Posted on 10/03/2018 11:41:23 AM PDT by conservative98
With The Conners slated to debut this month sans Roseanne Barr, the remaining cast members are reflecting on their new direction after Barrs firing.
It was awkward but not awkward, Laurie Metcalf, who plays Jackie Harris, told People about filming without Barr. It was right but not right, wrong but not wrong.
As the series is expected to address, Barrs character is killed off and the family is left to recover.
Any sadness that we feel over what weve lost were hopefully channeling in an honest way into the show, added Sarah Gilbert, who returned to her role as Darlene Conner and a producer on the show. And our show has always been able to deal with heavy topics, particularly for a sitcom.
Back in May, ABC swiftly canceled Roseanne after Barr, 65, posted racist tweets about Valerie Jarrett. The network called her behavior not in line with its values. Then came discussion of whether the show could return without Barr who played a pivotal role both in front of and behind the camera. Barr ultimately chose to remove herself so the show could survive.
That was a very big deal, said John Goodman, who plays Dan Conner. To give us a chance.
Goodman, 66, adds he and the remaining cast didnt want to let the series end until they were truly finished. There was a debt owed to this fictional family. Well figure out how to get through this, the family will, everybody will. We want to finish telling this story.
Of the remaining stars, Goodman appeared to have the most difficulty with the cancellation news.
I had a bad time for about a month, he recalled. And then other things started going wrong. I fell down the steps and broke a rib. My wife got sick
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what’s the point of doing the show without Rosanne? Who’s gonna watch that?
Don’t worry she’ll be Haunting you with very bad ratings
Didn't watch it then OR now.....
The ratings will be somewhere south of Murphy Brown.
Then don’t do it. Demand her return.
there is no show without rosseanne- some hard core watchers will remain, but most people will move on because the whole ambiance that made the show what it is is now gone-
And actors think we're supposed to take them seriously when they speak out about something.
Very bad Ju-Ju. This fiasco was doomed from the start.
It was awkward but not awkward, Laurie Metcalf, who plays Jackie Harris, told People about filming without Barr. It was right but not right, wrong but not wrong.
That makes total sense but it doesn’t make total sense...WHAT???
She’s gotta be a lib to rip off a bizzare line like that.
They threw Roseanne under the bus. It will haunt them forever.
It’s a really stupid idea for a show anyway that will fail quite quickly.
Bye Bye.
BTW , Tim Allen is probably laughing now.
Worst timing ever with the new Last Man Standing rolling out. First episode was awesome. Made abc look like a bunch of idiots.
“There was a debt owed to this fictional family.”
Seriously? Do these people hear themselves? My goodness, they’re vacuous.
Roseanne won’t be the only one dying - the show will soon follow.
Sarah Gilbert: And our show has always been able to deal with heavy topics, particularly for a sitcom.
Yeah...Except when the topic is something against what you believe....
Awkward? Try explaining the ratings.
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