I just thought I'd start a thread about Roseanne - the TV show, just in case any fans wanted to discuss it. I was reading the Glenn Quinn thread earlier this morning and saw a few blurbs about the show there.
I myself have been on a Roseanne marathon the last month and have been watching all the seasons on DVD that I own. I'm almost done with season 8 now.
Someone mentioned in the GQ thread how Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and Roseanne didn't get along in real life. I find that a bit odd since they seemed to get along so well on the show, and had a lot of hilarious moments together.
One of my favourites is in season 1 when Dan is singing some Elvis songs and Jackie and Roseanne act like crazed fans, pawing a screaming at him, and then when he drops his scarf to them, they fight and go nuts over it. I laugh my ass off over it.
Maybe Roseanne was resentful of Laurie since Laurie won an Emmy for the show at one point? They showed her shining it up at the end of one of the shows and then they all chase her around the studio when they try to grab it from her!
I also wish Lecy G didn't leave the show off and on to go to college, since I didn't care much for her replacement, Sarah - who was more like a "fill in" and didn't contribute much to the show. All the great fights and barbs between Becky & Darlene were the best and never happened when Sarah was filling in.
I'm almost hesitant to watch season 9 since it's more like a "throw away" season full of junk mostly. And that last episode with Roseanne writing and "explaining" the whole thing, left me saying "WTF?" the first time I saw it when it aired on TV. I guess she left NO chance at all for a reunion show!