Seriously? Am I the first to post about All in the Family/Jeffersons?

[Susan Calvin]

Well, I thought it was epic. And I will not spoil the last character to show. Except to say that I suspected it all along .

[Demovictory9]

1. ???

[elleng]

2. Sorry missed it; watching 'live' news.

[UniteFightBack]

3. No you are not the first but it was a parade of negative comments. Parade. I will watch it over

the weekend and judge for myself. I will not compare it apple to apple with the original...that is not fair to do.

[Susan Calvin]

5. Oh no way it matched the original.

But it sure said things that need to be said.

I see the other thread now. Don't know why it didn't show when I posted this.

Jamie Foxx, bless his heart . He started out trying to do a Sherman Hemsley impersonation, and then progressed into doing it his way. Good for him. It was still the same character.

[blue neen]

4. I enjoyed them both immensely.

[Susan Calvin]

10. Me too! nt

[hlthe2b]

6. I saw first part (and will try to stream the Jeffersons later). I thought it incredibly well done

I loved seeing Norman Lear looking so sharp and rather spry for his age. He's a treasure.

I thought the casting was superb. Funny, I thought Marisa Tomei was a strange choice for Edith, but she was GREAT! I knew Woody would nail it. I'm a big Wanda Sykes fan, so she was a great Louise. Really all of them were great.

Looking forward to seeing the second half...


BTW, I'm guessing it was a shock for some younger audiences...LOL

[Susan Calvin]

8. It was a good job for a live redo with contemporary actors .

And I sure enjoyed seeing Norman Lear. And the last character to show, I will not post a spoiler, but I screamed and cried.

TV is hard. I still remember the actor from airplane, I have forgotten his name , doing a live version of Mr. Roberts, I had such high hopes and he choked . Life theater is hard. Life TV2 millions and billions is harder.

[LonePirate]

12. I can't imagine anyone who saw the original not shedding a tear when that final character arrived.

It was by far the best moment of the night. Just awesome beyond words.

[Susan Calvin]

14. Screamed and cried.

Melted in a puddle on the floor.

[LonePirate]

15. I didn't scream but I gasped and many happy tears flowed freely. Simply wonderful.

[Lisa0825]

7. I loved it! and I loved the post-show special even more!

I thought The Jeffersons was better than All in the Family, primarily due to better casting. I was amazed at the accuracy of the sets.

In honor of the show - since I used to watch it with my parents when I was a kid - I made one of my mom's comfort food dinners to have while I watched, and thought about how she'd react every time Archie was a jerk to Edith and then Edith got the punch line.

[Susan Calvin]

9. I wonder if they borrowed Archie's chair from the Smithsonian . nt

[Lisa0825]

17. It looked legit, but I would expect no one is allowed to sit in that

valuable piece of Americana <3

[marlakay]

20. I used to watch it with my dad

My mom didn’t like the show, I would tease my dad he was Archie but really he wasn’t racist at all but my mom was stay at home.

[mountain grammy]

11. It was terrific.. I loved it!

Great casting. Very funny. Big surprise at the end.

Best TV I've seen in a while. Let the haters hate. That was a great live show.

[Susan Calvin]

13. Oh the surprise at the end!

I suspected, and was gratified.

[Lisa0825]

16. Yes, that was awesome!!! :-) nt

[procon]

18. No cable, but wanted to watch for the sake of nostalgia. nt

[brush]

19. I'm watching "The Jefferson's" rignt now.

[Silver Gaia]

21. It was awesome!

Marisa Tomei cracked me up! She had Edith down.

[malaise]

22. I fell asleep

Hope I can find them on line