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If one wants to see how far down the rabbit hole she goes.
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Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)the time.
As a person I would not want to be in the same room with her at this time, but the show is good.
Laurie is fantastic. If the show for ONE SECOND pushes a lie about the traitor, I am out.
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)So Im not watching it for that reason. I cant claim any moral reasoning.
I suspect the show wont be the juggernaut its being touted to be, with its very unstable star.
Its interesting, as others have pointed out, that Rosanne actually DOES represent a Trump follower in real life, and the show will make her tone that shit down. The whole situation is bizarre
BannonsLiver
(16,434 posts)She's an idiot about EVERYTHING. It's amazing to me people actually think she's talented on any level. She's not.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)but one of the best of all time.
Most of those opinions were formed 30 years ago even before the TV show.
No, she is one of the great all time stand-ups, well at least according to EVERYBODY in stand-up but she is very very dumb about everything else
BannonsLiver
(16,434 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,136 posts)I see lots of names on that list i find far funnier than Barr, and much further down the list. So, this is strictly subjective.
And having seen a couple of her specials from back in the day, i thought she was funny, but "one of the best of all time" seems overstated, by quite a lot.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)I was never a huge fan, but I know personally (my son is in the business) and I have a close friend who is a SAG actor who knows a lot of the big names in comedy from the 70's and 80's and they ALL say this.
This isnt my opinion. I think she was good, but when I heard all of these stories I was also surprised.
For instance did you know most actors think Laurie Metcalf is one of the greatest actors alive?
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/comedy/best-comedians-of-all-time
#13 in that one
And in the category of women, there is simply no question she is in the hierarchy the way Carlin, Pryor and until recently Cosby are.
edhopper
(33,605 posts)that puts Rosanne over Dangerfield and Rickles isn't worth the pixels that display it.
They put her right behind Bruce ferchistdake!
Pure donkey droppings.
ProfessorGAC
(65,136 posts)Both have done stand up. Neither had ever mentioned her in those tones.
So, I think we're back to subjectivity
At least we disagree, most agreeably!
BannonsLiver
(16,434 posts)Rankings on comedy, or anything having to do with creativity and performance, are highly subjective. Anyway, I get it. You love you some Roseanne. So we'll agree to disagree.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)who know, those in the business.
Now you are insulting me.
Bye ...
edhopper
(33,605 posts)if Apple07 says it, it must be true.
I notice it's a list of just well known comediennes. And some of them aren't stand ups.
She is far from an all-time great. Very good, yes, but that is about it.
And her disgusting behavior of late more than negates any talent she may have.
Do it "all day long" it just isn't true.
I saw here doing stand up in the 80s. Not great.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,113 posts)almost every person in the world of stand up, other than that, no she aint nothing.
I dont even like her much myself, thought her stand up was funny but not earth shattering funny, thought her original show was not that funny but love Laurie and John.
You are NOT arguing with me you are arguing with the world of people who do this for a living and almost every industry poll done on the subject.
I get why you dont like her politics, I dont either.
edhopper
(33,605 posts)of actually seeing her stand up.
hatrack
(59,592 posts)dalton99a
(81,566 posts)magicarpet
(14,160 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)Does it refer to a socioeconomic background? Is it to distinguish some people from other "colors" of "trash"?
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Your query *almost* sounds sincere. Missed it by that much...
magicarpet
(14,160 posts).... Who proudly wear, display, and march under the banners of the Stars and Bars (Treasonous Confederate Flag) and the Swastika.
That is White Supremacy - White Power - White Trash. Light complected people with no socially redeeming values, nothing to contribute to the betterment of society, who only seek to dismantle, degrade, defile, and debase. Refuge - White Refuge - White Trash - if you will so allow.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I never could stand her and I don't see the point in watching her now. I don't really watch much TV anyway, so I am not going to go out of my way to contribute to her ratings.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)magicarpet
(14,160 posts)Even Bill O'Reilly found Roseanne repulsive.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)They are arguing about the context they appeared in on another thread. It seems those pics are ok because they appeared in Heeb magazine nine years ago. I call bs on that. Regardless of how one views those pics, no one can really justify these tweets the same way. She's a deplorable. They should just rename her show "Basket of Deplorables" and be done with it.
question everything
(47,518 posts)I have never watched her in the 80s - or whenever it was - and am not going to watch her now.
And if this makes me an elitist - I will wear this with honor.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)And she has a face made for radio.
Johonny
(20,874 posts)TNLib
(1,819 posts)She seems to have serious mental health issues.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)But only if we're vewy vewy careful not to say anything that might offend her.
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)Then again, she could also be a flat-out bigot like the rest of the Trump supporters
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)That's a great way to get Trump supporters to vote for Democrats! Jeez!
Tarc
(10,476 posts)but as I've said elsewhere, the show is not just about her. She's rally been a side story thus far.
People really need to dial it down a bit over a tv show.
ismnotwasm
(41,998 posts)I didnt watch the old show, and find nothing compelling about the new one. What is interesting to me, is these are some of the Tweets she deleted,so as to become more palatable to her audience.
I think as a public person she shouldnt get a pass just because she has a TV show. As far as Im concerned she expresses the angst of White bigots fairly accurately. I dont give a shit about the angst of white bigots.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)raging. So I watched the show to see what all the fuss was about and sorry, I thought it was funny. If anything, Roseanne comes off as the butt of the joke. I like all the other members of the cast so I intend to watch it again.
This certainly has become the latest du poutrage lol.
I mean, there is a bit of whitewashing going on, Roseanne (the actress) is portraying Roseanne (the character) and Dan as "bigots who mean well" as they try to relate to their grandson who wears what are regarded as women's clothing. But intelligent people, i.e. DU'ers, should be able to easily see through that and resist it.
Even as a guy, I quite identified with Darlene in the original show, and hope the focus remains on her and her kids going forward.
FloridaBlues
(4,008 posts)Wonder how long before they don't rehire this show for another season?
obamanut2012
(26,094 posts)Cha
(297,503 posts)necessary to know who's trying to normalize trump.. clue.. Roseanne's not normal.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)and in past tweets she's called the Parkland survivors Nazis, called Obama a jihadist, tweeted that liberals harvest human adrenal glands for drugs, tweeted that Palestinians keep slaves. She's really a vile human being.
obamanut2012
(26,094 posts)Her handler scrubbed it relatively quickly, but there are screenshots, and the reply tweets are still there.
Shame on anyone supporting this creep by watching her Trump-normalizing show.