TMC
01-23-2024, 04:34 AM
https://jacksonupperco.com/2024/01/16/the-three-best-episodes-of-that-90s-show-season-one/
Netflix’s “reboot” of That ’70s Show is, per its new title, set in the 1990s, and it concerns the next generation of kids hanging out in Red and Kitty Forman’s basement — a group anchored by Eric and Donna’s daughter Leia and her love interest, Jay, the son of Kelso and Jackie (who apparently have been off and on since the 1979 finale — Fez and Hyde be damned). It’s set up to replicate the original series, with a gang of six misfit teens, two adults whose house is the primary locale, and a wacky neighbor recurring next door. But every regular here is new to us… except, of course, Red and Kitty, as the rest of the still-living ’70s crew (minus Hyde, for obvious reasons) make only one to three guest appearances over the course of the season. On paper, this is, frankly, a smart design — it’s a revival that structurally matches its predecessor, focusing on a teen “hangout” ensemble, but with mostly new characters, and an updated 1990s setting that both honors and progresses the high-concept “period piece” aspect of the initial premise.
Netflix’s “reboot” of That ’70s Show is, per its new title, set in the 1990s, and it concerns the next generation of kids hanging out in Red and Kitty Forman’s basement — a group anchored by Eric and Donna’s daughter Leia and her love interest, Jay, the son of Kelso and Jackie (who apparently have been off and on since the 1979 finale — Fez and Hyde be damned). It’s set up to replicate the original series, with a gang of six misfit teens, two adults whose house is the primary locale, and a wacky neighbor recurring next door. But every regular here is new to us… except, of course, Red and Kitty, as the rest of the still-living ’70s crew (minus Hyde, for obvious reasons) make only one to three guest appearances over the course of the season. On paper, this is, frankly, a smart design — it’s a revival that structurally matches its predecessor, focusing on a teen “hangout” ensemble, but with mostly new characters, and an updated 1990s setting that both honors and progresses the high-concept “period piece” aspect of the initial premise.