Netflix's "That '90s Show" (Season 1)

[Gamma_Winstead]

Watched the first three. I liked it a lot more than I expected to. The first episode made me cringe a bit, but the kids get better as it goes, and the appearances by the original cast are consistent enough that it's easy to get lost in the vibe. It feels very similar to the original in tone.

Overall it's a win so far for me. I hated the original ending to the series, and this un-doing a lot of it lets me enjoy those later seasons a LOT more.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Gamma_Winstead

Watched the first three. I liked it a lot more than I expected to. The first episode made me cringe a bit, but the kids get better as it goes, and the appearances by the original cast are consistent enough that it's easy to get lost in the vibe. It feels very similar to the original in tone.

Overall it's a win so far for me. I hated the original ending to the series, and this un-doing a lot of it lets me enjoy those later seasons a LOT more.

Og show ran too long, writers lost the narrative when Eric left for college.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Og show ran too long, writers lost the narrative when Eric left for college.

Pretty sure the entire Internet agrees that the last season is literally trash and the real finale was S7.

And we never agree.

[FlamedLiquid]

I find it odd Jay is a Kelso because I found Nate to be more Kelso like in the show, aside from Jay yelling Burn.

[Naiera]

The three neighbours (at least the mom has only been in one episode I've seen so far) and the Kelso are annoying. The other two friends are pretty good. Leia is great of course, though none of them are good actors, I'd say, yet. Clarence Boddicker and Kitty are knocking it out of the park, of course.

I'm laughing much, much more at this than I thought I would. I hope the kids get better at the actoring and that they get a few more seasons.

[Naiera]

I was born in 1983, but my point is that you should try not to think too much about it, because they're going to be there. I noticed something last night as well, although I can't recall exactly what it was.

[HomerThompson]

Yeah, That 70s Show didn't exactly line up with mid-late 70s all the time either as it was "modernized" for a late 90s audience at the time too.

It's a sitcom, so it's always going to play fast and loose with that kind of stuff. The budgets ain't that high lol

[JamesKurtovich]

I think they did a good job. Red and Kitty's house gives me Clarissa vibes actually. My grandma had that couch and those exact pillows.

Love that the new basement has the old living room.

[crissrudd4554]

Finished watching yesterday. Overall not bad. I'll watch season 2 if they do one. Maybe flesh out the new characters a bit. They're kinda stuck in that limbo of being new characters and tapping into the old characters. The cliffhanger ending also felt a bit forced. Appearances from the OG cast are the shows strongest points.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by crissrudd4554

Finished watching yesterday. Overall not bad. I'll watch season 2 if they do one. Maybe flesh out the new characters a bit. They're kinda stuck in that limbo of being new characters and tapping into the old characters. The cliffhanger ending also felt a bit forced. Appearances from the OG cast are the shows strongest points.

Now if the OG cast would IDK actually interact it might be better. They had a July 4th cookout and all the cast was there but they never interacted They could have easily had Red, Kitty, Kelso, Donna, Jackie, and Eric interact in the first episode but they didnt.

Only interaction we got was the end of the season for 2 seconds.

[crissrudd4554]

Originally Posted by R3P0

Now if the OG cast would IDK actually interact it might be better. They had a July 4th cookout and all the cast was there but they never interacted They could have easily had Red, Kitty, Kelso, Donna, Jackie, and Eric interact in the first episode but they didnt.

Only interaction we got was the end of the season for 2 seconds.

Yeah I must admit I was a bit disappointed to see a BTS image of Topher, Laura, Mila, and Ashton on set but we never got a scene with all of them in the episode. Definitely some missed opportunities this first season.

[j_sazin]

Originally Posted by crissrudd4554

Maybe flesh out the new characters a bit. They're kinda stuck in that limbo of being new characters and tapping into the old characters.

That's the edge I think 70s had was having a 20+ episode first season, a lot of it I'm sure had to be condensed for half the episode count.

Another thing I was curious about was whether they would do the dreams/cutaways like in That 70s and I loved the

[Show spoiler]90210 and "Ozzie" bits

[Naiera]

Ozzie is the best non-grandparent character.

[Cineflicks85]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Ozzie is the best non-grandparent character.

He had a few good lines but he was very one-note. And keeping banging on about his sexuality doesn't make a personality and became stale very quickly. Leia was way better

[dallywhitty]

I wasn't wowed by the newbies but they were growing on me by the time the show ended. Man, I miss when these things typically ran for 24 episodes. Kitty and Red do a lot of the heavy lifting, and that Chez Fez ad made me scream.

I'd happily watch a second season, but Netflix get off on cancelling shit so I won't get my hopes up.

[mrr1]

Originally Posted by Cineflicks85

He had a few good lines but he was very one-note. And keeping banging on about his sexuality doesn't make a personality and became stale very quickly.

This sort of thing pisses me off.

I wish that writers who create a gay character would write a good character first, then make them gay.

Making someone "gay" isn't making a character.

It's not hard. But they sure have a hard time doing it.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by Cineflicks85

He had a few good lines but he was very one-note. And keeping banging on about his sexuality doesn't make a personality and became stale very quickly. Leia was way better

Originally Posted by mrr1

This sort of thing pisses me off.

I wish that writers who create a gay character would write a good character first, then make them gay.

Making someone "gay" isn't making a character.

It's not hard. But they sure have a hard time doing it.

Agreed. It's already tiresome just two episodes into the show for us. It's lazy writing and doesn't require any real ability on the actor's part. It's as if the creator and writers just want to check the 'gay-character' box off their list rather than giving the audience a gay character with whom they can feel some level of connection.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by mrr1

This sort of thing pisses me off.

I wish that writers who create a gay character would write a good character first, then make them gay.

Making someone "gay" isn't making a character.

It's not hard. But they sure have a hard time doing it.

Originally Posted by cricepng

Agreed. It's already tiresome just two episodes into the show for us. It's lazy writing and doesn't require any real ability on the actor's part. It's as if the creator and writers just want to check the 'gay-character' box off their list rather than giving the audience a gay character with whom they can feel some level of connection.

First off dont go there. Ozzie did not mention he was gay 1500x like Leia mentioned she had it for Jay. Ozzie is the new Fez he was well rounded and you knew what his motivations were. I actually found it hilarious when he was checking out Nikis tutor.

Not to mention he would pretend to be into something then the cold facial expressions were great.

Ozzie was the BEST of the new Characters.

[cricepng]

Finally watched the first episode the other day. Thankfully Netflix is one of the few streaming services that doesn't require a VPN for use from here in PNG.

My wife and I are big fans of the original That 70's Show. We have it on Blu-Ray disc and break it out every year or two to binge.

Our initial thoughts are that while not as bad as a lot of other sequels/spinoffs of TV shows, this one definitely isn't as good as the original. But we agreed that it would have been almost impossible to catch the magic that we felt watching the original gang of friends. It also feels like a lot of the cameos throughout the series will be forced and not seem very natural.

We'll continue watching the series but I'm not sure if it will have the same level of rewatchability as the original series.

First episode: 7 out of 10 (could have been a 6 but I'm hoping some more chemistry among the new friends grows)

[JamesKurtovich]

The kids need some work for sure. My take after finishing S1 is that this feels like two different shows. One is a '70s Show reunion and the other one feels a bit Disney Channel. I never once got Disney Channel vibes when watching Eric and the gang.

How about this theory: Where's the real conflict? In the first season of the original show, Eric dealt with his best friend trying to win over his girlfriend, his best friend being homeless, his father losing his job, jerks and bullies, etc. In contrast, Leia had very little to confront in this first season of '90s Show. She

[Show spoiler]hooked up with Kelso's kid

, but I'm struggling to recall anything else.

That being said, I seriously laughed a lot on a few occasions. Loved

[Show spoiler]Fenton's comeback.

There's potential.