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    ‘Brilliant Minds’ creator on show with real-life queer doctor inspiration
    Frisco

    ‘Brilliant Minds’ creator on show with real-life queer doctor inspiration

    Although Zachary Quinto only plays a doctor on television, his character is inspired by very real life. In Brilliant mindsThe Emmy nominee plays Dr. Oliver Wolf, inspired by world-renowned queer neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, who wrote numerous bestsellers based on…

    Posted on Bronwen Cerys
    How Brilliant Minds Connects to the Real Dr. Oliver Sacks makes
    Duluth

    How Brilliant Minds Connects to the Real Dr. Oliver Sacks makes

    When a series or film is even loosely based on actual people or true events, sometimes many real-life details are lost in the adaptation. However, NBC’s medical drama Brilliant mindswhich is loosely based on the writings and life of the…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    “The Disembodied Woman” by Brilliant Minds was a real case
    Massachusetts

    “The Disembodied Woman” by Brilliant Minds was a real case

    A fascinating and unique aspect of NBC’s new medical drama. Brilliant mindsis that the neurological cases presented in each episode by the fictional Bronx General Hospital neurologist, Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto), are actually all based on the real case…

    Posted on Idris Bevan
    Brilliant Minds and English Teacher show that workplace burnout is a constant
    Washington

    Brilliant Minds and English Teacher show that workplace burnout is a constant

    Exhaustion. Fear. The fact that you may be reading this article right now another Meeting that should have been an email. Reports of burnout have been in the news for years, particularly in fields like medicine, education and, ahem, journalism….

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Zachary Quinto from “Brilliant Minds” on “Star Trek 4” and Kamala Harris
    Suffolk

    Zachary Quinto from “Brilliant Minds” on “Star Trek 4” and Kamala Harris

    Zachary Quinto has played “many dark characters” in his career. When he was offered the lead role in “Brilliant Minds,” he immediately jumped at the chance because the series “really comes from an enlightening perspective.” In the NBC medical drama,…

    Posted on Caradoc Wyn
    NBC’s medical drama starring Zachary Quinto
    Albany

    NBC’s medical drama starring Zachary Quinto

    Based on the real-life work of neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks and created by Michael Grassi, NBC’s latest medical drama “Brilliant Minds” follows Dr. Oliver Wolf (an entertaining Zachary Quinto), an unconventional physician hell-bent on solving his patients’ neurological and mental…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    How the true story of Dr. Oliver Sacks inspired NBC’s “Brilliant Minds”
    Washington

    How the true story of Dr. Oliver Sacks inspired NBC’s “Brilliant Minds”

    Nearly 20 years after his breakout role in “Heroes,” Zachary Quinto returns to NBC as an eccentric world-class doctor in “Brilliant Minds.” The “Star Trek” and “American Horror Story” star plays Dr. Oliver Wolf, a neurologist living with a brain…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    When will new episodes be broadcast?
    Massachusetts

    When will new episodes be broadcast?

    NBC’s new medical crime series takes an unusual approach. Inspired by the life of the late British neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks, Zachary Quinto of “Star Trek” and “American Horror Story” fame plays a doctor determined to demystify neurological…

    Posted on Idris Bevan
    Zachary Quinto on NBC Medical Procedural
    Washington

    Zachary Quinto on NBC Medical Procedural

    The start of the new television season also marks the return of my favorite television archetype: the antisocial genius who solves crimes/medical mysteries/legal dilemmas by alternately blinking and staring into the distance. We know the best shows in this genre…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    In “Brilliant Minds” there is not always a cure, but “there is a way forward,” says EP
    Washington

    In “Brilliant Minds” there is not always a cure, but “there is a way forward,” says EP

    Zachary Quinto plays Dr. Oliver Wolf in “Brilliant Minds.” Photo credit: Rafy/NBC. Michael Grassi wasn’t sure if he even wanted to do a medical series. Then he immersed himself in the work of the renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks and was…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith

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