{"id":1231,"date":"2017-07-27T04:46:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T04:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2021-07-02T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T11:35:36","slug":"episode-64-an-american-family-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=1231","title":{"rendered":"Episode 67: An American Family (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Steve, Andrew, and Jonathan as they discuss the PBS 1973 series An American Family. Was it an experimental documentary? Was it the first iteration of what we now understand as &#8220;reality TV&#8221;? These questions and many others are discussed as we think through how affected one becomes when &#8220;living&#8221; in front of a camera.<\/p>\n<p>Abigail McCarthy&#8217;s article on An American Family from The Atlantic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/1973\/07\/an-american-family-the-family-of-man\/394577\/\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LANCE LOUD Interview with DICK CAVETT\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3958r7GC2ao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PBS&#039; &quot;An American Family&quot; Bill Loud&#039;s father-son relationsh\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ukNL26zQv7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1231 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1239'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/newsweek_cover_AAF-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1239\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1239'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Louds on the cover of Newsweek from March 12, 1973\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1236'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/filming-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1236\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1236'>\n\t\t\t\tfilming the series\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=1234'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1235'>\n\t\t\t\tComparing the original 1973 series to its 2011 HBO recreation Cinema Verite\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Steve, Andrew, and Jonathan as they discuss the PBS 1973 series An American Family. 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