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Topic: One Day at a Time

Producer Norman Lear at home, February 27, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. (Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)

Norman Lear, flawed Hollywood liberal

Melanie McFarland
Norman Lear speaks on stage at the "Real To Reel: Portrayals And Perceptions Of LGBTQs In Hollywood" Exhibit at The Hollywood Museum on June 09, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Unique Nicole/Getty Images)

TV legend Norman Lear dies at 101

Joy Saha
Sarah Cooper in "Everything's Fine" | J. Lo and Shakira | Jackie Tohn and Kia Stevens in "Glow" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Netflix)

Yes, that happened in 2020

Melanie McFarland
Folake Olowofoyeku in "Bob Hearts Abishola" and Kal Penn in "Sunnyside" (Michael Yarish/CBS and Colleen Hayes/NBC)

Sitcoms are telling the immigrant's tale

Melanie McFarland
"Turn Up Charlie;" "One Day At A Time" (Netflix/Nick Wall/Ali Goldstein)

What Netflix wants you to want

Melanie McFarland
"One Day at a Time;" "Boomerang" (Ali Goldstein/Netflix/Kareem Black/BET)

Smart Watch: "One Day at a Time" returns

Melanie McFarland
Lulu Wilson and Carla Gugino in "The Haunting of Hill House" (Steve Dietl/Netflix)

10 best TV episodes of 2018

Melanie McFarland
"Charmed" (The CW)

What inclusive casts can do for revivals

Melanie McFarland
"Superstore" (NBC)

Why we need more working-class TV now

David Masciotra
"Queer Eye;" "RBG;" "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (Netflix/Magnolia Pictures/Focus Features)

A feel-good cheat sheet to survive 2018

Mary Elizabeth Williams
"One Day At A Time;" "Fresh Off The Boat;' "The Middle" (Netflix/ABC)

Roseanne: The "real" American sitcom?

Melanie McFarland
"One Day At A Time;" "This Is Us;" "The Good Place" (Netflix/NBC)

Television, death and magical thinking

Melanie McFarland
"One Day at a Time" (Netflix/Michael Yarish)

"One Day at a Time"

Melanie McFarland
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