Posted on 06/01/2018 3:39:45 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Darlene to the rescue? Roughly 72 hours after cancelling Roseanne amid controversy, ABC is looking to possibly keep the franchise alive with a spinoff centered on Sara Gilbert’s acid-tongued single mom, TVLine has confirmed.
The standalone Darlene series was one of five offshoots proposed by TVLine in the wake of Roseanne‘s spectacular fall on Tuesday. ABC could not be reached for comment.
It was three days ago that ABC announced it was scrapping the series’ already-greenlit 11th season after its titular star Roseanne Barr tweeted a racist “joke” about Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. In announcing the cancellation, ABC president Channing Dungey called Barr’s comment “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.” Gilbert, meanwhile, said she was “disappointed” in Barr’s actions “to say the least,” while showrunner Bruce Helford said he was “horrified and saddened” by the remark.
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Another ABC fail in the making. Go for it, I say.
SJW the series will soon flop like a dead whale on the beach
Do. Not. Bother.
I wondered about them doing this. Would they kill Roseanne off?
Can’t replace Roseanne. She made the show.
All lib, all the time = DOA.
I can’t remember one spinoff done under similar circumstances that lasted more than a couple of seasons. I guess the 100th times the charm.
A "racist" joke.
Backlash over putting 200 people out of work?
I agree. I also like John Goodman, but even he can't carry a show as the lead. The show needs Rosanne.
Won’t watch. Roseanne made Gilbert.
Unlikeable character. Fail
He is a terrific supporting actor. He made “The Big Lebowski.”
The Roseanne series is over without her.
Without Roseanne, I wont watch, period, end of story!
Without Roseanne, I meant. Not Sara Gilbert.
The show is called ROSEANNE..and Sara Gilbert, Roseanne made her a household name, she would be bagging groceries if it was not for Roseanne..and this is the thanks Roseanne gets, stabbed in the back..whatever, I wont watch, it will turn into a Will and Grace bash Trump fest and it will fail
Eventually, Roseanne could be worked backed into the series. Perhaps after an extensive twitter/anger management course?
Have her be arrested for racist comments.
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