Better yet, keep the show as is (Reply #73)

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Tue May 29, 2018, 01:22 PM

73. Better yet, keep the show as is

and replace Roseanne with Rosie O'Donnell playing Roseanne Conner, ala the two Becky's or the two Darrin's on Bewitched.

Having someone else play her role would really screw her head over.

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173 replies	Author	Time	Post
ABC cancels Roseanne [View all]	PunkinPi	May 2018	OP
Damn. That was fast! nt	LanternWaste	May 2018	#1
They never should have put a racist hater like Barr on the air in the first place	workinclasszero	May 2018	#60
Bout damn time.......	a kennedy	May 2018	#2
that was actually lightning fast for corporate america - n/t	lapfog_1	May 2018	#9
Got that right. They never should have put that	ooky	May 2018	#17
Yep. That means my impression of the show was correct.	Honeycombe8	May 2018	#134
ABC will come back with a more subtle form of racism disguised as comedy, always a ratings winner!	Fred Sanders	May 2018	#153
Good for them!	pnwmom	May 2018	#3
Bye bye.	Crutchez_CuiBono	May 2018	#4
Cue cries of "censorship!!!"	RockRaven	May 2018	#5
I doubt we'll hear as much of that as we might have normally	rpannier	May 2018	#166
We CAN make a difference	The Blue Flower	May 2018	#6
Yes, we can, Blue Flower.	saidsimplesimon	May 2018	#22
This message was self-deleted by its author	chwaliszewski	May 2018	#107
The absolute right (any only) thing for ABC to do.	Zoonart	May 2018	#7
Wow.	Tommy_Carcetti	May 2018	#8
whow. Have to admit. I did not see that coming!	riversedge	May 2018	#10
Same here. I figured clicking would reveal a joke, captioned photo, maybe the Onion.	yonder	May 2018	#97
They knew who she was going in.	NCTraveler	May 2018	#11
Exactly	Blue_Adept	May 2018	#20
Sometimes things are done to allow someone or something or some idea	LiberalArkie	May 2018	#64
That makes no sense in this situation.	NCTraveler	May 2018	#66
Yes, but only if there's no real risk to reputation or value.	cab67	May 2018	#88
+1	uponit7771	May 2018	#125
My, my how	saidsimplesimon	May 2018	#12
Wow - good for them for acting so quickly.	Vinca	May 2018	#13
Wow, I am actually stunned by this.	joshcryer	May 2018	#14
WOW	Me.	May 2018	#15
That was quick	oberliner	May 2018	#16
How long before trump reacts to this?	Totally Tunsie	May 2018	#18
Deplorable Trump trolls not likng this one.	Kingofalldems	May 2018	#19
Good for ABC!	imanamerican63	May 2018	#21
wow fast!!!!	samnsara	May 2018	#23
See ya! Wouldn't want to be ya!	Initech	May 2018	#24
Hopefully this is the last we will hear from this stinking witch.	ooky	May 2018	#25
good riddance, you lame excuse for a human being.	garybeck	May 2018	#26
Give a big shout out to ABC/Disney! This is a huge, very gutsy decision that will	procon	May 2018	#27
Nope.	tazkcmo	May 2018	#114
Now, we get to watch ignorant white wing racists, including trump, trash ABC.	Hoyt	May 2018	#28
Dahyum! Bob Iger doesn't mess around.	Xolodno	May 2018	#29
Amazing	Progressive2020	May 2018	#30
Don't be so magnanimous yet...	llmart	May 2018	#81
Good.	boston bean	May 2018	#31
Bravo	Johnny2X2X	May 2018	#32
WHOA!! The line was crossed. The tide needs to turn NOW.	PearliePoo2	May 2018	#33
I feel so sorry for the other actors on that show	janterry	May 2018	#34
Most of the actors had other gigs	Blue_Adept	May 2018	#43
Likely had a morality clause.	joshcryer	May 2018	#45
What they should do	Freddie	May 2018	#48
Call the show "Dan."	joshcryer	May 2018	#67
I wonder if she owns creative rights	janterry	May 2018	#70
Better yet, keep the show as is	Liberalagogo	May 2018	#73
Sounds like a plan to me. They can all weep over her grave, complain about the cost of funerals...	Hekate	May 2018	#116
Roseanne probably owns the rights to the show and wouldn't allow that	AdamGG	May 2018	#160
Hey, I like that!	calimary	May 2018	#170
Good.	kcr	May 2018	#35
Well! Now she can go back to hawking timeshares in Vegas!	Floyd R. Turbo	May 2018	#36
WOOHOO!!!	bearsfootball516	May 2018	#37
ABC didn't even wait for the inevitable boycott. That was swift!	John Fante	May 2018	#38
One sentence. LOL. I wonder if she learned about it on Twitter. nt	gollygee	May 2018	#39
If this is true...	Whiskeytide	May 2018	#40
Good.	TDale313	May 2018	#41
okay, one down	heaven05	May 2018	#42
BWAHAHA	lpbk2713	May 2018	#44
Now all we have to is cancel Trump	cungar2000	May 2018	#46
Only if "season" is a year and not a full 4-yr. term!!!	Moostache	May 2018	#78
But it's OK, another network will pick her up!	Croney	May 2018	#47
No	mainstreetonce	May 2018	#54
Thanks for ruining a bunch of people's careers, Rosie.	Liberalagogo	May 2018	#49
If only there was a way to legally fire her and replace her with Melissa McCarthy...	Bucky	May 2018	#94
How about	Liberalagogo	May 2018	#95
Why you hating on Ted McGinley	Bucky	May 2018	#98
I just think	Liberalagogo	May 2018	#101
K&R	demmiblue	May 2018	#50
We all knew this would happen, saw it coming a mile off when they commissioned it. She's mental	sunonmars	May 2018	#51
Instant justice! Yay!	workinclasszero	May 2018	#52
Yes, yes it did.	underpants	May 2018	#57
Bye. n/t	Hugin	May 2018	#53
omg... the crisis this will cause for the right	radical noodle	May 2018	#55
Dear Roseanne, I feel so sorry for the life you've chosen.	amb123	May 2018	#56
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot	Exotica	May 2018	#58
ABC and Disney couldn't handle a boycott	malaise	May 2018	#59
And it was coming	workinclasszero	May 2018	#69
Good...	SidDithers	May 2018	#61
No one fucks with Disneys reputation.....She had to go.	sunonmars	May 2018	#62
Soon Trump Will Learn The Same Lesson - Words Have Consequences.....	global1	May 2018	#63
So, in America, sitcom stars	NewJeffCT	May 2018	#65
Unfortunately, that seems to be the case with this POTUS.	Raster	May 2018	#76
No, but Disney/ABC has more backbone than a GOP Congress	bigbrother05	May 2018	#83
+1,000,000	KPN	May 2018	#122
+1	uponit7771	May 2018	#127
Best news all day!	world wide wally	May 2018	#68
and the racist witch did it all by herself, how to ruin a 2nd chance in spectacular style.	sunonmars	May 2018	#71
I bet this was the last staw	kimbutgar	May 2018	#72
she's finished, she'll never work again.	sunonmars	May 2018	#74
People probably said the same about Paula Deen - she's back on	bullwinkle428	May 2018	#87
Paula Deen has had a significantly different track record	Bucky	May 2018	#96
Wise and kind words, thanks	yonder	May 2018	#115
Maybe Fox News will hire her to rant as a "comment hater"	Ligyron	May 2018	#137
Ding dong the witch is dead!	LostOne4Ever	May 2018	#75
Was the show getting ratings? Perhaps she knew she was canceled...	hexola	May 2018	#77
Their final episode of the season drew 10 million viewers	rpannier	May 2018	#165
About bloody time!!!	Puzzler	May 2018	#79
What a dumbass. nt	B2G	May 2018	#80
The viewer rating went from 18 million to 10 million for the finale show	FloridaBlues	May 2018	#89
The Chew's ratings dropped 17% after the Batali crap	Blue_Adept	May 2018	#105
Thanks..Didn't realize dropped that much. Still going to miss that show	FloridaBlues	May 2018	#148
I never watched either	Blue_Adept	May 2018	#150
The Chew is still on, anyway it is in the Los Angeles area	Raine	May 2018	#157
Yeah	Gothmog	May 2018	#82
I just heard this at work!	smirkymonkey	May 2018	#146
What are lizard people?	murielm99	May 2018	#151
She's Not a Racist!!	j3161usa	May 2018	#84
Not sure what reality you're from...	Bucky	May 2018	#92
Take me with you	jberryhill	May 2018	#104
When even the dictionary calls Roseanne out as a racist, I'm pretty sure she's a racist...	PunkinPi	May 2018	#99
Dictionary.com has a decidedly liberal leaning, based...	3catwoman3	May 2018	#117
Yea, some of their trolls are hilarious. nt	PunkinPi	May 2018	#123
Hello newbie!	VMA131Marine	May 2018	#140
So you're saying she's not racist, she just plays one in real life. I don't think thats going to fly	marble falls	May 2018	#161
"Not a racist" my ass.	Duppers	May 2018	#162
Welcome to DU, j316usa.	calimary	May 2018	#172
Countdown to Captain Limpdick's tweet about "PC run amok", or some	bullwinkle428	May 2018	#85
YES!!! That was the ONLY reason she apologized. Slimy rat!	C Moon	May 2018	#86
Not to worry. FOX will pick it up --	KPN	May 2018	#90
They need a lead-in for "Last Man Standing"	HenryWallace	May 2018	#109
Wanda Sykes quit the show on thespot	FakeNoose	May 2018	#91
Oh no... DU's Deplorables will have a fit!	tenderfoot	May 2018	#93
The horror	TheRealNorth	May 2018	#111
What do you mean?	oberliner	May 2018	#112
What are you talking about?	lunatica	May 2018	#121
Thank goodness!!	Pepsidog	May 2018	#100
Awesome!	geardaddy	May 2018	#102
Handled right. But still, they needed to use the Oxford comma here.	Bucky	May 2018	#103
ABC has no choice	Moral Compass	May 2018	#106
Someone forgot to take their meds	TheRealNorth	May 2018	#108
The tweet actually wasn't out of character for her at all	oberliner	May 2018	#113
Holy cow	matt819	May 2018	#110
Of course, I'm glad to see her shit show off the air	MrScorpio	May 2018	#118
Swift justice, baby	Hekate	May 2018	#119
I'm astonished.	PoindexterOglethorpe	May 2018	#120
That is too bad for the rest of the cast.	leftyladyfrommo	May 2018	#124
Outstanding news!	klook	May 2018	#126
That was fast and correct by ABC.	PufPuf23	May 2018	#128
I just went over to twitter to see the responses	meadowlark5	May 2018	#129
Any word on whether Fox will pick her up like "Last Man Standing?"	muntrv	May 2018	#130
Maybe she can get a gig with Alex Jones. Wouldn't surprise me if he rants about this.	dameatball	May 2018	#131
Yay	wryter2000	May 2018	#132
Good. But not surprised a Trumper tweets something racist, insulting, & trashy. nt	Honeycombe8	May 2018	#133
The karma can't be ignored...	beachbum bob	May 2018	#135
Sometimes the Wheels of Justice grind slowly...	LudwigPastorius	May 2018	#136
Good..now she can take her @ss back to her NUT farm in Hawaii..nt	helpisontheway	May 2018	#138
Great news	msdogi	May 2018	#139
Words matter	Loge23	May 2018	#141
Umm...	LudwigPastorius	May 2018	#143
K&R	Scurrilous	May 2018	#142
Most of us had enough sense not to support that bullshit.	njhoneybadger	May 2018	#144
Who'd a thunk	area51	May 2018	#145
I didnt realize Rosanne was an altright queen	AlexSFCA	May 2018	#147
Good riddance. n/t	Stand and Fight	May 2018	#149
Bye	Azathoth	May 2018	#152
this means that Disney	DonCoquixote	May 2018	#154
Well, that's that. Good riddance.	defacto7	May 2018	#155
And she'll be hired by foxnews in no time.	Warren_Pointe	May 2018	#156
Yes! K&R	blue-wave	May 2018	#158
She's lucky that there wasn't social media/internet in the 90s during her first show	AdamGG	May 2018	#159
How much you want to bet she has undiagnosed mental and/or substance issues?	flibbitygiblets	May 2018	#163
Tom Arnold said she has multiple personality disorder.	LudwigPastorius	May 2018	#168
Wow! Mahalo PunkinPi! BREAKING: Source close to Valerie Jarrett	Cha	May 2018	#164
Remember when she did this:	Ilsa	May 2018	#167
This message was self-deleted by its author	chwaliszewski	May 2018	#169
And put quite a few people out of work in the process.	malthaussen	May 2018	#171
Woof...I heard TVLand has pulled the reruns of the original off the air.	forgotmylogin	May 2018	#173

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