Hellooooooooooooo Wisconsin!
For those of you who've had the pleasure of viewing That '70s Show (for me, during after-school reruns, when I was certainly too young to be viewing it — for others, when it aired on Fox in the late '90s), rejoice, I guess?
For some baffling reason, the beloved series focusing on a group of — as Red (Kurtwood Smith) would call them — "delinquents" is getting a spinoff!
As you'll remember, the original series — which ran for eight seasons, though we like to ignore that last one — sees main characters Eric, Donna, Jackie, Fez, Kelso, and Hyde doing things that normal '70s teens do. There's sex, there's smoke in the background of their circle (weed!), and there are Star Wars homages.
Now, for some background info: That '90s Show (LOL) will see Red and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) reprise their roles, as Leia Forman (yup, that's Eric and Donna's daughter) visits her grandparents in the summer of (you guessed it) 1995.
So far, Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of the multi-cam spinoff, which will see Leia bond with a new generation of Point Place kids under the same strict dynamic her parents experienced.
Much of the original team behind the series is back, with That '70s Show creators Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner and their daughter Lindsey Turner serving as writers and executive producers. Original producer Gregg Mettler will also write, in addition to serving as executive producer and showrunner. Debra and Kurtwood will also be executive producing in addition to starring.
And, as expected, the people™️ (aka Twitter) have a lot to say:
Free the Millennial generation from the shackles of reboots and sequels https://t.co/mrM18YToBy
Yeah, so, uh, who's sending the Netflix party link?
I have a feeling this is gonna be absolutely terrible and I’ll still watch every episode https://t.co/wSISCu1Tqc
*Shudders* I completely blanked out this series in my memory and would like to never revisit it again, thanks.
war flashbacks de that '80s show https://t.co/oBU3DvzEaJ
😭💀
Yeah well I’m making a spin-off called That ‘00s Show and you can’t stop me https://t.co/KCn0wRktQJ
The plot will be...
@Variety I already know everything "That 90s Show" will have to offer thanks to Family Guy.
Reportedly what happens in N*tflix headquarters.
@Variety Young Screenwriter: “I’ve got this great original idea for a series, it’s not a remake either!” TV Exec:
Meanwhile, some people (me) just want the original show back on Netflix:
@FilmUpdates can they just put that 70s show back on netflix
Still, others were hopefully optimistic:
The best news I’ve heard all week #HelloWisconsin https://t.co/7dixyeroID
I’ll watch it for Kitty and Red https://t.co/u0nNXg8c8e
And perhaps this narrative continuity bodes well:
@Variety Eric foreman would name his daughter Leia lol I appreciate the narrative continuity