Gloria (TV series) Family" not to have a successful run. CBS rejected "Gloria"s original pilot which featured a brief cameo by Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker dropping off Gloria and Joey at Dr. Adams' clinic and residence. It was instead aired as a backdoor pilot episode within "Archie Bunker's Place". This pilot was written by veteran "All in the Family" and "Archie Bunker's Place" writers Pat Shea and Harriett Weiss and "Archie Bunker's Place" producer and close Carroll O'Connor associate Joe Gannon who co-created, wrote, and produced the pilot. They were replaced by former "WKRP in Cincinnati" writers Steve Marshall and Dan Guntzelman
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself before playing festivals around the world. It opened theatrically in New York City in May 2013, and also played in Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Providence, Washington DC and other cities. The film debuted in the United Kingdom on PBS America on February 16, 2014. The film debuted on US television on "American Masters", on May 16, 2014. The film currently rated 95% "Fresh" on the popular film review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes. The film received good reviews, with The New York Times calling it, " skilled portrait of a literary light.”. "Entertainment Weekly" gave