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 Barr’s 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, Barr’s character is killed off and the family is left to recover.
“Any sadness that we feel over what we’ve lost we’re 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 didn’t want to let the series end until they were truly finished. “There was a debt owed to this fictional family. We’ll 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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Goodman was a nothing before Roseanne came along. He pretty much owes his career to the woman.
Damn, I barely recognize John Goodman.
-PJ
I blame Darlene.
definitely more sweaters and maybe cast three sisters by the names of Becky Becky and Darleen... they could play the role of the village idiots so busy virtue signaling that they don’t realize that most people do what they can to avoid being around them.
Dinty Moore! Wow that’s a blast from the past. I’d love to see a youtube of that.
They failed to support her. They know the show will tank. ABC will prop up the show for a while but soon the actors will disappear never to be seen again.
#76 they were selfish little hateful libs who drove the bus over her.
They then backed the bus over her.
That really does sound like an awesome show.
Are there enough writers up to taking that challenge?
Wait until they see the ratings.
Dinty Moore ? Wasn’t she married to Bruce Willis ?
Hey Goodman, it’s a TV show, it’s not real, get a life.
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