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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I think most people would see her as white. I remember her being characterized as Iranian... which is white.
I showed my son her picture and asked him what race she is. He immediately answered, “White.”
When Mel Gibson was shunned he created his own movie - I think he made close to 100 million.
Maybe Taylor Swift should have waited a week and took notice. Talk about hitching your wagon to the wrong horse.
She threw away 12 years of good will with Millions of people while Kanye West and Roseanne regained it with their support of Donald Trump.
Good. Let it flop. Let them lose millions.
Each and every one of those stars should have told ABC they would all quit before going on with the show. Bunch of leftist weenies.
Not that I would have watched it with or without Roseanne. I refuse to contribute to that nasty Sara Gilbert’s income.
They fired Roseanne over ValJar?
That evil woman.
Hey, maybe they can get Hellary to guest star. That can be the final blow.
Hypersensitivity! Democrats have everyone so afraid of political correctness that nobody can take a joke. Everyone has to be offended by everything. People need to lighten up. We all can laugh at ourselves. We all say stupid things. People need to let it pass and chalk it up as an “oh well.”
Mistakes were made. Regret usually follows.
Pretty much takes into account the entire country of possible viewers. That spells flop.
Look at me, I'm smarter than a paid TV executive.
People take note: Never apologize, it only emboldens the Left....simply ride the storm out and in 72 hours, these idiots will move on to something else.
Of course it’s going to flop. I wouldn’t watch it if you paid me.
These execs are brain dead.
THey pay Megyn Kelly millions when people on the street knew she’s a loser.
Firing Roseanne was a dumb move....A lot of people out of work...
I’d tune in for that.
May?
They should start the show with John Goodman waking up in a bed next to Suzanne Pleshett.
A Vector “Profit”
B Vector “pearl clutching faux social justice”
C Vector “executive’s annual performance review - BONUS”
TODAY’S MATH PROBLEM IS “Intersection”
what goes first... the connors or murphy brown?
i believe murphy brown will be out by november with the results of the midterms going pro trump
And they can claim Roseanne’s character never died just like they did with Dan.
“They could’ve suspended her from the first few episodes without pay and had her return later on in the season,”
Coulda woulda shoulda.
Live the consequences of your decisions and pack sand.
I can hardly wait until Hollywood, MSN and professional sports realize too late they shoulda not steered themselves hard left. The numbers from news ratings tell a sad tale for MSN vs FOX, low attendance/ratings/revenues at NFL games, etc. and it’s just a matter of time before smart entertainers create new companies/venues that cater to other than hard left audiences. Just like the Democrats are doing, they’re alienating a considerable sector of society.
Just like Dallas.
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