ABC Greenlights “Roseanne” WITHOUT Roseanne… And The Backlash Has Begun

As we mentioned earlier, ABC is doing “Roseanne” … without Roseanne.

According to this:

ABC has decided to go ahead with a spinoff show of “Roseanne” without Roseanne Barr – and fans are not happy about it.

A 10-episode series, tentatively called  “The Conners,” has been given the go-ahead by ABC for the fall of 2018, airing in the same Tuesday 8 PM time slot where hit show “Roseanne” was scheduled before the network canceled it and fired Barr, its star and executive producer, after controversial tweets.

So uhh… are they killing her off?

Will anyone actually watch this?!

JUST IN: ABC announces “Roseanne” reboot without Roseanne https://t.co/VI3rtE88hc pic.twitter.com/vbON1jc388

— The Hill (@thehill) June 22, 2018

“The Conners’ stories demonstrate that families can always find common ground through conversation, laughter and love. The spinoff will continue to portray contemporary issues that are as relevant today as they were 30 years ago,” ABC said in a statement.

Barr, who came under fire for a tweet calling former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett the offspring of the Muslim Brotherhood and “Planet of the Apes.” Despite apologizing, Barr was dropped from her talent agency and ABC abruptly cancelled the network’s highest-rated show.

The new spinoff will have no input from Barr, instead continuing on with the rest of the cast, after she reached a settlement with series producer Tom Werner to save the jobs of those involved with the show.

“I regret the circumstances that have caused me to be removed from Roseanne,” Barr said in a statement. “I agreed to the settlement in order that 200 jobs of beloved cast and crew could be saved, and I wish the best for everyone involved.”

But f’real though, will anyone even watch this?

People reeeeally don’t think so…

Roseanne without Roseanne is just like Diamond without Silk; It won’t work!

— Diamond and Silk® (@DiamondandSilk) June 22, 2018

This household wont be watching…

— 🚂🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇱PamT🙏✝🕯🕊 (@PamT817716) June 22, 2018

The Roseanne Show without @therealroseanne will be just like California without Republicans…

Worthless…

— 🇺🇸 MAGA Mike Mack 🇺🇸 (@flybull1) June 22, 2018

I know they’ve lost me ! I will not watch one minute of this sellout show. #TheConners @therealroseanne made that show what it was all the way around. Period.

— SusyKool/CLE/NAPLES ALL🇺🇸TRUMPGAL (@sianetta) June 22, 2018

@therealroseanne Ha ha ABC is wasting their money. They are doomed before they even start it. I have been reading..NO ONE is going to watch it. To all the rest of the actors on the show, you should be ashamed of yourselves. Roseanne Barr MADE YOU ALL. Without her you are nothing.

— Kathy Malaspina (@malaspina_kathy) June 22, 2018

@ABCNetwork: There’s no Roseanne show without @therealroseanne. You can rename it all you want, but no-one will care. Who even cares about Darlene/@THEsaragilbert anyways? Without Roseanne, the show deserves to fail. Bye, Felicia. #Roseanne #BoycottABC

— Scamp (@NelsonScamp) June 22, 2018

Yeeeeah.

It’s doomed.