Members Gray Bunny Posted January 28, 2013 Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 ITA, I loved seeing the older sister finally fed up with all the pampering and excuses being made for the depressed middle child while Becky was busting her ass with laundry, chores, driving DJ around, etc. Darlene needed a kick in the butt at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted January 28, 2013 Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 I still LOL at that line. Roseanne had great delivery. Agreed about Jackie. After she had the baby, it was straight up Barney Fife (save for the last couple episodes of season 6 when Jackie reveals that she slept with twenty times the amount of people Fred had! "I don't even know 60 people!" "Well I didn't KNOW all of them..." LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bright Eyes Posted January 28, 2013 Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 Yes, great Jackie moment, especially when poor Fred only had 3. LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted January 28, 2013 Members Share Posted January 28, 2013 I loved the line when Roseanne was pregnant and she was talking to Jackie about the baby, and said something like the baby kicked so hard, that her boob flew up and smacked her in the face I'm probably not quoting it right though lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 29, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2013 The writing on the show was very underrated at the time, mainly due to how popular the show was and what a controversial public figure many saw Roseanne Barr as. Many writers, who later went on to success of their own, got their start on this show. Chuck Lorre, Joss Whedon, and Amy Sherman-Palldino to name a few. This show has some of the best comedic dialogue/one-liners of any show, and there's really a timeless quality to it where it never sounds dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted January 29, 2013 Members Share Posted January 29, 2013 I agree. The show holds up INCREDIBLY well. I love that it marathons on Monday on WEtv and then on Saturday and Sunday on TV Land (and I've noticed Saturday on WEtv) and I can honestly watch every episode no matter how many times I've seen it. It's always funny and fresh. Only a few shows I can say that about (Golden Girls and I Love Lucy being two others). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted January 29, 2013 Members Share Posted January 29, 2013 LOL. Jackie was such a joke towards the end but Laurie was just so talented. It's so weird watching Jackie's progression, which felt like regression, ultimately. That scene is just another classic Jackie scene. Because I had just seen the show last night on WEtv, before I turned to Dallas, I was thinking of all of Jackie's just great moments. "DEAD!!!! HE'S DEAD!!! DAD'S DEAD!!!! Dad's fine. He sends his love" "I met a guy I don't even know, we had sex for hours and now I'm pregnant. If it's a girl, I'm naming it Gidget!" I'm paraphrasing, mostly, but she had such great moments sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Roseanne finds out that Jackie was beaten up by Fisher. Dan at the end . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvj48pfUo3U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 30, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Season 5 had so many great moments, I really think that was the pinnacle of the show in terms of writing and acting.The humour/one-liners got a little more "adult" in that season too. I also don't think it's any coincidence that my favourite season was the season where Becky left. I thought that allowed them to flesh out Darlene's character a little bit more, and she really became Dan and Roseanne's main (and probably favorite) kid until the end of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 I don't know, Roseanne really got to love David and he technically wasn't even her kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 30, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 Roseannne (to David): Don't start with me David, we take you into our house like you're one of our own kids, and then you turn around and treat us like you're own of our own kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 30, 2013 Members Share Posted January 30, 2013 I always liked Jackie with Gary...man was he a looker before his OLTL days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pzLp8CnH8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted February 1, 2013 Members Share Posted February 1, 2013 GO LECY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted February 2, 2013 Author Members Share Posted February 2, 2013 Roseanne Barr has inked a deal with NBC to develop a new sitcom and will guest-star on The Office for a three episode stint: http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/roseanne-barr-to-guest-star-on-the-office-1.4547058 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted February 2, 2013 Members Share Posted February 2, 2013 I always felt like the transition from season 4 to season 5 was quite different. Still great quality from season to season (unlike the decline in season 7), but something about the show was different. I think you hit it on the mark by saying it got a little bit more "adult". Not only were the kids growing, but the topics got more serious, and the overall innocence of the early years had faded. Also, I think the lighting changed (darker), plus other aesthetic changes like Roseanne's hair grown out, her skin looking a little rougher, she finally settled in to her final job that we saw her at (owning the diner), all made for a different feeling for the show when Season 5 started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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