All in the Family (tv program)

'The Americans,' FX lead TCA Award nominations

2013-06-10 14:48:00

"The Americans" and its channel, FX, led the pack in the Television Critics Assn. awards nominations, announced Monday morning. The first season of the Cold War spy drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys grabbed four nominations, including a...

Jean Stapleton, beyond Edith Bunker: a devoted theater actress

2013-06-03 06:30:00

Before her caterwauling duet of "Those Were the Days" with Carroll O'Connor became a signature moment of CBS' "All in the Family," actress Jean Stapleton had already sung her way through a number of now-classic stage musicals in her career as a New York...

Jean Stapleton was the sum of many parts: An appreciation

2013-06-02 11:19:00

Jean Stapleton, who died Friday at the age of 90, was 48 when she became famous as Edith Bunker in "All in the Family." By the time that landmark sitcom premiered in 1971, she had been acting for 30 years on the stage, in movies and on television,...

Scorched 'Earth'! Finke and Deadline split? RIP Jean Stapleton.

2013-06-03 06:51:00

After the coffee. Before deciding if I should try 'The Killing' again. The Skinny: Pretty good episodes of "Mad Men" and "Veep" last night. I would have liked them better if I wasn't working while they were on! Monday's headlines include the box office...

'The Sopranos' tops WGA's top 101 TV shows of all time

2013-06-03 05:00:00

They say that television is a writer's medium, so it makes sense that the Writers Guild of America would have its own list of the 101 greatest TV shows of all time. At the top of the list is "The Sopranos," HBO's multiple award-winning hit series that...

'The Wire': No. 9 on 'best-written' series list but zero Emmys

2013-06-03 12:25:00

"The Wire," HBO's groundbreaking and multi-layered drama about drugs, politics and life in Baltimore, is generally regarded by TV critics and experts as one of TV's finest and most eloquent dramas ever. The show has gained even more admirers and acclaim...

The best-written TV show? 'The Sopranos,' of course

2013-06-03 06:00:00

The Writers Guild announced its 101 best-written TV series on Sunday night, and it will surprise exactly no one to learn that David Chase and "The Sopranos" topped the list, followed closely by "Seinfeld" (Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, creators) at No....

'All in the Family' star Jean Stapleton dies at 90

2013-06-01 12:56:00

Jean Stapleton, who played Archie Bunker’s long-suffering wife Edith in the long-running 1970s television series “All in the Family,” died Friday at her New York City home. She was 90. Stapleton died of natural causes, her family...

Jean Stapleton: Actress who played Edith Bunker was no 'dingbat'

2013-06-01 16:35:00

Jean Stapleton won worldwide fame as Edith Bunker, the cheerfully clueless wife of bigoted Archie Bunker on the groundbreaking series "All in The Family." Her resume also included later portrayals as� Mother Goose, the Fairy Godmother and Mrs. Piggle-...

The Gold Standard: Emmy chances for comedy shows and stars

2013-06-06 06:00:00

"Modern Family" has won the comedy series Emmy for each of its three seasons. Other shows that have gone the three-peat route — "30 Rock," "Taxi," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "All in the Family" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" — were denied a...

Hugh Hefner honors sitcom icon Norman Lear at Playboy Mansion

2013-05-21 15:36:00

Groping in the grotto isn't the only thing the Playboy Mansion is good for. Magazine publisher Hugh Hefner passes out awards there, too. On Wednesday, Norman Lear will get his turn. The 1970s sitcom legend - the man behind "All in the Family," "The...

Sony shares jump as hedge fund urges IPO of entertainment unit

2013-05-14 20:45:00

Sony Corp. stock soared in afternoon trading after New York hedge fund Third Point proposed that the electronics and media giant make an initial public stock offering of up to 20% of its entertainment arm. That unit, known as Sony Entertainment Inc.,...

TV execs are always on the lookout for a sure thing. And what could be surer than the return of an established hit? Right? Right? That's the only way we can explain the raft of remakes that's threatening our TV screens.

2012-08-09 15:19:33

Actor Sherman Hemsley, best known for his role as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons, died at age 74.

2012-07-24 00:00:00

MTV says it's developing an American version of the British teen series "Skins." One of the show's creators will be involved in the new show, which can be a good sign for shows that are imported from other countries. If MTV manages to do "Skins" justice, it will be an exception rather than the rule.

2009-08-24 15:59:33