Do you think Mark and Becky would still be married today?

Mark underwent flanderization. Usually most characters in shows do.

Mark was the guy that got dumber as time wore on. Same as

Chrissy - Three's Company
Joey - Friends
Peter - Family Guy
Homer - The Simpsons
Cosmo - Fairly Odd Parents
London - The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Eric - Boy Meets World.

It happens quite a bit. Flanderization is taking the normal characters' quirks, flaws, or characteristics and exaggerating them. Sometimes after the 1st few seasons, it seems the writers have done all they can do with the normal characters. So they have to get crazier and amp things up.

Look at season 1. The family was a normal working-class family with their ups and downs. Then they became "White Trash" as Roseanne stated. Going to the other end of the spectrum with things.

In early seasons, Rosenanne's father was a normal guy. Seemed fun, and no big problems. Then later he became an abusive cheater. Possibly to give Roseanne and Jackie more backstory.

Dan's mother was normal early on, and it seemed Ed really was neglectful. Then later she's gone crazy, and been in and out of mental hospitals for years without Dan knowing. She's play by a different actress and trying to kill her son.

Everything got a bit more exaggerated as time went on. Look at what happened with Jackie. Went from the confident cool aunt. She then became the insecure Jackie who was in therapy and neurotic. Finally she became almost psycho on some occasions.

Roseanne started out light-hearted and funny. She then got bitchier and more mean-spirited later.

I prefer the early seasons of the shoe before Roseanne face lift and the long hair. because things were more light and fun then. I rarely watch the later seasons.

Becky and Mark was constantly fighting here and there. I can see them being married for another 5 years maybe after they had their kids and just called it quits.

A revival would be interesting - what new ground the show could break, especially when - in commentaries and DVD extras - Roseanne herself still states the show is even more relevant today, and in many ways it sadly is.

I think Darlene and David go the distance or it ends up being some kind of mutual thing where they are together for the kids and Darlene comes out, the focus of the show is on Rosanne being a grandmother

Jackie is really happy, at peace with who she is, doesn't look to men to validate herself

I didn't understand why Mark didn't want Becky to go back and finish her education. He knew that's what she wanted from the very beginning. No need to hunker down and have kids when you aren't ready and can't afford them.

I think Becky was good for Mark, and he even said that. She probably leveled him out in a lot of ways. But that's not a lasting relationship, that's a learning relationship (and we've all been there). He wasn't good for her AT ALL. Once her teenage puppy love faded, she'd be gone.

I think Mark would have been the one to leave, because Becky would have moved on from him with all her new friends and things to talk about at college. He'd be left out, and not the type to just pay the bills while she pursues her dreams.