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Reactions mixed to Roseanne reboot being cancelled as spinoff planned

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A man responds to the ABC sitcom Roseanne being booted from the air. Photo by Jordan Anderson.

William Jeffrey remembers watching re-runs of the ABC sitcom Roseanne.

He liked the characters, specifically the two daughters on the show.

“It was pretty funny,” Jeffrey said, adding, “I thought it was a pretty good story line.”

Jeffrey won’t be watching Roseanne Barr on screen any time soon after the comedian’s show was cancelled after she tweeted about Valerie Jarrett in what many considered was a racist comment. ABC, the network owned by Disney that was airing Roseanne’s reboot, has since announced that she was fired, but that the show will return in the fall without her as The Connors.

Robert Iger, Disney CEO, tweeted the following after Barr’s tweet drew international scorn. He wrote: “From Channing Dungey, President of ABC Entertainment: ‘Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.'”

Most people in Washington, D.C., agreed there should be consequences for the actress.

Being the 21st century it takes very few minutes on social media for hundreds of people to get their hands on a nasty public thought. Zayne Anderson continues his thought by adding, once the comment is out in the “twitter sphere” now the tweet is public, it has been “dispatched.”

Many people interviewed this week in Washington, D.C. agreed Barr’s tweet about Valerie Jarrett was disgusting.

“And to end the TV show I think it was fine because it is terrible for someone to say that,” said Matthew Hub, 13.

In Tenleytown, located near American University in Northwest Washington, D.C., Dave Terbush thought it would be interesting to see the reboot, even though he didn’t enjoy the original because of the characters’ personalities. He described them as “rough.”

Even though it is sad to see the classic television show leave the air, some District of Columbia residents enjoyed the show at one point.

 

 

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Coffee kicks the morning in gear for many at college

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Adult caffeine drinkers at American University and in Tenleytown said that coffee is embedded in their daily routines and many know there are both benefits and risks associated with the popular beverage. 

“I drink every morning, which isn’t great,”  said Erika Heddesheimer, 20.

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Students wait in line on Thursday at the Davenport Coffee Lounge at American University. Photo by Max Coven.

Most interviewed this week on American University’s campus said they take their coffee the same way: With milk. 

While most people caffeinated earlier in the day some choose other times.

“I drink it whenever I get into work,” said Emma Reeves, 21, who works at Georgetown Cupcake. She continued saying, “I don’t need it when I wake up.”

Reeves might not need it right away, but studies show other people rely on caffeine to motivate in the morning.

A study from the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee found drinking coffee increases dopamine levels in the body. That can lead to a feeling of happiness and energy, but the site said “caffeine does not fulfill the criteria to be described as a drug of dependence.”

However, according to research published in 2016 in the Journal of Caffeine Research, a majority of students sampled drank coffee or espresso daily but were unaware of the caffeine content that offers many a boost in the morning, according to interviews.

Others interviewed at a Starbucks in Tenleytown, a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., several said they don’t plan on giving up their caffeinated drink in the morning.

“I’ve being drinking coffee since I was a kid, since I was like 12,” said Liz Desio, 25. “And I work very early in the morning so I feel like it is necessary to get my day started.”