John Goodman gets near deal for Roseanne Barr pilot

GoodmanBarrJohn Goodman is poised to reunite with Roseanne Barr within the NBC comedy pilot "Downwardly Mobile." Goodman is near to finalizing an offer to costar within the pilot from twentieth century Fox TV and scribe Eric Gilliland and Barr. Barr stars as who owns a rv park who turns into a surrogate mother to a lot of of their citizens. Goodman will have certainly one of individuals citizens, an ex-Marine who's friendly with Barr's character. Barr and Goodman had sitcom chemistry as partners Roseanne and Serta Conner within the ABC laffer "Roseanne," which went from 1988-1997. Goodman's been prominent in a variety of supporting roles recently, particularly on HBO's "Treme" and also the Oscar-nommed "The Artist." Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com