QUESTION: Giving up on Roseanne?

Great question, and it's not often addressed. I too have encountered this with other viewers regarding other shows: I'll talk to someone about a show we both liked/loved, and naturally I'll mention a certain season and some of these people are like: "Oh, I stopped watching after season __".

It infuriated me, cuz I also shared your belief of simply following through on a series'entire run! LOL. Isn't that what you do, when you're a "Fan"???

But unfortunately/fortunately? I finally gained some insight into the "other side". These past few years, I'VE found myself abandoning viewership for (just a few shows, not ALL). After experiencing this end of the spectrum firsthand, I have this assessment: I think it depends on your level of devotion to a show. To their credit, I'm sure some of these people who didn't stick with a show to its end, HAVE watched OTHER shows all the way through—simply: shows they truly cared about.

Because the few shows I abandoned weren't ones that I was super passionate about. And like I said: there are shows that I have watched all the way through. I guess the simple answer is: it proves where your true passion and interests lay.

The other conclusion I've drawn about "disloyal" viewership is this: Time. It's just hard to devote your time to watching hundreds of hours of a show's episodes, lol—on top of OTHER shows that you wanna watch! So honestly: some people just like to spread themselves thin by watching various sitcoms for the brief periods of time that they're "good", basically—and take their cue when it inevitably dips in quality—then pull out and move on to the next show. 'Cause that was one of the reasons why I found myself giving up on a show: basically, the quality didn't justify my time anymore–compounded with the limitations of my passion for it.

So there you go.

I mean, if you want a prime justfiable example of giving up on a show, just look at "The Simpsons". I used to LOVE that show like any other intelligent person on earth, but as we all know: it's effin' abysmal now, and has been for a decade and a half! Personally, I can't imagine sticking to it for that past DECADE AND A HALF to see if it'll "get better" lol. In fact: after taking a break for a while, I dutifully TRIED to reconnect with it—but NO, the new episodes are simply uninspired and dull, lol.

"...and hated how gay Leon became..."

I actually thought Leon was handled fine, unless you are talking about him marrying Scott.

Kramer: ...he was very impressed with what I do.
Elaine: What you do? You don't do anything!

I don't know; isn't a waste of time to keep watching something you don't like? Fandom or not, life's too short to be bothered with stuff you don't like.

Live and let live when it comes to this stuff. Personally, I've hate-watched many a show I once loved when it got past its sell-by date (Roseanne, How I Met Your Mother, etc) but as I grow older, I have less and less patience and less of a need for completion. If I were presented with the final season of Roseanne for the first time today, I doubt my love for the earlier seasons would get me through it.

Anyone here mentions Hotel California dies before the first line clears his lips.

I tend to be loyal to the shows I love. That said, Season 9 did not deserve a loyal audience. I don't blame anyone for giving up on it.

This show has especially loyal fans, though. The fact that Roseanne has one of the most active boards despite it being almost 30-years-old is really a testimony to it's fan base.


Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you $50,000 for a kiss and 50 cents for your soul.

I guess it depends on the effort you're willing to put in. I don't think I ever really quit watching a show just because one thing happened, but rather how bad it got in its entirety.

I loved the first four seasons of Roseanne and bought them on DVDs for rainy days. The several seasons after that are okay... Anything close to and after the lottery win, I can not sit down and watch. It's unbearable. If those episodes are being aired, I skip on down the schedule for something else.