Current Events > Roseanne returns to ABC in 2018 with the original cast

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CrowTRobot posted...

CW_McGraw posted...

But angry people who didn't even watch Tim Allen's show told me Trump supporters weren't allowed on TV because the liberals. Does Roseanne not like Trump anymore?

What? Roseanne is crazy liberal.

This
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That_Happened posted...

Also, when the show comes back is it going to continue according to the actual story of the family that was revealed in the finale where they never won the lottery, David married Becky, Darlene married Mark, and Jackie was a lesbian?

I guess I totally missed that part of the finale ending. For some reason, I thought it was an "all a dream ending", and the kids were still young kids, while everything over the past several seasons had been Roseanne writing stories about what she hoped would happen with her kids.
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roseanne is NOT a crazy liberal anymore.

she is now a right-wing conservative because she thinks Trump loves Israel and that Democrats hate Israel.

she continually retweets conservative pundits including Ann Coulter and Steve Bannon whom she greatly admires now.
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loafy013 posted...

That_Happened posted...

Also, when the show comes back is it going to continue according to the actual story of the family that was revealed in the finale where they never won the lottery, David married Becky, Darlene married Mark, and Jackie was a lesbian?

I guess I totally missed that part of the finale ending. For some reason, I thought it was an "all a dream ending", and the kids were still young kids, while everything over the past several seasons had been Roseanne writing stories about what she hoped would happen with her kids.

The book began in the beginning season and was her memoirs throughout most of the show, of course with those details changed and the lottery never happening.
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The book began when she got her writing room in season 2 or so.
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I wonder if that was all planned from the start. is there any foreshadowing or anything for Roseanne's ending?
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pegusus123456 posted...

The book began when she got her writing room in season 2 or so.

Was that season 2? Thought it was 1 but that is correct.
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Expected this to be some kind of parody topic. Wtf at it being real

Leanaunfurled posted...

I wonder if that was all planned from the start. is there any foreshadowing or anything for Roseanne's ending?

No.
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So apparently Johnny Galecki isn't joining or at least it's not decided yet.
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one thing i will give credit to the series finale for is that it had a nice call back to either the first or second season

in an early episode of the show we find out that roseanne wanted to be a writer. dan built her a office to write in towards the end of the episode. it was never seen or heard from again.

then when you find out the entire series was just her telling her idealized life and her husband died. its the writing room that dan built for her that she walks out of as she finishes the last page of her book. so that writing room episode is the last accurate roseanne episode and the rest of the series is what she wrote
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yusiko posted...

one thing i will give credit to the series finale for is that it had a nice call back to either the first or second season

in an early episode of the show we find out that roseanne wanted to be a writer. dan built her a office to write in towards the end of the episode. it was never seen or heard from again.

then when you find out the entire series was just her telling her idealized life and her husband died. its the writing room that dan built for her that she walks out of as she finishes the last page of her book. so that writing room episode is the last accurate roseanne episode and the rest of the series is what she wrote

Right, but it's mostly all true events except the lottery and those 3-4 character/relationship changes.
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That wasn't so much a callback as it was completely necessary to remind people that Roseanne wanted to be a writer which was a plot point that was almost entirely dropped years ago.

And I wouldn't say it was mostly true. A lot of episodes and plot points would be extremely different just because Darlene married Mark and Becky married David. There's no way that most of the major plot points would be compatible just by switching husbands around. Not to mention Jackie being a lesbian. For instance, I could buy that she had an abusive girlfriend, but do you really think Dan would go out, beat that woman's ass, and then only get a token night in jail? Oh, and how did she get her baby? Kinda doubt that Jackie - implied to be out and proud - had a one night stand with a dude who she married and later divorced.
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pegusus123456 posted...

That wasn't so much a callback as it was completely necessary to remind people that Roseanne wanted to be a writer which was a plot point that was almost entirely dropped years ago.

And I wouldn't say it was mostly true. A lot of episodes and plot points would be extremely different just because Darlene married Mark and Becky married David. There's no way that most of the major plot points would be compatible just by switching husbands around. Not to mention Jackie being a lesbian. For instance, I could buy that she had an abusive girlfriend, but do you really think Dan would go out, beat that woman's ass, and then only get a token night in jail? Oh, and how did she get her baby? Kinda doubt that Jackie - implied to be out and proud - had a one night stand with a dude who she married and later divorced.

I don't think she was a lesbian the whole time though, could have been straight still. I'm not sure if it was specified.
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Why are you people so worried about posting Roseanne spoilers ITT
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Because spoilers aren't marked in the title and that's how rules work.

pegusus123456 posted...

Leanaunfurled posted...

I wonder if that was all planned from the start. is there any foreshadowing or anything for Roseanne's ending?

No.

Shame. I like it when major shit like this is planned in advance.
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Dreams really DO come true!
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Want im wondering is who is going to play david and darlenes kid, and what about mark he died in real life whos going to replace him?

GateOfDoom posted...

Want im wondering is who is going to play david and darlenes kid, and what about mark he died in real life whos going to replace him?

SPOILER ALERT!

He's not really dead!.....which would be a new Roseanne Halloween episode
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voldothegr8 posted...

I don't think she was a lesbian the whole time though, could have been straight still. I'm not sure if it was specified.

Nah. Roseanne says something like, "In real life, my sister - unlike my mother - is gay. She always told me she was gay, but I just always pictured her with a man."
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@Leanaunfurled posted...

Because spoilers aren't marked in the title and that's how rules work.

@pegusus123456 posted...

Leanaunfurled posted...

I wonder if that was all planned from the start. is there any foreshadowing or anything for Roseanne's ending?

No.

Shame. I like it when major shit like this is planned in advance.

actually there was a tiny bit as i pointed out earlier in the topic
about the writing room from season 1 or 2 that was only in one episode then suddenly made a reappearance in the final episode
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Awesome, heard about this today. I really liked the original. I don't know how they are going to undo the mess of a last season, though. Pretty much the only actual option is to pretend the last season didn't happen.

That wasn't foreshadowing. It was an episode about her wanting to write children's books. That in no way foreshadows that the show we see is just a fictional account of "real life."
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pegusus123456 posted...

That wasn't foreshadowing. It was an episode about her wanting to write children's books. That in no way foreshadows that the show we see is just a fictional account of "real life."

Let's all be honest; the finale was an author's saving throw to undo the mess that was the last season.

roseanne lore runs deep.
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So how are they going to retcon the entire last season?
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Roseanne has the single most annoying voice of anyone ever
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Roseanne 2: Dan's Revenge
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First Full House and now this. Pretty neat though.

Anyone else hoping for an ALF revival?
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Alucard188 posted...

So how are they going to retcon the entire last season?

The entire last season was already retcon'd with the last episode. The only thing they need to retcon is Dan.
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Coffeebeanz posted...

Roseanne has the single most annoying voice of anyone ever

I'm guessing you've never seen The Nanny.
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mustachedmystic posted...

Coffeebeanz posted...

Roseanne has the single most annoying voice of anyone ever

I'm guessing you've never seen The Nanny.

love that show
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mustachedmystic posted...

Coffeebeanz posted...

Roseanne has the single most annoying voice of anyone ever

I'm guessing you've never seen The Nanny.

The nanny is hilarious
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Why?
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PrinceDBF posted...

love that show

yusiko posted...

The nanny is hilarious

Don't get me wrong, it's a fine show. and Nanny Fine look great covered in pastry goo. But her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.
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If what doesn't kill us is making us stronger, we're gonna last longer.
Than the greatest wall in China, OR THAT RABBIT WITH A DRUUUUUUUUM!
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PrinceDBF posted...

roseanne lore runs deep.

I mean, you joke, but the show actually had a lot of multi-episode plots and a ton of character development. There were stories that ran for entire seasons or multiple episodes (Jackie's abusive boyfriend, Darlene's vegetarianism, Darlene & David's comic, Becky going to college, etc) and their jobs shifted a lot during the show creating eras for the show. Probably not hurt by having some future famous writers on it like Joss Whedon and Chuck Lorre.

I mean, it's still a goofy comedy, but it actually had a surprising amount of continuity for a sitcom.

Dash_Harber posted...

PrinceDBF posted...

roseanne lore runs deep.

I mean, you joke, but the show actually had a lot of multi-episode plots and a ton of character development. There were stories that ran for entire seasons or multiple episodes (Jackie's abusive boyfriend, Darlene's vegetarianism, Darlene & David's comic, Becky going to college, etc) and their jobs shifted a lot during the show creating eras for the show. Probably not hurt by having some future famous writers on it like Joss Whedon and Chuck Lorre.

I mean, it's still a goofy comedy, but it actually had a surprising amount of continuity for a sitcom.

i know. another sitcom that had a surprising amount of continuity was the george lopez show.
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although i'd use the word "backstory" rather than continuity, because roseanne did have a problem with dropping plot points and characters out of nowhere and never mentioning them again. like crystal from the earlier seasons
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Caution999 posted...

And one constant that still is making new episodes, The Simpsons, has yet to be canceled.
Reminder: The Simpsons once competed against the Cosby Show.

LITERAL COSBY.

ffs Fox. Take ol' Yeller outside already.

What's wrong with Cosby Show besides the star being a rapist?

PrinceDBF posted...

although i'd use the word "backstory" rather than continuity, because roseanne did have a problem with dropping plot points and characters out of nowhere and never mentioning them again. like crystal from the earlier seasons

I don't know, I'd still say continuity. Losing actors or characters isn't unreasonable. It happens in a lot of continuity heavy shows. It's usually easily explained too (like the character moved away, or they visited off screen, or their story just ended).

well when roseanne lost reoccurring characters it was usually because they were work friends and roseanne had either quit or been fired from that job
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SpiralDrift posted...

First Full House and now this. Pretty neat though.

Anyone else hoping for an ALF revival?

Blossom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk7tAC9RI7w

DDoS posted...

Caution999 posted...

And one constant that still is making new episodes, The Simpsons, has yet to be canceled.
Reminder: The Simpsons once competed against the Cosby Show.

LITERAL COSBY.

ffs Fox. Take ol' Yeller outside already.

What's wrong with Cosby Show besides the star being a rapist?

nothing, it's just to give reference about how long the simpsons have been on the air
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So is anyone streaming the series? I know netflix had the Roseanne Collection, but it doesn't even look like they even have that anymore. :/
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ninjarobot_22 posted...

SpiralDrift posted...

First Full House and now this. Pretty neat though.

Anyone else hoping for an ALF revival?

Blossom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk7tAC9RI7w

Wow, who knew she'd grow up to be such an ugly bitch
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