'Roseanne' Canceled at ABC

[oberliner]

Source: Variety

ABC has pulled the plug on "Roseanne."

Read more: http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/roseanne-canceled-abc-1202824211/

[MontanaMama]

1. Holy shit.

Sorry for the non-racist actors, producers etc who work on the show. And, this crap with RB has gone on long enough. Go home Roseanne. Your day in the sun is over.

[Miles Archer]

3. You bring up a good point.

I think it was best to cancel the show, because face it...the network, like any company, is primarily concerned about its public image and advertising revenue.

That said, quite a few people said goodbye to their steady paychecks today, all because of the ignorance of one woman. She's going to have one hell of a time finding anyone to back her financially or work with her again. Then again, Fox renewed the Tim Allen show, so maybe she'll find a home there, with a brand new cast. Sounds ridiculous, but so does everything else that has happened since January 2016,

[MontanaMama]

5. There will probably be cries of censorship.

However unfounded. We have to counter that if we can. This is about basic human decency. Time to send the racists back to their hatey holes. Let the shunning begin.

[Miles Archer]

7. You'd THINK she would have learned something from the Michael "Kramer" Richards debacle.

[Honeycombe8]

75. This tweet is different from the Michael Richards episode.

Richards was in the middle of a comedy routine, He ultimately lost it, while being heckled. He hadn't planned it out, thought about it beforehand, posted it for the world to see, or direct his statements about an Obama cabinet member to harm that person and that person's career. He lost his cool, his temper.

Roseanne's tweet was calm, cool, and collected....tweeted in the bright light of day under circumstances where she had an opportunity to think about it and plan it. She wasn't being attacked. She wasn't in the middle of a comedy routine & lost it and lashed out without thinking, unplanned. Hers was pointed and directed at one person in particular, to harm that person personally and professionally.

I think Roseanne's tweet is more serious.

[MontanaMama]

95. That would require her

to be a thoughtful person with the ability to reflect...

[bitterross]

31. If they cry censorship then remind them of the NFL owners

They seem to support the censorship by the NFL owners.

[MontanaMama]

54. Excellent point.n/t

[whathehell]

57. Exactly -- Good point.

[Kittycow]

63. I'm going to remember that myself!

I always think of the right thing to say two or three days later.

[MontanaMama]

74. Hahaha!

Me too...while I'm in the shower or driving to work...

[deurbano]

22. I was hoping they'd just kill off her character. But at least this is some much needed resistance

to the normalizing of the toxic, nauseating, reprehensible, grotesque behavior that has been gushing out of the swamp with so little consequence. Clinton greatly underestimated the number of Deplorables. It's been unbelievably disheartening... and stunning... to see what Deplorables now feel free to so publicly convey. Of course, it is also awful that anyone would convey that vile filth privately... but now they don't even feel compelled to be discreet in their vileness.

[TlalocW]

73. Yeah, I was thinking the same

I've always liked John Goodman and loved Sarah Chalke on, "Scrubs." And then the person who initiated was Sara Gilbert who I'm going to assume is more liberal than not and is a lesbian married to a woman of color (former frontswoman of 4 Non Blondes) so that's got to feel like betrayal to Sarah, putting in all that effort to bring back Roseanne and then have her fuck everything up by being racist.

TlalocW

[alphafemale]

85. I would be mostly relieved to be rid of her I think.

I think the majority of them have better prospects.

John Goodman is a very excellent comic actor but Dan Conner was one of his more weakly written roles.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Good.

Consequences. Sad for those who were involved with her but the show's name-sake has gone off the rails.

[Snellius]

4. Will Trump be canceled too?

That reality show on Fox News.

[mahannah]

10. Soon, I hope.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

21. No. The sponsors are quite pleased with the results they're getting. NT

[flibbitygiblets]

91. DUzy!!

[Bengus81]

6. She cost a LOT of people who need that job a LOT of money

Goodman doesn't need the money but other cast members and crew most likely do. Way to go Barr,superMOUTH which of course was enabled by Trump.

[hatrack]

8. GOOD! Now GTFO.

on Barr.

[IronLionZion]

9. CNN link

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/29/media/roseanne-twitter-chelsea-clinton/index.html

[Grokenstein]

14. Annnnd Trying To Walk It Back and Put the Genie Back in the Bottle

"I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks," Barr tweeted. "I should have known better. Forgive me -- my joke was in bad taste." Barr then said she's leaving Twitter.

Too late, hot plate.
Hey, you know what would make everything better, Barr? If you left Earth.

[hatrack]

24. But wait! There's more!

From the CNN link above on her puke-inducing exchange with Chelsea Clinton:

EDIT

Barr also made comments on Twitter Tuesday about Chelsea Clinton, tweeting, "Chelsea Soros Clinton." She later replied in the comments that Clinton is "married to Soros nephew." Soros is a billionaire liberal benefactor who has been the subject to many right-wing conspiracy theories over the years.

Link to tweet

Clinton responded to Barr shortly after.
"Good morning Roseanne - my given middle name is Victoria. I imagine George Soros's nephews are lovely people. I'm just not married to one," she wrote. Barr responded back to Clinton saying, "Sorry to have tweeted incorrect info about you! Please forgive me!"

Link to tweet

She then continued, "By the way, George Soros is a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps & stole their wealth-were you aware of that? But, we all make mistakes, right Chelsea?"
This is a conspiracy theory about Soros that has been debunked many times. The fact-checking site Snopes called it "false" back in 2016.

EDIT

[mcar]

28. Her politics and her looks?

She said Jarrett was a child of apes and ISIS. That is racism in all its pure filth.

[olddad56]

11. I'm so shocked.

that the network would give her a show to begin with.

Putting her foot in her mouth is sort of her trademark.

I think that jerk in the oval office should hire her to replace Sarah Sanders.

[deurbano]

12. YES!!

[pennylane100]

13. Now, let's put our collective energy in trying to get Megyn Kelly's show cancelled.

[flibbitygiblets]

92. Hannity first!

Megyn is a soulless bot, but Hannity is PURE EVIL. Plus it would ignite the Trumpster Fire.

[pennylane100]

97. Unfortunately Hannity is not going anywhere,

he has a solid wall of haters supporting him and his show. However MSNBC has a much more progressive audience and it might be easier to get rid of her.

[aggiesal]

15. Queue the insincere apology in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... 0, ...

NOT!

She will go on a major rant now, about the left leaning media, which include of course TV

[Dave Starsky]

16. Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

Sucks to be Rosanne. And all the innocent bystanders she just threw out of work.

Where's that Powers Booth GIF from Tombstone?

[titaniumsalute]

17. Honestly didn't see that coming this quickly

I think ABC must have thought WTF this is going to get worse and worse with sponsors, Twitter boycotts, etc. Smart of them to do this quickly. But damn they have some egg on their face and some BIG $$ lost.

[question everything]

18. Will they, then bring back "Designated Survivor?"

A program about - gasp - a caring and decent president who knows when to drop an issue and when to be tough even when, yes, attacking a rouge nation without the approval of Congress.

[Initech]

19. ...

[OriginalGeek]

71. [heart]

lol, i don't know how to put pics in reply title but I heart that response.

[AJT]

20. 45 is going to go ballistic.

[rockfordfile]

58. I don't give a rats ass what that nazi thinks. He's a traitor

[Initech]

72. "Roseanne had great ratings! And those who get great ratings must be respected!"

OK?

[Jedi Guy]

23. Good on ABC for bringing the hammer down.

Alas, the rest of the cast and crew got caught in the blast radius.

Then again, they all knew who she is and how she pops off at the mouth, and were willing to work with her anyway. I imagine they're upset and angry, but I would hope they're smart enough not to be surprised. If I were Roseanne, I think I'd forgo picking up whatever personal property that might be left on set.

It's unfortunate she went so far off the rails. I remember watching the original show with my parents when I was a kid.

[Xolodno]

25. Its one thing to get yourself fired...

...but a shit load worse when you get yourself and everyone else around you fired.

Hope they all find new jobs soon.

[mcar]

26. Kudos to ABC for acting quickly

[Blue_Tires]

27. Silly Roseanne... Only Trump can be this much of a racist shit in public and get away with it...

[Liberalagogo]

29. Just replace her with Rosie O'Donnell

and keep the show going.

That'd make he head explode.

[Rorey]

39. +1,000,000,000

[TexasBushwhacker]

89. I would watch that!

Hell, Valerie Harper was fired and killed off from her show "Valerie" because she wanted more money and had walked off the set. That tactic worked with "Rhoda" but not with NBC. Sandy Duncan replaced Valerie as the children's aunt, and the show continued as The Hogan Family longer than "Valerie" was aired

This makes me wonder if there were problems with Rosanne other than her being openly racist and stupid. Maybe she was asking for more money and they decided she wasn't worth it.

[j3161usa]

30. Another Reason Trump Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize!!!

So many wonderful people have done so many wonderful things in his name!!

[bitterross]

32. Wern't the ratings tanking anyway? Probably did ABC a favor.

Weren't the ratings for the show tanking already? ABC probably it delighted to have an excuse to end the series and get out of the contract due to her behavior.

Because we all know better than to believe they did it out of moral outrage. Corporations only love money - not morals or people. Just like the NFL it's about the perception of revenue loss. Not that they give a damn about minorities or anyone but $$$

[Liberalagogo]

36. NO...the ratings were rivaling those of The Big Bang Theory

Last edited Tue May 29, 2018, 03:39 PM - Edit history (1)

So they green lighted the show for another season in 2018-2019.

That's why this is so surprising.

[cadaverdog]

42. Actually, no. From Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell
(@Lawrence)
Everyone fell for Roseanne’s big premiere rating. Ratings collapsed after that (as they almost always do). Rosanne’s ratings aren’t worth today’s burden for Disney & ABC. They don’t have to be brave to cancel her. Maybe they just have to be good business executives.

[Liberalagogo]

44. Ratings fall from the premiere is normal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_(season_10)#Ratings
Hardly a collapse.
ABC would not have green lighted for next season it is it was a ratings disaster.

[rockfordfile]

59. I disagree Somebody at ABC is just as racist as as that pos.

They really didn't care about ratings. Other people at ABC need to fired.

[onenote]

61. Even though it's audience had dropped

It still was tops for the night (and in the target demo). So, no, it wasn't renewed despite its ratings, it was renewed because of its ratings.

Saying that the folks in the TV business don't care about ratings is about as silly a statement I've seen here in a while.

[Liberalagogo]

62. All they care about is $$$$

that's all. Conspiracy theories are just BS.

Plus the show was cancelled by a black woman.

[radical noodle]

100. That black woman was the one in charge

who also brought back Roseanne. Roseanne was supposed to come back as a "regular folks" trump voter. Her contract should have included a no-tweet clause.

[Dawson Leery]

33. Someone has finally brought the hammer down on the deplorables.

Those beasts need to learn they will pay for their bigotry.

[LittleGirl]

34. I am so glad that ABC stepped up to the plate

but I do feel terrible for those on the show in front and behind the scenes that lost their paycheck as well.

Maybe Roseanne can pay their salaries until they find other work because without them, that show would not go on.

[oberliner]

35. It all happened so fast

I was somewhat surprised since she has been tweeting awful things for such a long time.

[BigmanPigman]

38. Sara Gilbert, Darlene Conner, saw the tweet

and called the show to quit and found out it had already been canceled. Maybe the staff and cast are relieved it happened and now they can move on.

[47of74]

47. Actually it was Emma Kenney who was going to quit

I don't know about Sara but I saw where Emma Kenney was going to quit but called in to find out the show had been cancelled.

Emma Kenney, who played Roseanne’s granddaughter Harris, said she was “hurt, embarrassed, and disappointed” by Barr’s tweet. She also said she was about to quit the show before she learned it was canceled, in a now-deleted tweet.

Sara Gilbert, who played Roseanne’s daughter Darlene, tweeted before the show’s cancelation that Barr’s comments were “abhorrent.” She also distanced herself from Barr, saying the show is “separate and apart from the opinions and words of one cast member.”

[BigmanPigman]

52. Oh, I thought MSNBC said Sara Gilbert did.

[BumRushDaShow]

64. Sara tweeted out a couple messages just before the ax came down

Link to tweet

TEXT

sara gilbert
✔
@THEsaragilbert

Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least.
1:21 PM - May 29, 2018

Link to tweet

TEXT

sara gilbert
✔
@THEsaragilbert

This is incredibly sad and difficult for all of us, as we’ve created a show that we believe in, are proud of, and that audiences love— one that is separate and apart from the opinions and words of one cast member.
1:21 PM - May 29, 2018

[47of74]

65. NP. Maybe she did.

[obamanut2012]

78. Wanda Sykes quit this morning, Sara Gilbert tweet an apologist post

[BigmanPigman]

81. It was Emma Kenney who did it.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210671204

[HopeAgain]

53. But why did they hire her in the first place??

Who she is has long been clear from what she has said before. I mean what kind of idiot says "I know let's bring Roseanne back... what could go wrong?"

[rockfordfile]

60. They didn't. ABC knowing hired a racist.

[flibbitygiblets]

93. Exactly. Which emboldened her even more. Take note, bigot-enablers.

They're like little children who will push as far as you will let them. They MUST be put in their place, early and often, or they will take it as a sign of approval.

[Javaman]

37. roseanne's next gig...

singing the national anthem at a klan rally.

[oberliner]

45. Or a Fox News Contributor

[Chakaconcarne]

40. Damn..... Very Surprising

I hope she feels like a fucking idiot for ruining it for the other actors on the show.

She will end up on Fox like Dennis Miller.

[47of74]

48. It didn't stop her before.

I don't think it would now.

[dembotoz]

41. Like the gong show

Bye bye
Abc pr department must be doing a happy dance the damage has been contained

[obamanut2012]

79. Why? They hired her knowing what she was like

Racist, transphobic, anti-semitic, a truther, believes Sandy Hook was faked, believes in QANON and Pizzagate, and the Cabal. She has been tweeting this stuff literally for years.

[dembotoz]

94. Perhaps she was supposed to be under control

[Snellius]

43. Trump must be fuming. Right in the middle of his Hail Mary play against North Korea...

Roseanne comes streaking across the field with her racist pants down.

[47of74]

46. EWWWWWW Trying very hard not to picture that!

[47of74]

49. I'm ready for the Adolf Twitler and groupie meltdowns.

Think this is enough popcorn or should I get more?

[christx30]

88. I've read a few.

They honestly don’t see what is offensive or racist about comparing VJ with an ape. It’s hilarious how out of touch they are. The mental gymnastics are amazing. “But in the movie, the apes were superior. How is that an insult?”
Just totally unclear on the concept.

[cp]

50. Ha, ha, ha

Good riddance

[jcgoldie]

51. Never watched it ...

Some folks have said it was not that incendiary. Of course that has nothing to do with her ignorant racist tweets which demanded a response. I'm sort of glad she took it down in flames. It seems like it was an attempt to normalize Trump. If you continue to support him, then you are a racist and you don't deserve to find solace in funny family squabbles making light of the underlying politics.

One things for sure this should piss off the deplorables... isn't the sitcom high culture for them?

[guillaumeb]

55. She will claim to be a victim in the matter. eom

[DeminPennswoods]

56. Actions have consequences

so there.

[duforsure]

66. That was a really good move

Respect ABC for doing the right thing. The NFL's sponsors will see the mistake they've made when it hurts them enough.

[oberliner]

68. They shouldn't have given her a show in the first place - but money talks

Any remaining buyer hesitancy about the show, or Barr’s personal politics and her occasionally volatile Twitter feed, evaporated once those huge premiere numbers came in. “As soon as we started seeing those numbers, I think the broadness of the reach killed any worries that they have,” says McCoy of her clients.

https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/inside-roseannes-triumphant-return-tv/

[Honeycombe8]

67. Good. Told ya this show was just propaganda for the Trump reich.

Thinly veiled. Apparently VERY thinly veiled.

[smooth64]

69. Good

I'm tired of this racism

[Auggie]

70. This should be the stake through the Barr's heart ...

Who would want to work with her again? Who would want to gamble their production money?

[obamanut2012]

80. Bet money Fox or CBN will pick it up

[Auggie]

83. Perhaps. If not the show, Barr herself ...

Something similar ... maybe a talk show format. Fox News is launching a new streaming service called Fox Nation. They describe as an “over-the-top opinion platform.”

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/20/17032526/fox-news-streaming-video-service-fox-nation-announced

[oberliner]

87. Her talk show was pretty bad

CBS already tried that.

[Auggie]

90. Do you think that would matter to FOX? I don't.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

76. Great news!!! What a shit show!!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

77. Bill Mitchell tweeted:

Hat tip, Betty Bowers: https://twitter.com/BettyBowers

ZERO resemblance.

Link to tweet

Which brought this reponse:

ZERO resemblance

Link to tweet

[woundedkarma]

82. How long before trump hires her? n/t

[Maxheader]

84. Ssssssst

fat snake..back in you hole hag..

[Judi Lynn]

86. Valerie Jarrett Isn't the First Black Woman Roseanne Barr Has Compared to an Ape

She launched a racist attack on Susan Rice in 2013.
By Shira Tarlo / Salon May 29, 2018, 8:38 AM GMT


It seems that Roseanne Barr is clinging to her embrace of racist populism and conspiracy theories.

On Monday, the comedian suggested that Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, is a combination of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes." Barr's attack came in response to a report about how CIA operations under Obama.

Though Jarrett's name is not mentioned in the piece, Roseanne's response is perhaps not surprising, as the comedic sensation often moonlights as a Twitter troll.

Jarrett, who is African-American and has no connection to the religious and political Muslim group known as the Muslim Brotherhood, has long been a target for right-wing critics and conspiracy theorists. During Obama's tenure, suspicions spread on right-wing blogs that Jarrett allegedly expressed a desire "to help change America to be a more Islamic country." The fact-checking website Snopes ruled that claim to be false.

More:
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/valerie-jarrett-isnt-first-black-woman-roseanne-barr-has-compared-ape

[tavernier]

96. Why don't they keep the show and just fire her?

That’s where all the talent is, anyway... Goodman, Metcalf, Gilbert, Galecki, etc. I wonder if the cast isn’t floating this idea as we speak?

[oberliner]

98. Pretty sure she owns the rights to those characters

I don't think they can do the show without her (nor do I think the other actors would agree to).

[Wolf Frankula]

99. DILLIGAF?

Didn't watch it the first time. Didn't watch it the second time. Let's have a LA Flintstones show with John Goodman as Fred. He was born to play Fred Flintstone.

Wolf