Truly Dreadful Film

Just perfect...

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

This wasn't suppose to be a knock off,of the All In The Family series but a personal look at the final creation of a man. The show isn't All In The Family. It's not just about a lovable bigot married to a saintly housewife with a grown daughter and liberal son-in-law that pushes the envelope just as much as the main character but in the opposite of ways. This show deals with evolution of a character. You see, when Archie started out you got to learn how and why he was the way he was and little by little you got to see him learn new ways. There was always an Dingbat, Meat head, or Coloured boy neighbor around for him to bounce his ways off of and he came off looking pretty crass but he was learning step by step how to be a better person. This show may not have been as ground-breaking to some because it didn't tackle the social issues like the former but it did wonders if you'd look at it not as a spin off but as putting to use all he has learned. His wife has passed, his child moved away, and he still has people he doesn't quite understand. He learns and he loves and is loved even though he says things from time to time people now know that that he's not just some bigot. You never got to see his true heart with the others around and he never really amounted to much until he learned to make it on his own and become invaluable to other people. He learned to forgive, love, accept and understand people from all walks of life. It's a show about a man that finally grows up and becomes a real man.

"Archie Bunker's Place" is a TV series that probably never should have been made. It's a strange, neutered version of "All in the Family" with almost all of the edge and political message stripped away. What you have, essentially, is a nicer, more grandfatherly Archie supporting a show of mostly uninteresting characters...all set to an invasive and unwelcome laugh track.Early in the series, they killed off Edith...as Jean Stapleton was apparently tired after nine seasons of the previous series--plus the turn the new show took probably didn't please her. They'd already taken Mike and Gloria and the usual neighbors off the series* and now they replaced them with folks like of Barney Hefner (whose 'I am a big loser since my wife, Blanche, left me' routine wore thin very quickly...and continued throughout most of the series), countless soulless and faceless employees (it was obvious that the producers were trying in vain to find one who would work into the show properly), a cute kid who was simply annoying most of the time and later a niece who is essentially an older version of the unnecessary little girl.The show limped along for four seasons...which is inexplicable considering the high turnover of many of the characters and insipid scripts. But they weren't all bad. I recall one with Ann Meara struggling with alcoholism and it was exceptional...but the rare exception...and soon Meara was off the show as well! Overall, this is a bland and mostly inoffensive series...a show you'd NEVER expect from something that used to be "All in the Family".*With failing ratings, the producers brought back a divorced Gloria to move back in with Archie. Rarely have I seen a series that jumped the shark as many times as this one did!!UPDATE: Since my review, I've seen quite a few episodes of "Archie Bunker's Place". While I STILL maintain that it's a pale imitation of its predecessor and a real disappointment, the shows are decent time-passers. Mediocre in every way but tolerable if nothing better is on TV.

Archie Bunker's Place is a wonderful series filled with interesting and endearing characters. We see Archie's sensitive side as he cares for Stepahnie, a young, Jewish, teenager left abandoned by her father. Archie Bunker's Place, a bar owned by Archie, becomes her second home surround by people who love and look out for her. Along with Carroll O'Connor and Danielle Brisebois as Stephanie, veteran character actors such as Martin Balsam as Murry, Bill Quinn as Mr. Van R., and Anne Meara, as Veronica give wonderful performances. Archie Bunkers place was a wonderful series and a worthy spin off of All In The Family. You can see reruns now on TV Land.

THANK YOU TVLAND!After the huge success of "All In The Family",the spinoff to this series was titled "Archie Bunker's Place",which ran on CBS-TV for four seasons(from 1979-1982). In this installment,the series picks up where one of the most influential series in the history of television left off which to some was not the last we will see of the controversial character Archie Bunker(played by Carroll O'Connor). First off,Archie becomes a widow after his beloved wife Edith passes away and also brings back the last time that fellow actors Jean Stapleton,Sally Struthers,and Rob Reiner would be together in which it was to be the show's final episode,but it wasn't(and this was from the first season of Archie Bunker's Place and the last go round of All In The Family is where this series begins). However,Archie and Edith by the way,adopts a little girl named Stephanie(played by Danielle Brisbois) and after the tragedy of Edith Bunker,Archie leaves his job at the plant,and opens up his own bar in the Queens section of New York(where the setting of the show is shown). Here we get to see a side of Archie Bunker that was never shown before,only this time around that here is a bigot who will see the error of his ways and then all of a sudden repent and Carroll O'Connor pulls this one off brilliantly. Still you may have the same controversial issues that reflect the day,but in all it was a wonderful series that needs to be seen again after two decades sitting on a studio shelf never to be heard from again.However,TV Land has brought back these classic episodes and what they should have done was after the passing of actor Carroll O'Connor,they should have did a marathon of both "All In The Family",and this series. Let's hope they do.