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'The Conners' Showrunner Discusses The 'Painful' Decision To Kill Off Roseanne

By Tanya
The Conners premiered on Tuesday night to some very solid numbers. While it didn't get the same impressive score that the first Roseanne reboot got, the network is happy with their 10.5 million viewers. The episode showed us how the Conner family was dealing with the loss of the matriarch, and more importantly how they learned that she had in fact died of an opiod overdose. Fans of the original series were divided over this new spinoff, with some saying that it was completely unfair that Roseanne Barr was kicked her off the series. Many fans supported the show

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'The Conners' Premieres With An Intense Emotional Episode That's Got Everyone Talking

By Tanya
Well, the day we've all been waiting for has arrived and The Conners finally aired their first episode. The hype surrounding this show has been undeniable, as everyone has been debating on whether or not the show should have been cancelled. Some people believed that if ABC thought that Roseanne Barr was too controversial for their network, then they shouldn't have brought the show back in the first place. When it was cancelled, they thought it was a huge overreaction. People got even more opinionated when ABC officially announced they were going to be bringing back the rest of the

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John Goodman Reveals What It's Been Like To Film 'The Conners' Without Roseanne Barr

By Tanya
We are only a few days away from the premiere of The Conners, which means that the cast promotions are in full swing. But I think it's safe to say that the person most people are interested to hear from is none other than John Goodman. Goodman's role as Dan Conner is one of the most iconic on television. He's one of those TV dads you wish you could spend time with, and we are all curious to see how his world will change with his on-screen wife leaving. He has already gotten into some issues over the new show

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'The Conners' Finally Share A Promo Video That Actually Shows Us "What's Next"

By Tanya
As we near the premiere of The Conners, we've all assumed that they would have given us a lot of sneak peeks to try and get us excited. The network is obviously going to have a lot of former fans upset that Roseanne Barr will not be returning, but they also will have many people satisfied with their choice to continue without her, so it would make sense that they'd want to get people on board early on. But instead the network has kept everything really quiet, with clips so short they cut off before someone gets to say a

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Roseanne Barr Says She Knows How They Will Kill Off Her Character, Calls It An "Insult"

By Tanya
Ever since all the drama started over the Roseanne reboot, Roseanne Barr has been very vocal. While her comments ended up getting her fired, she has continued to claim that it was not her intention to come across as racist, using excuses like Ambien to try and apologize. She even claimed that she had a contract in place to help protect her from being fired for her comments as long as she made an apology, but either way, she lost her show. The iconic series was brought back for only one season before her actions got her fired, and the

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The First Official Photos Of 'The Conners' Are Here To Get Us Ready For The Premiere

By Tanya
It's been quite the summer for the Conner family, and starting on Tuesday, October 16th, we will be able to see just how they have handled it. After the sudden cancellation of Roseanne following Roseanne Barr's racist comments, the network was forced to figure out a way to bring back the rest of the cast without the controversial star. They made a deal with Roseanne Barr, purchasing the rights of her characters so they could create a new show called The Conners that would explore how the family would move on after the matriarch was no longer around. We learned

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John Goodman Opens Up About 'Roseanne' Controversy, Gives More Details About Spin-Off

By Tanya
The Roseanne reboot was one of those things that people were nervous about, but when it actually started airing, people seemed to love it. That was until Roseanne Barr tweeted offensive messages and got the show canceled. People were disappointed about the cancellation, but ABC quickly found a way to remedy the situation. After buying out Barr's rights to the show, they were able to create a new spin-off called The Conners, which features all of the cast from Roseanne, except for Barr herself. So now that everyone will be back starting on October 16th, people have started trying to

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Premiere Date Of The 'Roseanne' Spinoff Announced Along With A Few Hints Of What To Expect

By Tanya
There has been a lot of drama surrounding the Roseanne reboot over the last few months, thanks to the stars controversial actions. But now that the network has managed to buy her out of her contract, they've decided to move forward with the spinoff, The Conners, allowing the rest of the cast to continue on with their successful reboot. Now that we are nearing the end of summer, people have started wondering when all of their favorite shows will be coming back. For those who enjoyed Roseanne, there has been a lot of debate as to whether they will continue

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Roseanne Barr Speaks Out, Gets Emotional In First Interview Since Being Fired

By Tanya
A month ago, Roseanne Barr made a comment that ended up costing her everything, and now she is speaking out on how she is handling the changes that have been made to her creation. Barr's tweet upset millions of people, including the executives at ABC, who decided to pull Roseanne from their fall schedule. They weren't willing to continue to support Barr or excuse her behavior, so canceling the show was their only option at the time. However, this meant that hundreds of crew members and fellow castmates lost their jobs. In order to get those jobs back, ABC began

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The 'Roseanne' Spin-Off Is Officially Happening Without Roseanne Barr

By Tanya
The reboot of Roseanne was abruptly cancelled after the star tweeted racist comments, but after weeks of discussions, the network has found a way to continue the show without Roseanne Barr. Reports of the negotiations started becoming public a few days ago, but now the network has officially confirmed that they will be going ahead with a spinoff of the show. The spinoff of the revival will be called The Conners and will feature all of the returning cast members EXCEPT for Roseanne Barr. ABCThis means that John Goodman (Dan), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Lecy Goranson (Becky), and
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