Months afterThe Connersseries finale aired, series star John Goodman revealed that he hasn’t spoken toRoseanne’soriginal star Roseanne Barr in years.The Conners’ cast of characterswere all likable, but the sitcom wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Roseanne Barr’s original sitcom heroine, Roseanne. Roseanne was the title character of the working-class family sitcom.
Roseannelasted nine seasons from 1988 until 1997, with its ninth outing earning terrible reviews and audience feedback.Roseannewas revived in 2017 to critical and ratings success, but the reunion was short-lived. Series star Roseanne Barr was fired in 2018 for racist tweets.
Recently, The Conners star John Goodman toldThe Hollywood Reporter"I’d rather doubt if she wants to talk to me" and that he and Barr “haven’t talked for about seven or eight years."
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Goodman’s comments came as part of a profile, and his words were in response to a question about his relationship with Barr since her firing in 2018. It is not shocking that Goodman and Barr are no longer close, asThe Connersbegan with Roseanne’s off-screen death from an opioid overdose.
SinceThe Connersstarted by killing off Roseanne and ending any possibility of Barr’s return due to her offensive tweets, it makes sense that the actor and comedian weren’t eager to talk to her former co-star. Similarly, althoughThe Connersseason 7’s storylinesdid focus on Roseanne’s death, Goodman’s character Dan still moved on in-universe.
Not only did Dan date someone else soon after Roseanne’s death, but he even married this character before season 4 of the spinoff ended. Katey Sagal’s Louise was a major character in the spinoff’s later seasons.
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As such,The Connerseffectively vetoed any possibility of Barr’s return as Roseanne as early as its pilot episode, and Goodman’s next arc saw his character move on by dating someone else. While Dan spoke fondly of Roseanne, the part she played in his life was also clearly over.
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WhileBarr claimsThe Connerscreatorsasked her to return as Roseanne’s ghost, it seems pretty clear that the sitcom had moved past the character and used Goodman’s character to facilitate this change. Dan’s remarriage solidified Roseanne’s exit once again, making it abundantly clear that even her ghost wouldn’t have a role to play in the show’s universe.
After theRoseannestar’s racist tweets led to her dismissal,The Connersused Goodman’s character to help viewers forget about Roseanne and focus on the rest of the titular family.
It is not surprising to learn that Barr and Goodman aren’t close. After theRoseannestar’s racist tweets led to her dismissal,The Connersused Goodman’s character to help viewers forget about Roseanne and focus on the rest of the titular family.
