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Despite that John Goodman’s character Dan Conner died of a heart attack in Roseanne’s 1997 series finale, producers of the ABC show are ignoring it for the upcoming reboot.

“I don’t want to talk too specifically, but I wouldn’t say we’ll ignore the events of the finale,” ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey told reporters Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif. “Dan is definitely still alive.”

John appeared on stage with Roseanne Barr at ABC’s upfront alongside costars Laure Metcalf, Michael Fishman, and Lecy Goranson.