All in the family

Sometimes, it’s not necessarily the plot of a television series that compels an audience to continue tuning in for more episodes, but rather, the actors […]

Rob Reiner, also known as “Meathead” on the classic comedy, All in the Family, was part of one of the greatest ensemble shows in television history. The seasoned […]

If you’re CBS in 1978, surely the most disastrous thing you can do is invite Carroll O’Connor to a dinner with some of the biggest […]

While the show itself was based on the British sitcom Till Death Do Us Part, All in the Family was seen as an unprecedented piece of entertainment, even […]

Norman Lear is a singular entity in the history of American television production. Nobody has dominated network TV for such a sustained period (until, perhaps, […]

Seven years is a long time to spend anywhere, but on a TV show where change isn’t always welcomed, it can feel claustrophobic. When Rob […]

“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 […]

Rob Reiner, who rose to fame playing All In The Family‘s liberal firebrand Michael Stivic – or Meathead, to Caroll O’Connor’s Archie Bunker – has paid […]

The director of some of the most successful movies of the 1980s and 90s, like “When Harry Met Sally,” “The Princess Bride,” and “A Few […]

Norman Lear knew what he was getting into with “All in the Family.” The late TV giant was warned from the outset that Americans (white, […]