"The Conners" Discussion Thread

[Faulkner]

Executive producer Whitney Cummings explains why she wanted to bring back Roseanne in the Trump era:

http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/roseanne-in-the-trump-era.html

[BetterForgotten]

ETA Wrong chain

Edited January 18, 2018 by BetterForgotten

[Soapsuds]

ABC will have a special 20/20 on the return with the entire cast tonight.

[Faulkner]

They are burying that up against the Olympics.

[Soapsuds]

I guess they could've done the special before the Olympics started in early February.

[BetterForgotten]

Despite the Olympics competition, it did well in the ratings. It was a (tied) season high for 20/20.

 

 

[Vee]

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[Faulkner]

Love Lecy and Sarah next to each other.

[Vee]

Great piece on Sara Gilbert's evolution to showrunner.

[dragonflies]

http://tvline.com/2018/02/20/the-walking-dead-season-9-the-whispers-spoilers/

 

Question: I’m very excited to watch the revial of Roseanne. One thing I was curious about was the fact that there is no mention of Roseanne’s youngest son Jerry or Jackie’s son Andy. Are they not a part of this revival? —Kristen

Ausiello: They are not part of the nine-episode continuation, but we’ll learn in passing that Jerry “is on a fishing boat in Alaska,” Roseanne Bar recently revealed. Andy, meanwhile, “hasn’t been dealt with,” Barr noted, adding the decision was made to focus on the core characters this time around. “We had so many stories to tell over the arc of these nine episodes,” she explained. “[If we get] another season [we hope to bring] more clarity to those characters.”

[Gray Bunny]

 

Interesting. Thanks for posting 

[KMan101]

That is interesting. How do you not even talk about Jackie having a kid? I don't get it. He doesn't need to be a regular or even seen at all (like Jerry). He couldn't be mentioned in passing (or maybe he is and that's not coming across)? It's strange. I get focusing on the core characters but the Andy thing is weird. Did she not realize fans wouldn't notice? Did THEY forget?

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I just want confirmation he still exists. It kind of sounds like he does. (And I imagine him gay and in the army, but that's me)

 

And kind of random, but it sounds like Sandra Bernhard's appearance is in the 9th episode.

Edited February 21, 2018 by KMan101

[Vee]

An interesting/frustrating piece on the show's return, with Roseanne of course running her mouth but that's Roseanne:

 

 

If this is how it's handled I can probably live with it provided the show is actually good:

 

 

I do really like what they have to say about the issues they apparently are exploring during the season.

[Faulkner]

A good article on the economics of the reboot craze and how Fuller House really started the current trend:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/new-economics-tvs-reboot-craze-1086797

 

I want to be Sara Gilbert. She just seems to have a really good head on her shoulders.

Edited February 22, 2018 by Faulkner

[dragonflies]

IMO Girl Meets World started it too