All in the family

Norman Lear changed the television landscape forever with the creation of shows like “All in the Family” and “The Facts of Life.” Lear died of natural […]

At 5′ 1” tall, TV legend Sally Struthers is quite petite. Her showrunners took advantage of this, surrounding the diminutive actor with performers that towered […]

It was easy for television viewers to forget the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights struggle and women’s liberation when immersed in the gauzy nostalgia of The Andy […]

Jean Stapleton was a character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in the groundbreaking 1970s US comedy All in […]

One of television’s most groundbreaking series hit the airwaves 50 years ago this month, and the small screen hasn’t been the same since. Emmy-winning “All […]

In the “All in the Family” episode “Archie the Hero” (September 29, 1975), the bigoted Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor) saves the life of an unconscious […]

When Norman Lear died this week at the age of 101, he was mourned as one of the most important voices in television history. He had so many […]

Before “All in the Family” became one of the most groundbreaking sitcoms of all time, it was a non-starter with two failed pilot episodes and […]

Not to say it can’t or won’t happen again, but given the current complexion of the television industry, it’s hard to imagine a sitcom completely revolutionising the […]

Norman Lear, who recently passed away at the age of 101, transformed the network television sitcom in the 1970s by confronting America’s cultural contentiousness head-on […]