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...matter that Archie tripped up on his own testiness and lost most of his arguments. He mentioned what had previously been unmentionable on TV. As played by Carroll O'Connor, he was daringly, abrasively, yet somehow endearingly funny...
...Lear thought of Carroll O'Connor or Archie because he recalled O'Connor's "outrageous but likable" general in the 1966 movie "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" O'Connor's participation in the development of Archie's character has become so passionate that it frequently causes tension on the "Family" staff. At times he flatly refuses to perform a script that does not conform to his conception of the role. An example was last season's episode about Archie's being trapped in a stalled elevator with a middle-class black and a Puerto Rican girl about...
...camera work, dramatic lighting and savvy editing that you get when a terrific filmmaker is on his game. He isn't always, though. Intriguing plot twists (like the exploits of the nicely malicious Martin) are dropped for excursions that are more about art direction than efficient storytelling. And O'Connor lacks the maternal and womanly radiance that's needed, since the film is basically about a boy's urge to crawl into his mother...
...With Bush in the White House, of course, members of the Court?s conservative wing are far more likely than their more liberal counterparts to step down. Reagan appointee Sandra Day O?Connor, who's 71, reportedly wants her replacement chosen by a Republican. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, a Nixon appointee, is 77, and also a possible candidate to step down. Also throw in John Paul Stevens, who is 81, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has successfully fought cancer in recent years, but whom some observers speculate may retire out of concern for her long-term health...
...There were no outright surprises Monday, but it was interesting that Sandra Day O?Connor and Anthony Kennedy, who have emerged as the court?s key swing votes, took turns siding with the liberal wing of the Court. The presence of one swing vote, however, was generally decisive. A roundup of the decisions...