The Internet Has Some Hilarious Theories to How They’ll Write-Off Roseanne

After Roseanne Barr wrote an offensive tweet (then tried to blame it on Ambien), her successful reboot series got canned by ABC. As the Twitterverse started buzzing about rumors of a new reboot show, ABC officially confirmed that the series will return without its controversial main star. The new show, tentatively called The Conners, will focus more on Dan and Darlene. 

But fans are skeptical. After all, how do you make a show not about the person whose name is in the title? Well, fans came up with some theories for how writers can discreetly address the problem. From death to alien abductions, here's a round-up of the weirdest.

New York writer Jonathan Chai came up with this theory, which involves the characters awkwardly dancing around the big elephant in the room. With the right writing, this one could possibly work.

By far our favorite suggestion. Come on, ABC. Let's make it happen!

Remember when Charlie Sheen had a public meltdown, got kicked off Two and Half Men, and replaced by Ashton Kutcher? Hey, second time's a charm.

If you're unfamiliar with Garfield Minus Garfield, it's a funny site that edits out the titular Garfield character out of Garfield comic strips. What's left is a oddly funny look into the world of lonely psychopath Jon Arbuckle. Maybe Roseanne can achieve critical success by going the same route? Unlikely, but it's funny to think about.

In the long list of "Roseanne will be replaced by _____" theories, this one is by far the most random, especially considering we haven't even seen The Last King of Scotland.

Now this is a suggestion we can get behind, especially since fellow '90s animated show Daria is also returning this year.

Out of all the theories, this one is the most likely to be true. After all, Twitter user @SassBaller already correctly predicted the spinoff title, The Conners.

As fans of the cult-favorite TV show (that was killed off way too soon), we can totally get behind this one.

The controversial series finale of the original Roseanne ended with the death of Dan, which angered fans at the time. When the show was rebooted, many viewers were left wondering how the show would handle Dan's death (they just pretended it never happened). But now with Roseanne out of the picture, one suggestion fans have is for writers to revisit that infamous storyline as an explanation for Roseanne's death, suggesting that Dan had been hallucinating the whole time. *head explodes*

There's a famous episode of The Simpsons where they bring in the character Poochie on The Itchy and Scratchy Show. The character is so unpopular, writers edit him out of the show by lazily telling viewers that the dog had to "go back to his planet." The Roseanne reboot could definitely go the same route if they wanted.

This theory also goes in hand with the "She's just busy!" theories. Could work for a few episodes, but viewers will probably get tired of the joke real quick.

Out of all the theories, this one is a bit of a downer. However, it is believable and picks up where the last episode left off. But still, we're not sure if we can handle something this heavy.

Now this is something we'll watch. You can add Neil deGrasse Tyson to that "guest stars" list.

Ahh, another Simpsons reference rears its head again, this one from comic artist Jon Kudelka.

And lastly, when you're all out of ideas, simply lie and say it was "all a dream." Hey, it worked for Dallas; maybe it can work again.