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I though the point of of that joke was to say we're all more alike that different, and obviously a wink to the rest of the ABC lineup. People definitely get offended easily these days, and Roseanne makes herself an easy target. I think it's stuff like that which really pisses her off too, she's talked at length about how comedy has to be overly sanitized now because everyone is politically correct and gets offended easily. Mind you, not that she goes about it in the most graceful ways at times, but she does have a point.

God, the writing for Sharon is absolutely awful these days. I can't believe Yorke isn't doing anything to improve it as Sharon was one of his favourites, and he obviously brought her back to the show in her first return. The Slater lynch mob is a bit much for such a ridiculous story, but did love Kat throwing Den faking his death back in Sharon's face and later Kat calling her Phil's doormat - that's exactly what Sharon is these days (in addition to being a big hypocrite).

Yeah, it was season 7 episode 'Sisters'. Roseanne: [Becky and Darlene are sniping at one another] Okay, so that's enough. Now, we have a wonderful, loving family, and you two little bitches are not going to ruin it. You're gonna be loving, caring sisters, just like me and Jackie. Darlene: Fine. Darlene: [to Becky] I'll sleep with every guy in town and you can gain 400 pounds.

Roseanne did call both Becky and Darlene bitches in the original show, so it was consistent, lol.

20 years later, 'Roseanne' is still trying to push the LGBTQ community forward. And yet. Ratings held up surprising well for week #2: TV Ratings: 'Roseanne' Still Strong, Pulls 15.2 Million in Week 2

The more glammed-up wardrobe they gave Delia in the mid/late 80's seemed so wrong for Ilene...

'Roseanne' star Ames McNamara on his gender non-conforming character: 'I believe that everyone should express themselves'

‘Roseanne’ Revival Premiere Sets Delayed Viewing Record

Did anyone see this interview Christopher Goutman did with Nelson Aspen in 2013? He basically takes no responsibility for ATWT's demise (said it had been happening since B&B took ATWT's timeslot), and said ATWT did not have the same passionate audience as other soaps to keep it alive in another incarnation...

This week has been weird though - it feels like I'm in a time warp back to 1990 where Roseanne is the #1 show in America, and the media won't shut up about her and the show.

ABC is touting a 23 million figure - I guess final figures are still trickling in for DVR playback:

I definitely miss her and she certainly left us way too soon. In my head, I always cast her and Carrie Genzel (who played Skye briefly on AMC) as a mother/daughter pair on some imaginary soap. For some reason, Carrie always reminded me of Nancy.

Roseanne seems to want a fall premiere for season 2 - she's talking about how much she wants to do another Halloween episode on Twitter. ABC now needs to be very careful with the shorter seasons so they don't lose momentum.

Thanks for the link. Hmm, didn't know she left to try her hand at Hollywood (she was probably considered "too old" by Hollywood by then, sadly). It couldn't have been for very long though, as she was briefly on AMC later in '89, and later on Loving.

Thanks, I can't imagine she had any great material by the end, but had I been watching in real-time back then, I know I would've missed her.

Random question - was Nancy Addison Altman fired, or did she leave on her own accord in 1988? Jillian was probably my favorite character early on, and I don't think Altman ever got the respect she deserved as an actress. Such a stunning woman in her prime too.

Sara Gilbert's reaction to the ratings success on The Talk.

Maybe when Modern Family ends, and they put that crap CBS comedy Katey Sagal is on out of its misery, they'll attempt a Married ...with Children reboot. That was the show that put Fox on the map, and they cancelled it after 11 seasons with no finale.

I thought she talked about DJ dying in Iraq?

Jerry and Larry David said millions of times that they'd never do a reboot. Seinfeld is also still raking in millions in syndication (more so than any show from that era), so it's very unlikely that will ever happen. NBC sure wishes though.

I mean, she also called Israel a "Nazi state" at one point... She speaks about the picture controversy :45s in. At 3:30 in, they speak about how "political correctness" has ruined comedy.

Oh, must be an old Tweet, she did that picture a few years back.

I mean, the good thing is Roseanne never had much of a reputation to uphold. The people who follow her and employ her know exactly what they're getting.