Will You Watch ‘The Conners’ Without Roseanne? (POLL)
Everyone’s favorite middle America family is about to go through some big changes when Roseanne spinoff series The Conners premieres.
Just months after Roseanne Barr‘s Twitter scandal leading to the revival’s cancellation, Dan (John Goodman), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson), D.J. (Michael Fishman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), and will be back for the retooled series. In the months since Roseanne was axed, fans learned that the cast minus Barr would reprise their roles, speculation about the character of Roseanne’s absence began. Would she live or die?
At the end of the revival season, Barr’s character was planning to have knee surgery after the family received insurance money from a storm that hit Lanford. Many believed that’s the way she would have gone out, through complications in surgery. However, Barr recently revealed the matriarch will supposedly die from an opioid overdose — a detail consistent with the revival’s hard-hitting subject matter.
Carrying on in her wake are the rest of the gang, plus revival additions Emma Kenney, Jayden Rey, and Ames McNamara. As Darlene continues living with her father, the Conners have to pick up the pieces without their leader.
The cast of The Conners.
Additionally, the show recently recast the role of D.J.’s wife, who was played by a different actress in the revival. Geena (Maya Lynne Robinson) will reportedly play a larger role in this spinoff, as she’ll no longer be overseas with the military.
The network recently released some new promotional clips that tug at fans’ nostalgia.
October 16. #TheConners pic.twitter.com/bsFMEgjiGR
— The Conners (@TheConnersABC) September 18, 2018
Further details about the show are being kept under-wraps until closer to the premiere, but there’s plenty to think about in the meantime. Namely, will fans watch the show without Roseanne? We’re asking you to let us know in the poll below.
The Conners, Series Premiere, Tuesday, October 16, 8/7c, ABC
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no not ever going to watch and about 80000 others standing with Roseanne will not be watching it either NO
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Amen sister, I'm one of those 80,000!!!
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I think you are in the wrong about this. The Show is Roseanne.. The Conners are stillborn.. I don't like Trump at all, but everybody should be able to think, what they want.. I'm a liberal, but I love the show "Roseanne" and what Roseanne Barr did in the past too.. Helped out gay, black people in the 90's. I don't agree with her now, but The Roseanne show is Roseanne Barr.. Doing it without her is wrong.
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Also will never watch! I'm 80,001
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Agree. And let's all stop watching Saturday night live.
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Stopped that ages ago, not funny
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The Conners will be a flop, too many closed minded people are producing it, waste of air time. So sad a lot of good memories, but no new ones. Its sad your soul is so full of hate, its eating you up, Roseanne didn't do or say anything that was bad enough to warrant this cancelation. Hypocrisy at its best.
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Nope. Roseanne was the heart, soul and backbone of that show . She was what made it funny and everyone followed her lead . They way she was treated and all this bogus media coverage on her firing was unnecessary and heartless. Not only will I not watch The Conners , I no longer watch anything on ABC after their latest fiasco .
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Why don't they cancel Saturday night live.. I can think of 1000 things why they are all hipercrites.
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NO, will never watch this show! Even though I might have curiosity about how lousy it will be!! I won't add to the ratings. BOYCOTT Conners!
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No. without roseanne its not the same
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No. Rosanne made this show. It just wont be the same without her. Yes, the other characters are good, loved seeing them back on the screen but they dont make that show what it was. They are going to run whats left of it down and bury it. Rosanne made them who they are.
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NO!!!!
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Not just no, but HELL NO!
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NO!!!!!!
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No i will not be watching..i will be watching my recorded Roseanne reruns instead.
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I hope Roseanne does another sitcom. I like the idea of having her come back with Amnesia, not knowing who she is, but having the same intellect and sense of humor. Maybe even a knock off from the movie "Overboard" - a new family takes her in as theirs!!
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No way would I support those hypocrites, you can only make mistakes and be forgiven if you believe the way they want you to believe not only that Rosanne is the show.
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No way will i support these hypocrites
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Will never watch.
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Not without Roseanne! Hopefully they bring her back as a “dream” she died! The show will fail without it. It’s nothing wo Roseanne
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They don't bring her back they will take a rating lost big time.
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Back stabbers, nope won't be watching.
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No not watching the conners
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i will not watch maybe fox should pick roseanne up too.just like they did last man standing. roseanne didnt do anything wrong by stating her view people should grow some thicker skin
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Nope!
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No I wont be watching this. Without Roseanne it wont be the same and the show wont last very long without her either! Bring Roseanne back then I will watch!!!!
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Perhaps. I will check it out out of curiosity, but beyond that I cannot say.
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Yes, because I'm quite fond of most of the remaining cast.
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No plans to. Drama needs to be on the screen, not in some backroom. See no reason to watch.
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No..
No Rosanne..
No show..
The Conners..
Be like..
Zombie Circus Land..
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No.
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As much as I hate what Rosanne said in those tweets, and how much I want the show to go on, I cannot watch the show without Rosanne, especially with how she will be killed off.
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And this conversation has gone on long enough. Take political talk elsewhere. Thank you.
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no way
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Why did you take your other comment down. Coward.
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I did not take it down. One of your fellow lowlifes must have got their snowflake feelings hurt. MAGA MAGA MAGA
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Yes. I will absolutely watch. Rosanne screwed herself and almost lost jobs for everyone because of her racist diatribe. I do however believe her apology was sincere.
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A-pparently it's called """roseanne""" for a reason, & I wasnt too into this show even with HER in it! Families CAN be funny "at times" buuut she did take various situations toooooo far! (like allowing Darlene to DISrespect authority)!!!!
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I'm a don't know also. Maybe the first show or two and then I have a feeling it will die off on it's own.
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Terrible "poll." I assume you have to vote in order to see the results? That's bush-league. Plus, there's no way to choose "not sure." Or, in my case, to choose "I didn't watch it to begin with."
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Well...Jena...you (may) be overcomplicating things...
If you "didn't watch it to begin with"...then the ANSWER to the question of whether you'll watch "'The Conners' Without Roseanne"...would be..."NO"...
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I think you're making "assumptions" here. Maybe without Roseanne, some people who did NOT watch the most recent season will actually be tempted to watch. And still, adding a "didn't watch last season" option will give a broader idea of what viewers want/like/think.
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well, that's obviously what ABC is banking on.. but, just because they might get a few new viewers, the show will tank and the "new" viewers will go away. that's really the point.
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