Having canceled “Roseanne” after the show’s namesake, Roseanne Barr, shared an ill-advised tweet about Obama royalty member Valerie Jarrett, ABC’s now looking to wipe its hands clean in killing off Barr’s character in the planned spin-off, “The Connors.”
Actor John Goodman, who starred alongside Barr and will appear in the new show, told the Sunday Times U.K. that her character, Roseanne Connor, will meet its fate.
“I guess he’ll be mopey and sad because his wife’s dead,” Goodman said of his new role.
It certainly makes for an effective strategy to draw eyes to the new Barr-less show — Barr relinquished all rights to the characters to allow the spin-off to proceed.
Goodman described his relationship with Barr as little more than “work friends,” but does not buy into the claims that her tweet was race oriented — Barr said she did not know that a light-skinned Jarrett was African-American when comparing her to a character on the Planet of the Apes.
“I know, I know, for a fact that she’s not a racist,” Goodman said.
While the “Roseanne” character was a supporter of President Donald Trump, odds are good that the president won’t be treated very kindly in the new production. His name did come up when social media users suggested ways to do away with Mrs. Connor.
Donald Trump is going to stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot her.
— Matthew Newgarden (@newgar) August 28, 2018
Maybe they could have her killed in a mass shooting at a Drumph rally?
— ProVaccine Extremist (@americanozmom) August 27, 2018
Here’s a sampling of other reactions from Twitter:
Memory tells me they killed off Goodman’s character in 1999 or so as well. Maybe it’s just time for a new show?
— John Schena (@JohnSchena) August 27, 2018
I think Roseanne already assassinated her character. Am I right @therealroseanne? ??
— Rick Gomez (@agawamrick) August 27, 2018
That escalated quickly
— G Musacchia (@gmMusicMama) August 27, 2018
The network should hold a contest: entries specify the most creative mechanism for her demise.
— GaryNova (@Gary_in_Nova) August 27, 2018
they need to walk away now and spare them and us the bother
— Sede Vacantist (@dibassetto) August 28, 2018
Um, nobody’s gonna watch that other show.
— Maggie (@TheBigMRanch) August 28, 2018
The show was called Rosanne for a reason. Hope the cast is keeping an eye out for new employment opportunities
— Jack George (@JackGeo11365653) August 27, 2018
I really hope John marries @melissamccarthy in the spin-off https://t.co/qTwAJnScU0
— Mike Rodriguez (@LastPlane2Tokyo) August 28, 2018
I really hope John marries @melissamccarthy in the spin-off https://t.co/qTwAJnScU0
— Mike Rodriguez (@LastPlane2Tokyo) August 28, 2018
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