Will Sony release Season 2?

[Robert 13]

I'm guessing it won't be for a while but since that is such a pivotal season in the history of "All in the Family", I wonder if they will release it in a year or hold off until the entire series of "All in the Family" is done. I know they are separate shows but the characters are the same. What are your thoughts?

[ThomasE]

I don't that they would just wait until the series is done. I think that they would release it sooner...I hope. LOL.

[Archie and Edith]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

I don't that they would just wait until the series is done. I think that they would release it sooner...I hope. LOL.

Yeah I hope they release season 2 soon. I think that on Season 2 they should include a clip of Jean Stapleton talking about Edith since this is the season where she dies. Wouldn't that be a good idea?

From,

Archie and Edith

[TVFactFan]

I'm just puzzled at how ABP is treated as a seperate show-lol It was not another show it was just season 10 and so on of All in the Family which is so confusing when they say SEASON 1 of ABP. Makes no sense at all

[RLohrer]

Yes, Archie Bunker's Place is a continuation of AITF. Since they released ABP separately, then they should release Season 2 of ABP sometime soon. If you look in any tv show book about the runs of tv shows, they talk about this show's 13 seasons; 9 as AITF and 4 as ABP!

[TV Knowledge Fan]

...in a previous post, "ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE" was a direct 'spinoff' of "ALL IN THE FAMILY"...without Norman Lear's direct participation. CBS and Carroll O' Connor wanted to continue the show in some form after the 1978-'79 season....and got Lear's approval to create a "new" series that focused more on Archie's bar and its patrons. O'Connor co-produced the series with his close friend Terry Becker (he eventually dissolved "The Carnan-Becker Company" within three years) and Lear's production company, and everyone was happy. However, "ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE" was a separate series from "ALL IN THE FAMILY", make no mistake about it!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

...in a previous post, "ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE" was a direct 'spinoff' of "ALL IN THE FAMILY"...without Norman Lear's direct participation. CBS and Carroll O' Connor wanted to continue the show in some form after the 1978-'79 season....and got Lear's approval to create a "new" series that focused more on Archie's bar and its patrons. O'Connor co-produced the series with his close friend Terry Becker (he eventually dissolved "The Carnan-Becker Company" within three years) and Lear's production company, and everyone was happy. However, "ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE" was a separate series from "ALL IN THE FAMILY", make no mistake about it!

How can it be a seperate series if the Main Character(Archie Bunker) was still on the Show?

[ThomasE]

Solomon, Archie can be on two shows and still be the same character. Billy MacGregor did the same thing with "Head of the Class" and his spinoff show "Billy"Now don't get me wrong, we may not agree on the Good Times Theory but I, like you, look at this show as a continuation, however, the others didn't. Fred Rubin, one of the writers did an interview and he did state that is was a spinoff. I would package both versions together because this definitley looks a like a continuation and all the elements are there. No doubt!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

Solomon, Archie can be on two shows and still be the same character. Billy MacGregor did the same thing with "Head of the Class" and his spinoff show "Billy"Now don't get me wrong, we may not agree on the Good Times Theory but I, like you, look at this show as a continuation, however, the others didn't. Fred Rubin, one of the writers did an interview and he did state that is was a spinoff. I would package both versions together because this definitley looks a like a continuation and all the elements are there. No doubt!

To me if the Lead Character is still involved it's not a spinoff. Just like Three's a Crowd

[TV Knowledge Fan]

...'TV Researcher', that WAS a "spinoff" [indirectly] of "THREE'S COMPANY"...just as the original British version- "MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE"- gave way to "ROBIN'S NEST". If a main character of a TV series appears in a "follow-up" program that has a different supporting cast and situation, than it really isn't the same series as before. Case in point: "JOEY", from "FRIENDS".

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

...'TV Researcher', that WAS a "spinoff" [indirectly] of "THREE'S COMPANY"...just as the original British version- "MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE"- gave way to "ROBIN'S NEST". If a main character of a TV series appears in a "follow-up" program that has a different supporting cast and situation, than it really isn't the same series as before. Case in point: "JOEY", from "FRIENDS".

Yeah but Friends didn't have any Main Characters

[pscisme]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

Yeah but Friends didn't have any Main Characters

With all due respect, "Friends" had 6 main characters.

[Robert 13]

I think what classifies "Archie Bunker's Place" as a spin-off are a few things:

1. Title (The show wasn't referred to as "All in the Family" anymore)

2. Characters (Although Archie, Stefanie and some of the other supporting players originated on AITF, ABP brought up new characters that were never a part of AITF)

3. Storylines (The premise of ABP was entirely different from AITF. Archie was dealing with issues surrounding his bar patrons and life without Edith. He was no longer dealing with a son-in-law and he wasn't depending on Edith anymore. He was facing life alone.)

I think all of these reasons explain why ABP was considered a spin-off. Archie was a main character and it is unusual that a main character would spawn a spin-off but they did it. It doesn't happen all the time.

I hope that they finally release Season 2 because it is a landmark season where Archie faces a lot of life changes.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Robert 13

I think what classifies "Archie Bunker's Place" as a spin-off are a few things:

1. Title (The show wasn't referred to as "All in the Family" anymore)

2. Characters (Although Archie, Stefanie and some of the other supporting players originated on AITF, ABP brought up new characters that were never a part of AITF)

3. Storylines (The premise of ABP was entirely different from AITF. Archie was dealing with issues surrounding his bar patrons and life without Edith. He was no longer dealing with a son-in-law and he wasn't depending on Edith anymore. He was facing life alone.)

I think all of these reasons explain why ABP was considered a spin-off. Archie was a main character and it is unusual that a main character would spawn a spin-off but they did it. It doesn't happen all the time.

I hope that they finally release Season 2 because it is a landmark season where Archie faces a lot of life changes.

I feel it wasn't a spinoff because


1. Archie was still on the show living in the same house who was the main character. It was just that his situation was different like having no Edith and Mike and Gloria but it was still the same show just a different era

[gilligan fanatic]

Originally Posted by TVResearcher

I feel it wasn't a spinoff because


1. Archie was still on the show living in the same house who was the main character. It was just that his situation was different like having no Edith and Mike and Gloria but it was still the same show just a different era

I think Robert 13's points would count if there was a break between AITF and ABP. It was just the next season instantly of All in the Family. Sanford could be counted the same way but since it was 3 or 4 years after Sanford and Son I count that as a spin off and not a continuation.