"Roseanne" Revival Picked Up by ABC

[JamesG]

"Roseanne" Getting Revival with Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert & Co.
by Nellie Andreeva
April 28, 2017


One of the biggest comedies of the 1990s is making a comeback. I hear an eight-episode limited series revival of the hit ABC blue-collar family comedy "Roseanne" is in the works with the key cast members reprising their roles, including Roseanne Barr, John Goodman and Sara Gilbert, with Laurie Metcalf and others in the process of joining them.

The new installment is executive produced by the original series’ EPs Tom Werner, Barr and Bruce Helford as well as Gilbert and Whitney Cummings, with Helford and Cummings co-running. The project is currently in the marketplace, with multiple networks bidding, including original "Roseanne" home ABC and Netflix.





"Roseanne" remains a gold standard for its realistic portrayal of a working-class American family. It centered on the Conners, who lived, barely scraping by, in the fictional town of Lanford, IL. The revival comes as networks, and particularly ABC, are making a concerted effort to better reflect the lives of everyday Americans.

I hear the intent is for all principal "Roseanne" actors to appear in some capacity in the reboot, including "The Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki.

http://deadline.com/2017/04/roseanne...rt-1202078883/

[gidgetgrape]

Is Dan coming back as a ghost or an angel? I can't wait to see.

[jayman75]

Spotted the story on USA Today

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...rks/101039122/

This would be awesome, so long as it's more in-line with early- to -mid-series storylines, and not the lottery season.

[Superbatboy]

This will be epic if it comes to fruition

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by gidgetgrape

Is Dan coming back as a ghost or an angel? I can't wait to see.

Maybe that whole last year will turn out to be a dream instead and Dan will be alive.

[Wildchats]

But Dan died!

Or will they continue it making the audience remember it was made up but continuing it as if Dan never died!!!

[Dale Key]

I read somewhere that Roseanne wanted to do this revival on the premise that Dan faked his own death. And since I don't want to see Dan in the shower I'm okay with that.

[Retro4Life]

I just have a really bad feeling about this. They screwed up the final season so badly it's going to be like dropping a bowl of spaghetti on the floor and trying to pick out all the dirt in order to make it edible again.

Loved the show for the first five or six years, but I think the ship has sailed here.

[TV Guy]

I'm even picker than you - I think the first four seasons are great (seasons 3 and 4 are absolute classics), but then it was downhill. I loved Roseanne Conner in the early years - she was a funny, down-to-earth type that I would have liked to hang out with. But starting with season 5, she became progressively angry and annoying and I couldn't understand why anyone would want to be around her. They also recast Becky, which I thought was a real slap in the face to the highly-underrated Lecy Goranson. They never would have recast Darlene, and Goranson was every bit as good as Sara Gilbert, if not better. The whole Becky switch took me "out of the show".

It would be interesting to see the show back with the more likeable Roseanne Conner of the early seasons, Goranson as Becky, and the season 3/4 writers. Unfortunately, the revival will be run by Bruce Helford (showrunner during season 5), Roseanne will probably still be angry/awful, and they'll probably play up the Becky switch.

[rosescarlett]

This should be interesting to see, I hope they get the original Becky (Alicia Goranson), I never cared for Sarah Chalke. Looking forward to seeing this.

[Marvo301]

Originally Posted by rosescarlett

This should be interesting to see, I hope they get the original Becky (Alicia Goranson), I never cared for Sarah Chalke. Looking forward to seeing this.

To be true to the spirit of the original show they should start the revival with Lecy Goranson in the role of Becky and switch to Sarah Chalke halfway through!

[Corkys-Place]

I won't hold my breath on seeing either of the Healy Brothers in this revival.

Glenn Quinn (Mark) passed from an overdose in 2002 and the other one is currently being paid a fortune to star on the Big Bang Theory.

I have no idea how they'll bring Dan back.

[Superbatboy]

Originally Posted by TV Guy

I'm even picker than you - I think the first four seasons are great (seasons 3 and 4 are absolute classics), but then it was downhill. I loved Roseanne Conner in the early years - she was a funny, down-to-earth type that I would have liked to hang out with. But starting with season 5, she became progressively angry and annoying and I couldn't understand why anyone would want to be around her. They also recast Becky, which I thought was a real slap in the face to the highly-underrated Lecy Goranson. They never would have recast Darlene, and Goranson was every bit as good as Sara Gilbert, if not better. The whole Becky switch took me "out of the show".

It would be interesting to see the show back with the more likeable Roseanne Conner of the early seasons, Goranson as Becky, and the season 3/4 writers. Unfortunately, the revival will be run by Bruce Helford (showrunner during season 5), Roseanne will probably still be angry/awful, and they'll probably play up the Becky switch.

Season 4 was probably the best single season of any sitcom! They really had all the creative cylinders firing. A shame the head writer was canned after this year

[Adamantium]

Originally Posted by Corkys-Place

I have no idea how they'll bring Dan back.

As we all recall, in the final episode - the last fifteen minutes or so - Roseanne reveals the series to be a book she's writing. She had changed some of the events for the book, such as Dan surviving the heart attack when in their reality, he did not. All they'd really have to do for this reunion is simply have Roseanne state that the reunion is a continuation of her book. Maybe years later she decided to add another chapter or write a sequel and for that purpose, she'd be able to continue telling the story as it would have been if she hadn't revealed the truth to the audience.

That way the show isn't backtracking or deleting the finale and is still able to have some new stories with Dan alive and the daughters with the boyfriends they had in the show (although as mentioned Glenn Quinn is dead and Johnny Galecki is busy doing The Big Bang Theory).

[Retro4Life]

Originally Posted by Adamantium

As we all recall, in the final episode - the last fifteen minutes or so - Roseanne reveals the series to be a book she's writing. She had changed some of the events for the book, such as Dan surviving the heart attack when in their reality, he did not. All they'd really have to do for this reunion is simply have Roseanne state that the reunion is a continuation of her book. Maybe years later she decided to add another chapter or write a sequel and for that purpose, she'd be able to continue telling the story as it would have been if she hadn't revealed the truth to the audience.

That way the show isn't backtracking or deleting the finale and is still able to have some new stories with Dan alive and the daughters with the boyfriends they had in the show (although as mentioned Glenn Quinn is dead and Johnny Galecki is busy doing The Big Bang Theory).

Yeah, but who wants to see a reunion that is only part of a fictional book? I'd wager viewers want to see a "real" story with the "real" characters. I know I would.