'Roseanne' Returning to ABC in 2018

[sabrelady]

 I'm looking forward to the crazy excuse that will be delivered to the audience

Pish Tosh  Dan will just step out of the shower cos it was all a dream!

HEY it woiked B4!

(The show already had moments of self-reference, absurd fantasy and even meta references ...several homages to classic American television sitcoms and characters )

[Mister Matt]

Wow, people like Becky?

I know what you're saying because I used to be put off by Becky's bratty behavior, but it was when they switched actresses that I realized how good Goransen really was and how essential she was to the cast.  It's not so much about liking the character as it is how convincing Goransen played her.  Her performances of Becky were probably the most realistic portrayal of any character on the show.  To me, she added so much to the connection I had with the Conners.  Goransen's Becky was exactly what you'd see and expect in homes all over Middle America and the perfect foil for Darlene, solidifying their sibling rivalry.  Chalke's Becky was the glossier, softer, less realistic and safer version.  I never felt like she could hold her own against Darlene.

I don't think they had a weak link. 

I do.  Michael Fishman as DJ.  His acting on the show got worse with age.

[BobbyBubbi]

I'm all for these reboots (with the exception of the lame-ass "Fuller House" which was on my TV for about 20 seconds tops) and jumping on the nostalgia train with characters and formulas that have proved to work in the past, I'm just afraid that in 2017, where every person with an email account is now a "blogger," "reviewer" or in some position of "authority" to tell the world how offended they are about everything, a lot of the subversive, cutting humor that made these shows so successful AND funny, just won't fly anymore. 

 

So yes, give us Roseanne, give us Will and Grace, but don't give us overly "PC," watered down versions of the original, because that will just be sad, And further stifle the careers of actors who unknowingly committed grandicide the first time around. May the the shows be just as biting, funny and controversial as they were when they first aired! 

 

.....Also, please PLEASE don't revive Friends. 

[Gorlois]

BobbyBubbi said: "I'm all for these reboots (with the exception of the lame-ass "Fuller House" which was on my TV for about 20 seconds tops)"

I thought they should have made that like "The Brady Bunch Movie." I would have much rather have a satire than a continuation.

[BobbyBubbi]

^  Yes. But conservative and religious nut Candace Cameron-Bure would have never gone for that. 

Although I think the rest of the cast have enough of a sense of humor that they would have gone with a more saterical angle. 

[SweetLips]

Gorlois said: "I wonder how they'll retcon the finale.

I'm surprised they were able to get everybody back for this. But I'm certainly looking forward to this, and the Will and Grace revival. And the new Carol Burnett sitcom.

Can't stand the woman. Will and Grace---Yeh !!  Carol Burnett---why for pitty sake?[havn't read anything about this-or want to] but along with so many of that generation have allowed the knife to cut too deep to be recognised.

"

 

[SNAFU]

It is OK to leave good memories in the past. Sometimes, it is the best thing.

 

[MichelleCraig]

I saw an article this week that had John Goodman telling Roseanne that he never expected the show to come back. Roseanne responded that as soon as she saw the Trump win, she was sure the show could and would come back.

[SNAFU]

She also thought the last season was a good idea.