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Can a conservative-minded online streaming service lure a just-fired, racist-tweeting, TV mega-star? We may soon find out.
LACHLAN MARKAY
05.30.18 10:46 AM ET
Less than 24 hours after the Roseanne reboot was canceled, former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo began plotting ways to get her back on air.
Caputo is the chief marketing officer of an online streaming TV startup called Bond, which aims to fund film and television programming through crowd-investing. He told The Daily Beast that he and his colleagues plan to reach out to Roseanne [Barr] immediately in the wake of the cancellation of her ABC show on Tuesday over a series of racist and anti-Semitic tweets.
Despite the controversy surrounding Barr, the rebooted Roseanne earned huge ratings and plenty of headlines for its stars support for President Donald Trump. Caputo, who helped run Trumps New York campaign, hopes to capitalize on that popularity. If he were to do so, it would be a coup for Bond, which was founded last year but has yet to begin airing content on its streaming service.
We always planned on reaching out to Roseanne eventually, Caputo told The Daily Beast. Now its sooner rather than later.
A show on Caputos streaming service would be a major step down in terms of audience size for Barr, whose show set viewership records in its short-lived tenure. Caputo says Bond is aiming for 150 original content creators to draw 75,000 paying subscribers in its first year. By contrast, the first episode of ABCs Roseanne reboot drew more than 27 million viewers.
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hlthe2b
(102,247 posts)global1
(25,242 posts)It would only have one cast member - her. I'm not sure if they'd even be able to put a crew together to film it.
haele
(12,650 posts)There should also be enough that would jump at the chance to monetize the "craft" they developed with their conspiracy theory vlogs and scam infomercials that would be willing to work for something promoted as more legitimate.
And along with Orchestra, I used to be in A/V club in High School making 8mm stop motion titles and cartoons for "school productions" back in the day, so I'm familiar with the stereotype.
Haele
Theyd have to find ringers for everyone.
Good luck with that.
hlthe2b
(102,247 posts)kacekwl
(7,016 posts)the cast would go along with it.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)and probably none of the writers and other creative people who want a career in Hollywood.
So... you have Roseanne... and nothing else.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)with the rest of the racists and bigots in that administration. And, would probably make more money from the illegal deals she could get.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)If he wants to run the show on his service he'll have to hire an entire new cast besides Rosanne, because I can't imagine any of the others touching it with a ten-foot pole.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)more than being a 'racist profiteer'.
What a slime.
Solly Mack
(90,764 posts)Stephen Baldwin as David, and as Jackie - no one - she was written out for wearing a pink P@##$ hat.
Guest stars: Kid Rock and Scott Baio
shanny
(6,709 posts)but not anybody else. And we know how awful conservatives are at comedy--like Barr's "joke" yesterday.