Leia returns to Point Place for the summer of ’96 and reunites with her pals, but the thrills and troubles of adolescence send the gang into a tailspin.
Part 2 of The That’s 90s Show was hit & miss.
Pros: In certain moments of this first part, I did laugh a couple of times. The ones that I was investing the most were the storylines with Gwen, Nikki, Kitty & Red. The guest-stars were fun to see and the final episode left us on a cliff-hanger for the next batches of episodes.
Cons: I didn’t like why this season had to be split into 2 parts. Mos of this season felt like treading the same story beeps as the previous season. At times it got so mediocre to watch and a lot of the jokes were not that funny.
Summer fun continues for the Point Place gang as they navigate breakups, hookups — and all the goof-ups that go along with growing up.
Part 3 of The That’s 90s Show was Pretty Good.
Pros: It did sofa of start off where part 2 ending with a cliffhanger into part 3. I enjoyed the introduction of new characters like Betsy Kelso & more. There’s a lot more dialogue conversations in the kitchen this time instead of the basement. I like how many strong relationships had blossom throughout and it had some funny and warn-hearted moments sprinkled into this part.
Cons: I wish there more classic characters from that 70’s show appear in this part. The guest characters I didn’t like that much and I did miss out on one episode of this part.
Genre: Sitcom, Teen sitcom
Developed by Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner & Lindsey Turner & Gregg Mettler
Showrunner: Gregg Mettler
Directed by Gail Mancuso, Laura Prepon
Based on that ’70s Show; by Bonnie Turner & Terry Turner & Mark Brazill
Starring: Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Reyn Doi, Sam Morelos & Maxwell Acee Donovan.
Music by: James Iha
Executive producers: Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Gregg Mettler, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Lindsey Turner, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, Chrissy Pietrosh, Jessica Goldstein, Gail Mancuso
Producer: Steve Sandoval
Editors: Scott Ashby, Joseph Fulton
Cinematography: Gary Baum
Production companies: The Carsey-Werner Company, Ratamacue
Distributor: Carsey-Werner Distribution
Network: Netflix
Cast & Characters:
Main:
- Debra Jo Rupp as Kitty Forman, Leia’s paternal grandmother and Eric’s mother
- Kurtwood Smith as Red Forman, Leia’s paternal grandfather and Eric’s father
- Callie Haverda as Leia Forman, a smart, snarky teen girl who craves adventure, and is the daughter of Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti from the original series
- Ashley Aufderheide as Gwen Runck, Nate’s rebellious Riot grrrl half-sister with a loyal heart
- Mace Coronel as Jay Kelso, a charming, flirty young videographing son of Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart, and Leia’s love interest
- Reyn Doi as Ozzie Takada, a computer whiz and the most perceptive yet cynical friend of the gang
- Sam Morelos as Nikki, Nate’s ambitious and intelligent girlfriend
- Maxwell Acee Donovan as Nate Runck, Gwen’s more easygoing and goofy older half-brother, and Nikki’s boyfriend
Recurring:
- Andrea Anders as Sherri Runck, the Formans’ new neighbor and Gwen and Nate’s mother who is in a relationship with Fez
- Laura Prepon as Donna Pinciotti, Leia’s mother, Eric’s wife, and an author
- Niles Fitch as Cole Carson, Gwen’s boyfriend (season 2)
Guest stars:
- Tommy Chong as Leo Chingkwake, Point Place’s local hippie who was friends with the original cast
- Lisa Loeb as herself (season 2), appears in Leia’s daydream
- Seth Green as Mitch Miller (season 2), Eric’s enemy who had a crush on Donna in the original show, now Gwen’s boss at Hot Topic
- Carmen Electra as herself (season 2), appears in Kitty’s daydream
- Will Forte as Kiefer (season 2), a healer Kitty consults with
- Wayne Knight as Bruce (season 2), a fellow patient Red befriends while he is in the hospital
- Matt Rife as Travis (season 2), a germaphobic pilot Red and Kitty meet before their flight to Paris
- Jason Mewes as Bunch (season 2)
- Kevin Smith as Sonny, Leo’s son (season 2)
I highly recommend watching this season on Netflix.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe