haaa I am not crazy about Switched at Birth, either, but my best friend loves it. Of course, she's a sucker for drama :roll: Though, I don't feel the show is really centered around Deaf people at all. Just a typical show that claims to be culturally diverse by including deaf people. It's more about family issues.
Anyway. While there are deaf actors out there, I do take issue with movies and shows that include them only as side characters, not as main characters. The episode of CSI with Marlee Matlin and others is just a classic example. When people were going around being excited about "Deaf CSI" I thought it meant there was finally a crime scene investigator who is Deaf. Nope. Crush my hopes, will ya?! I really miss Marlee's Reasonable Doubt.
I've never seen SAB but if it doesn't go out of its way to say 'look at them, they're deaf!' isn't that a good thing? The story and characters should be the focus.
Did you like Sue Thomas F.B.Eye? My other half really likes crime dramas but didn't like the stories in it and stopped watching. She thought it got too silly at times, especially the comic relief with Levi the dog.