“Roseanne” was a shocking success, that came to a shockingly sudden end because of a meh-level tweet. ABC has just announced that they are going ahead with a spinoff series, “The Connors,” which features the entire cast *but* Rosanne.
Given that Roseanne was the heart of the show, and that Roseanne Barr’s atypical (for Hollywood) politics gave the show an atypical political slant that appealed to a generally despised (by Hollywood) audience that made the “Roseanne” revival a hit, it’s fair to wonder just who “The Connors” is aimed at. The information provided on the show and its premise is pretty lean. But I can make a guess: in the last episode of the “Roseanne” show, the character of Roseanne was scheduled to go in for a knee replacement surgery. It seems a safe bet that the surgery will go wrong and that she died in the process. Perhaps the family made bank from a legal settlement, so that the characters no longer need to try to appeal to the great number of deplorable Americans who understand what it is to economically struggle.