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Seriously.
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06-05-2018, 12:04 AM | #63 |
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I don't mind Bill Maher all that much but... dang, I had no idea he said that. That actually is apples to apples.
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Roseanne is a network show aimed at families and that network to my knowledge is owned by Disney. HBO is a cable station most don't have unless you pay extra, right? I think it's moreso network bias than liberal bias since I doubt he would've gotten away with something like that if his show aired on ABC, CBS, or NBC.
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Oh no.
Please. Not Maher. My SJC heart couldn't bear the loss of him. Or something. But yes, Network television is beholden to the whims and Whimsy of advertisers. Where is HBO is beholden to its subscribers. Two different animals entirely.
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Cable channels are tiered, with HBO being considered Premium.
It doesn't have commercials that aren't for their own products. Or at very least it never did when I was a subscriber. Which is different than something like Starz, Nickelodeon, or CNN.
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I like Maher, I seem to agree with him more than the average alt-left/right person, that's not to say he doesn't have views I disagree with. There's a reason he's disliked by both conservatives and liberals. I don't think its a fair comparison with Roseanne but whatever.
A shame the show is being cancelled, I understand why they would do it. Anyone outraged over the show ending or for what Roseanne said are both idiots. A company has got to do what it has go to do and Roseanne was just being Roseanne. Big fan of the show, I spent many late nights watching marathons of the show. I heard the reivival was fun, will check the whole series out one day. I hope the rumors about continuing without Roseanne are false, I mean she might not have been the best part of the show but at the end of the day it was her show and it'd feel weird without her. |
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I don't know... I think even if "Roseanne" was on Showtime, her tweet would still have had the exact same result.
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The show is getting a spinoff: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment...ry?id=56075443
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Won't be watching that.
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06-21-2018, 08:12 PM | #73 |
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Roseanne without Roseanne? I guess you can't blame them, it was a profitable show so they need it back but at the same time they couldn't keep Roseanne after that tweet and likely future tweets like it.
I'll definitely watch it one day but I'm sure it won't be any good no matter how people say that Roseanne was the least interesting character and not that important, she was still pretty damn important, I mean what are they going to do? Kill her of a heart attack a la John Goodman in the last season? I watched so many Roseanne marathons in the early 2000's from like 11 pm until like 3 am so the show will always have fond memories. |
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