Readers of this blog already know I am not a fan of Roseanne. And next week when there’s another school shooting or a video is released of Trump having sex with the stars of THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER K.Y. They’ll boycott ABC (until the NBA Finals tomorrow). But seriously, how do you defend Roseanne and not then condone what she said? Still, the Trump supporters will be up in arms over this.
I would like to think that even fans of her show would say that she crossed a line, but considering the number of idiots out there, I suspect there will be backlash. Again, I can’t applaud ABC enough.Īll of the cable networks that had aired the original run of her sitcom have also pulled them. A broadcast network axes its most successful show – THE most successful show of the season? Wow. And it’s hard to put into words how unprecedented this is. The most heartening aspect of this bizarre episode is the swift, courageous, and correct response by ABC – cancelling her show. These are not the first abhorrent racist comments she’s made. What I didn’t know was how immediate and spectacular the implosion would be. I said so on the Kevin Smith podcast last year. I don’t mean to gloat but TOLDJA! It was so clear from the get-go that the ROSEANNE reboot would implode.
