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I saw the first season and was hooked. This season is just as great! I recommend this show to everyone, it will keep you entertained for hours.
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Its That 70's Show, whats not to love! I love reliving the 70's and my daughter and her boyfriend love laughing at it!
Great DVD!
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great dvds. great show.
received in excellent condition.
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Great continuation of the previous seasons. Fun to have on hand to watch during dull tv times!
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Anyone who is reading this review and has futilely tried to explain to skeptical friends why you watch this series knows what I mean by my review title.
I used to be one of those people. I'd see the promos and say to myself "That show must be crap! How can anyone watch that dreck?" Then, one day in 2003, I actually sat down and watched a few episodes on FX and found myself amused. So I watched more. Before long I was a regular viewer. I can definitely understand why some people hate this show, I don't attempt to objectively claim it is good, but personally I enjoy it.
"That 70s Show" is about a group of teenage friends growing up in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from 1976-1979. There is Eric Forman, the most responsible of the group, uncomfortably poised between being a self-assured young man and a total geek. Stephen Hyde is the cynical, anti-establishment burnout who comes from a bad home life who sees a prison term in his future. He lives with Eric's family. Donna Pinciotti is the tall redhead who lives next door to Eric and quickly becomes his girlfriend. She is also one of the more responsible ones of the group. Jackie Burkhart is the shallow, vain princess. Fez is the overly horny foreign exchange student with a shaky grasp of American culture and human nature in general. Michael Kelso is the impossibly stupid, irresponsible, and horny pretty boy of the group. The kids hang out in the Eric's basement. Eric's no-nonsense tough guy father Red, nervous mother Kitty, and wrathful, slutty sister Laurie are all featured prominently.
The casting and acting is good, as all of them are very believable in their roles, especially Topher Grace as Eric, Laura Prepon as Donna, and Ashton Kutcher as Kelso.
Secondary characters include hippie burnout Leo (Tommy Chong), Donna's parents (Don Stark and Tanya Roberts), and Pastor Dave (Kevin McDonald), among others.
Season 3 is where "That 70s Show" really gets going for me. The first season was good in spots but very uneven, and Season 2 improved a lot, but Season 3 is where the show really comes into its own. In the earlier season they try and bludgeon you with the fact it was the 70s, and it all seemed unnecessary (the bumpers of singing posters, cumbersome references, etc.).
However by Season 3 a lot of that is gone and the humor really picks up. The characters I find the funniest are Eric and Kelso, and this season has some my favorite moments. It's also the season I started with. Here are some of the more notable episodes:
"Reefer Madness" - Red cracks down when Hyde is arrested for possession of marijuana. It features a *hilarious* parody of the 1936 anti-marijuana film "Reefer Madness."
"Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die" - An interesting parody of Hitchcock films.
"Roller Disco" - Kelso gets jealous when Jackie and Fez enter a roller disco competition, while Red gets sued for wrongful termination by an employee he fired. This episode has one of my favorite Kelso lines: "Hey, the next contestants are cheaters! The brown guy's a robot!"
"Eric's Panties" - Probably near unanimously a Top 10 "That 70s Show" episode. Eric has a sexy lab partner and Donna gets angry when she finds panties in Eric's car. Highlights of this episode are Donna's now-famous fantasy sequence, Kelso and Fez reacting to finding out who the panties belong to, and the part that always cracks me up: Kelso's panty detective work (the way he delivers his lines in this part is great) and Hyde's subsequent comment.
"Ice Shack" - Kelso's plan to win Jackie back by taking her on a double date with Donna and Eric to an ice fishing shack goes awry, while Hyde and Leo have trouble with the police.
"Who Wants It More" - Eric and Donna wage war against one another by "holding out;" Kelso thinks he sees a U.F.O.; Red reassesses his life when he's nearly killed by a tree.
"Fez Gets the Girl" - The group fight over who gets Donna's extra Led Zeppelin ticket; Eric lets his Employee of the Month award go to his head.
"Dine and Dash" - Another Top 10 episode, and a legitimate candidate for best "That 70s Show" episode overall. So many great moments I can't begin to point them out, but one of my favorites is Eric's reaction to Donna having to go to the bathroom.
"The Trials of M. Kelso" - Jackie puts Kelso through tests to see if he's worthy of her taking him back.
"Eric's Naughty No-No" - Donna is outraged when Eric tries a move he saw in a pornographic movie on her to spice up their love life, while Kelso goes overboard in devoting himself to honesty.
"Holy Craps" - The gang helps Kitty at a church fundraiser, with genuinely hilarious results.
"Eric's Drunken Tattoo" - In order to convince Donna he's sexy and dangerous, he gets a tattoo.
"Canadian Road Trip" - Off to buy beer in Canada, the gang has a run-in with the Mounties.
"The Promise Ring" - Eric and Donna run into serious trouble, but the gang (especially Kelso and his priceless reactions) keep the laughs coming.
All in all, I don't know if I'd recommend "That 70s Show" to anyone, since you have to not take your TV too seriously to enjoy it, but if you're at all interested I'd advise watching some of these episodes on FX before renting or purchasing the DVD. Personally, I think this is a good season of very funny TV.
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