producer Gregg Mettler — does make a few notable tweaks to the original. It’s 1996 now, with the updated cultural references to match: There are entire storylines built around. Our protagonist is no longer Eric , who’s grown up to become an adjunct professor in Chicago, but his teenage daughter Leia . And there’s a self-referentiality that never needed to be there before, with cameos, running gags and the occasional plot point calling back to decades past.
But there’s far more that hasn’t changed. Much of the premiere episode is spent maneuvering to get Leia to stay with her grandparents, Kitty and Red for the summer. Once she’s settled, Leia spends her time much as her parents did before her, camping out in the Formans’ basement with her friends.
The circle pans that it took my teenage self an embarrassing number of years to realize were meant to suggest marijuana use are back. So are the cute little interstitials of characters goofing off before colorful graphic backgrounds. The theme song, “In the Street,” has been lightly updated with a more era-appropriate punk flavor. In an especially throwback-y touch,retains the now-unfashionable multi-camera format, complete with laugh track.
Although Leia is technically a newcomer to Gwen’s friend group, the cast establish an easy, lived-in rapport in no time at all. Havedra anchors the ensemble with the self-assurance of a seasoned pro, even as Leia flails like the awkward goody-two-shoes that she is, and her chemistry with Aufderheide makes for perhaps the group’s liveliest pairing.
But it’s a spice the series deploys only sparingly, aware that this simply isn’t their world anymore. The basement belongs to the ’90s kids now, and to paraphrase that same old theme song, they’re all all right.
I enjoyed that show.
And it worked.
That 70s Show wasn’t a huge hit because it had “low key charm” 🧐
It’s really good tbh definitely deserves a second season AT LEAST
So what.
I like the series. I finished the entire season in one day 😂
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
they keep doing these rehashes trying to recreate former glory but they all flop. Its reheating stale pizza.
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