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'Roseanne,' 'Black Panther' Aretha Franklin and the entertainment briefs of 2018

Entertainment in 2018 was a celebration of the old (reboots like "Charmed" and "Magnum P.I." and celebrating 100 years of the L.A. Philharmonic), the new (blockbusters featuring people of color like "Black Panther" and "Crazy Rich Asians"), the real (documentaries like "RBG" and "Three Identical Strangers"), calling out awards inequality (Grammys, Oscars) and allegations of sexual misconduct in Hollywood (Harvey Weinstein, James Toback).

TWISTS AND TURNS FOR THE CONNOR FAMILY

Ratings juggernaut "Roseanne" died after star Roseanne Barr tweeted a racist comment about former Obama staffer Valerie Jarrett and was fired. The show was canceled too, then "The Conners" was born, with the Roseanne

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