Opinion: Norman Lear shocked, thrilled, and stirred television viewers Enlarge this image toggle caption Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Norman Lear, who died this week at the age of 101, produced TV sitcoms, which are often considered the basic bologna-on-white bread sandwiches of television: set-up, punchline, chuckles and roars, then repeat. There's a fair debate even today about whether Norman Lear's …
