Live All in the Family and The Jeffersons for One-Night Only on ABC! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 04-18-2019, 11:59 PM

JIMMY KIMMEL BRINGS AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT OF TELEVISION TO ABC WITH

‘LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE: NORMAN LEAR’S ‘ALL IN THE FAMILY’ AND ‘THE JEFFERSONS,’’ WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDES ELLIE KEMPER, JAMIE FOXX, JUSTINA MACHADO,

MARISA TOMEI, WANDA SYKES, WILL FERRELL AND WOODY HARRELSON

ABC’s late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presents a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic television sitcoms. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’” teams Kimmel with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux. This special, airing live WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, will take viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy® Award-winning series “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” This legendary night of television will be hosted by Lear and Kimmel, and directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows.

“All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” were groundbreaking shows that changed American television. In this new, one-night-only event, Woody Harrelson will take on the role of Archie Bunker, alongside Marisa Tomei who will be playing Edith Bunker, with Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes playing George and Louise Jefferson. Ellie Kemper will play Gloria Stivic; Will Ferrell will appear as Tom Willis, and Justina Machado is set to play Florence Johnston. More stars will be named later.

“The fact that a group of Oscar® winners eagerly agreed to play these iconic characters is a testament to the greatness of these shows and their creator, Norman Lear. To be a part of this is a dream come true for me and for everyone involved,” said Jimmy Kimmel.

“We are so honored to partner with our brilliant friend Jimmy Kimmel and trailblazer Norman Lear to bring some of the most iconic sitcoms ever made back to television,” said Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment. “These revered shows are as culturally relevant today as they’ve ever been, and the talent they have gathered makes this the can’t-miss television event of the year … make that decade.”

“They have said over and over again that these two shows were meant for the ‘70s and would not work today. We disagree with them and are here to prove, with two great casts depicting ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’ the timelessness of human nature. I cannot wait to see what these glorious performers make in our time of these indelible characters, and I couldn’t be more grateful for Jimmy Kimmel, Sony and ABC for their collective willingness to conceive and pursue this never-been-done-before event,” said Norman Lear.

“We are honored and elated to be involved in retelling these groundbreaking stories, which are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago when they first aired. And to be working with such brilliant icons as Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel, as well as this dream cast, in this exciting new format, is nothing short of amazing!” said Sony Pictures Television Studios President Jeff Frost and Co-Presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter.

From 1971 through 1979, “All in the Family” was in the homes of millions of Americans, tackling controversial subjects for the first time such as women’s rights, racism and homosexuality. The series followed Archie Bunker as the highly opinionated, working-class family man who viewed the world on his terms. When not arguing with his liberal son-in-law, Archie took refuge in his wife, Edith, who tried to understand Archie's conservative ways and outdated beliefs. The award-winning series shaped ongoing political and social conversations among American families in the post-civil rights era.

The success of “All in the Family” launched “The Jeffersons,” running from 1975 to 1985. It was the first television series to feature an interracial couple, and it would go on to be one of the longest-running African-American shows on TV. The series followed George and Louise Jefferson moving on up to the east side and showcasing what it was like to be successful in a predominantly white world. The series changed the landscape and helped shift conversations about race and class, paving the way for other African-American actors and TV shows.

“Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’” will be produced by Smoking Baby Productions, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux will executive produce; and the live special will be directed by James Burrows.

About ABC Entertainment

ABC Entertainment airs compelling programming across all day parts, including the new dramas “A Million Little Things” and “The Rookie,” starring Nathan Fillion; and new comedies “The Conners,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “Single Parents.” The ABC Television Network is also home to the groundbreaking dramas “The Good Doctor,” “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Grey’s Anatomy”; the Emmy® Award-winning “Modern Family” and trailblazing comedy favorites “black-ish,” “American Housewife,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Goldbergs,” “Speechless” and “Splitting Up Together”; hit game shows “The $100,000 Pyramid,” “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Match Game” and “To Tell the Truth”; star-making sensation “American Idol”; reality phenomenon “Shark Tank,” iconic “The Bachelor” franchise, long-running hits “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”; “General Hospital,” which has aired for over 50 years on the network; and late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The network also boasts some of television’s most prestigious awards shows, including “The Oscars®,” “The CMA Awards” and “The American Music Awards.”

ABC’s multiplatform business initiative also allows viewers to watch current episodes of their favorite ABC shows anytime, anywhere on ABC.com and the ABC app for desktop, smartphone, tablet or connected TV devices.

ABOUT SONY PICTURES TELEVISION

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating 24 wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies in 12 countries, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. Sony Pictures Television is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.

Babalu · 04-21-2019, 04:33 PM

Who cares?

Classic shows with today's actors who don't belong in them.

Wrong network.

They're all dead.

cfr1970 · 04-22-2019, 10:43 PM

As a huge fan of both classics, you couldn't pay me to tune into that garbage. It will no doubt be re-created through todays warped Hollywood eyes and butchered horrifically.

No, no no, no....NO! I will try to even forget I read this post because just the mere thought of this makes me sick.

Modern television is pure and utter trash. If it weren't for Antenna TV & Buzzr channels, i'd toss my TV to the curb.

tlc38tlc38 · 04-22-2019, 10:47 PM

Why bother

Edward216 · 04-23-2019, 12:05 AM

That sounds like a really bad idea.

Ed.

treky · 04-23-2019, 12:30 AM

O..MY..GOD!!! I hope this is a joke... PLEASE don't tell me it's real!!

Heenan Fan · 04-23-2019, 01:15 AM

I'm gonna give it a try. Jamie Fox as George and Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker is enough for me to at least give it a chance. I liked both shows, so maybe I'm thinking more with my heart more than my brain. Plus it's live.

Will it suck? Probably. But don't knock it 'til ya tried it.

AMackII · 04-23-2019, 03:17 AM

Really?!? i’m not sure that i will watch it that night

Heenan Fan · 04-23-2019, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AMackII

Really?!? i’m not sure that i will watch it that night

Well of course, really. There are a lot of talented actors paying tribute to two iconic tv shows. Why would any fan of either show at least not check it out?

AMackII · 04-23-2019, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heenan Fan

Well of course, really. There are a lot of talented actors paying tribute to two iconic tv shows. Why would any fan of either show at least not check it out?

ok i agree what you said

BigManMike · 04-23-2019, 07:30 AM

I’ll definitely check this out. Seems odd it’s on ABC when both of those shows were originally on CBS.

cfr1970 · 04-23-2019, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heenan Fan

Well of course, really. There are a lot of talented actors paying tribute to two iconic tv shows. Why would any fan of either show at least not check it out?

I'm a HUGE fan of AITF. Enormous. I watch 2 episodes each night on dvd. And when I run through the series, I start it all over from the beginning again. I will not watch this trash and don't even have a curiosity to take a peek at it.

Why? For one, just look at the names of the "talent" here. Wanda Sykes? This woman is so filled with racist hate it's not funny. Why would I want to watch a hateful person like that stepping into the role of one of my favorite and beloved TV characters? I don't want to see that hateful B as Louise Jefferson.

Woody Harrelson as Archie? LOL....just NO! I'd rather wash my eyes out with bleach than see such an iconic character desecrated by that two bit drug addicted hack.

And third, if Jimmy Kimmel is involved in anything, that tells me it's automatically going to suck. The man is such a smarmy, skeez and his lowest ever ratings for his Oscar hosting showed America can't stand him either.

Oh lord, I can go on and on....Marisa Tomei as Edith? LOL. That sounds like a bad parody!

And finally, liberal Hollywood will show these 2 great shows through a watered down, 21st century PC lens that will ruin and pee all over the memory of these 2 iconic shows.
And there will surely be the overdone and boring Trump bashing thrown in there because Hollywood can't do anything creative anymore without telling us all how much they hate him. Yawn.

So nah....i'll be watching my AITF DVD that night and reveling in the true talent over that SNL farce.

tlc38tlc38 · 04-23-2019, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cfr1970

I'm a HUGE fan of AITF. Enormous. I watch 2 episodes each night on dvd. And when I run through the series, I start it all over from the beginning again. I will not watch this trash and don't even have a curiosity to take a peek at it.

Why? For one, just look at the names of the "talent" here. Wanda Sykes? This woman is so filled with racist hate it's not funny. Why would I want to watch a hateful person like that stepping into the role of one of my favorite and beloved TV characters? I don't want to see that hateful B as Louise Jefferson.

Woody Harrelson as Archie? LOL....just NO! I'd rather wash my eyes out with bleach than see such an iconic character desecrated by that two bit drug addicted hack.

And third, if Jimmy Kimmel is involved in anything, that tells me it's automatically going to suck. The man is such a smarmy, skeez and his lowest ever ratings for his Oscar hosting showed America can't stand him either.

Oh lord, I can go on and on....Marisa Tomei as Edith? LOL. That sounds like a bad parody!

And finally, liberal Hollywood will show these 2 great shows through a watered down, 21st century PC lens that will ruin and pee all over the memory of these 2 iconic shows.
And there will surely be the overdone and boring Trump bashing thrown in there because Hollywood can't do anything creative anymore without telling us all how much they hate him. Yawn.

So nah....i'll be watching my AITF DVD that night and reveling in the true talent over that SNL farce.

MA · 04-23-2019, 12:44 PM

No thanks. I will not be watching this.

treky · 04-23-2019, 05:26 PM

I will DEFINETALY not watch this!!!

04-18-2019, 11:59 PM	#1
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	Live All in the Family and The Jeffersons for One-Night Only on ABC! JIMMY KIMMEL BRINGS AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT OF TELEVISION TO ABC WITH ‘LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE: NORMAN LEAR’S ‘ALL IN THE FAMILY’ AND ‘THE JEFFERSONS,’’ WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDES ELLIE KEMPER, JAMIE FOXX, JUSTINA MACHADO, MARISA TOMEI, WANDA SYKES, WILL FERRELL AND WOODY HARRELSON ABC’s late-night host Jimmy Kimmel presents a live, 90-minute prime-time event in tribute to classic television sitcoms. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’” teams Kimmel with television icon Norman Lear and executive producers Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux. This special, airing live WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-9:31 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, will take viewers down memory lane, recreating an original episode from each of the Emmy® Award-winning series “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” This legendary night of television will be hosted by Lear and Kimmel, and directed by 10-time Emmy winner James Burrows. “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” were groundbreaking shows that changed American television. In this new, one-night-only event, Woody Harrelson will take on the role of Archie Bunker, alongside Marisa Tomei who will be playing Edith Bunker, with Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes playing George and Louise Jefferson. Ellie Kemper will play Gloria Stivic; Will Ferrell will appear as Tom Willis, and Justina Machado is set to play Florence Johnston. More stars will be named later. “The fact that a group of Oscar® winners eagerly agreed to play these iconic characters is a testament to the greatness of these shows and their creator, Norman Lear. To be a part of this is a dream come true for me and for everyone involved,” said Jimmy Kimmel. “We are so honored to partner with our brilliant friend Jimmy Kimmel and trailblazer Norman Lear to bring some of the most iconic sitcoms ever made back to television,” said Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment. “These revered shows are as culturally relevant today as they’ve ever been, and the talent they have gathered makes this the can’t-miss television event of the year … make that decade.” “They have said over and over again that these two shows were meant for the ‘70s and would not work today. We disagree with them and are here to prove, with two great casts depicting ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’ the timelessness of human nature. I cannot wait to see what these glorious performers make in our time of these indelible characters, and I couldn’t be more grateful for Jimmy Kimmel, Sony and ABC for their collective willingness to conceive and pursue this never-been-done-before event,” said Norman Lear. “We are honored and elated to be involved in retelling these groundbreaking stories, which are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago when they first aired. And to be working with such brilliant icons as Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel, as well as this dream cast, in this exciting new format, is nothing short of amazing!” said Sony Pictures Television Studios President Jeff Frost and Co-Presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter. From 1971 through 1979, “All in the Family” was in the homes of millions of Americans, tackling controversial subjects for the first time such as women’s rights, racism and homosexuality. The series followed Archie Bunker as the highly opinionated, working-class family man who viewed the world on his terms. When not arguing with his liberal son-in-law, Archie took refuge in his wife, Edith, who tried to understand Archie's conservative ways and outdated beliefs. The award-winning series shaped ongoing political and social conversations among American families in the post-civil rights era. The success of “All in the Family” launched “The Jeffersons,” running from 1975 to 1985. It was the first television series to feature an interracial couple, and it would go on to be one of the longest-running African-American shows on TV. The series followed George and Louise Jefferson moving on up to the east side and showcasing what it was like to be successful in a predominantly white world. The series changed the landscape and helped shift conversations about race and class, paving the way for other African-American actors and TV shows. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’” will be produced by Smoking Baby Productions, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions and Sony Pictures Television. Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Justin Theroux will executive produce; and the live special will be directed by James Burrows. About ABC Entertainment ABC Entertainment airs compelling programming across all day parts, including the new dramas “A Million Little Things” and “The Rookie,” starring Nathan Fillion; and new comedies “The Conners,” “The Kids Are Alright” and “Single Parents.” The ABC Television Network is also home to the groundbreaking dramas “The Good Doctor,” “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Grey’s Anatomy”; the Emmy® Award-winning “Modern Family” and trailblazing comedy favorites “black-ish,” “American Housewife,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” “The Goldbergs,” “Speechless” and “Splitting Up Together”; hit game shows “The $100,000 Pyramid,” “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Match Game” and “To Tell the Truth”; star-making sensation “American Idol”; reality phenomenon “Shark Tank,” iconic “The Bachelor” franchise, long-running hits “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”; “General Hospital,” which has aired for over 50 years on the network; and late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The network also boasts some of television’s most prestigious awards shows, including “The Oscars®,” “The CMA Awards” and “The American Music Awards.” ABC’s multiplatform business initiative also allows viewers to watch current episodes of their favorite ABC shows anytime, anywhere on ABC.com and the ABC app for desktop, smartphone, tablet or connected TV devices. ABOUT SONY PICTURES TELEVISION Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating 24 wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies in 12 countries, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. Sony Pictures Television is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.
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04-21-2019, 04:33 PM	#2
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04-23-2019, 12:30 AM	#6
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04-23-2019, 12:44 PM	#14
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04-22-2019, 10:43 PM	#3
cfr1970 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2017 Location: Kissimmee, Florida Posts: 3,368	As a huge fan of both classics, you couldn't pay me to tune into that garbage. It will no doubt be re-created through todays warped Hollywood eyes and butchered horrifically. No, no no, no....NO! I will try to even forget I read this post because just the mere thought of this makes me sick. Modern television is pure and utter trash. If it weren't for Antenna TV & Buzzr channels, i'd toss my TV to the curb.

04-23-2019, 12:05 AM	#5
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,640	That sounds like a really bad idea. Ed.

04-23-2019, 01:15 AM	#7
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	I'm gonna give it a try. Jamie Fox as George and Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker is enough for me to at least give it a chance. I liked both shows, so maybe I'm thinking more with my heart more than my brain. Plus it's live. Will it suck? Probably. But don't knock it 'til ya tried it.

04-23-2019, 03:17 AM	#8
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,221	Really?!? i’m not sure that i will watch it that night

04-23-2019, 07:30 AM	#11
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	I’ll definitely check this out. Seems odd it’s on ABC when both of those shows were originally on CBS.

04-23-2019, 05:26 PM	#15
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I will DEFINETALY not watch this!!!