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Old 16-06-18, 07:28   #231
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Thread topic: Roseanne
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Roseanne is a boring topic. I never watched her show, and I don't know anyone personally who has. I'm only vaguely aware what the show even is, and I don't care either. What is interesting is the wider discussion about racism, about how people feel it's worse to be called a racist than to be racist, about how the vilification of "political correctness" undermines important discussions we should be having, and about other examples of this like how thanks to GamerGate and stuff, it's become impossible to have the long-standing discussion of the portrayal of women in media and in particular games without someone accusing the folks who care of being Nazis.

It's all connected, it's interesting, and it saves us from having to figure out who or what Roseanne actually is beyond "lady who had a show once (I'm guessing sitcom but might have been a police procedural for all I know or care), then it got relaunched but she turned racist in the meantime".

Of course, if you do have something interesting to say about Roseanne, don't let that stop you.
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Old 16-06-18, 08:55   #232
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I never watched her show, and I don't know anyone personally who has.
That's not really surprising. It would be like if a Guatemalan had seen Tatort. Though Roseanne's not a police procedural, it's a sitcom about poor, white trash.

I have nothing to add about Roseanne, other than I am currently watching her show and only have about 1.5 seasons left (in fact, I just watched an episode from 1996 which talks about white privilege).
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Old 16-06-18, 11:34   #233
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Roseanne is a boring topic. I never watched her show
Trust me, you haven't missed anything.
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Old 16-06-18, 12:16   #234
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The original show was quite groundbreaking. Most previous sitcoms featured idealized families who didn't struggle financially. Even the show's theme was a big deal. It was the first that didn't have a real "theme song" I think.
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Old 16-06-18, 17:57   #235
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The original show was quite groundbreaking. Most previous sitcoms featured idealized families who didn't struggle financially. Even the show's theme was a big deal. It was the first that didn't have a real "theme song" I think.
Definitely. I grew up watching her show and have them all DVD, in fact I just started Season 5 with my partner (I got him into the show and he loves it). Even watching it now, it's so funny and as you said, groundbreaking. They portray a real family and I find so much of my own family in each of the characters. I absolutely loved the revival and I'm still heartbroken about the recent situation.
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Old 17-06-18, 07:08   #236
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The original show was quite groundbreaking. Most previous sitcoms featured idealized families who didn't struggle financially. Even the show's theme was a big deal. It was the first that didn't have a real "theme song" I think.
I remember watching like 15 minutes of the show back around 1990 or so and going, "thbbbbppt".

But then, I think most TV sucks. I'm hard to please that way. Most times I'd rather read a good book, rather than watch the crap presented to me on the boob tube.
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Old 22-06-18, 01:47   #237
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'The Conners' to premiere Roseanne-less this fall. Clicky.

Hopefully they won't dwell too much on Roseanne being gone, but not entirely act like she never existed - a good balance will be a challenge.

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Old 22-06-18, 04:48   #238
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Disgusting.

They’re obviously going to kill her character off. The show is nothing without Roseanne and I’m very surprised that it’s going ahead.

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Old 22-06-18, 05:11   #239
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Ironically, I just watched the episode where Dan almost dies from a heart attack and he talks to God and himself about how he can't die as his family needs him too much. Strange timing!

Even though I don't like the trajectory of her character development, I will still be sad to see her go! (I doubt she will be in a coma or disappear and never be seen again, which is the same difference).

She's eating humble pie now, but I wonder how long before she bashes the spin off.
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Old 22-06-18, 05:57   #240
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I’m waiting for the backlash of “ITS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT ROSEANNE”
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