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Tag Archives: Roseanne Barr
Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Author, journalist and screenwriter Robert Crane on interviewing Bruce Dern, Traci Lords, John Wayne, John Candy, Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Joan Rivers, Phil Hartman, Roseanne Barr, Koko the Gorilla and other creatives at a time when industry people spoke their minds freely without self and organizational censorship. Bob’s new book, Hollywood Plateau, is available now in softcover and as an eBook
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Tagged Andrea Martin, Bob Crane, Bob Crane Show, Bruce Dern, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Edward Feldman, Hogan's Heroes, Hollywood Plateau, Ivan Dixon, Jack Nicholson, Jamie Foxx, Jimmy Kimmel, Joan Rivers, Joe Flaherty, John Candy, John Wayne, KNX, Koko the Gorilla, Los Angeles Times, Oui magazine, Phil Hartman, Playboy magazine, Playgirl magazine, political correctness, Richard Dawson, Rick Moranis, Robert Crane, Roseanne Barr, SCTV, Spinal Tap, Teri Garr, Traci Lords
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via The Daily Beast: ABC moves forward with The Connors, the Roseanne Barr-less spinoff of Roseanne. Ten-episode series is scheduled to premiere this fall and will feature all of the other series regulars, including John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert. Barr will reportedly have no financial or creative involvement after reaching a undisclosed settlement with producer Tom Werner
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Tagged 2017-2018 television season, ABC, Nielsen ratings, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne controversy
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via @variety: According to Nielsen’s final Live+7 figures for the 2017-2018 television season, the most watched comedy series of the year was the recently canceled revival of Roseanne
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Tagged 2017-2018 television season, ABC, Nielsen ratings, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne controversy
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via The Hollywood Reporter and TV Week: TV Land, Paramount Network, CMT and Laff all drop reruns of Roseanne from their lineups
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Tagged CMT, Laff, Paramount Network, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne controversy, TV Land
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via AdWeek: ABC cancels Roseanne following Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, while ICM reportedly drops Barr as a client
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Tagged ABC, AdWeek, ICM, Obama, Obama aide, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Trump, Trump supporter, TV upfronts, upfronts, upfronts 2018, Valerie Jarrett, Wanda Sykes
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via @LorraineAli, TV critic of @latimes: While some viewers may have been offended by the “Muslim panic episode” (as this week’s segment of Roseanne has come to be known), because the episode ultimately makes Roseanne Connor’s bigoted rhetoric the butt of the joke (just as All in the Family did forty years ago), it serves a purpose
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Tagged 24, All in the Family, Archie Bunker, bigoted rhetoric, butt of the joke, Go Cubs, ignorance, Iran deal pullout, Islam, John Bolton, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lorraine Ali, Master of None, Middle East, Muslim stereotypes, polarizing, politics, portrayal of Muslims on television, reboots, reimagings, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Conner, Roseanne controversy, Roseanne Muslim panic episode, Sara Gilbert, Trump, Trump supporter, Yemen
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via @CNN: Discerning lessons about the success of ABC’s reboot of Roseanne is no mean feat, given the myriad factors behind its strong start and recent dip
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Tagged ABC, Brian Lowry, CNN, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, nostaliga, polarizing, politics, reboots, reimagings, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Conner, Roseanne controversy, Sara Gilbert, Trump, Trump supporter, TV Confidential, upfronts
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David Susskind and the Sitcom Class Wars: Next on TVC
Stephen Battaglio, business editor for the Los Angeles Times, and cultural historian Ray Starman will join us this weekend on an encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing April 27-30 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Raisin in the Sun, All in the Family, Armstrong Circle Theatre, blacklisting, business editor, David Susskind, David Susskind A Televised Life, East Side West Side, George C. Scott, Get Smart, Laurence Olivier, Los Angeles Times, Open End, Ray Starman, Raymond Starman, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Conner, Seinfeld, Sidney Poitier, Sitcom Wars the 20th Century, Stephen Battaglio, Steve Battaglio, Television Confidential, television impresario, The Addams Family, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Goldbergs, The Honeymooners, The King of Queens, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Odd Couple, TV Confidential, TV Noir
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via Washington Times: Roseanne Barr again tries to walk back the racial tweet that led to her demise on ABC. Barr also announces that she will be launching an Internet talk show; title and release date of the program are both TBA
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/20/roseanne-barr-launching-youtube-talk-show/