BetterForgotten

To this day, Calhoun never gets the credit for his work at ATWT or GL. His ATWT is overshadowed by praise for Marland (and Marland's work was not as strong with Laurence Caso as EP, IMO), and he's overlooked for his GL contributions because JFP ended taking a lot of credit for things he help set in motion.

Julie Goodyear in full Bet Lynch gear for tonight's Big Soap Quiz:

The re-created set is pretty amazing! I liked what Sara and John said about the characters have an established 30 year history and a lot can be said about them without even saying it.

Patsy seems genuinely happy to not be acting or playing Bianca anymore. She seems to have settled well into her new career and life in Malibu, I don't think we'll ever see Bianca again (which is probably for the best, given her last few years on the show). I do wish they weren't bringing Tiffany back though - what's the use? Whitney is not a strong enough connection, and I don't see the point with Bianca, Ricky, Carol, Pat, or even Janine not currently on the show. i kind of don't want to see any of the Butcher's back unless it's Janine (who I don't think should come back to the show in its current state, though I thought John Yorke did a good job of developing her during his early 00's stint).

The show feels very soul-less, repetitive and regressive. I don't know what to say about this Branning/Stacey nonsense, other than I feel these characters are damaged and should be written out for good at this point. The show needs some type of massive overhaul and focus. Also, Yorke is brining back Mel and Kat? Is he trying to re-create his 2000-2002 era? While that era will always be close to my heart, it does remind that that sometimes you just can't relive the past - maybe EE should stop trying to run back to Yorke whenever there's a big crisis (like 2005 and now). I had no desire to ever see Mel again when she left, and I don't look forward to hearing about some revenge storyline against Phil (which is sure to happen) upon her return. Kat was Yorke's crown jewel and his creation, so I'm hopeful he probably won't screw her up again (he was responsible for a lot of her 2005 character development as well), but we'll see. Also, the show doesn't have the same caliber of actors and writers it had in the early 00's to carry out the same type of storytelling....

At least it ABC seems committed to promoting the reboot well ahead of its March premiere...

Information on Sarah Chalke's character and Becky's storyline: http://ew.com/tv/2017/12/21/roseanne-second-becky-revival/

No, and if Martin Mull's not coming back, I don't think we'll see him.

Deadline is also saying Natalie West will guest star as Crystal: Guest stars from Roseanne reprising their roles in the revival include Estelle Parsons as Beverly Harris, Sandra Bernhard as Nancy Bartlett, Johnny Galecki as David Healy, Natalie West as Crystal Anderson, James Pickens, Jr. as Chuck Mitchell and Adilah Barnes as Anne Marie Mitchell Martin Mull as Leon is the only glaring absence to me - he was a major part of the original show's recurring cast.

One of Barbra's rare disco forays: