The jump from comedy to drama is a tough one for any character, but Ed Asner as Lou Grant, managed to make it seem natural. After the end of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, where he played the irascible but lovable newsman, the character was spun off into his own show, Lou Grant. This CBS production ran from 1977 to ...
Was The Mary Tyler Moore Show truly as groundbreaking as everyone claims? I think the answer is a resounding yes. Premiering in 1970 on CBS, this sitcom wasn’t just funny; it was a cultural touchstone. Mary Tyler Moore stars as Mary Richards, a single woman who moves to Minneapolis and lands a job as an associate producer at a local ...