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Next came the More than a year after a racist that continues to plague our soci- t’s impressive that “The Con- 2018 revival, which shocked and tweet triggered the firing of the ety. Roseanne’s sister, Jackie (Lau- Iners” even exists. Its road has excited fans, and did quite well it- original show’s star and name- rie Metcalf, “Lady Bird,” 2018), been long, starting with the origi- self. Add that revival’s sudden sake, Roseanne Barr, the latest it- her husband, Dan (John Good- nal “Roseanne” premiere in 1988 cancellation and yet another re- eration of the show, “The Con- man, “The Righteous Gem- — that series ran for nine well- vival/spinoff, and it’s all enough ners,” is well into its second sea- stones”), and their children, Dar- son on ABC, and it’s achieving lene (Sara Gilbert, “The Talk”), FOR NEW ACCOUNTS both critical and ratings success. Becky (Lecy Goranson, “Buck These would be gold-star results Run,” 2019) and D.J. 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Coupon required. chy”). All the while, he struggles Conners” doesn’t feel less full or lies is carrying on without its ma- Bruce Helford said, “These char- to reconcile his conservative less familiar without Barr. If any- triarch, and viewers are all in. It acters needed to be allowed to views with the deep love he has thing, the sitcom that has always seemed impossible to do, but move on and grow,” and that’s for his Ziggy Stardust-loving, gay been both scrutinized and cele- “The Conners” has continued to what they’re doing. The show grandson Mark (Ames McNa- brated for its ability to push tough deliver the familiar highs and takes the daily struggles of Middle mara, “At Home With Amy Se- conversations has now stumbled lows of blue-collar family life, and America and puts them on screen, daris”), and tries to give fatherly into more material. “The Con- is doing so just as well as it did managing to both show respect advice to Darlene, who is trying to ners” is what it is because the Lowe's of Laurinburg before Barr’s departure. Its suc- and make it funny — a delicate 910 US 15-401 By-Pass | Laurinburg, NC 28352 juggle two romantic relationships showrunners and the cast were cess is due to a combination of balancing act. In an interview at the same time. It really is the smart enough to harness that en- (910) 610-2365 factors: top-notch writing, the fa- with Parade, Sara Gilbert said, beautiful mess we’ve always ergy and successfully apply it in a miliar, talented cast, fan loyalty “Our show has never really been known the Conner family to be, in new way, one that plays as hon- and even the current political cli- overtly political in that we never all its sitcom glory. estly and imperfectly as any other mate. But overall, it’s the ability take an issue in the news and hit it The road from “Roseanne” to situation the Conner family has of “The Conners” to deliver head-on. It’s more: How do the “The Conners” seems like a messy been confronted with. A new epi- touching, relatable episodes that things that are happening in our one, but if you push all the media sode of “The Conners” airs Tues- don’t shy away from the difficult country affect our family? What mess aside, it’s really just the story day, Nov. 26, on ABC. moments in life that make it so ir- happens if you don’t have great resistible. health care? What happens if you Grief has been one of the most can’t break the cycle of poverty? prevalent themes in the first and What happens if you get pregnant second seasons of the series — too young?” understandable considering the “The Conners” continues to il- show starts off with the family lustrate the debates and conver- getting the news of Roseanne’s sations happening across America death, followed by the shocking in a personal and accessible way, revelation that she died of an opi- and Season 2 is just as topical, oid overdose. 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