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- “Roseanne” spin-off “The Conners” premieres on ABC Tuesday at 8 p.m. without Roseanne Barr.
- The premiere significantly addresses Roseanne’s absence after her show revival was canceled at the end of May.
- While the show makes a solid case for itself without Barr, the show is “unavoidably awkward” without its lead matriarch.
- “Going from revolving around Roseanne to excising her completely just isn’t a realistic option.”
- The show has the chance to become great, but that will depend on whether or not people care to watch the show without Roseanne.
To call “The Conners” one of the fall’s most anticipated shows is less a commentary on its potential quality than describing the sensation of steeling oneself against an oncoming train.
The curiosity factor and difficulty levels are high with this one; there’s not much precedent for a show emerging from the ashes of losing its titular star because she couldn’t stop tweeting racist conspiracy theories. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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