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'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« on: June 22, 2018, 01:06:19 am »
Just a few weeks after canceling "Roseanne" after the show's star Roseanne Barr posted racist and bizarre tweets, ABC says it is keeping the show alive -- without Barr.

"The Conners" is the working title of the re-rebooted sitcom.

It will be a "spinoff" of "Roseanne," the network announced Thursday night.

"Roseanne Barr will have no financial or creative involvement in the new series," ABC said in a press release.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/21/media/abc-the-conners-roseanne-barr/index.html
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2018, 02:37:13 am »
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ABC says the new take will explore issues with parenthood, dating an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America. The series will take over Roseanne's Tuesdays at 8 p.m. time slot. The Conners hails from the creative team behind what was to be the 11th season of Roseanne, including showrunner Bruce Helford, Gilbert, Dave Caplan, Bruce Rasmussen and Tony Hernandez. The series hails from Werner and Werner Entertainment.

"The Conners’ stories demonstrate that families can always find common ground through conversation, laughter and love. The spinoff will continue to portray contemporary issues that are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago,” ABC said in a statement.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/roseanne-spinoff-conners-officially-a-go-at-abc-1117397
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2018, 02:39:34 am »
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2018, 02:45:30 am »
That’ll teach Roseanne NOT to call for kidnapping and child rape! Oh wait, whut?
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2018, 02:46:34 am »
Quote from: goodwithagun on June 22, 2018, 02:45:30 am
That’ll teach Roseanne NOT to call for kidnapping and child rape! Oh wait, whut?

I know.  It was criminal.   :smokin:
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2018, 02:47:26 am »
From RiV's link above:

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The new take, which will also be a multicamera comedy and premiere in the fall, will follow the Conner family who,after a sudden turn of events, are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before. (emphasis mine)

Sounds kinda familiar.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2018, 02:53:00 am »
I wonder how many episodes before it crashes and burns? I know I won't watch it, but then I never watched the original or reboot so why would I watch the rebooted reboot.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2018, 02:53:31 am »
Quote from: GtHawk on June 22, 2018, 02:53:00 am
I wonder how many episodes before it crashes and burns? I know I won't watch it, but then I never watched the original or reboot so why would I watch the rebooted reboot.

They paid for 13 more.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2018, 02:57:32 am »
This has disaster written all over it. The folks that would have watched Roseanne, the "deplorable" types, are probably bitter she got the boot while people like Samantha Bee and such get to keep their jobs. They will never watch the new show without Roseanne. Plus, nobody in that show is really that much of a draw other than Roseanne. Maybe Johnny Galecki and John Goodman?
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« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2018, 03:47:56 am »
It will be a "spinoff" of "Roseanne," the network announced Thursday night.

Oh man. This should be a hit. No one does spin off's better than ABC....



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« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2018, 03:55:45 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 22, 2018, 03:47:56 am
It will be a "spinoff" of "Roseanne," the network announced Thursday night.

Oh man. This should be a hit. No one does spin off's better than ABC....



Classic TV right their my friend.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2018, 03:57:57 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 22, 2018, 03:55:45 am
Classic TV right their my friend.

Exactly. They need to make it for a season. Cancel it. Let it sit in some dusty storage room for 30 years and then leak it back onto Youtube. Then they will have a hit.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2018, 04:01:55 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 22, 2018, 03:57:57 am
Exactly. They need to make it for a season. Cancel it. Let it sit in some dusty storage room for 30 years and then leak it back onto Youtube. Then they will have a hit.

The best thing about Three's A Crowd was Ted Night.  My mom's 2nd husband reminded me of Judge Smails.   *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2018, 04:07:24 am »
Quote from: RoosGirl on June 22, 2018, 04:01:55 am
The best thing about Three's A Crowd was Ted Night.  My mom's 2nd husband reminded me of Judge Smails.   *****rollingeyes*****

That was not Threes a Crowd. Ted Knight was in a genuinely good show called Too Close for Comfort with Jim J Bullock....



His daughters were so hot.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2018, 04:08:56 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 22, 2018, 04:07:24 am
That was not Threes a Crowd. Ted Knight was in a genuinely good show called Too Close for Comfort with Jim J Bullock....



His daughters were so hot.

Don't be too hard on her. 
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #15 on: June 22, 2018, 04:10:43 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 22, 2018, 04:08:56 am
Don't be too hard on her.

Just trying to educate the forums token Millennial.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #16 on: June 22, 2018, 04:13:19 am »
Oh man, I remembered that one wrong. 
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« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2018, 04:30:24 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 22, 2018, 04:10:43 am
Just trying to educate the forums token Millennial.

You certainly are a cockeyed optimist.
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2018, 04:34:40 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 22, 2018, 04:30:24 am
You certainly are a cockeyed optimist.

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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2018, 04:51:24 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 22, 2018, 02:53:31 am
They paid for 13 more.
If it crashes and burns in the ratings all 13 may never see the light of day.
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« Reply #20 on: June 22, 2018, 04:55:15 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 22, 2018, 04:34:40 am

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What was the Pontiac version of that POS.   the 6000?
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Re: 'The Conners' Is Happening, Without Roseanne Barr, ABC Says
« Reply #21 on: June 22, 2018, 04:57:49 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 22, 2018, 03:47:56 am
It will be a "spinoff" of "Roseanne," the network announced Thursday night.

Oh man. This should be a hit. No one does spin off's better than ABC....




I thank God that he gave us selective memory, not only do we quickly put things like  painful surgeries out of mind, we also have the ability to throw bad TV spinoffs into the ash heap of memory.

Take a trip into the TV dump of the past.................https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/worst-tv-spin-offs
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« Reply #22 on: June 22, 2018, 05:00:46 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 22, 2018, 04:55:15 am
@Frank Cannon
What was the Pontiac version of that POS.   the 6000?

That's a 1988 Buick Electra with a taped over taillight. Pontiac didn't really have a version of that. The Bonneville was based off the same platform as the LeSabre.

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« Reply #23 on: June 22, 2018, 05:02:58 am »
Quote from: Frank Cannon on June 22, 2018, 05:00:46 am
That's a 1988 Buick Electra with a taped over taillight. Pontiac didn't really have a version of that. The Bonneville was based off the same platform as the LeSabre.



The golden age for GM. 
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« Reply #24 on: June 22, 2018, 05:07:30 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on June 22, 2018, 05:02:58 am
The golden age for GM.

Laugh all you want but those were some of the best front drive cars I ever had. They all had bullet proof, peppy and gas friendly 3.8 liters and could actually seat 6 people.
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