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Babajingo

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My sister loves the series. I won't watch it because I know the series stretches the truth too much. I get it, the series is an interpretation of events but I'm too much of a history purist to go along with it.
Agree with you. I did watch the first few seasons and what it does well is stress how lonely her life is.
I'm not sympathetic, just saying it does a good job with it.
 
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@Gee Wally January 12, 1971 CBS aired 'All In The Family' for the first time. CBS did no promotion for the show as they had no clue how viewers would react.

It was the loudest my Mom had laughed since my Dad died - When Archie dropped "You dumb polack' for the first time about 20 minutes in my jaw dropped.

Thank You Norman Lear!!!!!

 

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CBS will air " Norman Lear - A life on Television " Friday night at 8 pm.

from deadline.com:

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Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Norman Lear Tuesday at the age of 101. CBS, home to the majority of Lear’s classic sitcoms, will celebrate the television legend’s extraordinary career with Norman Lear: A Life on Television special, set to air Friday, December 8 at 8 pm on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Presented by Entertainment Tonight, the one-hour special, hosted by Nischelle Turner, features interviews with stars of the long-running comedies Lear created, including Jimmie Walker from Good Times and Mackenzie Phillips from One Day At A Time, in addition to never-before-seen interviews from the ET vault. The special also includes Lear’s interview with ET host Kevin Frazier when he celebrated his 100th birthday.

In addition to Good Times and One Day At A Time, Lear’s iconic sitcoms on CBS included Sanford And Son (1972-1977), All in the Family (1971-1979), The Jeffersons (1975-1977) and Maude (1972-1978).

His numerous awards included six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, the National Medal of Arts in 1999, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2017 and the Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award in 2021. He also was a member of the Television Hall of Fame.
 
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Never watched Homicide but his comedic timing in Brooklyn Nine-Nine is absolute gold. And only 61, this is real sad.

Not sure if Homicide is available anywhere, but it’s definitely worth watching.

If I remember right it was cutting edge at the time in regard to how it was filmed.

I don’t know much about the cameras, etc, but it definitely had a different “look” for the time.
 

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Not sure if Homicide is available anywhere, but it’s definitely worth watching.

If I remember right it was cutting edge at the time in regard to how it was filmed.

I don’t know much about the cameras, etc, but it definitely had a different “look” for the time.
Sadly it isn't available to stream. I hope they make it available tho.

From a show that brought us Reed Diamond, Melissa Leo, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Seda, and Richard Belzer as John Munch, it's hard to believe Andre Braugher was the standout star. But he was. Every scene he was in was mesmerizing.

RIP
Aww Munch. I loved him. Jon Seda's career took off during and after Homicide. Fantastic actor. Melissa Leo was spectacular in The Fighter
 
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