chedderchester Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Was Roseanne in any way similar to I Love Lucy? It was different because Roseanne had a job. But the show was the top show for most of it's run, and she had control over it, like Lucy. Since it premiered in 1988, I wonder what our Lucy thought of it. No I should NEVER compare I Love Lucy to that show! There was one episode where Dan threw a fit and punched a hole in the wall and Rose was trying to act like she didn't have a lot to do with it. Kind of like when Ricky took his anger out on the bric-a-brac in Hollywood. HE KILLED HER AND TRIED TO HIDE HER BODY UNDER THE COUCH! There was another where Rose said something and Dan went "Luuuucccy . . ." lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Maybe because it was the last year of Lucy's life, maybe she never even saw Roseanne's show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreddieMertz Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 They both changed the course of TV in their own ways- ILL had the pregnancy, and a lot of technological stuff. Roseanne sort of introduced a blue collar working class family into TV. It was also the start of comedians getting sitcoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chedderchester Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I've sort of been obsessed with that show lately, lol. It's kind of like The Middle (that show with Patricia Heaton and the kid who whispers to himself). Frankie couldn't sell a car at the dealership so Mr. Elhert fired her and now she's a dental assistant, and Mike works at a quarry and they still live on junk food. A lot of episodes of Roseanne are very funny. My mom loved the Halloween episodes. The end of the series was really depressing though, how Dan really didn't survive the heart attack at Darlene's wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 My favorite was the one with the door to door salesman who died in their kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 The series started off great, it was REAL life as opposed to regular sitcoms. BUT, once Rosie took over the show, that last season was just the worst, nothing funny at all. I have all nine seasons, and the bonus one with all the Halloween episodes which were the best. The acting was great, the writing very different, Shelley Winters even playing the grandma at one point, Estelle Parsons, as Rosie's mother was also quite impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreddieMertz Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 My favorite was the one with the door to door salesman who died in their kitchen.HOLY CRAP I JUST WATCHED THAT ONE YESTERDAY!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I've sort of been obsessed with that show lately, lol. OMG the same thing is happening to me!lol I really didn't pay much attention to the show earlier in HS and college, and now I see, the older I get, the more I get it- the more I get its pace, and its comedy and the subject matter- Its really a good show. I liked it back then but now I'm really getting into it I wish I would have known Lucy's take on the show though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreddieMertz Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I've been in a weird roseanne kick for about a month- I stayed up till 4 am watching and didn't even realize it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 You know you can buy the dvds, they're not that SPENSIVE now that they've been out for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreddieMertz Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 You know you can buy the dvds, they're not that SPENSIVE now that they've been out for so long. I know, I've seen the complete series for 30 bucks at some stores! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chedderchester Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I would so get the complete series. Man, I wish we could've heard Miss Ball's opinion on it. Roseanne was doing stand up well before the show started, as well. Maybe as early as 1983. I just picked up on how she always tells the kids to "GET DOWN HERE!" in her nasally Illinois accent. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 There is a TV Guide cover with Roseanne dressed as Lucy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 And although Rosie used to say that SHE HATED I LOVE LUCY AS LUCY WAS ALWAYS BEGGING RICKY FOR MONEY, she later said some nice things about Lucy and the shows. Didn't she even appear on the 50th anniversary tribute to the show? And that Barbara Walters rerun of the bigger names on her specials, she featured Lucy and Roseanne and compared them all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreddieMertz Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Roseanne was in the anniversary special. I don't remember much of what she said, other than that Ricky was "a hot piece of ass". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 THIRTY BUCKS FOR THE WHOLE SERIES? Are you serious, Rosie's gonna be furious at the money she's losing here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 THIRTY BUCKS FOR THE WHOLE SERIES? Are you serious, Rosie's gonna be furious at the money she's losing here! Mill Creek is re-releasing a lot of DVD titles on the cheap of many popular series, including hit Carsey-Warner shows such as Roseanne, Cosby, That 70's Show and Grounded for Life; however still no sign of Grace Under Fire for some reason. They also recently struck a deal to release and have begun doing so Sony titles including Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Just Shoot Me, Wings and several others. My hope is that since Sony sucks the worst of all the studios about getting classic TV titles out in their entirety -- eg. All in the Family, Hazel, etc. which Shout! thankfully picked up the gauntlet and completed their runs -- is that finally maybe just maybe they'll complete such stalled series as The Nanny, Mad About You and especially, Maude which so deserves an official DVD release but at this point seems will never happen. The good thing about Mill Creek is they are affordable; the down side as I understand it -- and this gets technical so I won't explain it properly, sorry! -- it that to put them out so cheaply they squeeze many more episodes on each disc and thus the picture quality suffers -- especially compared to any pristine original releases we're accustomed to -- but having said that and not yet bought any to compare "side by side", I don't know how true that is. The upside is it makes collecting our fave series much easier to do and perhaps a formerly casual fan will be now more prone to pick these up since they're a fraction of the cost of the original studio releases. Also, keeps these titles visible in the marketplace (I've already seen them at Target and Walmart for example), which is always a good thing. What makes me crazy about all this though is this seems to prove that DVDs could have and should have been released much cheaper in the first place why else would this company go to the trouble if there's no profit incentive?? I just continue to hope that they'll "do the right thing" and put out in their entirety those shows which have not seen a complete series release of every single season. Oy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Yeah, was looking at my dvd shelves today and realize I also have loads of series that I only own partly. Bringing the prices down makes sense if it means greater sales and more great material out there. I'm anxiously awaiting Mad About You myself. Those Carol Burnett guesting ones were at the end I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreddieMertz Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I was at Walmart last week and almost had a heart attack when I saw that they seem to have rereleased the first season of every classic show you could think of! Just about every MTM and Norman Lear production. And the best part- ten bucks each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well, that's interesting, i'll have to look into that as the price is certainly right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I was at Walmart last week and almost had a heart attack when I saw that they seem to have rereleased the first season of every classic show you could think of! Just about every MTM and Norman Lear production. And the best part- ten bucks each! I've noticed that too, that Walmart has usually a whole section of older TV shows which they sell for $10 - $15 -- definitely a great way to catch up on some missing titles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Not so much Wal Mart Canada, or at least here in Queerbec where they never heard of most of those shows. UNFORTUNATELY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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