Even as a kid of ~6 years old, I was mesmerized by John Amos in Good Times and Roots. I recall the powerful, dissonant image of him sitting in Archie Bunker’s place, as it were, in 704 Hauser too (fracturing the Norman Lear Cinematic Universe). You’re right about the “casting trap” he found himself in, but I was just glad to see him pop up whenever he did.
Even as a kid of ~6 years old, I was mesmerized by John Amos in Good Times and Roots. I recall the powerful, dissonant image of him sitting in Archie Bunker’s place, as it were, in 704 Hauser too (fracturing the Norman Lear Cinematic Universe). You’re right about the “casting trap” he found himself in, but I was just glad to see him pop up whenever he did.
Even as a kid of ~6 years old, I was mesmerized by John Amos in Good Times and Roots. I recall the powerful, dissonant image of him sitting in Archie Bunker’s place, as it were, in 704 Hauser too (fracturing the Norman Lear Cinematic Universe). You’re right about the “casting trap” he found himself in, but I was just glad to see him pop up whenever he did.