EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest comedies of the 1990s is making a comeback. I hear an eight-episode limited series revival of the hit ABC blue-collar family comedy Roseanne is in the works with the key cast members reprising their roles, including Roseanne Barr, John Goodman and Sara Gilbert, with Laurie Metcalf and others in the process of joining them. ‘Roseanne’ Getting Revival With Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert & Co.
I've caught a few episodes of Rosanne in reruns recently, and despite dealing with a lot of then-current issues, the show and its humor has aged surprisingly well. Unlike a lot of recent reboots that seem like they're overblown fanfiction, I could see some potential for this actually being good, showing the familiar characters in familiar-but-timely scenarios I wonder which actress they would want to play Becky. Obviously Sarah Chalke has better name recognition after Scrubs and How I Met Your Mother, but she was only on the original show for a season or two, in a fairly minor version of the role. Or they could do what the Girl Meets World finale did with Morgan, and have both actresses sharing the role in a very self-aware way
