The Conners star John Goodman reveals whether he feels regret about the fact that he defended Roseanne Barr, and if he’d want to work with her again.
The Conners star John Goodman reveals whether he regrets defending Roseanne Barr, and if he'd want to work with her again. The short-lived Roseanne revival, with Goodman and Barr reprising their roles from the original series, lasted only a few months in 2018. The high-profile continuation was canceled and spun off into The Conners after Barr tweeted racist conspiracy theories, referring to former political advisor Valerie Jarrett as the offspring of Planet of the Apes.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT At the time, Goodman struck a nuanced tone amidst the controversy, saying to The Sunday Times, “I was surprised. I’ll put it this way, I was surprised at the response. And that’s probably all I should say about it. I know, I know, for a fact that she’s not a racist.” While serving as president of the fiction jury at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival recently, Goodman spoke to Variety about his past comments.
“No. At the time I remember going to some kind of junket where they saw the pilot, and then the interviews, and it just turned into attack. And that made me very uncomfortable with them just attacking Roseanne. Yeah, I felt bad for her. And then, yeah … I just feel terrible about the whole thing. You know, we had a great time. And I love her. She’s just her own person.
Barr has almost blamed former co-star and on-screen daughter Sara Gilbert, who played Darlene, for the Roseanne revival's end. Barr said The Conners actor and executive producer stabbed her in the back after begging her to return for the 2018 continuation. Even beyond the fact that the character was killed off, the animosity still lingering about the end of Roseanne essentially rules out a flashback or a dream sequence.
For the most part, the cast and crew of The Conners has moved beyond the Roseanne revival controversy and have rarely commented on it themselves. Goodman's remarks reinforce the fact that, even with some nuance and personal fondness for Barr, it's likely extremely difficult for the spinoff about the dysfunctional Lanford family to go back to what it once was.
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