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- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
Summary The spinoff of Roseanne sees the return of the Dan (John Goodman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson) and D.J. (Michael Fishman).
Created By: Matt Williams
- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2018
- TV-PG
- ABC
The Conners
6 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 16, 2018
75
3.5
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Summary The spinoff of Roseanne sees the return of the Dan (John Goodman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson) and D.J. (Michael Fishman).
Created By: Matt Williams
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
75
92% Positive
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
8% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Between Geena (Maya Lynne Robinson), DJ’s wife, and Darlene, the show still features wise women with acerbic wit and zero tolerance for idiocy. Yes, in some ways, Roseanne will never be replaced. But in other ways, she already has been.
The show works fine without her [Roseanne]. ... The Conners still wants to be a sitcom for both Democrats and Republicans, but instead of making hay of culture war flashpoints, it stays focused on the Conners’ bleakly circumscribed reality--and the foreshortening of opportunity that applies to the have-nots of both political tribes.
In what’s been a woefully bland fall TV season, especially for network comedy, it’s frankly a delight to watch a sitcom this solid, with a cast of people you love this much, all executing so well, and, we hope at some point, not have to couch their praise in caveats about the Roseanne of it all.
The Conners skillfully picks up where "Roseanne" left off and even manages to improve on the predecessor.
The result is a very interesting little sitcom, where what’s happening backstage reflects what’s happening on camera. It’s mostly about loss; for Dan, Darlene, and Jackie, it’s become about the redefinition of their roles in the Conner family. The setting snaps so familiarly into place that it’s like a time capsule.
It was unsettling and raw and fitfully funny. But it also felt more like “Roseanne” than last spring’s revival did. ... [Darlene's] dry, Gen X humor could give The Conners a distinct voice from Barr’s gleeful bullhorn. There’s still plenty to do with the underdeveloped family branch of D.J. (Michael Fishman), his soldier wife, Geena (Maya Lynne Robinson), and their daughter, Mary (Jayden Rey).
None of them has ever carried a series before, and as good as they were in The Conners debut, the glue that held the show together was the unseen ghost of Roseanne, as aggravating and amusing as ever, invisible but never absent. I'll believe she's replaceable when I see it.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 106 User Ratings
3.5
32% Positive
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 106 User Ratings
3.5
32% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
8% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
60% Negative
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Jax Media
- Gilbert Films
- Mohawk Productions
- Werner Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Oct 16, 2018
Number of seasons: 6 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Art Directors Guild
• 3 Nominations
