Barr is reportedly willing to remove herself from the franchise entirely, which is said to be the only way ABC would agree to the deal.
For what it’s worth, the network can at least take solace in knowing Plummer didn’t explicitly say no when speaking about playing Roseanne.
Unfortunately, ABC doesn’t appear to be pursuing Christopher Plummer to play the Conner family matriarch in Roseanne Season 2, but is instead attempting to remove the character from the franchise completely with a new spinoff potentially centered on Sara Gilbert’s Darlene.
Just in case anyone out there wants to try to make that happen.