When you're Anchor Bay Entertainment, and you've got a lengthy history of TV-DVDs including
Three's Company, Sledge Hammer, Xena, Hercules, Highlander, Crime Story, and distributing the Cannell Productions line:
21 Jump Street, The Commish, Greatest American Hero, Renegade, and
Silk Stalkings, and have even been trusted by Fox to handle the upcoming
Doogie Howser releases, what do you do for an encore?
How about
Roseanne?
Anchor Bay has teamed up with Carsey Werner to bring
Roseanne, the Domestic Goddess herself, to DVD later this year, along with husband Dan (John Goodman), sister Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), daughter Becky (originally played by Lecy Goranson, and for a while by
Scrubs' Sarah Chalke), daughter Darlene (Sara Gilbert, currently appearing on
ER), and D.J. (Michael Fishman). No timeframe has been given for the release, but Anchor Bay promises that this will be "will be packed with bonus materials."
How packed? Well, about a year ago we
ran a story about just how much Roseanne herself wanted this show to come to DVD, very badly, and that she was willing to participate heavily in extras and dish out all the behind-the-scenes dirt. Is Anchor Bay going to hold her to it? We hope so!
Ted Green, CEO of Anchor Bay Entertainment, was quoted in a press release as saying "Our company will give these DVD releases the attention and care they...deserve. We are happy to be working with the amazing team at Carsey Werner Distribution and thrilled to add these outstanding titles to our stable of top television properties." Carsey Werner returned the compliment, saying ""'Roseanne' and '3RD Rock From The Sun' are two of our most cherished programs," said Robert Dubelko, Co-President/COO of Carsey-Werner., "When it came time to find a DVD distributor, we wanted an experienced company with the creative energy and enthusiasm to market these series the way we would do it ourselves. Anchor Bay Entertainment fit that need all the way." Here's more from the press release, about the show itself:
Roseanne debuted in 1988 and is one of the most successful and beloved series of all time, remaining on network television for nine years. The multiple award-winning series starred comedian Roseanne as Roseanne Conner, John Goodman ("The Babe," "The Big Lebowski") as her husband Dan and Laurie Metcalf as her sister Jackie. Each week focused on the struggles of a working class family facing everyday problems: money, children, marriage and of course, in-laws. Roseanne was nominated four times for an Emmy Award and five times for a Golden Globe. She won both awards in 1993. The series had a total of twenty-five Emmy nominations and four wins as well as three Golden Globes, four American Comedy Awards and a Peabody.
There's lots more info to come, so stay tuned and we'll let you know more just as soon as we can!
