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6 Reasons Why the Timing Is Perfect for a Roseanne Revival

Its finally time to return to Lanford.

20 years and one questionable series finale later, the Conners are making their way back to ABC with the one-hour Roseanne premiere on Tuesday, March 27, and the timing for the beloved sitcoms revival couldnt be more perfect.

Roseanne Barr and her unmistakable laugh are back as Roseanne Conner, bringing with her original series regulars John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Lecy Goranson, and Sarah Chalkeyes, both Beckys!—to let us in on what the Conner clan is up to all these years later.

With just a few hours to go before everyone starts arguing around that iconic brown couch, lets take a look at all the reasons why were more than ready to revisit the Conner household.

Queen Laurie Hot off her first Academy Award nomination for her sublime work in Lady Bird, Metcalf returns to the role of Roseannes sister Jackie, a role that earned the actress three Emmys during the sitcoms original run.

And frankly, her inclusion here is worth the price of admission alone. The show may be called Roseanne, but every scene comes alive once Metcalf enters the stage.

She should never not be on TV and we should consider ourselves lucky that she was keen to return to the role that made her a star.

The Subject Matter There are few sitcoms that show a willingness and ability to serious subject matter in an honest way while still making you laugh hysterically. But the ones that do are worth writing home about.

Roseanne is one of those shows. When the series premiered in 1988, it was groundbreaking in its unflinching portrayal of a working class family dealing with issues that everyone watching at home was all too familiar with.

Here we are 30 years later and the issues the Conners struggle with—namely, just making ends meet—are remarkably topical yet again.

And Roseanne remains one of the very few shows in the TV landscape seeking to tell a story thats not glossy and aspirational and, ultimately, unrelatable. .

A Chance to Revisit That Original Ending When Roseanne signed off for good in 1997, at the end of a much-maligned ninth season that saw the Conners win the lottery, suddenly becoming nouveau riche, while Roseanne and Dans usually unflappable marriage coming to a bitter end, Roseanne revealed that the entire season had been a work of fiction the aspiring writer had crafted up as a way to deal with Dans death.

Apparently, that heart attack hed suffered at Darlene and Davids wedding had been a widow-maker. Not only that, but Roseanne revealed that Jackie was actually gay, Darlene was actually with Mark, and Becky was with David.

To say that it was not received well would be an understatement. With 20 years between us and that disastrous departure from the airwaves, the opportunity to undo what had previously been undone by some bizarre choices is a rare gift.

Time to Show the New Kids How Its Done In the two decades since Roseanne went off the air, a small crop of comedies have attempted to either tackle working-class America or heady social issues—and an even smaller few have attempted both.

Despite their valiant efforts at taking up Roseannes mantle, few have managed to pull it off in quite the way that the Peabody Award-winning made look easy.

With all due respect to shows like The Middle, One Day at a Time and Black-ish, to name a few, its time to let the master remind us how its done.

A Call for Representation Now, hear us out on this one.

While a lot of chatter surrounding the return of the show heralding a return of the real America on TV is patently absurd because what is the real America but a diverse smattering of all disparate walks of life, the revival does provide representation to a demographic that rarely gets a starring vehicle on TV.

After all, when was the last time you saw a TV show put three actors over the age of 60 in starring roles while also concerning itself with the many issues facing the their generation? Its almost unheard of in this day and age, making the adventures of Roseanne, Dan and Jackie a true breath of fresh air.

Another Chance to Earn Finally John Goodman an Emmy While Barrs Roseanne was always the sun with which the series revolved around and Metcalfs Jackie was the spark of energy each episode needed, Goodmans Dan was the beating heart of Roseanne.

The actors performance as the beloved patriarch over nine seasons was nothing short of sublime and earned him seven Emmy nominations. Shockingly, he went home empty handed each and every year.

(He did win one in 2007 for his guest work on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, though.) The revival is a chance for the Academy to finally rectify their shameful mistake.

Roseanne returns with a special one-hour premiere on Tuesday, March 27 at 8 p.m.

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Is Kim Jong Un in China? A Mystery Train and Heavy Security Set Off Speculation - Duration: 5:24.

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Peter Kay replacement Lee Lard 's tour is a huge sellout - Duration: 0:51.

Peter Kay replacement Lee Lard 's tour is a huge sellout

More than 1.

7million fans were devastated when the Phoenix Nights funnyman scrapped 109 performances across the UK.

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Coach Blacklock of the Harlem Globetrotters: "The Red Cross is the real deal." - Duration: 1:22.

I was at home when the hurricane hit. There's a ravine behind me that's about

15 feet deep and I had to watch that, because he was directly behind my back fence

and of course it filled up. We had to be rescued out of our home and we

were taken to a shelter. The community was like a war zone. We had about four

and a half, five feet of water in my home, like everybody else's home

had about that amount of water in it.

I was cleaning up, pulling out carpeting and everything and I heard this Red Cross

truck just passing by my house, in slow motion it was so funny.

They were serving food and they stopped and they were serving everybody, so I was

laughing, I needed some humor. So I went over to the truck.

These guys are happy, you know, whereas we were sad and we're hurt and

we're mad and they bring the sense of relief that broke through your sadness,

gave me a little joy. The Red Cross is the real deal.

There's going to be disasters every day everywhere, but they gotta be there to help it's so important.

For more infomation >> Coach Blacklock of the Harlem Globetrotters: "The Red Cross is the real deal." - Duration: 1:22.

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Is it time to consider the appropriateness of the fire safety tests? - Duration: 1:48.

It's always time to consider the appropriateness of the tests. In the

States we have requirements that the materials as installed in the building

under construction have to be the same as or more restrictive than what was

tested. So in the States, an assembly that was tested with a more massive

structural component or thicker

encapsulant over the combustible material would not be allowed

to be installed because it wasn't tested in that manner. Now that doesn't mean it

won't be installed. It comes down to the

designers that specify it, the contractors that purchase it and install

it, and the authority having jurisdiction that reviews it. Are they looking at it

in accordance with the test that was conducted and the material that passed

that test? And if it turns out that the material that passed that test is more

substantial than the material being proposed for installation, then the

product would not be compliant.

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A Beautiful Reversion Story from British Sister: "He (s.a.w) is Our Biggest Inspiration" - Duration: 4:36.

I just want to tell you briefly about my journey.

And I actually learnt about Islam from a Turkish friend of mine from Mid Wales.

And he'd been telling me about, how he'd quit drinking and smoking...

And I was like for so much better early since following the true path of Islam.

He was actually born a Muslim and have decided to start taking religion seriously Alhamdulillah.

At that time in my life I was a single parent.

I had a very good high playing career within the recruitment business.

And I was going out quite a lot partying and drinking quite a lot.

And I was always searching for something that I couldn't quite find.

I was quite empty a lot of the time.

So I decided to have look into Islam for myself based on what he told me.

And before you knew it I'd ordered a first copy of the Quran in English from the internet

and I started to read it.

And I started to read a few of the sort of fixing material and things like that.

And then something just clicked in my heart and in my head really and I thought you know

I'm gonna have to follow this through.

I'm gonna I'm gonna look into it so I asked some advice and I decided to take my Shahada

which I did in my bedroom on my own with no witnesses at the time.

Cuz I didn't actually have a witness and as I did take my Shahada.

I felt like this really electric shuddering feeling through my spine and then I became

a Muslim.

I started becoming very sort of God aware and very conscious of everything that I was doing.

Because this was all from new to me.

So initially I was still having the odd drink of alcohol and I didn't realize and then then

I was actually told and informed that it's completely forbidden.

So every time I felt like reaching for a bottle of wine, I just knew that Allah was watching

me and to not do it Alhamdulillah.

I started to learn myself just looking on YouTube, how to recite the Salah, in then

Arabic and I learnt the meaning as well.

And I just went from strength to strength really in learning myself and I met a friend

on Facebook along the way through an Islamic group.

I can't remember the name of the group.

And Alhamdulillah he was very helpful and gave me many hints and tips and websites.

And one of the most beautiful gestures he did him and his mother puts a big package

together for me and sent me a beautiful Quran many many books the reverts covering all aspects

of Islam.

And a beautiful story called the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him.

If you're going to follow Islam that you need to read this Seerah.

Because obviously the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is our role.

He is our biggest inspiration and he is the man that we follow Alhamdulillah.

There's no greater man on earth but in order to know him you need to read his story among

understand Islam a little bit better.

I've had such a hard life you would not understand all self-inflicted.

I'm not blaming anybody else you know.

And basically my year my friend actually proposed to me Alhamdulillah.

We're now married and have been for four months Alhamdulillah.

I got a fantastic job working in Birmingham and a new home and my relocation was made

very easy Alhamdulillah, Mashallah and SubhanAllah.

I now attend Arabic classes.

I am I also attend the sister circle with the UK Islamic mission where I learn everything

that I know today.

But I've still got such a long way to go and by no means of genius yet.

And my advise to anybody wanting to follow Islam is definitely to follow it in its truest

form which is from the Quran and Sunnah.

Because it's very easy to get mixed up with cultures.

And there's a lot of bad press and things about Islam.

If you just read it it's actually probably the most peaceful peaceful religion.

And it's sorted my life out.

I can not express to you how much better Alhamdulillah my life is now.

Because that's how it was three years ago and that's my story.

Salaam alaikum.

For more infomation >> A Beautiful Reversion Story from British Sister: "He (s.a.w) is Our Biggest Inspiration" - Duration: 4:36.

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Is VW preparing to show a mid-size pickup truck in New York? - Duration: 5:42.

Volkswagen is considering a jump into the midsize pickup segment with a U.S.-made truck

that could be built in Tennessee, sources familiar with the matter told Automotive News.

The pickup, a derivative of the Atlas large crossover, is expected to be introduced on

Wednesday at the New York auto show as a surprise concept alongside a new coupe-styled variant

of the Atlas already scheduled for production.

A VW spokesman declined to comment on the concept vehicle.

Volkswagen brand officials want to strengthen sales in regions such as the U.S. with more

product designed for local tastes.

It also plans to launch a new compact crossover for the U.S. market in 2020 based not on the

sportier T-Roc sold in Europe but on the beefier "Powerful Family SUV" concept shown on Friday

in Beijing.

U.S. consumers are increasingly shifting to light trucks -- notably crossovers, SUVs and

pickups -- prompting automakers to dramatically retool product plans and in some cases, pare

unprofitable car models from their lineups.

Ford Motor Co. says an expanded light-truck lineup will account for 86 percent of its

U.S. sales volume by 2020, up sharply from about 70 percent today.

In the U.S. last year, light trucks accounted for just nearly 23 percent of the VW brand's

sales, compared with 64 percent for the overall light-vehicle market, according to the Automotive

News Data Center.

Ending chronic financial losses in the U.S. is a key part of Volkswagen brand CEO Herbert

Diess' 2025 plan to turn around a unit struggling with low profitability and still marred by

fallout from widespread diesel emissions violations.

Last year, the VW brand paid out 13.8 billion euros ($17.05 billion) to settle fines, claims

and other costs relating to the emissions scandal.

If the pickup concept receives positive reviews during the New York show, it could go into

production relatively soon and would be built at VW's Tennessee assembly plant, sources

said.

No German brand offers a pickup in the U.S. and Mercedes-Benz has decided for now not

to sell a production version of the midsize X-Class in the U.S. because of cost and image

concerns, among other reasons.

"Diess has supported it from a very early phase in the project," one VW official, who

declined to be named because the plans are not yet public, said about the planned pickup.

More competition

Like the Atlas, the pickup would be built off the VW brand's highly scalable MQB architecture

and aimed at rivals such as the Honda Ridgeline in an increasingly competitive segment.

The Ford Ranger, once the top-selling midsize pickup in the U.S. but discontinued in 2011,

will return next year.

Hyundai is also expected to field a new pickup based on the Santa Cruz concept previewed

at the 2015 Detroit auto show.

Volkswagen already markets a midsize pickup called the Amarok in other markets outside

of the U.S. through its light commercial vehicles subsidiary headquartered in Hanover.

However, it is designed and engineered to be a workhorse and is built on a ladder-type

frame to carry heavy payloads like the overwhelming majority in the segment.

By comparison, the concept to be shown in New York will be based on a unibody platform

-- similar to the Ridgeline -- and targeted more at lifestyle-oriented pickup owners who

don't need to pile 1,950 pounds or more into the bed of the truck.

Made in the USA

While the idea of an emotionally styled, "Made in the USA" pickup is attractive for a brand

that wants to rehabilitate itself in the eyes of American consumers, there are doubts whether

a positive business case can be made for the concept.

"I don't think anyone will be able to get the cost calculation right since you need

the volumes," said another company source familiar with the project.

"The Atlas ... and its coming five-seat derivative can get that since both can be sold in China

[as the Teramont], but a pickup like this would likely just be for the U.S. and Canadian

market."

The 2019 Ridgeline, which starts at $30,965 (including shipping), produced U.S. sales

of 34,749 last year.

By comparison, the Atlas crossover starts at $31,675 (including shipping).

U.S. sales of midsize pickups, dominated by the Toyota Tacoma and Chevrolet Colorado,

rose less than 1 percent to 452,335 last year compared to 2016.

Deliveries have jumped 20 percent in the first two months of the year.

IHS Markit doesn't expect the segment to top 480,000 sales annually through 2025.