
quality about class

Roseanne worked as a series because it never flinched. Positive and negative aspects of lower middle class American life were shown without aggradizement or shame. For those of us who grew up lower middle class, this is especially poignant. Mary Tyler Moore was about upper middle class, white collar women. Earleir attempts to address working class pople on TV, like The Honeymooners, had a none too subtle subtext of contempt for their subjects. Roseanne simply said,"these are my people,for better or worse". It's great fun to watch, and holds its w[power as a vindicating work to this day.
But as we learn from the Beauty and the Beast TV series DVDs, it's possible to present wonderful material in a lousy way. I'm pleased to report that such is not the case here. The transfers are clean and solid. As far as I can tell, all the bits cut for commerical time in syndication have been restored. Extras are minimal, but when the source material is this strong, who cares?
Dealing with issues ranging from unemployment to dometic abuse, this is one of the strongest seasons of the show. It's worth having just to see John Goodman do Jailhouse Rock!
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