All in the family

There are always mixed reactions when popular sitcoms begin to change. Some viewers loathe the changes and stop watching the show; others love the new […]

A truly impressive collection of classic TV memorabilia, collected over three decades, recently went up for auction. Over 1,000 props, costumes and sets from nostalgic […]

We all love a “hometown hero hits it big” story. In the case of Jean Stapleton, the Chambersburg, PA resident put in decades of work […]

Playing the same character for a while has both benefits and cons. It could bring actors the recognition they’ve sought throughout their careers, especially if […]

It turns out that if you’re a great enough actor, there’s always a chance that you could play a role a little bit too well. […]

Sometimes, a bolt of inspiration can strike out of nowhere and change us forever. Other times, that same encouragement can stare us in the face […]

Jean Stapleton was not angry when she left All in the Family When a series is popular, audiences expect to see all their favorite characters […]

Norman Lear wasn’t just an epochal talent — he was highly prolific to boot. So much so that the legendary producer, who died Tuesday at 101, had at […]

Before she was one of America’s most famous sitcom daughters, actor Sally Struthers made her primetime debut dancing on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” the […]

When Isabel Sanford began working on All in the Family early in the first season of the show in 1971, she soon realized that her character of […]