Preview of "The Conners": ABC and producers lay the foundations of life after "Roseanne"

One should not underestimate what "The Conners" is looking for, it's two world-class actors in John Goodman and Laurie Metcalf, in the role of Dan, the husband of the main character, and his sister Jackie. They take on more of the burden, as does Sara Gilbert as a Darlene girl, in what has become an even bigger set with grandchildren in the mix.

Nevertheless, it was always difficult with "Roseanne" to completely separate his mercurial star from his character. Similarly, efforts to explain his absence can only spark thoughts about the off-screen drama that triggered it.

In these circumstances, the scriptwriters have achieved a rather clever feat juggling comedy and drama, creating a larger problem for the character's departure and creating new scenarios for secondary actors. A later episode, starring Johnny Galecki of "The Big Bang Theory" in Darlene's old role as undefeated guest, provides further proof of the evolution of the series, as well as of some particularly fun elements involving Jackie, who tells her niece of her benefits in terms of finding a guy in their town include being "without diabetes".