Roseanne (TV Series)
1988 · Series · 22 min. · United States
TV Series (1988-1997). 10 Seasons. 231 Episodes. A highly original take on the tired genre of the American family sitcom. At the time, the gold standard was "The Cosby Show" and "Family Ties", both upper-middle class and completely unrealistic. "Roseanne" was the first high-quality sitcom since the Honeymooners to focus on working-class families. This show took the idea of the 80s family show and stood it on its ear. It took risks and chances that other shows were afraid to take, discussing subjects like homosexuality, child abuse, alcoholism, and teenage sexuality not just as one-show ideas, but as recurring themes. And though it wasn't successful all of the time, most of the time it was hilarious. I'd rather see a show take tremendous risks and fail than take the safe course and receive middling success.
Direction Roseanne · Matt Williams · Gail Mancuso · Andrew D. Weyman · John Pasquin · John Whitesell · Philip Charles MacKenzie · Mark K. Samuels · Ellen Falcon · Gary Halvorson · John Sgueglia · Jeff Margolis
Cast Roseanne · John Goodman · Laurie Metcalf · Michael Fishman · Sara Gilbert · Alicia Goranson · Sarah Chalke · Tom Arnold · Johnny Galecki · George Clooney · Natalie West · Ned Beatty · Martin Mull · Michael O'Keefe · Cole Roberts · Sandra Bernhard · Adilah Barnes · John McConnell · Shelley Winters · Anne Faulkner · Fred Willard · Danielle Harris · Traci Lords
Soundtrack Dan Foliart · Howard Pearl · W.G. Snuffy Walden
Screenplay Matt Williams · Roseanne · Amy Sherman-Palladino · Danny Jacobson · Jeff Abugov · Chuck Lorre · Eric Gilliland · Sid Youngers · Rob Ulin · Norma Safford Vela · Don Foster · Joel Madison · Bob Myer · Maxine Lapiduss · Jennifer Heath · Allan Stephan · Betsy Borns · Cynthia Mort · Lawrence Broch · Laurie Gelman · David McFadzean · Brad Isaacs
Cinematography Daniel Flannery · Frank Doll
Original title Roseanne (TV Series)
6.1
16K votes (FilmAffinity)
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