Bonus video! Mickey Rooney's Terrible Alternative to All in the Family (Patreon)
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Hello there!
I'm trying something new with bonus videos this week -- instead of putting them on Vimeo, this one's on YouTube. I'm hoping this will resolve the "sometimes it just wont play" issue that some folks encounter, but let me know if this is working better or worse for you. And here's a backup link in case the video's not playing: https://youtu.be/ORkFvurBxVI
I'm also planning to move the bonus videos from Vimeo to YouTube over the next two weeks. During that process, disruption should be minimal, but some videos might be temporarily unavailable. Let me know if you run into any issues so I can fix them for you! And when it's done, by the end of June, all videos should play much more smoothly.
So! In this week's video, we're diving into some of the fascinating stuff I've discovered about TV pioneer Norman Lear -- in particular, some of the opposition he encountered in the making of All in the Family. I've got some details about his first two failed pilots at ABC, and then pretty shocking idea for the Edith character that was nixed after the casting of Jean Stapleton. Also, what happened with Norman approached Mickey Rooney about playing Archie, which would have been a super different show!!! Plus, the original title for the show, which was ... well, let's be frank, pretty awful.