‘That ’90s Show’: What’s changed at Point Place and who stays the same – National | globalnews.ca

gangs – both old and new – have descended on Point Place, Wis., and that ’90s show finally available to stream netflix In all its nostalgia.

Much has changed in Red and Kitty Forman’s home, which remains the de facto hangout for both original characters. that 70s showPlus a new cast of (for now) relatively unknown teenagers.

The premiere episode begins on the Fourth of July weekend of 1995 and the Formans, Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) and Red (Kurtwood Smith), are preparing to welcome their son Eric (Topher Grace), daughter-in-law Donna (Laura). Prepon), and granddaughter Leia (Callie Havarda) for a long weekend celebration.

That’s right — Eric is still a huge Star Wars fan and named his daughter after one of the franchise’s main characters. He’s even managed to turn his fans into a career and we learn that he’s an assistant professor in charge of teaching a class called “The Religion of Star Wars.” (Dreaming.) We also learn that Donna is now a published author.

Eric and Leia are to leave for a two-week father/daughter space camp with the Formans after their weekend away, but the plan quickly falls apart when Leia – a self-styled nerd – meets some local kids and decides to that she wants to spend the summer with her grandparents and make some friends.

One of those friends, viewers soon learn, is none other than Jay Kelso, the son of original characters Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) and Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis). The real-life couple appears for a few minutes at the end of the pilot episode, revealing that they are going to “remarry” a second time.

Fans of the first series will remember that Jackie ended up with Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), so it comes as little surprise to find Kelso and Jackie back together. In the second episode, Fez tells Kitty that 15 years ago, he and Jackie were vacationing at a resort in Jamaica when he caught her talking to Kelso on the phone. Jackie leaves the resort to return and live with Kelso, but Fez remains until the resort kicks him out for “talking too much in the hot tub”.

But don’t worry too much about Fez; He owns a successful chain of hair salons called “Chez Fez”, still loves Tootsie Rolls, and is pursuing a (somewhat reluctant) love interest.

Besides the characters, the biggest shakeup viewers will see is an upgrade to the Formans’ home. Kitty has ditched the owl decor in her kitchen (save for two little owls on a shelf), opting for a new ’90s design that’s heavy on pale yellows, flowers, and roosters.

Red and Kitty’s living room gets an upgrade with some very ’90s pink plaid sofas and ruffled, floral throw pillows, and we see where the former show’s mid-century sofa and chair are now in Forman’s famous basement Withdrawn to Hangouts.

According to Netflix, the sets were painstakingly rebuilt and some of them Original cast brought back set items from that 70s show To add continuity. Kutcher and Kunis brought back a trunk, stools, and multicolored round pillow in the Basement set. Roop supplied the basement coffee table’s glass drapes.

The kitchen still has many of Kitty’s Pyrex dishes and Tupperware containers that she collected in the ’70s and ’80s, which isn’t surprising since the colorful cookware from that era is still coveted in kitchens today.

And, next door, we get to see the ’90s treatment given to Donna Pinciotti’s vintage bedroom. A new family now lives in the house, and daughter Gwen (played by Ashley Aufderheide) has put up a purple shag carpet, owns several Caboodles makeup cases (lucky!) and has covered her walls with “Riot Grill” band posters. plastered.

without giving away too much of the first season of that ’90s show, It seems that as much as things change, things stay the same. The original characters carry on many of their quirky characteristics – Red is still a grump, Kitty maintains her wide-eyed innocence and witty giggle, Kelso is still a lovable nerd and Fez still maintains his slightly problematic-but-intentions. Leaning in ways.

And, of course, the infamous weed-smoking cycle remains a big plot point in the new series, as do extracurricular field trips to drink at the Point Place water tower.

fans can have fun in pick ’em all Easter eggs lagged behind that 70s show, while enjoying references to all the ’90s series. It’s groovy and it’s totally rad and it’s a fun trip down more than one memory lane.

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