Roseanne's 35th anniversary makes this the perfect time to look back on the family sitcom, but The Conners predecessor had some uncomfortable issues.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT While Roseanne might have lasted for 10 seasons and spawned a spinoff in the form of The Conners, re-watching the family sitcom 35 years after its debut uncovers some uncomfortable truths. Roseanne was a huge hit when the series began in 1988. The family sitcom followed the Conners, a blue-collar clan eking out an existence in the town of Lanford.
9 Roseanne’s Revival Betrayed Her Character While Roseanne’s revival was met with stellar reviews, this is likely because critics didn’t realize just how much the reboot’s version of Roseanne betrayed the original character. Barr’s acerbic heroine went from a caring mother who tearfully apologized to her child for hitting him to a hooting grandmother who delighted in shoving her granddaughter into a sink during an argument over dishes.
7 Roseanne Needed Its Heroine Barr was fired for good reason but, in its early seasons, she really was the original show’s star. In its original incarnation, Roseanne relied on Barr’s chemistry with John Goodman and her rapport with Laurie Metcalf to a fault. Outside these seasoned performers, the cast was uneven and the storylines were largely uninspired.
4 The Conners Wasted Roseanne’s Best Supporting Star Martin Mull’s Leon Carp was a rare gay character from a ‘90s sitcom whose entire persona wasn’t defined by stereotypes associated with his orientation. Instead, the LGBTQIA+ Roseanne supporting character had a personality, some interesting quirks of his own, and even a few outright villainous moments.
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