Ellerina97

This show has a nice premise. Most of their characters are interesting, the setting (although such a stereotypical portrayal of England) is cute, and I like the horse plot line (though other reviewers have said it's unrealistic).

Unfortunately, this is another teen show where the main character is the worst character. She is incredibly self-centred and thinks that just because she has a connection with a horse that she knows better than everyone else and refuses to follow any instructions or training. She does what she wants and makes problems for herself and other people which makes the programme hard to watch.

I am aware that this is for teenagers/children, but normally these kind of shows are sweet and entertaining but unfortunately I couldn't stick with this one.

So I actually quite liked This 90s Show. It's certainly not award-winning stuff but it's an easy and fun watch. I've watched about half of the season so far and here's what I've noticed:

I wasn't really onboard after the first episode. I am not a fan of laugh tracks (seriously I normally will avoid programmes with a laugh track), and it also had a cheesy vibe where it felt they were 100% playing up to the audience. That's probably because they brought in so many of the old characters so it was an on-screen reunion. Since then I've got into the plots more and started enjoying it.

I really liked seeing Red and Kitty again - and really they're the stars in many ways. But then again, they've got decades of acting experience, so I think it's a bit unfair to compare their performances to those of the children.

I think some of the reviews have been a bit harsh on the kids. We're all so used to watching programmes with teenage characters who are actually played by people in their twenties and even thirties. I personally think that the teenage actors in That 90s Show have done a great job. I mean one of them is only 13 in real life and he's a real star (Reyn Doi).

Something a bit jarring about the programme in my opinion is that it has aspects that make it feel like a Disney sitcom - the way some of the characters speak and interact with each other, some of the plot lines and bits like where they're at the world's tamest rave - and then you have the teenage characters talking about sex and drugs etc. Which I find funny each time as I remember I'm not watching a Disney programme (which are known for being very PG).

I think you probably have to persevere through the first episode to get into this programme, and the episodes are very short so that is easily done.