Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'

It is sad that this was brought back to today's time for viewing as that is how far backward today's society has come. Having said that, this was wonderfully done. Woody Harrelson and Jamie Foxx as the male stars played roles just like original, bravo! Wanda Sykes was greatest in female lead. Everyone else was adequate and looked part playing, So good. I hope the demographic of this live show brings in some views and thoughts from the young ones of today. 7/10

Jamie Fox and Marissa Tormei nailed their respective characters. Others were good but these two stole the show in my opinion as someone who grew up watching both shows.

Was the acting great-no, but it wasn't awful. I watched All in the Family as a kid and to a lesser extent The Jeffersons. This truly did remind me of those shows, the actors, the ridiculousness of some of the stereotypes. The All in the Family part was better than the Jeffersons part I think primarily because of the story. The AITF was more faithful than the Jeffersons.

Even having said all that, I still enjoyed it and will rewatch it. If this was some kind of a test whether to continue this then they failed. But as nostalgic it was a win.

Believe the negative remarks though, as all those I've read are accurate. Even still if you look at what I put above very worth watching it.

I was astounded when I realized they were using an original script. It was amazing. Funny funny funny. My husband and I were so surprised at how very much we enjoyed it - sadly, it had not aged a bi40 years later. The performances were very good with Wanda Sykes and Marisa Tomei standing out. Great job, everyone. Thanks so much.

Some of the actors were trying just a little too hard to recreate the originals. Woody was a good choice to play Archie, but I think he was trying just a little too hard and didn't quite hit the mark. I don't remember the original George Jefferson strutting around as much as Jamie, so his performance seemed a little over the top. Marissa did the best recreating Edith.