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John Goodman Came Up with “The Conners”’ 'Goodbye to the Audience' in Series Finale, Executive Producer Says
"Dan saying goodbye to the audience, that was all John and it was wonderful," 'The Conners' executive producer Bruce Helford ...
‘The Conners’ ending was John Goodman’s idea: ‘He felt it was the right way to say goodbye’
He felt the bond of all those years with the audience. And I think just as a decent guy, his instinct was to say ‘thank you.’ ...
Why ‘The Conners’ producers invoked Roseanne in the series finale: We were ‘a little nervous’
I have to say, I was a little nervous, because there was so much backlash about her not being on the show,” said “The Conners ...
‘The Conners’ Had to Make Johnny Galecki a ‘Bad Father’ After ‘He Really Did Not Want’ to Return
Johnny Galecki's decision not to return to The Conners ultimately caused his character, David, to be depicted as a "bad ...
‘The Conners’ Bosses Tease the Series Finale Is ‘Going to Be Really Emotional’
The Conners series finale is an ending 37 years in the making. The blue-collar family we first met in the 1988 – 1997 sitcom ...
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‘The Conners’ Creators Unpack Show’s Emotional, Unscripted Ending: ‘It Was a Surprise to Us’
It was so touching and so real that we decided to leave,” executive producer Bruce Helford told TheWrap. “Dan saying goodbye to the audience, that was all John and it was wonderful.” ...
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‘The Conners’ series finale: EPs talk the ‘Roseanne’ storyline that inspired the ending, and the perfect moment that John Goodman improvised
Bruce Helford: It's a stone. In the Jewish religion, you leave a stone behind. And it's really respect for the person who's passed to let everyone know that they are not a forgotten person.
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Why ‘The Conners’ Did Not Use Any Footage of Roseanne Barr in Series Finale: ‘It Was Contractual’
Executive producers Bruce Helford, Dave Caplan and Bruce Rasmussen weighed in on the ABC sitcom coming to an end without showing Barr on screen. “It was contractual,” Caplan told Deadline on ...
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John Goodman Came Up with “The Conners”’ 'Goodbye to the Audience' in Series Finale, Executive Producer Says
The show’s executive producer Bruce Helford shared that the heartfelt conclusion of the ABC sitcom came from star John Goodman “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in a sitcom, or maybe even ...
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‘The Conners’ Bosses Tease the Series Finale Is ‘Going to Be Really Emotional’
And while executive producer Bruce Helford is reluctant to share too many details, he teases, “There’s something that happens in the final episode that I don’t think has ever happened on ...