I’ve been trying to steer clear from the dumpster fire that is Roseanne Barr and her show’s cancellation. As a longtime fan of the show, I’m equally disappointed and confused, while simultaneously not surprised. Barr was fired and her show cancelled as a result of racist tweets sent Tuesday about Valerie Jarrett, a former aide…
Neither Roseanne nor its shrill-voiced lead ever shied away from controversy. Since the show’s departure, TV, at least in its sitcom sector, has lacked that fiery, feminist, DGAF attitude that made the show so captivating. Both Roseannes return to primetime this week dishing out another scoop of revivalism for nostalgia hungry viewers. Its original run spanned from 1988…
“I hate California…I want to go where culture is like, New York, or Connecticut or New Hampshire,” declared Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, with vigor, to her mother. Our showing in New Haven, Conn. certainly shared a laugh at her naivety, her missive proving she’s never heard the “grass is always greener” proverb. For whatever Lady Bird’s titular…