There never should have been a Reboot

[julietx]

I was so excited about the Reboot in 2018. I couldn't wait. I was a teenager in the 1990s, and bringing the show back was going to bring part of my childhood back. I remember watching the first Reboot episode. On Facebook, most of my friends' statuses said "watching Roseanne". I looked forward to each week. New episodes for the first time in 20 years! Then it all came to a screeching halt with all of the ridiculousness surrounding Roseanne's tweet.

Now, unfortunately, the whole legacy of the show has been tarnished. I don't see the other actors in the way I used to because they all threw Roseanne under the bus. None of them stood up for her. The only ones who could have had solid careers on their own are John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf. As for the others, they would be nothing without Roseanne. They haven't done anything outside of "Roseanne". They owe all of their fame and success to her. I used to love Sara Gilbert. She was so funny as Darlene back in the '90s. Now I can't stand her. I have never watched "The Connors" and never will.

That said, even before Roseanne's unfortunate tweet, something felt off about the Reboot. Even though I was enjoying the episodes each week, something just felt off. In many ways, the Reboot was depressing. I hated that they made Becky such a loser. Becky always said that she didn't want to end up like Dan and Roseanne, but she ended up worse than them. Dan and Roseanne at least had their own place and didn't have to live in their parents' basement. Also, the cracks about Becky's age weren't funny. She was still young. No, 40 isn't 20, but you're hardly over the hill. Of course maybe they were referring to the fact that Becky had accomplished absolutely nothing from 20 to 40 and had essentially wasted 20 years. Darlene was also not very successful. She had to move back in with Dan and Roseanne, something the teenage Darlene always said would never happen. I also hated that they made David a deadbeat dad. This went totally against his character.

It was also depressing that Dan and Roseanne were portrayed as being old. They were in their 60s, not their 80s. These days 60s is not that old. They were on numerous pills and acting like they were ready for the nursing home. Roseanne's mother and even grandmother weren't portrayed this way in the original series. Another thing that was wrong with the Reboot was that it was so political. Too much talk about politics. The original managed to touch on social issues without being political. For whatever reason this show just didn't work in the modern era. It should have stayed in the 1990s. The 1990s were a much different time, and we can't go back. I wish that they had never attempted a comeback because it has now just tarnished the original.

[Mr. Television]

I think for the most part reboots are never as good as the original shows. One thing that's great about the original is nostalgia. It just isn't the same watching the same characters as being old.

[Blankspace-22]

Agree the show should have just stayed back in the 90s, or they could have done a one shot one hour special like the Brady bunch did showing where the characters were and never touch it again.