far as teachings go, do not rely upon the words alone, but rely upon the

meaning that underlies them.

Regarding the meaning, do not rely upon the provisional meaning alone, but

rely upon the definitive meaning.

And regarding the definitive meaning, do not rely upon ordinary

consciousness, but rely upon wisdom awareness.