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According to an article in
Variety, Red Sox owner
Tom Werner may be involved in
negotiations to launch a "spinoff" series of the recently cancelled 'Roseanne' show—one that would
not include the controversial star. In addition to his duties on Yawkey Way (oops,
so sorry, Jersey Street), Werner was an Executive Producer on the show—which got huge ratings (#1 in the 18-49 demo) until
Roseanne Barr made her now infamous Tweet about
Valerie Jarrett. In addition to
'Roseanne', Werner has a long list of successful TV shows, including:
'That '70s Show',
'3rd Rock From the Sun' and
'The Cosby Show'. Then again, he also gave us
'Are You There, Chelsea?'. According to the article, the network (ABC) and producers are trying to figure out how to re-boot the series around the other characters—without resulting in a financial gain for Barr (who, after all, created the show originally). Stay tuned.
