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db108108 · 12-17-2003, 12:48 PM

Judging from the activity on this board, it seems like the show has gotten alot of new fans over the past few months! It's so great to see!

I'm curious though, who only started watching the show since it began its run on TV Land/Oxygen?

HaskellGirl · 12-17-2003, 12:58 PM

I've always been a fan, but I just got completely absorbed again by the Christmas marathon.

Brent88 · 12-17-2003, 03:06 PM

You mean Nick-at-Nite. It doesn't air on TV Land...

I started watching this show in July on my local station... they would air between 2 and 4 hours a night(between 2am and 6am) of it. Then, I started to watch it some on TBS. I became instantly hooked(I used to watch the show a few years ago, and it just automatically clicked when I started watching it again) since it has come to N@N and Oxygen... I watch it alot!

Dean Winchester · 12-17-2003, 03:39 PM

I've watched the show since it's first airing on October 18, 1988. I remember it vividly, because my dad saw Roseanne's HBO special before then and thought she was hysterical, so he turned it on for my mom and I. I thought it was okay in the early seasons, but being 9 at the time, I wasn't old enough for a lot of the humor. But by seasons 4-5 (where I was more like 12-13 years old and more appreciative of "adult" shows), I was hooked and watching it every single week. I pretty much watched it religiously every Tuesday (and Wed in the 94-95 season) from seasons 4-7, then when the last 2 seasons started, I started watching less and less.

bubblegum · 12-17-2003, 05:02 PM

I started watching it on TBS June '02. I had seen the last episode so i knew about Darlene and David, Becky and Mark. I got hooked when David moved in with the conner's

Miranda Twilight · 12-17-2003, 11:11 PM

I always watched this show with my mom as a kid, but rarely gave full attention to the plots. So now that I watch it as an adult, I finally get why it was so funny to the aduts in my family growing up. It's also very close to home in some ways at some point to most families, not to mention very touching and truthful. I started watching episodes here and there when it aired on TBS regularly a few years back, but because it didn't air at an appropriate time for me to sit back and enjoy the show, I rarely watched it in sequence. It gave me a good laugh when nothing else was on television. Now that it's finally on a good time-system on Nick-at-Night, I can enjoy the entire series and respect it for what it was and the characters portreyed.

Janice · 12-18-2003, 01:54 AM

I'm a total newbie and just started watching it when it started on Nick this fall. I am so hooked. I watch and tape it at 2-3am, then the next day, after dinner, I watch it again with my husband, who is also hooked.

The show is edgy, the emotion so raw at times, it's almost painful to watch. The topics are hard hitting. If it wasn't for the humor to break the intensity, I couldn't stand it.

I loved Roseanne Barr when she was a standup comedienne, before her sitcom. I never missed a Letterman or Carson performance. Still, I didn't watch her show during its original run. My life was very busy at the time.

I'm thankful for Nick and TV Land. I've seen or I am seeing complete runs of shows I missed the first time around like Coach, Wings, Barney Miller, Bewitched -- I'm even enjoying Mister Ed now, lol.

Roseanne -- sheer brilliance. There's nothing like it.

radishman · 12-22-2003, 06:45 PM

I watched it all the time when it was on TBS years ago. Now I watch it on the WB in the afternoon, oxygen and nick. I just love it that much that it never gets old. I'd say a good 8 years.

12-17-2003, 12:48 PM	#1
db108108 Teacher (for now) Senior Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2003 Location: 2 hours north of Detroit, 2 hours south of Toronto Posts: 1,023	New fans of the show Judging from the activity on this board, it seems like the show has gotten alot of new fans over the past few months! It's so great to see! I'm curious though, who only started watching the show since it began its run on TV Land/Oxygen?

12-22-2003, 06:45 PM	#8
radishman Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Dec 22, 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 4	I watched it all the time when it was on TBS years ago. Now I watch it on the WB in the afternoon, oxygen and nick. I just love it that much that it never gets old. I'd say a good 8 years.
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12-17-2003, 12:58 PM	#2
HaskellGirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Posts: 590	I've always been a fan, but I just got completely absorbed again by the Christmas marathon.

12-17-2003, 03:06 PM	#3
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	You mean Nick-at-Nite. It doesn't air on TV Land... I started watching this show in July on my local station... they would air between 2 and 4 hours a night(between 2am and 6am) of it. Then, I started to watch it some on TBS. I became instantly hooked(I used to watch the show a few years ago, and it just automatically clicked when I started watching it again) since it has come to N@N and Oxygen... I watch it alot!

12-17-2003, 03:39 PM	#4
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I've watched the show since it's first airing on October 18, 1988. I remember it vividly, because my dad saw Roseanne's HBO special before then and thought she was hysterical, so he turned it on for my mom and I. I thought it was okay in the early seasons, but being 9 at the time, I wasn't old enough for a lot of the humor. But by seasons 4-5 (where I was more like 12-13 years old and more appreciative of "adult" shows), I was hooked and watching it every single week. I pretty much watched it religiously every Tuesday (and Wed in the 94-95 season) from seasons 4-7, then when the last 2 seasons started, I started watching less and less.

12-17-2003, 05:02 PM	#5
bubblegum Roseanne Fan Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 432	I started watching it on TBS June '02. I had seen the last episode so i knew about Darlene and David, Becky and Mark. I got hooked when David moved in with the conner's

12-17-2003, 11:11 PM	#6
Miranda Twilight Angel Light Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 13, 2003 Location: Massachucetts Posts: 9	I always watched this show with my mom as a kid, but rarely gave full attention to the plots. So now that I watch it as an adult, I finally get why it was so funny to the aduts in my family growing up. It's also very close to home in some ways at some point to most families, not to mention very touching and truthful. I started watching episodes here and there when it aired on TBS regularly a few years back, but because it didn't air at an appropriate time for me to sit back and enjoy the show, I rarely watched it in sequence. It gave me a good laugh when nothing else was on television. Now that it's finally on a good time-system on Nick-at-Night, I can enjoy the entire series and respect it for what it was and the characters portreyed.

12-18-2003, 01:54 AM	#7
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I'm a total newbie and just started watching it when it started on Nick this fall. I am so hooked. I watch and tape it at 2-3am, then the next day, after dinner, I watch it again with my husband, who is also hooked. The show is edgy, the emotion so raw at times, it's almost painful to watch. The topics are hard hitting. If it wasn't for the humor to break the intensity, I couldn't stand it. I loved Roseanne Barr when she was a standup comedienne, before her sitcom. I never missed a Letterman or Carson performance. Still, I didn't watch her show during its original run. My life was very busy at the time. I'm thankful for Nick and TV Land. I've seen or I am seeing complete runs of shows I missed the first time around like Coach, Wings, Barney Miller, Bewitched -- I'm even enjoying Mister Ed now, lol. Roseanne -- sheer brilliance. There's nothing like it.