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07-11-2022, 08:36 PM
https://www.looper.com/923107/why-the-conners-fans-have-big-issues-with-the-writing/
The Conners fans get frustrated when the writing contradicts the original series
In 1997, the original "Roseanne" series ended with the revelation that the entire series had been a fictional account of Roseanne Conner's life. The book bombshell erased a lot of story arcs, like the idea that the family won the lottery or that Darlene and David (Sara Gilbert and Johnny Galecki) were a couple. When the spinoff debuted, fans weren't sure what was fictional and what was "real."
In a Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/s3xh70/darlene_never_smoked_weed_in_high_school/), a fan referenced a "Conners" script in which Darlene Conner insinuated she smoked pot in high school. "Darlene never smoked weed in high school," wrote fan u/jvp180. "I feel like jokes that completely ignore or contradict stuff that happened on the original series takes me out of fully enjoying 'The Conners.' It's almost like the writers are deliberately making its connection to 'Roseanne' muddled and murky."
Other Redditors noted that there are a lot of lines like that. "It's just lazy and ignores the original for no reason," u/the_queen_of_nada (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/s3xh70/darlene_never_smoked_weed_in_high_school/hsnlblf/) agreed. "Just cheap jokes for the hell of it."
"It feels like treasured characters have been left in the hands of people who don't care enough about them to learn their history," u/Light-Years79 (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/s3xh70/darlene_never_smoked_weed_in_high_school/hsnq7sc/) chimed in.
Producers have addressed some of the discrepancies, though. "We made a conscious decision that certain years were going to be part of the dream that was revealed at the end of the run of the original 'Roseanne,'" showrunner Rob Helford told TV Line (https://tvline.com/2020/01/08/the-conners-where-is-andy-jackies-son-missing/) when the original show was rebooted. "Andy fell into the same category for us as winning the lottery; [it's] something we chose not to acknowledge."
The Conners fans get frustrated when the writing contradicts the original series
In 1997, the original "Roseanne" series ended with the revelation that the entire series had been a fictional account of Roseanne Conner's life. The book bombshell erased a lot of story arcs, like the idea that the family won the lottery or that Darlene and David (Sara Gilbert and Johnny Galecki) were a couple. When the spinoff debuted, fans weren't sure what was fictional and what was "real."
In a Reddit thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/s3xh70/darlene_never_smoked_weed_in_high_school/), a fan referenced a "Conners" script in which Darlene Conner insinuated she smoked pot in high school. "Darlene never smoked weed in high school," wrote fan u/jvp180. "I feel like jokes that completely ignore or contradict stuff that happened on the original series takes me out of fully enjoying 'The Conners.' It's almost like the writers are deliberately making its connection to 'Roseanne' muddled and murky."
Other Redditors noted that there are a lot of lines like that. "It's just lazy and ignores the original for no reason," u/the_queen_of_nada (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/s3xh70/darlene_never_smoked_weed_in_high_school/hsnlblf/) agreed. "Just cheap jokes for the hell of it."
"It feels like treasured characters have been left in the hands of people who don't care enough about them to learn their history," u/Light-Years79 (https://www.reddit.com/r/TheConners/comments/s3xh70/darlene_never_smoked_weed_in_high_school/hsnq7sc/) chimed in.
Producers have addressed some of the discrepancies, though. "We made a conscious decision that certain years were going to be part of the dream that was revealed at the end of the run of the original 'Roseanne,'" showrunner Rob Helford told TV Line (https://tvline.com/2020/01/08/the-conners-where-is-andy-jackies-son-missing/) when the original show was rebooted. "Andy fell into the same category for us as winning the lottery; [it's] something we chose not to acknowledge."