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ABC Executives Regret Firing Roseanne, Fear ‘Connors’ Spin-Off Series will Flop
Breitbart ^ | 10/12/2018 | Ben Kew

Posted on 10/12/2018 6:40:56 AM PDT by Drew68

Executives at ABC now believe that their decision to fire Roseanne Barr from their revival of Roseanne was a mistake and the network’s spin-off series The Conners may flop, according to a report from Mail Online. Two senior executives at the network told the outlet that ABC President Channing Dungey’s decision to immediately fire the actress and cancel her show after she made racially charged comments about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett was a “knee-jerk” decision that they would later regret.

“We didn’t think it through properly. What Roseanne did was wrong but we shouldn’t have rushed to fire her. It was almost a knee-jerk reaction by Ben [Sherwood] and Channing [Dungey] who should have launched an investigation,” one insider reportedly said. “This would have given them more time to listen to the public, advertisers and cast members to determine the best decision.”

Barr compared Jarrett to if the ‘Muslim brotherhood & Planet of the Apes had a baby,” comments that were condemned by Dungey as “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.” Yet one insider apparently suggested that ABC should instead have temporarily suspended her before making a final decision.

“They could’ve suspended her from the first few episodes without pay and had her return later on in the season,” the source explained. “I mean the season finale saw Roseanne going to the hospital for knee surgery. While they worked out her fate, her character could have faced serious complications and fought for her life, while simultaneously making Roseanne fight for her career with a national apology tour. “

“The morning the racist tweet scandal blew up, Roseanne offered to publicly apologize and do the rounds of every show but Ben and Channing weren’t having any of that and wanted her gone,” they continued.

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To: jyo19

Hell. They are Liberals. What else could we expect? Reason? Logic? LMAO!


101 posted on 10/12/2018 8:25:15 AM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: confederatecarpetbag
Fire one of your hottest properties, then act surprised when it doesn’t work out?

It is remarkable that they didn't even try to weather the storm. The "controversial tweet" probably would have blown over. If it didn't, and the network got boycotted, they could have fired her then. It really smells like they were looking for a reason to get rid of Roseanne and jumped on the first thing that came along. I hope all the people that lose their jobs are rabid leftists.

102 posted on 10/12/2018 8:29:36 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: Drew68
a “knee-jerk” decision that they would later regret.

but their virtue signaling felt good at that moment. With leftards, motives of immediate interests and emotionalism takes precedence over long run interests and reason

103 posted on 10/12/2018 8:30:08 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: Buckeye McFrog
"They apparently killed her character off with a drug overdose, so that should be interesting to watch."

It's not that hard to do. The soaps have done this same thing for decades. Even Dallas brought back to life a dead character. Roseanne can wake up in a hospital hooked up to all sorts of i.v.s and monitors. She overdosed & hallucinated while in a coma that she was dead and the family carried on without her, and voila! She awakens from the coma and goes back home to be the matriarch she always was.

104 posted on 10/12/2018 8:30:23 AM PDT by TennesseeGirl
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To: Drew68
decision to immediately fire the actress and cancel her show after she made racially charged comments about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett

Such BS....comparing someone’s looks to a character from the movie Planet of the Apes is not “racially charged”.

105 posted on 10/12/2018 8:34:32 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Drew68

Hire her back.


106 posted on 10/12/2018 8:34:32 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: KC_Lion

RE Taylor Swift. I don’t know what she considers her home state as she has homes in Nashville, Cape Cod, Manhattan, & elsewhere. I saw an article where she owns 8 homes in four states. I did look for a voter’s registration for her in TN, but could not find evidence that she even votes in TN.


107 posted on 10/12/2018 8:36:00 AM PDT by TennesseeGirl
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To: Drew68

Most will acknowledge that Valerie Jarrett objectively resembles POTA characters much more closely than do most other public figures.

In July, Jim Jordan was scheduled as the main speaker for my county Republican central committee fundraising dinner. In July, the stories about abuse of college wrestlers came out. Our RCC was asked (by certain powers) to uninvite him or resked the event. I whipped votes to reject that suggestion. A few days later the accusations began to collapse.

Congressman Louis Gohmert, in a conversation with me several weeks ago, suggests that we “saved this good man’s” candidacy for Speaker. I’m not sure I’d go that far, but thinking back on it I believe our canceling the invite would have resulted in press releases from DCCC and other groups.

Gohmert might be our speaker next year. He was receptive to the idea when I asked him.


108 posted on 10/12/2018 8:40:29 AM PDT by jimfree (My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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To: TennesseeGirl

Or Married With Children which, after Katey Sagal miscarried, did a big “nevermind” on a pregnancy story line and went on as if it had never occurred.


109 posted on 10/12/2018 8:43:13 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Drew68

Here is my prediction.

The first Episode will get large Ratings due to the curiosity factor. People will want to see how they killed off the Rosanne Character.

The Ratings will then slide week to week as the Liberal BS overshadows any semblance of Comedy.

It will become the new Murphy Brown.


110 posted on 10/12/2018 8:44:49 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: JWNM

Your “It was only a dream” scenario is probably the only one in the world of entertainment that would work. I’d watch it just because.


111 posted on 10/12/2018 8:46:42 AM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: liberalh8ter

Instead of Planet of the Apes, Rosanne should have compared her with the Lizard Alien Queen on V.


112 posted on 10/12/2018 8:47:00 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: Kickass Conservative
I agree but they’d still call it a racially charged attack.
113 posted on 10/12/2018 8:49:55 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Drew68

Oh! I can asure them it will flop!!!


114 posted on 10/12/2018 8:50:19 AM PDT by ontap
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To: Drew68
I'm guessing some ABC execs are worried about their jobs - they dumped Last Man Standing when it was doing great, only to see Fox pick it up with it doing really well so far.

They fired Barr “hastily” and now the spin-off is going to go bust too.

#GetWokeGoBroke

115 posted on 10/12/2018 8:51:04 AM PDT by comps4spice (Liberalism is a threat to life and liberty in the USA.)
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To: liberalh8ter

Am I the only one who had no idea The Lizard Queen’s Father was Black? I know Roseanne had no idea.


116 posted on 10/12/2018 8:52:49 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: Drew68

Little did I know my Mom was ‘racially charged’ when she called me a little monkey.


117 posted on 10/12/2018 8:53:54 AM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Drew68

Sounds like the producers and executives viewing the show find it “not funny.

I am not sure whether it has been seen by the public yet.


118 posted on 10/12/2018 9:00:04 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Drew68

It’s amost certain to flop, why do they realize that just now?


119 posted on 10/12/2018 9:00:46 AM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: Kickass Conservative
I didn’t know, either. The first things I learned about her was that she was born in Iran and her father-in-law was a devout commie. Then I learned of her connection to Cabrini Green and everything else. I honestly didn’t know she had a black father until somewhat recently.
120 posted on 10/12/2018 9:05:27 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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