Roseanne boss expects to continue not mentioning Trump's name in Season 2
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In a wide-ranging interview, co-showrunner Bruce Helford reflected on all the hoopla surrounding the past week, including Roseanne Barr's new controversies and accusations that the show panders to President Trump's base. He also responded to Trump trying to take credit for the show's ratings success. "It's always weird when someone at that level weighs in on these kinds of things. In any case, everybody wants to be part of a winner, so everybody sort of jumps in," said Helford. When asked if Trump's name will come up in Season 2 after not being mentioned in Season 1, Helford responded: "We never set out to be a show about politics. We set out to be a show about the Conners and how the current political climate affects the family. We made a point of not mentioning names in the beginning and I believe we will probably maintain that same thing. There is no agenda here, in any direction. The idea is to present all sides of the dialogue. Making it specific like that isn't necessary. That's not what we're doing. We're not talking about the personalities involved. We're talking about the effects of all the politics on the lives of people like the Conners."
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TOPICS: Roseanne, ABC, Black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, Will & Grace, Ames McNamara, Bruce Helford, Roseanne Barr, Trump Presidency
