That 90s show

I was completely unaware until just now that Glenn Howerton, aka IASIP's Dennis Reynolds, was the lead in the short lived That 80's Show.

If Red and Kitty are back, I'll definitely give it a go. I'd imagine it'll be the same classic set updated for the 90's. Could be a bit of a laugh.

The 90's are further away now than the 70's were when That 70's Show was actually made. Be interesting to see how the 90's are portrayed.

That 80's show was awful enough, but nothing could ever touch the UK version of That 70's Show. It was mind-boggingly bad.

‘That ’70s Show’ Spinoff ‘That ’90s Show’ at Netflix to Reunite Most of Original Series’ Main Cast   

All bar Danny Masterson who is preparing for his sexual assaults court case.

First look of Red and Kitty

80's show was the studio thinking they want to keep this year to year fad going, irregardless of the fact the 70s cast was starting to want to move on. Never would have worked with a whole new cast. Glad they put it on ice, it will be fun to come back to now that the 90s are very in vogue again. To put it right on the nose, Red Foreman now is dressed and holding a Yuengling exactly as my stepfather does, albeit with more hair. His sense of style retired and died in that decade.

The basement

I see the girl playing Leia Forman (Callie Haverda) was born Feb 2007, so assuming they filmed it last year, she would have been 14 in real life.

So Donna must have got pregnant almost immediately on New Years Eve.. ish..

Teaser

Drops January 19th 2023.

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The new kids are not funny or likeable for me

I still find it funny on repeat viewing, the original 70s show

I think it’s quiet funny might not be as good as the 70’s show but is nice to watch something set from the 90’s life has changed so much since!

I never knew this was happening until I saw it all over tiktok and I was intrigued. Signed up to Netflix to watch this. 

I like some of it but it wasn't for me. I presume the target audience for this show are people who watched the original 70s show. A lot of fans from the original show would be in their 30s and 40s now. I presume many like myself tuned in for the nostalgic aspect. This just isn't it. I watched all 10 episodes back to back today. We don't see a lot of the original cast. They only really show up in a few scenes but not a lot. The series takes us on a journey with Erics teenager daughter while she navigates her summer. They have completely lost their target audience of 30/40 something year olds by going down that route. I would have preferred if the original cast showed up more. 

Aside from that the dialogue from Red and Kitty was hilarious and tuning in for that alone was worth it.

I liked some of the references to the 90s. Like the Beverly Hills 90210 reference and the Jerry Springer reference.

I will admit right from the start that I am totally put off by that laugh track...... I enjoyed T70sS a lot but the CONSTANT laugh track from the clips I have seen? Jesus....

Renewed

So finally got around to finishing this.

As above, it's harmless enough and I did enjoy it to a certain degree. But it almost got worse as it went along rather than better.

First episode with Topher Grace is genuinely good. Man still plays Eric with absolute perfection and the chemistry between him and Red and Kitty really ties it back to That 70's Show.

Once it hands over completely to the new kids, it's instantly obvious it's sorely lacking in everything that made the original show so good. Even Red and Kitty, while putting in a good effort, are let down by weak writing that doesn't do their characters full justice.

There's pretty much zero effort to make it "feel" 90's, it could easily have been set in 2023, not just visually, but with the sensibilities and mannerisms of the characters. A lot of the younger cast are also completely over-acting, almost like an old Nickolodeon show. It doesn't feel organic like it did with the old cast and they're nowhere near as funny.

There's also way too much canned laughter for jokes that just aren't that funny. Overall, I found it very watchable, and definitely not expressly bad, but it needs a lot of improvement for S2 in the writing and acting department.

Trailer

Drops June 27th

Probably not surprising, but cancelled after Season 2

https://deadline.com/2024/10/that-90s-show-canceled-netflix-no-season-3-1236107236/

Didn't bother with Season 2 myself. Season 1 was enough of a struggle to get through.