Roseanne

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Season 10
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 18, 1988
Season #: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 70 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 70
  3. Negative: 23 out of 70
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  1. cherold
    Apr 1, 2018
    6
    Roseanne put some liberals in a quandary, because they thought the series was funny but didn't want to watch a show helmed by a rabid conspiracy theorist who believes lizard men rule the world.

    So I was relieved when I watched the first episode of the reboot and though, meh. As with the original series, Roseanne, who can't act and isn't all that funny, is supported by a talented cast    Roseanne put some liberals in a quandary, because they thought the series was funny but didn't want to watch a show helmed by a rabid conspiracy theorist who believes lizard men rule the world.

    So I was relieved when I watched the first episode of the reboot and though, meh.

    As with the original series, Roseanne, who can't act and isn't all that funny, is supported by a talented cast to make up for her deficiencies. Unfortunately, only Goodman manages to capture what made the original series so good; everything he says is funny or though-provoking, but even other hugely talented people like Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert don't seem to be able to recapture their characters. Perhaps they're just out of practice.

    The writing is weak. The back and forth between Jackie and Roseanne is shrill and uncomfortable but not actually funny.

    Roseanne is very old-school, which tends to put me off. The only really retro old-school series I watch is One Day at a Time, which is much funnier, and even though I don't care for it as much as modern sitcoms like Kimmie Schmidt and Corporate.

    It's not as bad as the final years of Roseanne, but it's not nearly good enough for me to bother with.    … Expand
  2. Ededed
    May 29, 2018
    4
    If you liked the show before, chances are you’ll like it now. I never much liked the acting and scripts before and my opinion hasn’t changed. While this is a sitcom and the level of the writing is not meant to be consistently deep and meaningful, everything seems to be a set up for one of Roseanne’s quips or one liners. That gets old fast.

    While it is refreshing to have a sitcom with    If you liked the show before, chances are you’ll like it now. I never much liked the acting and scripts before and my opinion hasn’t changed. While this is a sitcom and the level of the writing is not meant to be consistently deep and meaningful, everything seems to be a set up for one of Roseanne’s quips or one liners. That gets old fast.

    While it is refreshing to have a sitcom with characters who say they’re conservative and support conservative values, in this case I fear it is more in the model of Archie Bunker conservatism - mostly for the show and for the other characters to mock and belittle. Carrol O’Conner was not a conservative though he played one on TV. While Roseanne may like Trump the man, I fear she may not be as conservative as she plays it on the show.

    This show was always too rough around the edges for me and nothing’s much changed. I might watch occasionally if nothing better is on another network, but as a regular? Nope.

    Had a feeling ABC would dump this as soon as they got an excuse. Audience share was dropping like a rock due to the lack of quality, and the network took their out as soon as they could. Now if NBC realizes their mistake with reviving Will and Grace, then maybe this revival trend will fade away!    … Expand

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Mar 27, 2018
    50
    The show takes a while to get past its politically-skewed power dynamic. ... To be fair, other top-of-mind social concerns are handled with more nuance and heart than the script’s willful leap over our simmering racial conflicts. The new Roseanne is at its best when the story explores the contortions and compromises Americans have to go through in order to secure decent health care or economic stability.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Mar 27, 2018
    70
    It takes a little while to rediscover its rhythms, but once it does, it feels tuned in to its world and its country in a way few sitcoms are anymore.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Mar 27, 2018
    50
    The new Roseanne doesn’t try to carve a spot in the existing landscape so much as it lazily settles into comfortable grooves in a very old couch.
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