5 - min ute ▁episodes ▁for ▁Net fli x . ▁The ▁short - form ▁format ▁was ▁tax ing ▁for ▁the ▁veter an ▁script ▁writer ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁C - plot ▁alongside ▁the ▁A - Plot ▁and ▁B - plot , ▁the ▁writing ▁also ▁left ▁no ▁room , ▁“ every ▁line ▁needs ▁to ▁count ▁for ▁something ▁and ▁you ▁can ’ t ▁do ▁anything ▁somewhere ▁else .” ▁Special ▁was ▁all ▁written ▁on ▁the ▁week ends ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁writing ▁full - time . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁writing ▁but ▁still ▁had ▁obst acles ▁getting ▁it ▁produced ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁dis ability ▁angle . ▁He ▁started ▁doing ▁media ▁work ▁for ▁Special ▁while ▁writing ▁full - time ▁on ▁B H 9 0 2 1 0 , ▁a ▁Fox ▁comedy - d rama ▁reboot ▁of ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁ 9 0 2 1 0 ▁which ▁deb uted ▁in ▁August , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁He ▁noted ▁it ▁was ▁hard ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁show ▁with ▁a ▁gay ▁lead ▁character , ▁let ▁alone ▁one ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁disabled ; ▁a ▁first ▁for ▁television . ▁He ▁stated , ▁" I ▁think ▁Hollywood ▁is ▁largely ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁disabled ▁people ▁because ▁they ▁don ' t ▁view ▁us ▁as ▁' se xy ' ▁or ▁' co ol .' " ▁He ▁l ament ed , ▁" 1 ▁in ▁ 4 ▁people ▁identify ▁as ▁disabled ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁two ▁shows ▁( me ▁and ▁This ▁Close ) ▁on ▁the ▁air