Stephen King recalls how the late Norman Lear ended up saving Stand By Me from being cancelled before production.

An animated reboot of the classic 1970s sitcom Good Times is in the works from executive producers Seth MacFarlane, Steph Curry, and television icon Norman Lear, who developed the original. The Boondocks producer Carl Jones will serve as creator, showrunner, and executive producer. MacFarlane is producing via Fuzzy Door with Erica Huggins, while Curry is producing via his Unanimous label with Erick Peyton and Jeron Smith. “It’s a thrill to be partnering with Norman Lear and to help bring new life to his groundbreaking show Good Times, through the talent and personal stories of Carl Jones and the team …

Norman Lear knows that you always gotta open with a joke. When the legendary 92-year-old writer and producer joined a conference call to discuss his horses in this year's Emmys race, he responded to questions of "Is that Norman?" with "I'm just checking to make sure — let me look at the label on my coat. Yes, it's me." Lear's first writing credit was in 1950, and since then he's been a force whose influence has reverberated through the world of television. And thanks to executive producer Jimmy Kimmel, some of his most iconic …