Norman Lear Reshaped How America Saw Black Families “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “Sanford and Son” brought a wave of Black characters to TV, even as the shows opened up tensions over stereotypes.
Stream These 6 Great Norman Lear Shows Beginning with “All in the Family,” Lear filled the airwaves throughout the 1970s with popular, critically acclaimed shows about families from varied ethnic and economic backgrounds.
Do You Skip Intro? Wesley Morris and Hanif Abdurraqib consider what’s lost when you breeze past the TV theme song.