Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'

I know the show word for word. I'll just speak on what I thought of the performances.

Viola Davis did a good job as Florida. Her portrayal was a little harder than the original but it worked.

James is my favorite character and NOBODY can do James so I won't speak on it.

I thought Tiffany Haddish struggled as Willona...

Michael...

Corinne Fox only came across as Thelma here and there but she wasn't bad.

I can't say the J.J. was awful, but the casting seemed wrong to me. Jay Pharoah did hit on the character a few times so there is that.

Jharrel Jones stole the show as Jimmy Pierson. He embodied the original actor so well. Bravo!

I grew up watching these Lear shows and remember them well so I was excited to watch this.

Good Times- I felt as if some of the actors do not know their lines as most kept making an "uh" with a brief pause then deliver their lines. I don't have the original ep to watch to see if that's how they did it, but I recall the series particularly well and I'm pretty sure that was not the case. I really like Anthony Anderson, but a singer he is not. Even though I didn't like this remake as much as the original, it was still worth seeing.

AitF - I actually saw the original not too long ago so I can compare the two. This was a better job of remaking and staying close to the original. In the original for this ep I didn't like Mike's acting particularly as it felt forced. In the remake I don't like the replacement actors but I feel like they generally delivered.

So all in all, for those of us old enough to have watched the originals this was a nice treat although it was a little light on the sugar.

I had the misfortune of watching the rerun of this travesty last night. It was just awful!! The Good Times episode was worse than the All In The Family but that's not saying much. The actor who portrayed JJ was WAY overacting, everyone else stumbled over their lines and looked like they wished they were anywhere but where they were at that time! Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker was okay at first but then he just sounded like a drunk & bumbling fool during what was a very important speech. I've always pictured Carrol O'Conner as my grandfather because they looked alike, sounded alike and had the same mannerisms. Woody ruined that for me! Awful. Just awful. DO NOT WATCH THIS SHOW!!!

I watched this last night to start with out of sheer boredom but I wound up really enjoying my time with both family's I laughed out loud numorous times the shows speeds were good and moved right along I am so happy I chose to watch this last night

Not comparing to the original it's a respin. Grateful for the opportunity to have been apart of this project. What an honor to witness all the great talent that was on that set.

All the actors were amazing. Where else would I've been in the same room with such talent?

I know I'm just an on set/ dresser moving furniture and keeping continuity.

But I was really In awe!!

Read over the talent list again, Stop judging nothing will be like the original Most of the original cast members were behind the scene. While the decorator (Ron Olsen) and the set dressing team dressed the set... It took me back to my childhood; memories I watched the original show as a teen Good times!

Not long after the show aired Ms. Jeannette Dubois passed (2020) Covid hit Norman Lear (2023) passed John Amos(2024) passed I was in the presence of greatness.