But, Carroll O'Conner gave Archie some dignity occasionally. The new Roseanne is occupied with reading cue cards instead; she an untalented version of the late-in-life Lucille Ball.
Despite everything Archie Bunker was not a terrible person because he was played by a first-rate performer. Few people would characterize Roseanne Barr in the same way.
I saw Vanessa Redgrave's understudy in "Long Day's Journey into Night" on Broadway. She was very good. And Ms. Redgrave had every reason to miss a performance; her mother night the day before.