Roseanne (1988-1997) Remastered using AI

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It seems Variety let the cat out of the bag too early, and then retracted the story, but All 222 episodes of Roseanne have been remastered into high definition with help from AI. The restored episodes will be rolled out on cable, streaming and digital platforms (including CMT, TV Land, Peacock and Cozi TV) starting March 3.

Variety left the tweet up, but the story is offline.


https://x.com/Variety/status/1895144613377176033

Original link to the story *at time of posting is offline* https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/ros...es-1236322076/

Third Party sites running the story are saying: The official reveal of the remastered episodes took place during a Facebook Live event, hosted by Michael Fishman, who played DJ on the show. The event also streamed on platforms like YouTube and Instagram.

Posters Note: This event has yet to happen but will tonight.


Edit: AOL had the Full Story with the sample:

“Roseanne” is getting a makeover. The hit comedy, which ran for 222 episodes from 1988 to 1997, has been remastered into enhanced high definition, partly by AI — and distributor Carsey-Werner Television, which announced the restoration Thursday, said the new look will be seen in off-network syndication on cable, streaming and digital platforms (including CMT, TV Land, Peacock and Cozi TV) starting Monday, March 3.

The restoration was set to be revealed Thursday at 7 p.m. via a Facebook Live telecast on the “Roseanne” account. An exclusive Facebook Live preview of the remastered episodes for the 1.2 million Roseanne followers will be held at 7 p.m. ET today. Michael Fishman, who played DJ Connor on the show, will host the unveil (which will then be seen on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok).

According to Carsey-Werner, “the remastering initiative combined advanced AI with skilled creative artistry to honor the original content, while meeting modern viewing and technical standards that transformed the original 4×3 standard definition prints into enhanced 16×9 masters. Remastered magnifications included noise and grain reduction, color correction and stabilization, as well as improvements in audio/stereo sound.”

The restoration was handled by Burbank-based Performance Post, which began the task in summer 2024 and spent eight months handling it. Performance Post noted that its AI process for re-creating original audio in the film is similar to how The Beatles’ “Now and Then” re-created original audio.

“Our scope of work was to remain faithful to the original creative intent that Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner crafted,” said Performance Post president Fausto Sanchez. “The goal was to bring new life to the show while preserving Roseanne’s original creative intent of laughter and humor,” Sanchez said.

This reps a big revival for “Roseanne,” which was pulled from many broadcast and cable stations (including Paramount Network, TV Land, CMT and Laff) in 2018 after star Roseanne posted a controversial tweet. Those posts led ABC to cancel a recently revived version of “Roseanne,” which a then morphed into “The Conners” — without Barr. (“The Conners” is about to debut its seventh and final season in March.)

“Roseanne” eventually made its way back to TV after the controversy died, however. Cozi TV even threw a “30 Years of ‘Roseanne'” pop-up activation at San Diego Comic-Con in 2023.

“This is something new that will be a welcomed surprise to ‘Roseanne’ fans,” said Carsey-Werner’s Paul Schreiber, president, North America. “As a legacy sitcom with timeless appeal, we assembled the best team possible to deliver a new HD format that will bring our multi-platform streaming, cable and digital partners a whole new generation of first-time viewers to this enduring series.”

Here’s a first look at the preview hosted by Fishman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrKdXBvrRpM