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Long before Ashton met Demi or Topher got lost in
f1i Traffic
f0i0 , the makers of
f1i Third Rock from the Sun
f0i0 stepped into the Wayback Machine and emerged with
f1i That '70s Show
f0i0 . It would go on to become the Fox Network's most successful sitcom since
f1i Married... with Children
f0i0 . Set in the Wisconsin suburbs of 1976, the action centers around 17-year-old Eric Forman (Topher Grace), his friends, and his family. He's an ordinary teenager, much like the slackers of Richard Linklater's
f1i Dazed and Confused
f0i0 , with an interest in girls, cars, beer, and rock & roll (but not necessarily in that order).
Eric's friends include hipster Hyde (Danny Masterson), exchange student Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), and dim-bulb Kelso (Ashton Kutcher). Donna (Lora Prepon), Eric's neighbor, is also a friend, but she'll soon become something more, while Kelso already has a girlfriend, the bossy Jackie (Mila Kunis)--and a crush on Eric's sister Laurie (Lisa Robin Kelly). Kelso and Jackie will spend a good part of the first year breaking up just to make up, while Hyde pines for Donna and Fez for Jackie. Eric's family also includes father Red (Kurtwood Smith) and mother Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp). Donna's includes mother Midge (former Bond girl Tanya Roberts) and perm-sporting father Bob (Don Stark).
The first season boasts a period-perfect bevy of guest stars, including Danny Bonaduce ("Eric's Burger Job"), Eve Plumb ("The Keg"), and Marion Ross as Eric'd5s grandmother ("Sunday, Bloody Sunday" and other episodes). That said, if
f1i That '70s Show
f0i0 were just a nostalgia trip, it wouldn't have lasted for over seven seasons. Alas, lightning wouldn'd5t strike twice. When the same producers followed-up with
f1i That '80s Show
f0i0 a few years later, it would soon disappear without a trace. Accept no substitutes:
f1i That '70s Show
f0i0 is the real deal--a retro-comedy, like
f1i Happy Days
f0i0 , with heart.
f1i --Kathleen C. Fennessy
f0i0
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| uuid: |
C6DAFF1C-8179-11D9-A8AB-000A959D0BD2" |
| upc: |
024543143505 |
| title: |
That '70s Show - Season One |
| stars: |
Ashton Kutcher |
| purchase date: |
17-02-2005 |
| publisher: |
Fox Home Entertainme |
| published: |
26-10-2004 |
| price: |
$49.98 |
| MPAA Rating: |
NR |
| number of media: |
4 |
| last lookup time: |
130402400 |
| genre: |
Television |
| edition: |
DVD |
| created: |
130402400 |
| aspect: |
Color
Closed-captioned |
| asin: |
B0002PYS5G
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