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TJAMES03 · 08-04-2005, 06:46 PM

Any idea why "Roseanne" never had any kind of spinoff? Usually show's capitalize on their popularity. (Personally) I am glad that they never broke up the main cast by having any of them get their own show.

USTVFanFromUK · 08-04-2005, 07:39 PM

From what I hear, Roseanne, Carsey-Werner, and ABC wanted to give Sara Gilbert a spinoff when Darlene went to college. However, Sara wanted no part in one.

I'm glad that they didn't break up the main cast as well.

GeorgiaboyJeff! · 08-04-2005, 08:18 PM

Well I don't think a Darlene spin-off would have lasted anyway. She wasn't all that interesting enough to have her own spin-off. Jackie maybe if she moved out of Lanford & went to another place & made new friends..

USTVFanFromUK · 08-04-2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaboyJeff!

Well I don't think a Darlene spin-off would have lasted anyway. She wasn't all that interesting enough to have her own spin-off. Jackie maybe if she moved out of Lanford & went to another place & made new friends..

I don't think a Jackie spinoff would work either. A huge part of Roseanne's success was the relationship between Roseanne and Jackie. It would be like The Golden Palace when there was no Dorothy, it just didn't work out.

GeorgiaboyJeff! · 08-04-2005, 08:31 PM

I mean like after the series ended.. it would have been cool to have a Jackie show maybe..

troopoleon8897 · 08-05-2005, 01:00 PM

I think they should have done one with the Bowmans after they moved back to Chicago or one Chuck and Anne Marie or even possiblie one with Bonnie and The Duke

Squidgett · 08-12-2005, 12:10 AM

I think that the show worked as a whole, but broken apart it wouldn't have worked. The characters really reacted to eachother but if anyone was not there the show would deffinately be missing something. A Darlene spinoff would get old quickly because although shes my favorite character, shes sarcastic and there'd be no becky to primarily make fun of and a Jackie spinoff would get old because she had an inferiority complex and thats why she would always go running back to Roseanne. Although she is one of the best characters on Roseanne, without Roseanne, jackie would just be a mess (in my opinion)

08-04-2005, 06:46 PM	#1
TJAMES03 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 25, 2005 Posts: 193	No spinoff. Any idea why "Roseanne" never had any kind of spinoff? Usually show's capitalize on their popularity. (Personally) I am glad that they never broke up the main cast by having any of them get their own show.

08-04-2005, 07:39 PM	#2
USTVFanFromUK Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 553	From what I hear, Roseanne, Carsey-Werner, and ABC wanted to give Sara Gilbert a spinoff when Darlene went to college. However, Sara wanted no part in one. I'm glad that they didn't break up the main cast as well.
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08-05-2005, 01:00 PM	#6
troopoleon8897 Let's Go!! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2004 Location: Not Hell, But the same Zip Code Posts: 1,751	I think they should have done one with the Bowmans after they moved back to Chicago or one Chuck and Anne Marie or even possiblie one with Bonnie and The Duke
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08-04-2005, 08:18 PM	#3
GeorgiaboyJeff! Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 25, 2002 Posts: 664	Well I don't think a Darlene spin-off would have lasted anyway. She wasn't all that interesting enough to have her own spin-off. Jackie maybe if she moved out of Lanford & went to another place & made new friends..

08-04-2005, 08:31 PM	#5
GeorgiaboyJeff! Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 25, 2002 Posts: 664	I mean like after the series ended.. it would have been cool to have a Jackie show maybe..

08-12-2005, 12:10 AM	#7
Squidgett Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2005 Posts: 22	I think that the show worked as a whole, but broken apart it wouldn't have worked. The characters really reacted to eachother but if anyone was not there the show would deffinately be missing something. A Darlene spinoff would get old quickly because although shes my favorite character, shes sarcastic and there'd be no becky to primarily make fun of and a Jackie spinoff would get old because she had an inferiority complex and thats why she would always go running back to Roseanne. Although she is one of the best characters on Roseanne, without Roseanne, jackie would just be a mess (in my opinion)