Many of the most popular channels have largely ditched original dramas and comedies, morphing into vessels for endless reruns.
Tag: Television
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Remembering Norman Lear’s Most Controversial Episode
A two-part November 1972 episode of “Maude,” in which the title character decides to get an abortion, still seems radical, particularly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Rob Reiner Remembers Norman Lear and ‘All in the Family’
With “All in the Family,” Lear “tapped into something that nobody had ever done before or even since,” the star of the hit sitcom said.
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Norman Lear, TV’s Greatest American
The “All in the Family” producer made sitcoms into a form of patriotic dissent.
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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.