Sara Gilbert Balances Her Lives on 'The Conners' and 'The Talk'

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/arts/television/sara-gilbert-the-conners-the-talk.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

“The Talk,” where Gilbert is called on to express opinions and share herself personally on a daily basis, was clouded by the recent departure of co-host Julie Chen, whose husband, the ex-CBS network chief Leslie Moonves, faced multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.

And “The Conners,” which on Tuesday, Jan. 22 will wrap up either its first or 11th season, depending on how you count, is still finding its way in the months since Roseanne Barr’s namesake series was canceled and restarted without her after she posted a racist tweet.

While neither of these crises were of Gilbert’s making, she was forced to deal with the fallout from both of them. These disruptions were troubling and unwelcome to her, pulling her further into a limelight that already makes her uneasy, and requiring her to take on further responsibilities at both shows. But they are challenges that Gilbert embraces as opportunities for her to figure out who she is along the way.

“The Talk” also provided an unexpected launching pad when a short comedy sketch on the program, in which Gilbert and John Goodman reprised their “Roseanne” characters, became so popular that it led to a serious discussion to revive the sitcom.

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1. Hateful show

To her credit, Gilbert did attempt to reign it in, but even so.