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| That '90s Show | |
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| Based on | That '70s Show by |
| Developed by | Bonnie Turner Terry Turner Lindsey Turner Gregg Mettler |
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| Music by | James Iha |
| Opening theme | "In the Street" by Brett Anderson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Producer | Steve Sandoval |
| Cinematography | Gary Baum |
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| Running time | 21–30 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) – present (present) |
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That '90s Show is an American television period teen sitcom set during the summer of 1995, featuring characters and locales that debuted in its predecessor, That '70s Show. It premiered on Netflix on January 19, 2023.
Premise
The show centers on Leia Forman, the teenage daughter of Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti, forming bonds with other teenagers as she spends the summer of 1995 with her grandparents, Red and Kitty in Point Place, Wisconsin, 15 years after the events of That '70s Show.
Cast
Main article: List of That '70s, and '90s Show charactersMain
- Kurtwood Smith as Red Forman, Leia's paternal grandfather
- Debra Jo Rupp as Kitty Forman, Leia's paternal grandmother
- Callie Haverda as Leia Forman, a smart, snarky teenager who craves adventure, and is the daughter of Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti from the original series.
- Ashley Aufderheide as Gwen, a rebellious Riot grrrl with a loyal heart. She and Nate are half-siblings. She is similar to Steven Hyde.
- Mace Coronel as Jay Kelso, a charming, flirty young videographer, Leia's love interest, the son of Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart, and the half-brother of Betsy Kelso, Michael's daughter with Brooke from the original series (born in 1979)
- Reyn Doi as Ozzie, an insightful and perceptive teen who is openly gay
- Sam Morelos as Nikki, Nate's ambitious and intelligent girlfriend
- Maxwell Acee Donovan as Nate Runck, Gwen's easygoing and fun-loving older half-brother, and Nikki's boyfriend
Recurring
- Andrea Anders as Sherri Runck, the Formans' new neighbor and Gwen and Nate's mother who is in a relationship with Fez
- Laura Prepon as Donna Pinciotti, Leia's mother, an author
- Wilmer Valderrama as Fez, a popular hair stylist
- Tommy Chong as Leo Chingkwake, Point Place's local hippie who was friends with the original cast
Guest stars
- Topher Grace as Eric Forman, Leia's father and an adjunct college professor
- Mila Kunis as Jackie Burkhart, Jay's mother
- Ashton Kutcher as Michael Kelso, Jay's father
- Don Stark as Bob Pinciotti, Leia's maternal grandfather
- Brian Austin Green as Brian Austin Green and David Silver (uncredited)
- Jim Rash as Fenton, Sherri's landlord
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "That '90s Pilot" | Gail Mancuso | Teleplay by : Gregg Mettler Story by : Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner & Lindsey Turner & Gregg Mettler | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| Now as a married couple, Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti visit Eric's parents for the Fourth of July weekend. Eric and Donna's daughter, Leia, meets Gwen, her next door neighbor who introduces her to her group of friends. After helping them get a tap to open a keg that Nate, Jay and Nikki got for free, she decides she wants to stay at Point Place for the summer. Eric initially refuses, but then he's convinced by Donna and allows her to stay. Kitty for one, is really excited to have a house full of kids again, while Red doesn't feel the same. Later, Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart pay Red and Kitty a visit, announcing they're remarrying for the second time and it's also revealed that Jay is their son, much to Red's displeasure. | |||||
| 2 | "Free Leia" | Gail Mancuso | Chrissy Pietrosh & Jessica Goldstein | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| The kids find Eric's very old stash of cannabis in a box of his stuff that Kitty gives them. They all get high and get the munchies and want Raisin Bran. Kitty suggests a movie night and takes Leia to Video Haven where Jay works. She sees that someone has a copy of the tape that she wants and gets the address while Jay isn't looking and Kitty takes her there and it turns out to be Leo's house. Red and Kitty meet Sherri, the mother of two of the kids that Leia is hanging out with, Gwen and Nate. She overhears them having sex while she is using their bathroom because her shower head is broken. Sherri is single and Kitty tries to get her to dump her boyfriend who turns out to be Fez. | |||||
| 3 | "Lip Smackers" | Gail Mancuso | Andrew Ti | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| Kitty and Red find out that Sherri is dating Fez. Leia wants to get her first kiss, so Gwen takes her to the mall where there are lots of guys. Sherri says that she was unable to break up with Fez. Kitty goes to Fez's salon, Chez Fez, and after an impassioned speech by Fez tells Fez to never let Sherri go. Red takes Leia, Gwen and Ozzie to the mall but Leia is unable to get a kiss despite much effort and Gwen ends up making out with a guy instead. Nikki and Nate have to go to the urgent care because his lips had a reaction to her "Lip Smackers." Red buys a Sharper Image massage chair and gets so relaxed by it that he is actually in a good mood. Kitty pulls the plug on the chair because she needs grumpy Red to talk to Fez about Sherri. Red talks to Fez for her and Fez finds out that Sherre has kids and is in her forties and is glad that he "dodged that bullet." Leia has a heart to heart with Jay who says that he doesn't want to kiss her just to be kissing, he wants it to mean something. Leia plants on a kiss on a guy that she pursued earlier. Ozzie has a boyfriend named Etienne in Canada who everyone thinks is fake. | |||||
| 4 | "Rave" | Gail Mancuso | Jake Lasker | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| Leia is somewhat obsessed with Jay because he DIDN'T kiss her the other night. Jay gets convinced by Nikki and Nate that he didn't kiss her because he really does like her. Gwen and Ozzie make sure that Leia knows that Jay is a player. Leia and Jay decide that they are going to let the other make the first move so that the non first mover has the control in the relationship. The kids all go to a rave and forget to bring Ozzie. Jay tricks Leia into saying that she likes him first and they get mad at each other and dare each other to see who will be successful in picking someone up at the rave. Red tries to force Ozzie to talk but Kitty gets Ozzie to tell them the kids are at the rave by being nice to him. Red busts all the kids at the rave and brings them back to Point Place. Kitty grounds Leia for a week. Leia tricks Jay into saying that he likes her and she says that she just wants to be friends trying to get the control in the relationship. | |||||
| 5 | "Step by Step" | Gail Mancuso | Erin Foley | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| Red and Kitty get their first computer and Ozzie helps them set it up. Jay's brain is getting short-circuited by his confusion over Leia. Ozzie tells Leia that he wants to come out to Kitty and gets Leia to test the waters for him. Kitty thinks that Leia is contemplating sex and Donna rushes over with all kinds of contraceptives. Jay and Nate get tricked by an older woman into trying out her "free" hot tub and almost end up in her "free" king size bed. Ozzie tries to send Kitty an email about his coming out but she messes it up by her lack of computer knowledge so he finally just tells her straight out. Meanwhile, Gwen and Nikki, left alone, realize they never hang out alone together and wonder what they have in common. After using some of the stash together, they get glamour shots. After their high wears off, they agree to never talk about it again. | |||||
| 6 | "The Birthday Girl" | Gail Mancuso | Lindsey Turner | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| It's Leia's 15th birthday, and she can't get over Jay, who now has a new girlfriend. Kitty prepares for the birthday party, and Bob arrives from Florida. Bob gets Leia an expensive karaoke machine for her birthday, so Red and Kitty try to one-up him. Leia invites Jay and his girlfriend to the party, but they don't show up. Red gives Leia the Vista Cruiser for her birthday present. That night, Jay shows up at Leia's bedroom, and Leia kisses him. He kisses her back and says, "Serena who?". The two take a ride in the Vista Cruiser but get pulled over by the police. | |||||
| 7 | "Boyfriend Day One" | Gail Mancuso | Clarissa Carson | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| Leia and Jay get pulled over because the Vista Cruiser still had license plates from 1980. Red bans Jay from the Forman house. Gwen asks Sherri if she can get a tattoo and she says no. Leia and Jay go to pick up Kitty at the dentist to show Red that Jay is responsible. Gwen gets them to stop at a tattoo parlor so that Kitty can sign off on an underage tattoo in her post dentist drugged up state. Ozzie and Nate go to check up on Nikkis SAT tutor and find out that he is a football star and a congressmans son. Kitty ends up getting a tattoo. Red gets mad at Leia and Jay and Sherri because they screwed up picking up Kitty. Nate tells Nikki that he is afraid that she is going to leave him behind but she reassures him. Red teaches Sherri how to ride a bike, sort of. | |||||
| 8 | "Summer Storm" | Gail Mancuso | Tommy Johnagin | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| Leia and Jay enjoy their new relationship, despite Leia's insecurities about it being her first one. A storm forces the kids to stay inside for the day. Following the events of the last episode, Red uses a cane after Sherri hit him with a bike, and does chores around the house to not feel useless. When Sherri invites him to fix things at her house, Kitty takes the opportunity to donate old things he doesn't want to give away, and while moving clutter, she takes the kids' stash. Ozzie and Jay search the garage for it, while Gwen and Nate search upstairs. When Kitty asks Nate to take out an old wooden moose, he sees Gwen wearing a shirt his dad sent him, and becomes upset to the point of abusing Gwen's favorite blanket. After Kitty breaks up their fight, he admits that he is upset because he doesn't get to see his father as much as Gwen sees hers. Jay and Ozzie find the stash in the garage, and hide it in a jacket when Red catches them, but are forced to leave without the jacket. This results in them entering Sherri's house to get it, though they are injured by mouse traps while doing so. In the basement, Leia shares her concerns about her relationship with Nikki, who gives her tips. After she causes an awkward moment, Nikki admits that her relationship with Nate is not as good as it seems, and Leia later talks it over with Jay. With the stash recovered, the kids sit in a circle with the moose, and leave when it stops raining. As they celebrate in the sun, Sherri arrives with Nate and Gwen's school schedules, telling them summer is coming to an end soon. | |||||
| 9 | "Dirty Double Booker" | Laura Prepon | Chrissy Pietrosh & Jessica Goldstein | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| As the last week of summer arrives, Leia worries about whether to spend her last Saturday in Point Place going on a picnic with Jay or sneaking into a country club with Gwen and Ozzie. Nate, worried about not having worked out for the football team all summer, goes to the gym with Jay, which leaves him sore for the rest of the day. Leia attempts to do both things, but on the picnic with Jay, gets lost in the woods. When they have the picnic anyway, she admits this to Jay, who is understanding. They encounter Leo, who helps them find their way out. When she gets into the club, Gwen and Ozzie have her thrown out by pretending to be members. Meanwhile, Kitty attempts to apply for a job as school nurse, with Nikki's help, despite Red's disapproval. Despite having worries about what the job may entail, she gets it, though still has worries. In the basement, Leia expresses her concerns to Nate, who tells her that Gwen is not as well adjusted as she seems. Leia goes to Gwen's house to apologize and promise they will stay in contact after the summer ends, and Gwen accepts and forgives her. However, Jay tells Nate about his worries of not being able to maintain the relationship after Leia returns to Chicago. | |||||
| 10 | "Kids in America" | Laura Prepon | Gregg Mettler | January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) | |
| On Leia's last night in Point Place, Nate accidentally mentions Jay's intention to break up with her. When she yells at him, the others agree, as a long-distance relationship is difficult and she will most likely not return until next summer, leaving Leia upset at all of them. The next day, Kitty tries to persuade Leia to make up with Jay, as she enjoyed the house being full again which may not continue with Leia gone. Donna arrives to pick up Leia, and when she hears about the problem, she tells Leia that every time she had a problem, her friends were always there for her. Kitty pressures Jay to reconcile with Leia. Meanwhile, a tree from Sherri's property falls, and Red tells her to have her landlord remove it. She is also revealed to be seeing Fez again, and he decides to talk to the landlord himself. The landlord turns out to be Fenton, who attempts to punish Sherri when he sees she is dating Fez. Fez talks to Ozzie and Nikki in a circle, and after hallucinating a past circle with Eric, Jackie and Kelso, decides to save his relationship with Sherri by ending his feud with Fenton. He does, by giving Fenton new extensions in exchange for him removing the tree, but reveals to Sherri he got the hair from a dog groomer. Leia arrives at the house to apologize to Gwen for trying to leave, and encounters Nate, and while talking to him about their relationship problems, they nearly kiss before Gwen walks in, and she flees in shock. Later, Gwen finds her at the water tower, and they reflect on how she has changed over the summer before agreeing to stay friends and graffiti the tower. Back at the Forman residence, as Leia and Donna leave. Nate tries to talk to her about their moment. Before he can, Jay arrives and promises to try a long distance relationship, but she tells him she is confused and promises to call when they return to Chicago. Donna and Leia drive off as the others watch. The credits show a montage of photos taken over the course of the episode to the song "Kids in America". | |||||
Production
The sitcom That '70s Show aired on Fox for eight seasons from 1998 to 2006, centering around the lives of teenagers from 1976 to 1979. The show garnered additional popularity after its conclusion due to its availability on Netflix, before leaving the platform in September 2020.
In October 2021, Netflix announced a spin-off of the series, titled That '90s Show, with Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp reprising their roles as Red and Kitty Forman, respectively. It is produced by The Carsey-Werner Company, with Gregg Mettler serving as showrunner and Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, their daughter Lindsay Turner, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Smith and Rupp as executive producers.
Ten episodes were ordered, with the series taking on a multi-cam format like the original. The show was filmed in front of a live studio audience at Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles between February 7 and July 21, 2022.
In February 2022, Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Maxwell Acee Donovan, Reyn Doi and Sam Morelos joined the cast as series regulars. It was also reported that Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, and Wilmer Valderrama will appear in recurring roles. It was expected that Danny Masterson would not appear due to accusations made against him, and a pending criminal trial at that time; Masterson ultimately didn't appear and his character of Steven Hyde was simply not mentioned on the series. Two supporting characters from the original series, Laurie Forman and Midge Pinciotti, also didnt appear due to their respective actresses (Lisa Robin Kelly and Tanya Roberts) having died since the original series ended. Production commenced February 6. On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Grace, Prepon, Kunis, Kutcher, and Valderrama will all return for guest appearances. Gail Mancuso directed eight episodes while Prepon directed two including the season finale.
Release
That '90s Show was released on January 19, 2023.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 74% based on 34 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A solidly serviceable sequel series, That '90s Show may take a little time to find its rhythm, but still delivers a respectable number of warmly nostalgic laughs." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han wrote: " aims for nothing much more ambitious than re-creating the low-key charm of its predecessor. But it hits that target with enough confidence and consistency to become a treat in its own right." Steve Greene, writing for IndieWire, viewed it "better than it any right to be," praising the new cast's "easy" chemistry and the performances of Smith and Rupp. Brian Lowry of CNN dubbed it "high in nostalgia but only half-baked," while Lucy Mangan at The Guardian found it likable enough and nostalgic.
Manuel Betancourt of The A.V. Club gave the series a B and said, "If you grew up watching That '70s Show, you'll likely have no way of assessing whether That '90s Show works on its own. Maybe it can't. And maybe it doesn't even want to." Alan Sepinwall, in a column for Rolling Stone, expressed doubt that the multi-cam approach could find an audience in the streaming era; Chicago Sun-Times veteran Richard Roeper gave a rating of two out of four stars and described it as "a little edgy and occasionally chuckle-inducing and mostly sweet-natured, and it's just OK and quickly forgettable."
References
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- Hibbert, James (October 8, 2021). "Netflix Orders 'That '70s Show' Spin-Off 'That '90s Show'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Archer, Greg (January 18, 2023), "Exclusive: Tommy Chong Says He Loves the Mindset of His Character in That '90s Show", MovieWeb, retrieved January 19, 2023
- Bucksbaum, Sydney (December 15, 2022). "Bob Pinciotti is back! Here's a first look at Don Stark's return on 'That '90s Show'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Irvin, Jack (October 13, 2021). "Everything To Know About Netflix's That '70s Show Spinoff, That '90s Show". Bustle. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Romano, Nick. "That '70s Show spin-off set in the '90s coming to Netflix with some returning stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Otterson, Joe (October 8, 2021). "'That '70s Show' Spinoff 'That '90s Show' Ordered at Netflix, Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp to Return". Variety. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- "'That '90s Show' Netflix Series: Everything We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. May 26, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 3, 2022). "'That '90s Show' Sets Young Cast Led By Callie Haverda As Leia Forman In Netflix's 'That '70s Show' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
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- Schwartz, Ryab (February 6, 2022). "That '70s Show Stars Tease Start of '90s Show Production: 'Red and Kitty, Teenagers, Grunge Rock... Let's Go!'". TVLine. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- Aquilina, Tyler (April 30, 2022). "That '70s Show stars to return for Netflix spin-off That '90s Show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- Schneider, Michael (November 29, 2022). "'That '90s Show' Sets Netflix Premiere Date, Producers Break Down the Creation of 'That '70s Show' Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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- "That '90s Show: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- Han, Angie (January 19, 2023). "'That '90s Show' Review: Netflix's Sweet 'That '70s Show' Spinoff". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- Greene, Steve (January 19, 2023). "'That '90s Show' Is Way Better Than It Has Any Right to Be". IndieWire. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- Lowry, Brian (January 19, 2023). "'That '90s Show' is high in nostalgia but only half-baked". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- Mangan, Lucy (January 19, 2023). "That '90s Show review – this spin-off comedy is like revisiting a childhood classic". the Guardian. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- Betancourt, Manuel (January 19, 2023). "That '90s Show review: The kids are still alright in Netflix's reboot". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- Sepinwall, Alan (January 20, 2023). "'That '90s Show' and 'Night Court' Try to Breathe Life Into a Dying Form". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- Roeper, Richard (January 19, 2023). "'That '90s Show' a hackneyed update of a hackneyed sitcom". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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