Author: Philiana Ng / Source: Entertainment Tonight
ABC’s hit revival series, led by Roseanne Barr and John Goodman, launched last month to record viewership and as a result, earned an early renewal. Though only three episodes have aired thus far, it’s clear no time has passed since Roseanne went off the air more than two decades ago.
Luckily for you, the cast of Roseanne is peeling back the curtain on the eight-episode revival and sharing a few nifty nuggets about the ingredients that have made the update so successful.ET caught up with the cast to get the scoop on behind-the-scenes secrets from the revival series.
1. Having all of the Roseanne favorites made it seem like no time had passed for the Conners
With all the major Roseanne stars back for the eight-episode update, it really felt like no time had passed since the ABC comedy went off the air in 1997. “Everybody’s back. When Sara [Gilbert] and Roseanne [Barr] started this, everybody literally picked up the phone and was like, ‘Yes, yes, I’m in. I’m in,'” Sarah Chalke said. And the decision to feature both actresses behind Becky, Lecy Goranson and Chalke (both alternated playing the character over the course of the original run), was an easy one — though Chalke plays a new character, Andrea, who wants to hire Becky to be her surrogate.
“They were both such an important part of the cast and we wanted to find a way to have them for us and also for the fans. There are a lot of die-hard fans and we didn’t want to let anybody down,” Sara Gilbert said. Chalke added that there was excitement on her part getting to return to the comedy and having the rare opportunity to play a completely different character. “I’ll do anything. I’ll play any part you want me to play. I will do transportation, craft service,” she joked of her reaction when she heard they wanted her back. “It was obviously such an incredible job for me the first time around and I learned so much, and I’ve always been grateful to Roseanne for hiring me when I had not done anything.”
2. Most of the original crew members (and writing staff) added authenticity to revival
It really was like an extended family reunion on set! “We really are so lucky to have everybody — both the regular cast, but all of the friends are back. To get James Pickens, Jr. to…
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