An American Family is an American television documentary filmed from May 30 through December 31, 1971 and first aired in the United States on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from January 11, 1973 to March 29, 1973. After being edited down from about 300 hours of raw footage, the series ran one season of 12 episodes on Thursday nights at 9:00p.m.
The groundbreaking documentary is considered the first "reality" series on American television. It was originally intended as a chronicle of the daily life of the Louds, an upper middle class family in Santa Barbara, California but ended up documenting the break-up of the family via the separation and subsequent divorce of parents Bill and Pat Loud.
A year after this program was broadcast, the BBC in 1974 filmed its own similar 12-episode program, called The Family, focusing on the working-class Wilkins family, of Reading, Berkshire, England.
The series
In 2011, The New York Times reflected on some of the controversy the series engendered:
The song describes a typical American family, and notes that they aren't a big deal and "ain't gonna go down in history", but they are just part of "a little story of an American family." The first verse of the song describes a husband, who worked in a rail yard and is nearing retirement, and his loving wife. The second verse tells how the wife waited for her husband while he fought in World War II and how their son fought in the Vietnam War. It also describes two other children, a son who is a lawyer in Los Angeles, and a daughter who married and stayed in her hometown.
The Oak Ridge Boys re-recorded the song for their patriotic album "Colors" in 2003. This version included a new bridge and chorus at the end of the song which referenced the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The additions shift the focus of the song from a single family to America as a country, and say that all Americans are part of an American family that pulls together during hard times. The 2003 version was recorded with William Lee Golden, while Steve Sanders sang baritone on the original version.
The second season of Brothers & Sisters consisted of only 16 episodes due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Ten of the episodes were shown beforehand, ending with "The Feast of Epiphany"; a further six episodes were produced to finish off the season. The first half of the season dealt with many issues and plot points left unresolved from the first season.
In the UK the show changed to Channel 4's sister Channel E4 beginning March 30 and ending in July. The series was then repeated on Channel 4 in October of the same year around 4:30pm on Saturdays, but after a couple of weeks moved it to Sunday nights in an unspecified time slot after midnight.
Cast
Rob Lowe, who portrays Robert McCallister, is upgraded to a series regular as his character prepares to marry Kitty.
This season also introduced new recurring characters Graham Finch (Steven Weber) and Isaac Marshall (Danny Glover) as love interests for Sarah and Nora respectively. Emily Rose will also guest star as Lena Branigan; a friend of Rebecca's who starts working at Walker Landing and grows close to Tommy. Luke Macfarlane will also reappear as Scotty Wandell.
The traditional family structure in the United States is considered a family support system involving two married individuals providing care and stability for their biological offspring. However, this two-parent, nuclear family has become less prevalent, and alternative family forms have become more common. The family is created at birth and establishes ties across generations. Those generations, the extended family of aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins, can hold significant emotional and economic roles for the nuclear family.
American Family, sometimes called American Family: Journey of Dreams is a PBS series created by Gregory Nava that follows the lives of a Latino family in Los Angeles.
This was the first broadcast television drama series featuring a predominantly Latino cast. It also was the first original primetime American episodic drama to air on PBS in decades -- since the series I'll Fly Away moved to the network.
Nava initially created the series for CBS, which passed on the pilot. PBS picked up 12 remaining episodes for its first season.
Edward James Olmos plays Jess Gonzalez, a Korean War veteran and barber with a cranky disposition as well as five adult children. He and his wife Berta (Sonia Braga) seek a better life for their children. Conrado is a medical school student, who, at the end of the first season, enlists in the Army.
In an interview with Bill Moyers during the airing of the series, Nava was asked if he was not angry that Latinos were invisible during prime-time television. "I think we’re reaching a point right now where Latinos are moving from the fringes into the mainstream of American life. And our time has come right now for us to make our contribution to this country," he said. "So it doesn’t make me angry; I just see it as a challenge. And I think that as a population and as a community
we have to rise to that challenge."
The Beach Boys: An American Family - FULL MOVIE (4K)
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"An American Family"
Lance Loud's ennui
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LANCE LOUD Interview with DICK CAVETT
An interview between Lance Loud and Dick Cavett
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An American Family [Live]
Music video by The Oak Ridge Boys performing An American Family (feat. Bill & Gloria Gaither) [Live]. (P) (C) 2012 Spring House Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,
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Lance Loud Compilation 1971
Filmed in 1971, Lance Loud as he appeared in the 12-part PBS documentary "An American Family."
He's seen first on a New York rooftop expressing self-doubt that he possessed the sort of creativity necessary to propel a career.
Up next is father Bill Loud discussing with a friend his puzzlement about Lance. His outlook for his son's future wasn't positive, but on the plus side his grim prediction that Lance wouldn't make it to age 25 missed the mark by a quarter-century. As an aside, close your eyes and listen to Bill from 2:35 to the end of this segment and it's uncanny how similar his voice sounds to Dick Van Dyke's!
This is followed by Lance and his mother walking and chatting together in Central Park, with his conflicted youth being the primary focus of the discussion.
Finally, Lance...
published: 24 Feb 2014
PBS' "An American Family" Bill Loud's father-son relationsh
I was immediately drawn into the Loud family story during the Easter weekend "An American Family" marathon that PBS ran coinciding with the 2011 HBO movie "Cinema Verite" about the first reality tv family filmed back in the early 1970's. I was so taken by how progressive an old school father Bill Loud was and what a lovely father-son letter he wrote to his eldest son (who was living in NYC and traveling in Europe trying to find his way in life) soon after the D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Very touching. Had to post. By the way...if anyone knows what happened to Bill and Pat Loud in the 40 years since, I would love to know. I am also interested in why Bill and Pat's relationship deteriorated in the first place...I heard rumors that the stress of having huge family to be financially responsible for led him...
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I'm pretty new to color correction, in total there was about 100 clips I color corrected.
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Hello, I upscaled it to 4k and color corrected.
I'm pretty new to color correction, in total there was about 100 clips I color corrected.
Program used: Davinci Resolve 18
Credit to the person who posted this on reddit and @fshoaps
Note: Sorry if there's any rendering artifacts.
Thanks for watching :D.
Hello, I upscaled it to 4k and color corrected.
I'm pretty new to color correction, in total there was about 100 clips I color corrected.
Program used: Davinci Resolve 18
Credit to the person who posted this on reddit and @fshoaps
Note: Sorry if there's any rendering artifacts.
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An American Family captivated the minds and imaginations of the American public for several months in 1973. No one had ever seen a show quite like it. It gave viewers an inside look into the life and drama of a middle-class family in America. Bill and Pat Loud and their 5 children were filmed for months on end in what became the first true reality TV show. It was absolutely groundbreaking for its time and American television has never been quite the same.
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The series documented seven months in the home of the Loud family in Santa Barbara, California. The show chronicled controversial subjects that viewers weren't used to seeing so candidly on television. The Louds were in the process of getting a divorce following 21 years of marriage.
Lance, their eldest son, came out as gay. The subject of homosexuality was previously something that was rarely if ever addressed on television. The show subsequently stirred up quite a bit of controversy, but for more reasons than just the sensitive themes that it touched on.
Critics accused the show of turning up the dial on the drama-meter, selectively editing the footage to tell a less than authentic story just to increase ratings. Many were convinced that the Louds weren't their authentic selves because of the presence of the cameras. These same arguments are still used to question the authenticity of reality TV shows to this day.
This debate isn't the only legacy that An American Family has left behind. Ripples of its influence are still felt today. TV shows like Big Brother, Survivor, and The Real World took major cues from An American Family and it's very clear that the series broke new ground, and once those floodgates were open, they would never close again.
Pat Loud, the fiery matriarch of the family, has just passed away at the age of 94. Her family put out a public statement on Facebook that announced her death and gave a brief recap of her life and accomplishments. She won't soon be forgotten, nor will the show that she was such an integral part of. In this video, we hope to honor her memory. We will also take a behind-the-scenes look at An American Family focusing on what kind of impact it had on society.
RIP Pat Loud, an American Family Star
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The series documented seven months in the home of the Loud family in Santa Barbara, California. The show chronicled controversial subjects that viewers weren't used to seeing so candidly on television. The Louds were in the process of getting a divorce following 21 years of marriage.
Lance, their eldest son, came out as gay. The subject of homosexuality was previously something that was rarely if ever addressed on television. The show subsequently stirred up quite a bit of controversy, but for more reasons than just the sensitive themes that it touched on.
Critics accused the show of turning up the dial on the drama-meter, selectively editing the footage to tell a less than authentic story just to increase ratings. Many were convinced that the Louds weren't their authentic selves because of the presence of the cameras. These same arguments are still used to question the authenticity of reality TV shows to this day.
This debate isn't the only legacy that An American Family has left behind. Ripples of its influence are still felt today. TV shows like Big Brother, Survivor, and The Real World took major cues from An American Family and it's very clear that the series broke new ground, and once those floodgates were open, they would never close again.
Pat Loud, the fiery matriarch of the family, has just passed away at the age of 94. Her family put out a public statement on Facebook that announced her death and gave a brief recap of her life and accomplishments. She won't soon be forgotten, nor will the show that she was such an integral part of. In this video, we hope to honor her memory. We will also take a behind-the-scenes look at An American Family focusing on what kind of impact it had on society.
RIP Pat Loud, an American Family Star
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Music video by The Oak Ridge Boys performing An American Family (feat. Bill & Gloria Gaither) [Live]. (P) (C) 2012 Spring House Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,
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An American Family · The Oak Ridge Boys
American Dreams
℗ 1989 MCA Nashville
Released on: 1989-01-01
Producer:...
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An American Family · The Oak Ridge Boys
American Dreams
℗ 1989 MCA Nashville
Released on: 1989-01-01
Producer: Jimmy Bowen
Composer Lyricist: Bob Corbin
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American Dreams
℗ 1989 MCA Nashville
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Filmed in 1971, Lance Loud as he appeared in the 12-part PBS documentary "An American Family."
He's seen first on a New York rooftop expressing self-doubt that...
Filmed in 1971, Lance Loud as he appeared in the 12-part PBS documentary "An American Family."
He's seen first on a New York rooftop expressing self-doubt that he possessed the sort of creativity necessary to propel a career.
Up next is father Bill Loud discussing with a friend his puzzlement about Lance. His outlook for his son's future wasn't positive, but on the plus side his grim prediction that Lance wouldn't make it to age 25 missed the mark by a quarter-century. As an aside, close your eyes and listen to Bill from 2:35 to the end of this segment and it's uncanny how similar his voice sounds to Dick Van Dyke's!
This is followed by Lance and his mother walking and chatting together in Central Park, with his conflicted youth being the primary focus of the discussion.
Finally, Lance reads his poem "Nothing Can Be Bigger Than a Promise" to a friend.
I've also posted a video about Lance's brother Grant at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K9BEviX7oQ
Filmed in 1971, Lance Loud as he appeared in the 12-part PBS documentary "An American Family."
He's seen first on a New York rooftop expressing self-doubt that he possessed the sort of creativity necessary to propel a career.
Up next is father Bill Loud discussing with a friend his puzzlement about Lance. His outlook for his son's future wasn't positive, but on the plus side his grim prediction that Lance wouldn't make it to age 25 missed the mark by a quarter-century. As an aside, close your eyes and listen to Bill from 2:35 to the end of this segment and it's uncanny how similar his voice sounds to Dick Van Dyke's!
This is followed by Lance and his mother walking and chatting together in Central Park, with his conflicted youth being the primary focus of the discussion.
Finally, Lance reads his poem "Nothing Can Be Bigger Than a Promise" to a friend.
I've also posted a video about Lance's brother Grant at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K9BEviX7oQ
I was immediately drawn into the Loud family story during the Easter weekend "An American Family" marathon that PBS ran coinciding with the 2011 HBO movie "Cine...
I was immediately drawn into the Loud family story during the Easter weekend "An American Family" marathon that PBS ran coinciding with the 2011 HBO movie "Cinema Verite" about the first reality tv family filmed back in the early 1970's. I was so taken by how progressive an old school father Bill Loud was and what a lovely father-son letter he wrote to his eldest son (who was living in NYC and traveling in Europe trying to find his way in life) soon after the D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Very touching. Had to post. By the way...if anyone knows what happened to Bill and Pat Loud in the 40 years since, I would love to know. I am also interested in why Bill and Pat's relationship deteriorated in the first place...I heard rumors that the stress of having huge family to be financially responsible for led him to stray from home life. I do know that, sadly, Lance has passed. Posting Part 2 of 2 next.
I was immediately drawn into the Loud family story during the Easter weekend "An American Family" marathon that PBS ran coinciding with the 2011 HBO movie "Cinema Verite" about the first reality tv family filmed back in the early 1970's. I was so taken by how progressive an old school father Bill Loud was and what a lovely father-son letter he wrote to his eldest son (who was living in NYC and traveling in Europe trying to find his way in life) soon after the D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Very touching. Had to post. By the way...if anyone knows what happened to Bill and Pat Loud in the 40 years since, I would love to know. I am also interested in why Bill and Pat's relationship deteriorated in the first place...I heard rumors that the stress of having huge family to be financially responsible for led him to stray from home life. I do know that, sadly, Lance has passed. Posting Part 2 of 2 next.
Hello, I upscaled it to 4k and color corrected.
I'm pretty new to color correction, in total there was about 100 clips I color corrected.
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An American Family captivated the minds and imaginations of the American public for several months in 1973. No one had ever seen a show quite like it. It gave viewers an inside look into the life and drama of a middle-class family in America. Bill and Pat Loud and their 5 children were filmed for months on end in what became the first true reality TV show. It was absolutely groundbreaking for its time and American television has never been quite the same.
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The series documented seven months in the home of the Loud family in Santa Barbara, California. The show chronicled controversial subjects that viewers weren't used to seeing so candidly on television. The Louds were in the process of getting a divorce following 21 years of marriage.
Lance, their eldest son, came out as gay. The subject of homosexuality was previously something that was rarely if ever addressed on television. The show subsequently stirred up quite a bit of controversy, but for more reasons than just the sensitive themes that it touched on.
Critics accused the show of turning up the dial on the drama-meter, selectively editing the footage to tell a less than authentic story just to increase ratings. Many were convinced that the Louds weren't their authentic selves because of the presence of the cameras. These same arguments are still used to question the authenticity of reality TV shows to this day.
This debate isn't the only legacy that An American Family has left behind. Ripples of its influence are still felt today. TV shows like Big Brother, Survivor, and The Real World took major cues from An American Family and it's very clear that the series broke new ground, and once those floodgates were open, they would never close again.
Pat Loud, the fiery matriarch of the family, has just passed away at the age of 94. Her family put out a public statement on Facebook that announced her death and gave a brief recap of her life and accomplishments. She won't soon be forgotten, nor will the show that she was such an integral part of. In this video, we hope to honor her memory. We will also take a behind-the-scenes look at An American Family focusing on what kind of impact it had on society.
RIP Pat Loud, an American Family Star
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Music video by The Oak Ridge Boys performing An American Family (feat. Bill & Gloria Gaither) [Live]. (P) (C) 2012 Spring House Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group,
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
An American Family · The Oak Ridge Boys
American Dreams
℗ 1989 MCA Nashville
Released on: 1989-01-01
Producer: Jimmy Bowen
Composer Lyricist: Bob Corbin
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Filmed in 1971, Lance Loud as he appeared in the 12-part PBS documentary "An American Family."
He's seen first on a New York rooftop expressing self-doubt that he possessed the sort of creativity necessary to propel a career.
Up next is father Bill Loud discussing with a friend his puzzlement about Lance. His outlook for his son's future wasn't positive, but on the plus side his grim prediction that Lance wouldn't make it to age 25 missed the mark by a quarter-century. As an aside, close your eyes and listen to Bill from 2:35 to the end of this segment and it's uncanny how similar his voice sounds to Dick Van Dyke's!
This is followed by Lance and his mother walking and chatting together in Central Park, with his conflicted youth being the primary focus of the discussion.
Finally, Lance reads his poem "Nothing Can Be Bigger Than a Promise" to a friend.
I've also posted a video about Lance's brother Grant at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K9BEviX7oQ
I was immediately drawn into the Loud family story during the Easter weekend "An American Family" marathon that PBS ran coinciding with the 2011 HBO movie "Cinema Verite" about the first reality tv family filmed back in the early 1970's. I was so taken by how progressive an old school father Bill Loud was and what a lovely father-son letter he wrote to his eldest son (who was living in NYC and traveling in Europe trying to find his way in life) soon after the D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Very touching. Had to post. By the way...if anyone knows what happened to Bill and Pat Loud in the 40 years since, I would love to know. I am also interested in why Bill and Pat's relationship deteriorated in the first place...I heard rumors that the stress of having huge family to be financially responsible for led him to stray from home life. I do know that, sadly, Lance has passed. Posting Part 2 of 2 next.
An American Family is an American television documentary filmed from May 30 through December 31, 1971 and first aired in the United States on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) from January 11, 1973 to March 29, 1973. After being edited down from about 300 hours of raw footage, the series ran one season of 12 episodes on Thursday nights at 9:00p.m.
The groundbreaking documentary is considered the first "reality" series on American television. It was originally intended as a chronicle of the daily life of the Louds, an upper middle class family in Santa Barbara, California but ended up documenting the break-up of the family via the separation and subsequent divorce of parents Bill and Pat Loud.
A year after this program was broadcast, the BBC in 1974 filmed its own similar 12-episode program, called The Family, focusing on the working-class Wilkins family, of Reading, Berkshire, England.
The series
In 2011, The New York Times reflected on some of the controversy the series engendered:
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