The show is not amazing, but it's not bad... And it has room to grow!
This show isn't too shabby imo.
As a throwback to an era of sitcoms that isn't really around anymore (can't even think of the last time before this where i sat down to watch a *new* sitcom and it had a laugh track), i think this is fun little show. It is not groundbreaking or genre-reimagining, I mean as a sequel to another show it would be hard pressed to be either of those things...
This isn't to say the show couldn't be better, it definitely could be, i wish there were more episodes and more scenes to give us more development and insight into the cast in particular. The scripts could be tidier, and there aren't a lot of stand out "lough out loud" moments. I enjoyed it less for the jokes, and more for the comfortable and laid back sitcom vibes
But overall nearly all of my issues with the show feel like very "season 1" problems... Many good or, even great, shows don't hit their stride in their first season... and i feel like this is a show that has all the pieces it needs in place to become a better show with time and some care from the staff.
More than anything I really hope this doesn't become yet another netflix show that is cancelled after it's first season due to middling ratings (show's need time to grow and find their fans!)
I see many people saying this needs more from the original cast, but frankly I found a lot of the cameos more odd than anything, it felt okay as a handoff in the first episode, and the central returning characters (like Red and Kitty) are more than fine, but some other cameos just feel weeeeeeeird and shoehorned in, I'd like to see this show break away from "That '70s Show" in the future and become more of it's own show, only using cameos and references when it feels natural and relevant, instead of writing stories designed to lead to a cameo or reference
I can definitely see this show not being for everyone, but i think at face value it's a fun enough show to put on and binge on a day off, and I do hope to see more of it in the future.
As a throwback to an era of sitcoms that isn't really around anymore (can't even think of the last time before this where i sat down to watch a *new* sitcom and it had a laugh track), i think this is fun little show. It is not groundbreaking or genre-reimagining, I mean as a sequel to another show it would be hard pressed to be either of those things...
This isn't to say the show couldn't be better, it definitely could be, i wish there were more episodes and more scenes to give us more development and insight into the cast in particular. The scripts could be tidier, and there aren't a lot of stand out "lough out loud" moments. I enjoyed it less for the jokes, and more for the comfortable and laid back sitcom vibes
But overall nearly all of my issues with the show feel like very "season 1" problems... Many good or, even great, shows don't hit their stride in their first season... and i feel like this is a show that has all the pieces it needs in place to become a better show with time and some care from the staff.
More than anything I really hope this doesn't become yet another netflix show that is cancelled after it's first season due to middling ratings (show's need time to grow and find their fans!)
I see many people saying this needs more from the original cast, but frankly I found a lot of the cameos more odd than anything, it felt okay as a handoff in the first episode, and the central returning characters (like Red and Kitty) are more than fine, but some other cameos just feel weeeeeeeird and shoehorned in, I'd like to see this show break away from "That '70s Show" in the future and become more of it's own show, only using cameos and references when it feels natural and relevant, instead of writing stories designed to lead to a cameo or reference
I can definitely see this show not being for everyone, but i think at face value it's a fun enough show to put on and binge on a day off, and I do hope to see more of it in the future.
- Hazre49
- Jan 19, 2023