"The Conners" Discussion Thread

[Vee]

I honestly hope that ludicrous twist is done away with.

[Gray Bunny]

I think any revelations Roseanne gave on the series finale (Bev is gay, Dan died, Mark with Darlene, David with Becky, Jackie is gay) are reversed and ignored (thank goodness). 

[KMan101]

 

As they should be. LOL. I never took it seriously and it's been funny to see articles on the show so focused on Dan being dead.

 

I wonder if the EW article (which I have and read) with the blurb on Jackie being childless could mean they kill Andy off? Though I know they deal with Mark/Glenn Quinn so maybe it would be too much.

 

I'd be surprised if they just pretended Andy didn't exist. Jerry still exists. They only reference him, from what Roseanne implied it doesn't seem we see him, but I suppose we could.

 

There's only so much they can do in 9 episodes though. I'm glad they're bringing back as many recurring guest stars as they are.

I also don't know if I buy Jackie as a life coach. But then I think about it some and they could spin it and make it funny and it could work. I could see Jackie thinking she's an excellent coach at life when her own life has been a mess.

Edited January 10, 2018 by KMan101

[BetterForgotten]

Jackie had so many jobs in the original show, I'm sure her new profession won't last.

[amybrickwallace]

Jackie was a cop, a semi truck driver, co-owned The Lunch Box, worked at the plastics factory...those are the only ones I remember. 

[Soaplovers]

 

The county that the show originally took place in (Fulton County, Illinois) was democratic in their voting, especially for president until the 2016 election where over 60 percent voted for Trump for president... given the blue collar nature of the show.. it makes sense to have them vote for Trump over Hilary.  

[victoria foxton]

I'm pretty sure that covers all of Jackie's professions. I hope Andy isn't wiped from existence. I would love to see Jackie being a mom to her now adult son. 

[BetterForgotten]

She also sold perfume for a short time at the mall. 

[amybrickwallace]

 

You're right, thanks. Wasn't that only in one or two episodes?

[KMan101]

 

I want to see Jackie being a mom now too. Sigh. I hope Andy still exists. I also wouldn't mind if they made him gay. Lots of fun opportunities there with Jackie smothering Andy.

[Gray Bunny]

 

She worked at the Lobo, though we never saw her in action. 

 

I can buy Roseanne Conner voting Trump in 2016. The character is now in her 60's, still lower-middle class in a small town. Classic story these days. 

 

Personally, I've seen my dad go from voting for Bush Sr. in '88 to Clinton in '92; Obama in '08 to Romney in '12. 

 

I'm willing to see where this goes, and I won't vilify Roseanne Conner, the character, or Roseanne Barr, the actress just yet. 

[amybrickwallace]

 

Plus, who knows who all else they could bring back if the show is renewed for a full season?

[All My Shadows]

I was going to post this same thing a few days ago but didn't know how to really word it. So much emphasis on Dan being alive and "brought back from the dead" when that's not really the rewrite here at all. If this show is to be set in Roseanne Conner's fictional world, then the only real rewrite is the lottery win. Everything else existed in her "real" world.

[Vee]

There is no other world. AFAIC that awful finale and the final season never happened.

[All My Shadows]

Exactly, and that seems to be how TPTB is playing it, too. No great loss in the least.