Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lears All in the Family and The Jeffersons

  • 2019


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Positive Reviews 11
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.5/5
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3.8
Thats a gasp out loud line in any era, and it elicited a low hum of uneasiness from Studio Audiences studio audience. EW
4.5
TV could frankly do a whole lot worse than gathering talented performers to tackle smart, topical comedy with such visceral joy that theyre practicall .. Variety
1.5
That turned out to be the true challenge for everyone involved were they in this for real or just for kicks Was there a way to honor their characters ..
4.5
Even if it is a blatant nostalgia play, bringing some old TV history into the present seems like a smart move for ABC and a reason for the rest of us .. Vulture
4.5
The pacing of the Jeffersons episode was far better than that of All in the Family, or maybe its just that I appreciated how well Foxx and Sykes were .. The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
hosts heart, offered a robust rebuttal to those who say Lears cutting edge comedies would be too offensive to be revived today. Usa Today
1.5
There was enough of interest last night to be worth trying again, whether with more Lear shows or another classic. Hopefully, though, the next attempt .. Rolling Stone
4.5
Joel Keller (@joelkeller) writes about food, entertainment, parenting and tech, but he doesnt kid himself: hes a TV junkie. Decider
4.5
His comedies once forced viewers to face a tragic part of American history and to somehow laugh about the fact that history hadnt gone anywhere. News Day
4.5
So even while I was impressed by the scope of ABCs revival, I was also a bit disappointed. Is the future of network television really going to be so f .. Npr
3.5
Advertisement ABCs Live In Front Of A Studio Audience isnt quite what I had in mind. Tv Av Club
4.5
Theres a charming optimism to Lear, even now, and it doesnt take more than a few moments of the specials reenactment of All in the Family to notice. Vox
4.5
Yes, the conceit was gimmicky but by the end, ABC had pulled off an entertaining, strangely touching tribute to television as a medium. Vanity Fair
1.5
The reprise of The Jeffersons pilot was so authoritative that I forgot I was watching a staged throwback until that far from Gerald Ford era, Washingt .. Dead Line
1.5
George has moved on up, and yet hes still full of frustrated resentment. National Review
1.5
All in the Family Live doesnt really work, but its not embarrassing either. The Spool



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