Articles tagged "all in the family"

Column: Retro Remote

All in the Family: Gloria Sings the Blues

by Kit MacFarlane

[27.Aug.09] :. Where a thousand stone-faced social dramas have despaired over the decay of interpersonal relations and marital unity, this is the interpersonal angst of an Ingmar Bergman movie saved by a sitcom ending and a live studio audience.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD Feature

Part 2 - Outsider Influences

by PopMatters Staff

[9.Oct.07] :. TV was at a standstill. On one side -- the status quo. On the other -- the innovators from outside the mainstream. Guess who ended up winning the 'classics’ argument?

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Norman Lear recalls when guys like him had it made

by Glenn Garvin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[18.May.07] :. If you think there’s nothing funny on broadcast television anymore, you’re not alone. Archie Bunker, Fred Sanford, Maude Findlay and George Jefferson - or at least, the guy who invented...

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TV DVD Review

All in the Family: Second Season

by Stephen Tropiano

[25.Mar.03] :. In the case of All in the Family and Sanford and Son, 'groundbreaking' is not an overstatement.

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