“Would “The Conners” or a similar spinoff fair well enough in the ratings? I think a significant percentage of fans wouldn’t watch.”
I think the biggest problem with the show might have been the writers and directors. I say that because Laurie Metcalf is so great as Mary Cooper on Big Band Theory, but so awful in Roseanne.
Like it or not, Roaseanne was the only funny one on the show. Not a great actress, but her comedic timing and ability to deliver a punch line is what kept the show going most of the time it was on.
So, no, I don’t think it would do well in the ratings without an overhaul of the creative team.
She could be snl in prime time.
The new show will be called, “We hate Trump and his voters.” Should be a ratings success.
What did the other members of the cast say about her tweet?
Are there quotes available?
ABC does not get it.
The Roseanne Shows success was not about Roseanne or even that the show was worth watching.
People were tuning in to Roseanne to vote their approval of Donald Trump and protest the unfair anti Trump/ anti MAGA media bias they were seeing virtually every other show on every network.
The shows massive success was it’s own downfall because ABC had to kill it before it began to influence public opinion - they just needed an excuse.
Now they are print to back track to cover their butts.
Truth is the Roseanne Show re boot would have flopped if it had had the same toxic Anti Trump bias every other show seems to insert into their story lines and it will flop even worse if they try to spin off an knock off without Roseanne Barr.
Sure. Say she died of Arkancide.
Roseann should file a Multi Million dollar lawsuit for Discrimination
She had a Medical Condition and was Fired for it, clearly her “sickness or disease” is covered.
It might also qualify as Senior Abuse for the intentional infliction of emotional distress.
They could turn it into a “Reality Show” where the family has to rescue Rosanne from a Gulag somewhere.
Not that I watched any of the Roseanne show, I definitely would not watch the Connors.
Too bad there is no real brave network or cable channel willing to take a chance. Even Hulu pulled the reruns and all the oldie channels pulled the original reruns. Money to be made but they all cower in fear if they continue.
I hope that they spend a bazillion dollars on it - and it loses 6 bazillion.
All this fuss over Valerie f’ng Jarret. She’s not worth it.
Who’s going to watch All in the Family without Archie???
Seriously? Have they NOT been paying attention to the NFL?
If the fans of Roseanne feel they're being played by liberal SJWs, they will walk away from any recast without Roseanne Barr. She's becoming OUR Colin Kaepernick.
There are three ways out of this:
1. Status Quo. Roseanne, as a show is over, and Barr as a comedienne can join Michael Richards in exile.
2. Barr can go on a counter-offensive and try to convince ABC that she was a victim of uncontrollable side-effects of taking Ambien. The company that makes Ambien has already weighed in, but there is a body of testimonials, including Democrat Congressman Patrick Kennedy (who got a pass), that suggests that people do behave atypically in some cases. Any compromise that restores Roseanne would have to include some type of personal monitoring of Barr, possibly including random drug tests (punitively, of course), but she might be willing to endure this to support those on the show who need the job.
3. The show tries to go on without the eponymous Barr, in which case the pro-Trump fan base will give ABC the NFL treatment.
It's in the best interests of everyone involved to try to make option #2 work.
-PJ
p.s. Does anybody remember Comedy Central's short-lived 2001 alleged sitcom That's My Bush?
Can anyone imagine making Blazing Saddles today?
Juanita Broaddrick just opened up a fight with Sara Gilbert. That’s all Twitter is on about but I was happy to see her put down that person (who has her defenders on FR).
suuuuure- go for it- pour all kinds of money into it trying to make it successful-