Members KMan101 Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) +1 on Lecy's Becky. All true. I love her. You summed it up well. I don't think she'll be a gag (Sarah's Becky became the joke, when Lecy returned in Season 8 they had Becky unhappy living in a trailer and that she married too young and wanted more for her life, it was stark and obvious, but not that Lecy's Becky had a ton to do beyond that though, but the writing improved). She had some fun lines and was more prominent in the first two episodes than I expected. It was still Darlene/Roseanne centered but Becky had some good stuff. I hope it keeps up. Edited March 28, 2018 by KMan101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 I agree - I think they tried to rebuild Becky a bit when Lecy came back in S8, but the whole season was so hit and miss and then she was gone again. By then they were way too wedded to Darlene being the true heir to the show and Becky the fùck-up, and that stuck. While I understand and agree with shifting the focus to Darlene as a mother and the next generation, I hope it won't be quite so cut and dried here with the two sisters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Yeah, the Darlene/Becky dynamic is interesting. Unlike Roseanne/Jackie, the two of them were never close or had as tight of a bond, so they don't have the same dependency/attachment issues their mother and aunt have. It's so easy for a character like Becky to get lost in the shuffle. I'll always remember when Roseanne and Dan were jobless and when Dan lost the bike shop, and all Becky could think about was Mark's employment and her own happiness. She was such a selfish piece of sh!t. Usually when Darlene argued with Dan and Roseanne, she mostly had a point and was often right, that was rarely the case with Becky. Edited March 28, 2018 by BetterForgotten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 Those scenes were so tough to watch, but very real. The thing is I never felt they were done to vilify Becky - I just felt they showed her as a fundamentally different person. It was with the recast that Becky became utterly two-dimensional. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 Roseanne opens up with Huge ratings!! http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-tuesday-march-27-2018/ 5.1 demo and almost 19 million in viewers. Just Wow! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Those are astonishing ratings in this day and age. Well, the reboot/return trend will continue with renewed zeal... Edited March 28, 2018 by Faulkner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 I thought that was a typo at first. That's insane. I guess it shows why networks keep going back to reboots, and also just how important the show was to many many people. I didn't watch, but I'm happy for the cast and crew and I hope it works out for them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 Yes it is. ABC must be over the moon and I am sure they will get a second season pickup as of today....LOL Ha...me do typos...nah Please register in order to view this content Not even Will and Grace did that well. I already forgot their premiere numbers. I think it did well because Roseanne still fits in today's world. I am not sure how many reboots would fit in today's world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) W&G’s premiere got a 3.0 demo rating, which I thought was huge at the time. Edited March 28, 2018 by Faulkner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 Different generations have also discovered the show in syndication (since it's always on), so besides the nostalgia factor for people who were alive when it was originally on, I think a lot of different people were probably interested in checking the revival out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) I'm just annoyed the social media reaction is already so tribalized - the alt right is trying to adopt it while it's not an alt right show tonally in any way, certainly not with Sara Gilbert and co. running it, while a lot of the online left is signaling how it can't be allowed. The actual reviews (from progressive critics) and quality of the show are being largely ignored in the noise atm. Hopefully that'll die down. I hope people read the Todd VanDerWerff review I put up a page or two ago. Edited March 28, 2018 by Vee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 YAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! That is PHENOMENAL in this day and age! Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 That's a renewal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 If this were NBC, it would already have a 5 season pick-up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted March 28, 2018 Members Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) Between this and the respectable ratings of the AI reboot, Channing Dungey has likely bought herself a couple more years atop ABC. EDIT: Forgot to mention The Good Doctor. Yeah, people on social media are definitely trying to co-opt the show for shallow political purposes that are at odds with what’s on screen. I have seen a few conservatives claim that it’s portraying liberal caricatures of conservatives. Edited March 28, 2018 by Faulkner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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