“The Conners” to premiere October 16th 2018 on ABC

I can't see what's in it for John Goodman or Laurie Metcalf who have great careers elsewhere to do a show that has lost a magnetic, but controversial, presence in Roseanne. Money is money but it won't be Roseanne level money.

 

Consistent weekly exposure on a national over-the-air TV network is huge. Just keeping yourself out there and in the spotlight is important and can lead to other things. And you never know when a show will be a hit and have a long run (like the original run of Roseanne did).

 

But then again, I stopped watching after about the first season in the original run of Rosanne.

 

The actors had contracts for the season and were going to get paid regardless. The writers and crew were not. It's good for them.

I don't know if they can keep the magic going. I am hopeful they can. John is a great actor. I'll give him a shot. It may only last one season, but at least he and Laurie will get some retirement money.

 

I'm glad the old episodes are back on TV. The ban after Roseanne's tweet has finally ended.

 

Hmm!

 

Until the Coens need their old buddy John for something odd................

 

ABC Executives Regret Firing Roseanne, Fear 'Connors' Spin-Off Series will Flop

 

Regrets. They have a few.

I'm sure they were afraid the public would go after their throats if they didn't do something quick. But, in these days of social media anything and everything goes away within days of the initial drop. All is forgiven if you give it a week.

 

Thought I'd link this here, if anyone's interested:

 

That's a Breightbart link, so be aware.

 

She can always come back from the dead. Zombie Rosie looking to eat some brains....

 

It’s only on TV Land where I am.

 

And it’s sourced from the Daily Mail, so take it with a grain of salt.

 

Yeah, I doubt they regret their decision. She's toxic and there was no way to keep the show going with her in it.

 

Reviews seem mixed so far.

Deadline: ‘The Conners’ Review: ‘Roseanne’ Spinoff Lacks A Lot More Than Just Fired Star

Entertainment Weekly: The Conners does a good job replicating Roseanne without Roseanne: EW review

Fast Company: The Conners proves Roseanne will not be missed

Forbes: Review: 'Roseanne' Spinoff 'The Conners' Is Brilliantly Acted, Smartly Written

The Hollywood Reporter: 'The Conners': TV Review

IndieWire: ‘The Conners’ Review: Without Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert & Co.’s Reboot Finally Lives Up to the Original Series

TVLine: The Conners Review: Roseanne Spinoff More Than Justifies Its Existence

Variety: TV Review: Roseanne Spin-Off ‘The Conners’

 

Left, right, does not matter, decision makers are wayyyyy too reactive to things because of social media. In general (not talking about this particular incident), it's like you hear all the outrage on SM then step outside and go into the real world and everyone just humming along as normal. It's almost like SM is an alternate universe we choose to live in.

BTW, 2 or 3 episodes in, we'll all know the future of the spinoff (just like most shows).

 

It's on CMT as well.

 

I don't get CMT anymore, which is why I said it’s only on TV Land.

 

And the information in the article comes only from anonymous "insiders" which should always be viewed suspiciously.

The article also mischaracterizes what happened. It makes it sound like they immediately decided to fire Roseanne and continue the show without her, when in reality they cancelled the show outright and had no intention of continuing. So it wasn't a case of them deciding "we don't need you to succeed" as the article implies. Rather, it was "we are willing to cancel this successful show because we dont need the bad publicity/image attached to it."

 

Twitter has a darker, much more dramatic trailer, including an intense front-porch confrontation between Dan and a new character played by Mary Steenburgen. I have a feeling Steenburgen’s character is

Spoiler

the woman who gave her son’s painkillers to Roseanne.

 

Brietbart, LOL. What's their inside source, 4chan?

 

That’s a really tough trailer, wow. Makes me want to cry. I don’t care for Roseanne Barr, but I’m going to miss Roseanne Connor.