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[Blind Gossip] The first episode of this familiar TV show hasn’t even been shot yet, but everyone is already arguing!

The first fight? What to do with a former character… who isn’t even on the show!

Half the writers want her alive but “away.” Half want her dead.

The arguments for alive include the fact that she might return some day in some capacity, not as a regular, but as a guest a year or two from now if the ratings need a boost.

Anger against people in Hollywood runs in cycles. There are always comebacks! You never know. You don’t want a permanent solution to what could be a temporary problem.

The arguments for dead include the fact that emotions are running high right now.

There was so many people who were furious because they thought they were going to lose their jobs that they want to be punitive. Very, very punitive.

Perhaps once everyone is back at work and collecting those paychecks, the anger will subside?

Similar: Knocking Off The Wife

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[Optional] You are in charge of the show. What would you do with her character?

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  1. Theaterfan says

    I would not kill Roseanne off. The show may not survive without her, like it or not.

    I would have her in a long-term rehab facility to help her wean off painkillers–say the procedure she had done was not successful–she had complicated side effects and ship her off for recovery.

  2. Lothar says

    Roseanne-
    There was an opioid addiction subplot with her on the show. They can put her in rehab.
    “The Hogan Family” survived Valerie Harper’s firing. The show was called “Valerie” for the first few seasons.
    So the solution is obvious…Sandy Duncan as Dan’s sister !!

  3. jrgius says

    Roseanne, poorly written show to start with, good riddance after one season when this fails.

  4. Sawyer21 says

    TV Show : The Connors

    Character: Roseanne

    I will be very surprised if this shows is a success, really wish they knew when to quit.

  5. Marvella says

    They need to stop virtue signaling for 30 seconds and realize that killing off Roseanne would be a disaster.
    The best solution is to make some kind of deal with John Goodman so that he does not appear in every episode. Have he and Roseanne move away.

  6. luvprue1 says

    Roseanne – Roseanne Barr . I think they should kill Roseanne off, or have her sent to rehab. The show is set up for either one. They already set it up for either one to happen. Roseanne is addicted to pain killers and she have been hiding it all over the house. So they can send her off to rehab. However it also set up for Roseanne to die during knee surgery. In the series finale Roseanne was going to have knee surgery and we know she took pain killers right before , so she can die .

  11. thelasthigh says

    Roseanne

    hard to say. I really like the cast but the network would be better off giving Laurie Metcalf her own Jackie sitcom and calling it a day. then they don’t have to necessarily say where Roseanne is and can still include the other characters

  12. LoLita1417 says

    Tv show is obviously Roseanne and the character is Roseanne. She was my favorite character on the show. Idk how it will turn out without her.

  16. bluekisses07 says

    TV Show: Roseanne
    Character: Roseanne

    Roseanne is the shock factor because she does not censor herself. While she was wrong for the ape refernence she does have huge following due fact we live in heavy PC world. “The Connors” show is going to fail hard. They make it through the season and Roseanne will be back because it just too much of a money maker.

  17. smoolieloo says

    Roseanne Barr playing Roseanne Conner. I would keep her alive and bring her back as soon as possible. But I would also take the show back to what it used to be. The reboot was terrible and not in keeping with our Roseanne of old.

  19. TNSunny says

    TV show: Roseanne
    Actress: Roseanne Barr

    I would keep her character alive in hopes that sometime in the future she can return to the show. The new remake won’t be popular without Roseanne so the ability to boost ratings would be my primary goal.

  23. SleuthingForFun says

    TV Show: The Connor’s

    Character: Roseanne Conner

    [Optional] Send her off for surgery on her knee then after that not sure. But I wouldn’t kill her off. Giver her a second chance and I also don’t think the show will make it without her. The thing that that Peter guy said about the president’s son now he should be fired from anything he’s working on.

  25. Sleepyandconfused says

    Roseanne spin-off
    Roseanne

    I’d kill off the character, the actress doesn’t deserve a comeback in any form

  26. wendybar says

    Roseanne didn’t say anything any worse than what Peter Fonda said, and his movie is still coming out, and there is NO RAGE over his vile words. I for one will not watch this new show…I doubt it will last a season

  33. michellelnne says

    Jeeze, well I must be the only one in the world that didn’t find what Roseanne said offensive. The woman literally looks like the character from planet of the apes, uncannily so. There’s probably a number of different women from different races that also look like her.
    Anyways, people are too sensitive these days.
    I doubt this spinoff will do well without Roseanne . I’m not a huge Roseanne fan, but the truth is that she’s pretty important to that show.

  34. Reggie5561 says

    The Connors/Roseanne character
    The Darlene character is the Roseanne character. Don’t kill her off, but throughly explain her absence.

  36. LolaLockdale says

    TV: The Conner’s (Roseanne spin off)
    Character: Roseanne

    Optional : They should keep her alive. Why close off all your options

  37. Aussieqld says

    TV show is Roseanne
    Character is Roseanne
    What to do – goodness knows. I never was a fan anyway, would rather they put the money into something with a completely new direction for the Connors. Very depressing sitcom. All deciding to travel by campervan or open an air bnb in a less dour location after she’s left / died would be funnier than everyone still stuck in the same house and town doing pretty much the same thing all these years later. Just kill me now if it rolls on as.

  38. Tootles says

    Rosanne
    Rosanne Barr
    I like the idea of The Connors but …. I grew up on Rosanne, I loved that show, it won’t be the same without her wisecracks, a grovelling apology was all it needed. I suspect the powers who be had other axes to grind in their decision to cancel Rosanne.

  41. pflower says

    Roseanne spinoff. I’d keep her alive, more potential for future episodes. People will eventually get over or forget the tweet controversy.

  43. dolls4marybeth says

    The Conners. I don’t care how they write it, I won’t watch it without Roseanne.

  45. exhwgf says

    Show: Roseanne
    Character: Roseanne
    It doesn’t really matter what they do with her character. They killed off Dan Connor at the end of the original series and then brought him back alive for the reboot. It’s kind of like that stupid Carrie Diaries show where in SATC Carrie’s dad had deserted her and her mom when she was young, yet in the show about her childhood, her mom is now dead and she lives with her dad. It’s just lazy writing…lazy Hollywood only looking to make $$.

  47. GretaGuesses says

    Show: The Conners

    Character: Roseanne

    I wouldn’t kill her off. Hopefully when things settle down and people regain their senses, she can be back on the show. I am not sure that the show will last without her, as I don’t really think that any of the actors can carry a show. We’ll see, I guess.

    I think ABC overreacted and should not have fired Roseanne. I follow politics and knew who Valerie was, but I had no idea she was black! She was born in Iran, and I thought she was Iranian…

    • GretaGuesses says

      Roseanne thought the same thing. I also know that Ambien can make people do strange things. I just feel like that if Roseanne had been a Trump basher that nobody would’ve said a word about her tweeted joke. I don’t for a second believe Roseanne is a racist. I think she has a mental illness and can be vile. ABC knew that when they signed on to the reboot.

  49. SometimeInTheMorning says

    Roseanne x2

    Hollyweird loves racist lunatic Alec Baldwin, ranting Mel Gibson, Clinton the serial rapist…but Hollyweird will NEVER forgive Republican Roseanne !

  50. suzyQ888 says

    Roseanne.
    Roseanne.
    So incredibly stupid (but PC) to yield to the keyboard warriors.
    )If you were offended that’s fine, I’m just stating my view). Roseanne has promoted gay/lesbian rights & squashed racism/ageism since Day 1. People don’t seem to know what she stands for, regardless of her never being PC.

  54. rundummy21 says

    TV show Reboot Reboot RoseAnne
    “the Connors”
    Character RoseAnne Barr

    Will Hollywood forgive?

  59. BobNYC says

    Roseanne
    Roseanne
    Yes, things go in cycles in Hollywood. She will make a comeback. Besides, More Importantly:
    If she is still alive, there can be ongoing jokes about her! “Where is she? She at the nut farm” (Roseanne actually owns a nut farm in Hawaii)

  60. ConshyCatChick says

    Roseanne

    Roseanne

    Does it matter if they kill her off or not? They killed off Dan in the orginal series and he’s back on the new one

  62. Britnastyy says

    TV Show: The Conners
    Character: Roseanne

    I would kill off roseanne. Accidental overdose

  63. CalvinSmelliott says

    The Conners
    Roseanne
    Have her go to prison for drug charges. Make it something to do with opioids to send a message.

    I don’t think she’s prejudice like the KKK. I can’t see her taking part in
    a lynching or gay bashing. IMO she is an offensive, super-rich, entitled blowhard with no filter, and less intelligence.

  64. IrishEyes says

    I would have treated her as they did Peter Fonda- who said something far far worse… Roseanne should never have been fired, but creepy Mooch was not going to allow anyone to slight her evil friend Valerie… no one caught on Roseanne was comparing the movie- no one knew Valerie was anything other than Iranian… and very subversive… but ABC hated Roseanne and needed a reason. This show will tank. What fools. Oh and FYI Roseanne signed over her rights so no one would lose their jobs- ingrates!

  66. ChattyCat says

    The Conners
    Rosanne

    I’d point out that there’s a shooting in USA every second day and nothings done about it yet Rosanne makes a massive blunder and she’s banished from life. Everyone knows Rosanne tends to be controversial because she doesn’t think before she speaks. Racism is absolutely not acceptable….but America has bigger problems #letITgo

  67. Gerseychick says

    Roseanne was on a cruise with Dan…Had to many, at happy hour and fell overboard…Dan will move on after 5 shows…The ratings will tank without the star Roseanne. They will find Roseanne in Cuba with Fidel’s brother and bring her home…But she lost her memory when she fell off the ship…And they will beg her to come back to the show…With a 50 percent raise ……..Everyone says dumb horrible things at times……It’s called life and you forgive and move on…..Team Roseanne Barr……

  69. clemons4 says

    Roseanne
    Roseanne Bar
    Keep her alive cause the show is gonna bomb and they’ll need the ratings. People went way overboard with what happened. Do I agree with what she said no but I’m tired of people being so sensitive over every single thing.

  71. bertwheeler says

    The Conners (new version of Roseanne)on me
    Roseanne Barr

    Keep her character, but have her played by a different actor every week.

  73. zappy2050 says

    This is an easy one.

    Why not kill off Roseanne and if the tide changes in 2-3 years, make it seem like her death was fake and she never died.

    Isn’t that what they did with the husband Dan?

  74. amagod121 says

    Roseanne

    Roseanne Conner

    I would get her back on ASAP. If Samantha Bee can call women the C word on tv and then be *feted* in the same week plus retain her job, then the same should hold true for Roseanne. Because, quite honestly, I find the C word every bit as disgusting and horrid as what Roseanne said, and what’s good for the goose should also be good for the gander.

  76. 2BEAUCOUP says

    THE CONNERS WILL SUCK.
    THEY COULD USE FRAN DRESCHER FOR DANS LOVE INTEREST.
    “OOOOOOOH, MR CONNER”
    IF I WERE ROSSANNE I’D AVOID THAT COLONIC.

  81. britnadd says

    Roseanne
    Roseanne Connor. They revived it after canceling calling it The Connors. It would make sense to kill off her character since the season finale ending with her worrying about making it through knee surgery . It would be a good transition

  83. MaryQuiteContrary says

    TV Show: The Conners

    Character: Roseanne

    I’d keep her alive, maybe send her to work in a marijuana dispensary.

  84. PGreen says

    Roseanne. Roseanne Barr. Who cares? I found the reboot unutterably depressing and the characters sad and lacking in growth. What they did to Laurie Metcalf’s character was criminal.

  86. MinnieMe says

    Roseanne or The Conners (new name)
    Roseanne Conner
    Let her star in the show. Get rid of Darlene’s daughter and son.

    • MinnieMe says

      They may want her as a guest in a year or two? It won’t last one season without her.

    • annabelle77 says

      Couldn’t agree more. This was a ridiculous over reaction to one stupid tweet, and now they act like she murdered somebody. Complete hypocrisy, and the spinoff will be a disaster.

    • momatduke says

      Uber driver gets in an accident and is in a coma. Connors don’t know if she’s ever coming back so her character can still be referenced and a place reserved for her if Roseanne ever does get it together and learn the difference between funny and horrible.

    • DuchessofSilly says

      You mean horrible like recommending that Barron Trump be ripped from his mother’s arms & put in a cage with pedos? Or telling folks to harass presidential advisors because they’re not welcome anytime, anywhere?
      Some of us see this BLATANT HYPOCRISY!

    • ninanicole says

      All of those things are horrible. This day and age, we shouldn’t constantly be at war with each other. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Fighting fire with fire will only burn the whole world to the ground.

  91. dadiegirl says

    The Connors formerly Rosanne.

    Roseanne.

    A compromise would be to put in in a coma! LOL “Gone” but not dead!

  93. pscheck2 says

    it’s too obvious: Roseanne! I hope the show becomes a dud and they cancel after the first episode because it became nothing but a political diatribe against Trump and not in a subtle way! I don’t mind a political statement now and then, but after the first episode, the haters took off the gloves! (IMHO!).

    • KitKanuck says

      Uhhh, no. It had to do with a filthy racist comment she made and should NOT be forgiven for. It was horrible, uncalled for and has no place in a decent society.

  94. mrs_right says

    Roseanne

    Roseanne Connors

    Make her “away”. Never say never. People really overreacted to this.

  97. nycmadam says

    The Conners (Roseanne reboot)

    I think the show needs to evolve in a different direction so I would go with death. Roseanne can always come back as the Ghost of Christmas Past.

  98. nowyoutellme says

    Roseanne. I’d bring her back. I never would have fired her to begin with.

  99. NativeAtlantaGirl says

    Of course this is Roseanne/The Connors

    Never watched the original show or the reboot… I doubt this 3rd version will last more than a season so they need to pull every trick out of the book.

  101. 80schick says

    Rosanne
    Rosanne

    I’d have her steal painkillers for her knee issues – a lot of them and then sell them to her friends to help pay for dans job issues – but get caught and arrested and then send her to court ordered rehab for painkiller addiction and then to jail for a year. That gets her gone for at least a year or two and they can refer to her as both an embarrassment and someone with alooooot of issues.