DPN actually did that, rolling out a "Deaf President Now" sign on Capitol Hill.

The final stretch of episodes where Daphne dates Chef Jeff are really the only regrettable parts of the show (and even that stretch played a role in developing Daphne). Otherwise, it does well going over the themes of co-parenting and low-key teen self-discovery and -development.

SaB is on Netflix. It's a 30-"episode" first season, but you can get by watching the first half or so and the resolution of the Jeff fiasco.

I miss Bunheads already… (and re: the commercials, it's how ABC Family's trying to advertise to W18-34. At this point, their promos are formulaic, e.g., the bottle episode with the Cap Cap!)

I've heard those criticisms too, but to counter: what other colleges are out there that cater to deaf or hard of hearing students? I know RIT does, but Gallaudet is still the seminal school for the Deaf community.

Is Lost Girl worth getting back into? I stopped half-way through last season, and I really only watched the show because Bo is hot. Is the plotting still terrible?

"ABC Family show had such a group of well developed, young characters whose storylines were NOT solely focused on romance/sexual tension"

I have friends that go to Gallaudet, and they were so excited about tonight (they brought Julian Bond to speak not long ago and there was chatter about this episode). The university as a whole has really jumped on to SaB.

ABC Family consistently has audio level-problems, so that's nothing new. Issue with multiple providers and with various shows (Bunheads particularly).

I completely agree with you in your comments about the Bay/Daphne dynamic. I didn't like the middle stretch of season 1 (Daphne's relationship with the chef, etc.), but it did do the job layering Daphne and truly revealing all of her flaws and insecurities.

This episode was just great. I thought coming in that it could have been gimmicky, but it did a great job of capturing the Deaf perspective beyond what SaB already does. And it was a great homage to DPN.

I guess it could depend on why you'd want to watch the show. Season 4 had a Gilmore Girls' Stars Hollow-vibe to it. We just got to hang out with the characters, watching them be ridiculous and do silly things.

It wouldn't fit with TNT's slate of dramas.

Same here — I grew up with it, so I liked it. Watching it again, I really enjoyed parts of the first half of Season 1, and Seasons 2-4. The whole engagement mess made Season 5 just awful.

Outside of a middle stretch that had ABC Family stench stamped all over it, Switched at Birth is a comfortable family drama. Not Parenthood-good, but just as poignant.

Actual genuine emotion? Meaningful dialogue? Character development?

No Dallas mention?

Having watched so much SaB, I noticed that you need to capitalize "Deaf" in your comment ("deaf community…").

Re: The OC, not only was the writing fun again, but I enjoyed Autumn Reeser's screen presence. Quite awesome.

That's a joke, right?