Like most people, I considered That 70's Show to be a wonderful sitcom that was actually very inventive at the time it was released in the late 90's. Also like most people, I lost my enthusiasm for the show long before it was discontinued in 2006.
It's pretty awesome when you consider that Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher might just be working in a bar somewhere if it weren't for this show because like most people I had never heard of them before this time (Fun Fact: Mila lied on her application, she wasn't actually old enough to be working on the show when it started.)
The show was really funny and inventive and likely had some really talented writers when you consider the simplicity of most of their sets. The show mostly took place in the basement of Eric Forman (Topher Grace)'s basement. Many of the jokes revolved around smoking weed and for me at least a lot of the fun from this show came from the point of view camera angles.
Now here comes the bad part: I dunno if it is just me, but I absolutely can not stand shows these days that have a canned laugh track built in. It was all the rage for 30 years (maybe more) but these days it just seems really dumb. Also, since we now have the ability to binge watch just anything rather than wait for next week's episodes, the humor gets old pretty fast.
If you were a fan of this show back when it was "live" I suggest you do what I wish I had: Leave it in your mind. The revisit actually made me question my taste in TV shows but I suppose this happens with most things. That 70's show was iconic in its time but now, it just seems kind of dumb. I rank this right up there with most TV shows that I have fond memories of such as when I decided to go back and watch Quantum Leap, The A-Team, and also Magnum P.I.. The 2nd time around is a bit of a buzzkill.
