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

Edith was horribly overacted by Melisa Tormei and she appeared far too young for the part, both as Archie's wife and as Gloria's mother. The actors did not appear to be playing the characters, but rather seemed to be trying to play the original actor playing the character. In most cases, this didn't work well. Woody Harrelson had Archie's accent and intonations down well, but his physical gestures were over-the-top. Had to switch this show off part way through, as I found it painful to watch these professionals offering up entertainment that could have probably been improved upon by a high school acting class.