“Meathead” Stivic on the original “All in the Family,” had some suggestions for Norman Lear ahead of the upcoming live special airing in May.
“I did talk to Norman and to one of the producers [at ABC] about who might play parts and maybe which episodes they could pick,” Reiner told Page Six at the Tribeca Film Festival’s 35th-anniversary screening of “This is Spinal Tap” on Saturday. “The one I suggested was about gun control and I don’t know if they picked that one or not, but I thought it was appropriate because the issues are exactly the same and the arguments are the same. But I’m not going to be involved other than that.”
It was announced earlier this month that the network is airing episode re-creations of both “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.”
Lear said in a statement at the time, “They have said over and over again that these two shows were meant for the ’70s and would not work today. We disagree with them and are here to prove, with two great casts depicting ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’ the timelessness of human nature.”
Reiner echoed Lear’s sentiments but added, “There are certain things that are not PC but the issues are still very much alive. We’re having the same discussions.”
Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes are among the cast members who have been announced thus far.
