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EKWROCKS · 11-24-2001, 10:50 PM

hey, i'm having a braine freeze!! please anyone can u tell me what the season finalle of Roseanne was all about!! I need details, please!!! thanks so much!!!!

-Erin!!

twinkle44301 · 11-25-2001, 12:39 AM

<<<<<<NOTE: The last 15 minutes of this historic broadcast are a monlogue written and delivered by Roseanne. In perhaps the most surprising and effective post-modern coup in modern television, the entire last season of the show is revealed to be the character Roseanne's fantasies as she struggles to deal with the death of Dan (who presumably did not survive his heart attack during Darlene and David's wedding). Then, pushing the envelope further, Roseanne/author and Roseanne/character reveal that the entire series has been part of the fantasy, and that the characters we have come to know are fictional composites of the "real" people in "Roseanne's" life: "Darlene" is really married to "Mark" and "Becky" to "David," "Jackie" is gay, etc. This does not entirely make retrospective sense, but it is undeniably a powerful way for Roseanne to take back authorship of her show.>>>>>

I found the last show to be very moving. I was surprised that they killed off Dan. I think it was one of the better final episodes of any tv show. For some reason, I thought that it was Beverly who was gay, not Jackie.

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EKWROCKS · 11-25-2001, 12:56 AM

thanks so much!! i knew it was something like that!!~

again thanks!! -erin

11-24-2001, 10:50 PM	#1
EKWROCKS Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Posts: 49	please help :Roseanne season finalle hey, i'm having a braine freeze!! please anyone can u tell me what the season finalle of Roseanne was all about!! I need details, please!!! thanks so much!!!! -Erin!!

11-25-2001, 12:39 AM	#2
twinkle44301 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 24, 2001 Posts: 351	<<<<<<NOTE: The last 15 minutes of this historic broadcast are a monlogue written and delivered by Roseanne. In perhaps the most surprising and effective post-modern coup in modern television, the entire last season of the show is revealed to be the character Roseanne's fantasies as she struggles to deal with the death of Dan (who presumably did not survive his heart attack during Darlene and David's wedding). Then, pushing the envelope further, Roseanne/author and Roseanne/character reveal that the entire series has been part of the fantasy, and that the characters we have come to know are fictional composites of the "real" people in "Roseanne's" life: "Darlene" is really married to "Mark" and "Becky" to "David," "Jackie" is gay, etc. This does not entirely make retrospective sense, but it is undeniably a powerful way for Roseanne to take back authorship of her show.>>>>> I found the last show to be very moving. I was surprised that they killed off Dan. I think it was one of the better final episodes of any tv show. For some reason, I thought that it was Beverly who was gay, not Jackie. [This message has been edited by twinkle44301 (edited 11-24-2001).]

11-25-2001, 12:56 AM	#3
EKWROCKS Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Posts: 49	thanks so much!! i knew it was something like that!!~ again thanks!! -erin