July 17, 2019
Stage 13 / Netflix Shows Grab Five Emmy® Nominations!
“Special” and “It’s Bruno” were both nominated for the 71st Emmy® Award Nominations by the Television Academy.
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May 7, 2019
How Slick Naim Channeled His Love for Dogs, Hip-Hop, and Filmmaking Into His New Netflix Series, ‘It’s Bruno’
Complex recently caught up with Slick to talk about how his series—which he calls “Curb and Seinfeld with dogs in the hood” and features his new single, “Turnt Tonight”—maintaining the balance between his music career and his work as a filmmaker and more.
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April 12, 2019
It’s Bruno! Premieres on Netflix May 17
An old-school Brooklyn native devotes his days to caring for his adorable dog, Bruno — and making sure the neighbors show his pooch the proper respect.
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April 12, 2019
‘Special’ on Netflix: Everything You Need to Know About the Totally Bingeable Gay Comedy
This Netflix comedy series, based on writer Ryan O’Connell’s 2015 memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, puts a fresh new spin on what it means to be a Netflix comedy.
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April 11, 2019
Jim Parsons’ ‘Special’: Everything you need to know about Netflix series based on Ryan O’Connell’s life
‘Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons is back to produce a new Netflix comedy series ‘Special.’
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April 11, 2019
A Dark Comedy About Being Disabled? He’s in on the Joke
The internet is a product of Ryan O’Connell, just as he is a product of the internet.
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April 11, 2019
Ryan O’Connell gets his 15 minutes of fame (x8) with Netflix’s Special
The new comedy consists of eight 15-minute episodes inspired by the life of creator and lead actor Ryan O’Connell, 31, an openly gay man with cerebral palsy.
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April 11, 2019
Netflix’s ‘Special’ hopes to break new ground for disability representation on TV
The TV writer-turned-star told his friends and family he was gay when he was 17, but waited until he was 28 to let his new friends and co-workers know that he has cerebral palsy.
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April 11, 2019
Netflix’s Special Is Special For A Lot Of Reasons — This Is The One You May Not Know
At last, Netflix is giving subscribers a series that is precisely the right length: Special, which premieres Friday, April 12.
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March 25, 2019
‘You Don’t Have to Have Cerebral Palsy to Relate to My Story’
Trust us, you have not seen anyone like Ryan O’Connell on TV before. The star and writer-creator of Netflix’s Special is a gay man with cerebral palsy, who, after getting hit by a car at the age of 20, decided to “rewrite” his identity and spent years pretending that he wasn’t disabled because friends and colleagues assumed his limp was the result of the accident.
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March 25, 2019
Special Coming To Netflix April 12
SPECIAL follows a gay man with mild cerebral palsy decides to rewrite his identity as an accident victim, break up with his mom – or at least set some healthy boundaries – and finally go after the life he’s always wanted.
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February 6, 2019
Netflix Orders Ryan O’Connell Comedy Series ‘Special’ Produced By Jim Parsons
Netflix has ordered eight episodes of Special, a comedy series based on Ryan O’Connell’s part-memoir, part-manifesto I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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August 28, 2018
Making of Netflix’s “Cooking on High”
This summer Netflix debuted the first-ever competitive marijuana cooking show called “Cooking on High.” Cheddar’s Alyssa Julya Smith speaks with the show’s host and one chef who competed on the program about infusing food with THC.
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August 26, 2018
Stars of Netflix series Marching Orders in Orlando
Three stars of Netflix series Marching Orders came to the Orlando Sentinel studios to talk about their experience.
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August 24, 2018
‘Marching Orders’: Inside Look at the Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats
The new Stage 13/Netflix original ‘Marching Orders’ gives viewers an inside look at the Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats. Donovan V. Wells, the Band Director of the Marching Wildcats joins Cheddar to discuss the series and what fans can expect.
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August 23, 2018
BCU Wildcats Marching Band Drumline Performs
BCU Wildcats marching band drumline from Marching Orders on Netflix performs on Fox 35 Orlando.
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August 18, 2018
Watch: Fire Up Friday with “Cooking on High” on Netflix
Get your Cannabis Top Chef on this weekend with “Cooking On High” Host Josh Leyva and Ngaio help you weed out the culinary competition as some of LA’s top Chefs hash it out over cannabis cuisine for judges who have a serious case of the munchies.
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June 22, 2018
Netflix to Debut ‘Cooking on High,’ A New Cannabis Cooking Competition
In the latest testament to the fast-growing mainstream embrace of cannabis, Netflix this month will debut a competitive cooking show exclusively featuring dishes prepared with the herb. And not just for flavoring — under the show’s rules, all recipes must actually get you high.
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June 22, 2018
Cooking on High: Netflix’s Foray Into Weed Cuisine Is Half-baked
As Canada becomes the second country to legalize recreational marijuana, and weed dispensaries that look like Apple Genius bars sprout in progressive states across the US, it was only a matter of time before Netflix threw its hat in the proverbial smoke ring.
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June 2, 2018
New Competitive Weed Cooking Show Coming To Netflix
The first-ever cannabis cooking show is coming to Netflix next month.
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June 1, 2018
Coming Soon: Cannabis Cooking Competitions on Netflix
After exploring the amateur side of cooking, Netflix is returning this month with something a bit more, dare we say it, highbrow. On June 22nd, the internet streaming service will release Cooking On High, a new cooking show which has a sticky green speciality, reports High Times. What’s that, you ask? Everything they prepare must feature a healthy dose of cannabis.
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