That 90s Show is Weird

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[Leelz]

The real crime is that nothing in this show is making me feel nostalgic for the 90s.

[arikramsey]

I watched this and said "Honestly, I don't care about the kids. I rather watch the old cast in their adulthood."

[ashleyhoke]

I just feel bad for Debra Jo Rupp (Kitty) and Kurtwood Smith (Red). I feel like they’re truly talented actors and they trusted Netflix with essentially their legacy and it feels like their talents are being wasted on this garbage sequel.

[MoonColouredDemon]

It’s like a Disney show cosplaying as 90s nostalgia and it…it doesn’t land.

[danderson]

It drives me crazy that they can’t get the hair right. Instead of the Afro, the neighbor should be in braids, or wearing relaxed hair or an extremely short haircut. She also could wear her hair in an explosion of curls but the hair is longer in that case (think Rachel from “The Craft”, Hillary Banks, or the actress Cree Summer). I am Black Woman who was her age in the 90’s and also into rock and punk music. Afros weren’t on trend even for rebel girls. The Dream guy should have that center part haircut that all the cutties had back then (think Rider Strong, JTT, Devin Sawa & Nick Carter). The “Jakie girl friend” should have just long hair not a mullet. Also, what year does this take place in? There’s a HUGE difference between 1991, 1995 & 1998.

[kasee]

it literally feels like a disney channel type show. people try and defend it and say the kids are young, when forgetting mila herself was 14 when she first played jackie.

[Danbo]

The problem with Netflix sitcoms is that they not only aren’t in front of a live studio audience but are only like 8 maybe 10 episodes each season, meanwhile a network sitcom would be like 22 episodes a season. This is important because it gives the cast and writers time to build on the characters and also to react and build off the audience. Some of the best moments in classic sitcoms are when you can tell a joke really lands with the audience there is a longer pause, they aren’t just laughing because they were told to, but because it was actually funny.

[milodavis]

The reason that Netflix doesn’t do sitcoms well, is because Netflix doesn’t allow a show to grow. The second that a show does subpar they cancel the show but on regular television networks, they do allow for a second or third season to her. For example, the office wasn’t popular when it first started, it took a couple seasons before people caught on

[zara]

The stupid generic band posters in Gwen's room made me retch. The costuming was terrible, which really just made me scratch my head because the majority of us humans who were alive & around the cast's age at that time can absolutely go into our closets right now & pull out something we wore back then. Those clothes still exist. They're still around. The lack of giving a shit about getting any of it correct was grating.

[maintcon]

My mom was in high school in the 70s and one of my favorite parts of watching that 70s show was her constantly pointing out ‘I had a shirt almost exactly like that!’ ‘Your dad had pants like the ones kelsos wearing from sears’ ‘My mother had those dishes!’ ‘We used to have a coffee table similar to that’ and so on with everything about the show. It was so well researched to get references and aesthetics right. I can’t imagine anyone doing that with this show, it looks so generic and blah. But, the last couple seasons of that 70s show weren’t very funny either tbh…

[katiez]

I think seeing Red and Kitty together again makes the show worthwhile. I was smiling so much every time they came on screen.

[pipermarau]

that 90's show felt like it was written by someone who was told what that 70's show was like by someone who watched that 70's show 20 years ago, and then was told what the 90's was like by someone who experienced the 90's over 20 years ago, then they told someone the information they were given and that person threw the scripts together at the last minute after a binge watch of sex in the city.

[lhead]

The biggest difference is, the characters of that 70's show had a great dynamic, they worked really well together and the kids on that 90's show seemed to be forcing an attempt at that kind of dynamic and anytime you do that it will fail. That's why the interactions with the original cast are so good.

[unpopularopinions]

Thank you for bringing in the whole “it doesn’t look like a show but like I’m on the set thing”. Every time I bring that up and it’s annoying quality, people act like I’m crazy

[stephaniepounds]

The issue I have with that 90’s show is that the people they chose aren’t the right fit for the characters. That 70’s show the cast they chose were basically the same as the characters they played so it didn’t feel like they were acting. The that 90’s show feels like they are trying too hard because they aren’t a right fit for the characters, so it just feels like they’re acting.

[nonenone]

I actually sat through and watched the sponsor ad Fly by Jing. Jaime literally makes the best bits for her sponsors.

[xViolet_Sunshinex]

I understand why they avoided talking about Hyde because of his actor's actions, but I found it strange that they just completely ignored Laurie's existence. I know her actress has passed away and I don't think she should be recast, but they could have at least mentioned her character. They could have said Laurie passed away or moved far away or something. Then what was even weirder was that towards the end of the season, when I had finally accepted that she didn't exist in this universe, Red makes a comment clearly referring to Eric being their second child.

[trey]

I grew up in the 90s and nothing about these kids is reminiscent of the 90s.

[hippychickshannong]

I think the problem is they weren't able to create a 90 's feel. Same with 80's show. That 70s show cast was magical .

[jerielder]

My husband made me watch this awful show. I don't understand why they keep making all these terrible shows (remakes, spin offs, etc.). There's so many books that could be adapted to movies or shows yet they keep making junk. I knew streaming was going to ruin TV.