“The Conners” is one of the first TV series — and the first multi-camera sitcom — to get back into production amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and Wednesday brought a first look at what fans of the “Roseanne” spinoff can expect to see in the third season.
Naturally, the pandemic is front and centre in the storyline. With both Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and Becky (Lecy Goranson) out of work, they’ve gone full circle by taking jobs at Wellman plastics, where both their aunt Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) and late mom (Roseanne Barr) worked in the early seasons of “Roseanne” (alongside George Clooney, no less!).
So how will the Conners persevere through the pandemic? The way they always have, quips patriarch Dan (John Goodman): “We’re gonna watch TV, we’re