That 70's Show

carakitty · 06-22-2010, 05:10 PM

Just for the hell of it I watched a couple old reruns of That 70's show last night. I hadn't actually seen either one. The first one was closer to the approximate time when I stopped watching the show and I could sort of follow what was going on. The second one though had me totally saying WTF. Eric was in Africa studying abroad or something and it looked like he + Donna were having a distant patch. Kelso Proposed to Jackie but got turned down. Hyde was married to a stripper and I have to freaking clue who that dude called Randy was. Someone want to give me a clue to what is going on in the circle?

KissMeDeadly · 06-22-2010, 05:16 PM

You pretty much got it. That is almost exactly what's happening in the circle, and Randy is the guy they tried to replace Eric with.

carakitty · 06-23-2010, 01:45 PM

But who is Randy? Someone's friend? A relative of Kitty + Red?
Eric is still alive so I don't see why he'd need to be replaced.

Angelic Dissonance · 06-23-2010, 02:53 PM

I don't pay attention. That show is a mindfuck--as long as you don't know what's going on, and past twelve every night for me, with the volume down, not paying attention.... it cracks me up, though.

Alchemical_Moxie · 08-14-2010, 06:21 AM

That was just the last season - Eric was "gone to Africa" because he was off filming Spiderman 3 and being a movie star. I stopped watching it before then but eventually watched the final two seasons on DVD and thought they weren't as bad as I had thought they'd be (though Randy was a useless character).

Sinjob · 08-14-2010, 07:12 AM

Hell yes. I love almost everything about that show. Even better? I'm pretty much Eric Foreman, even look like the bastard.

I didn't like him gone in that season, that's when I lost a lot of interest and the ending of the show could've been alot better. And looking back on that freakin' Spider Man 3 it's safe to say he may have filmed the movie but definitely didn't come back a star. Better than previously but didn't really do too much.

Alchemical_Moxie · 08-14-2010, 07:36 AM

I kind of liked the ending, or more specifically, the last episode. Thought it was kind of a nice open-ended ending, and not a "let's suddenly and completely wrap up eight years of storylines" ending, and cool that it ended ringing in 1980. Also, I think that's the most times I've ever used a variation of the word "end" in a single sentence. But anyway, yeah, I thought it was cool that they didn't really go for the standard "everything in this universe ends now" ending that usually gets tacked onto long-running sitcoms.

Alchemical_Moxie · 08-14-2010, 07:38 AM

Oh yeah, I'd also like to agree about loving almost everything about the show. Particularly the characters, and the actors chosen to play the characters (I'm not exactly a fan of Ashton Kutcher, but hell, he was a perfect choice for Kelso). And I have to say, I love Red Forman more and more, as the years go on.

Sinjob · 08-14-2010, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Alchemical_Moxie

I kind of liked the ending, or more specifically, the last episode. Thought it was kind of a nice open-ended ending, and not a "let's suddenly and completely wrap up eight years of storylines" ending, and cool that it ended ringing in 1980. Also, I think that's the most times I've ever used a variation of the word "end" in a single sentence. But anyway, yeah, I thought it was cool that they didn't really go for the standard "everything in this universe ends now" ending that usually gets tacked onto long-running sitcoms.

It was cute but I'm unsatisfied in the same way I am with the endings of endless television shows I've followed in the likes of the X Files, King of the Hill, and Malcolm in the Middle.