Poll of the Day > Do you like Roseanne?

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Its my moms favorite sitcom

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I like her in she-devil

I hated it when I was a kid. Probably because we were always dirt poor and it was about a poor family and I just didnt like the reminder. Now I think its pretty good though.

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Roseanne was my "TV mom".

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It's ok, but nothing special.
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i like the show

i do not like the person outside of the show

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helIy posted...

i do not like the person outside of the show

I felt like I was the only person who found it insanely funny that she blamed her hate speech on sleeping pills.

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I loved it as a kid and really enjoyed the revival.


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I was never into it, or any of the other popular sitcoms of the era (like Home Improvement), because I basically grew up watching British comedy like Blackadder, 'Allo 'Allo, Are You Being Served?, Monty Python, Red Dwarf, and others - which have a VERY different style of humor. So I was so keyed to that British style of humor I never really found most American stuff funny. Especially the more saccharine, sterilized humor you'd tend to get in sitcoms in general.

It didn't help that there was a huge stand-up comedy boom in the late 1980s, which meant there were tons of stand-up shows on TV around that time (Evening at the Improv, The Half-Hour Comedy Hour, One Night Stand, etc). So when I did watch American comedy, I tended to gravitate to that instead of sitcoms.
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i enjoy the show, ok?

by the by, what ever happened to that topic you were going to make, the one where we can all share our fears and concerns anonymously?

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I never got into it. The little that I saw of it didn't really do it for me. Plus there were a lot of other sitcoms that I did like.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I was never into it, or any of the other popular sitcoms of the era (like Home Improvement), because I basically grew up watching British comedy like Blackadder, 'Allo 'Allo, Are You Being Served?, Monty Python, Red Dwarf, and others - which have a VERY different style of humor. So I was so keyed to that British style of humor I never really found most American stuff funny. Especially the more saccharine, sterilized humor you'd tend to get in sitcoms in general.

I've never really seen it British vs American as an either/or, but I imagine part of that comes from a prefer for certain kinds of comedy from each. No matter the nation, some of the goofier comedies don't really do it for me. Therefore I've never been that much into ex-parrots, but I can really sink my teeth into something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGJH_-S_MGs

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Her stand-up was pretty funny way back in the day. Never got into the show, though.

I think something went real screwy in her brain after that accident and that it's getting progressively worse as she ages. She's a full-blown nut job.

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i thought i did, but it turns out i got her mixed up with reba

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TheWitchMorgana posted...

i got her mixed up with reba

https://youtu.be/gdmiAzw8qb4

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I never watched her show but from snippets I've seen it didn't appeal to me, plus I can't handle her whiny voice. I also agree she seems to have lost it.

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Zeus posted...

Therefore I've never been that much into ex-parrots, but I can really sink my teeth into something like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8XeDvKqI4E

It was never just "sophistication" for me - as much as I liked drier, more "intellectual" British humor, I also enjoyed Three Stooges. I could span the gamut from slapstick or surreal all the way up to pure quick-fire verbal sparring and dripping sarcasm and irony, and usually find something to appeal.

But for some reason, there was always something about American presentation (or maybe just choice of content/subject) that kind of left me cold. Most pre-Seinfeld sitcoms just don't seem all that funny to me (though most post-Seinfeld sitcoms don't seem all that funny to me either).

Though now that we've mentioned Monty Python at least a few times, I feel compelled to mention that I literally did this sketch as part of my high school's one-act play revue (I was John Cleese):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohDB5gbtaEQ
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The show is great the only season that sucks is the final one before it went on hiatus for over a decade. The characters are also very good and really become very enjoyable over time.

I also have the ability to enjoy British style humor and still enjoy an american sitcom. These are not mutually exclusive people... I have seen a good number of British shows that I like, it doesn't exclude me from enjoying say Parks and Rec or something.

yeah. i do.

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ParanoidObsessive posted...

It was never just "sophistication" for me - as much as I liked drier, more "intellectual" British humor, I also enjoyed Three Stooges. I could span the gamut from slapstick or surreal all the way up to pure quick-fire verbal sparring and dripping sarcasm and irony, and usually find something to appeal.

I was never a Three Stooges fan. Slapstick in general has never been my bag. That doesn't necessarily mean I can't be tickled by dumb humor -- I've seen some Two & a Half Men skits with little subtlety in their double entendres that gave me a good laugh.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

But for some reason, there was always something about American presentation (or maybe just choice of content/subject) that kind of left me cold. Most pre-Seinfeld sitcoms just don't seem all that funny to me (though most post-Seinfeld sitcoms don't seem all that funny to me either).

Not even Sanford and Son?!

There are countless pre- and post-Seinfeld comedies I love, and more still that I would probably enjoy but haven't watched. Of course, some of the things I loved most I wound up dropping at some point, such as Modern Family.


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ParanoidObsessive posted...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8XeDvKqI4E

It was never just "sophistication" for me - as much as I liked drier, more "intellectual" British humor, I also enjoyed Three Stooges. I could span the gamut from slapstick or surreal all the way up to pure quick-fire verbal sparring and dripping sarcasm and irony, and usually find something to appeal.

But for some reason, there was always something about American presentation (or maybe just choice of content/subject) that kind of left me cold. Most pre-Seinfeld sitcoms just don't seem all that funny to me (though most post-Seinfeld sitcoms don't seem all that funny to me either).

Though now that we've mentioned Monty Python at least a few times, I feel compelled to mention that I literally did this sketch as part of my high school's one-act play revue (I was John Cleese):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohDB5gbtaEQ

I remember that skit, the video you posted is missing the end where the multiple inspectors from different branches of "the yard" show up. Flying Thompson's gazelle of the yard!

I like when the fourth cop arrives before the third one even gets to his speech. It was a weird, weird show.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hwqn9

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Zeus posted...

I was never a Three Stooges fan. Slapstick in general has never been my bag.

yeah Ive always felt the same way

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Mmmmm.....yes.....

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I don't remember much about the show. I was too young I guess. I only remember it was on tv

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I enjoy it, and was sad to see her leave the reboot.

I liked the original show. Probably hate it now for all I know.

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ChimeraBlue posted...

I enjoy it, and was sad to see her leave the reboot.

While I've never been a fan of the show and am indifferent towards Roseanne herself, it was stupid as fuck to kick her off the remake considering that the network knew what they were getting into in given her long history of making controversial remarks on Twitter. It's not like any of this was exactly buried or hidden. Nobody just discovered it. She's been a controversial figure for ages. I have the same problem in the case of a lot of other actors with a long history of bad behavior where they get in trouble for pretty much doing the same shit they've always done.

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It's been a long time since I watched the original but I do remember liking it. Haven't watched the reboot.

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Zeus posted...

While I've never been a fan of the show and am indifferent towards Roseanne herself, it was stupid as fuck to kick her off the remake considering that the network knew what they were getting into in given her long history of making controversial remarks on Twitter. It's not like any of this was exactly buried or hidden. Nobody just discovered it. She's been a controversial figure for ages. I have the same problem in the case of a lot of other actors with a long history of bad behavior where they get in trouble for pretty much doing the same shit they've always done.

she wasnt controversial, she was brazenly and overtly racist

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Mead posted...

she wasnt controversial, she was brazenly and overtly racist

And yet they hired her knowing she had a long history of similar conduct.

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