The (then) final season involved Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) partying with the Absolutely Fabulous duo, fighting train-hijacking terrorists and even parodying Evita in a fantasy sequence. The finale revealed via voice-over that Dan had actually died and Roseanne coped by working on her fanciful memoir. That puts the Roseanne revival that premiered Tuesday night in a difficult position. Four other TV reboots, also disregarded the events of their original finales. American Idol Fox announced in the spring of 2015 that the following year’s season of American Idol would be its last.

Source: thestar March 28, 2018 19:30 UTC