3 ms·

Note, I had the same experience with "That 70's show" I watched it when it came out, and Red seemed like needlessly cranky, always angry single-dimensional ant

Note, I had the same experience with "That 70's show" I watched it when it came out, and Red seemed like needlessly cranky, always angry single-dimensional antagonist. I rewatched first few seasons on Netflix and... man, he's just always right, and those kids need to get into shape and SMARTEN UP... (not claiming "That 70's show" is great literature, note; but the perspective shift is stunning, given our internal narrative tends to be that we are not changing radically as human beings most of the time)

hylaride 8y ago
That 70's show isn't great literature, it's great satire. I agree 100% on how watchable it (still) is, especially how well they did with the timeless aspects of it. When the show first came out, I watched it with my mother (who would have been their age when the show was set) and she couldn't believe how spot on they were the feel of the era. The music and drug use (and the older generation not really understanding it all), traditional jobs starting to disappear, the coming of age, women's lib, etc. Teenage me could still identify with the kids, and now I feel for the parents. It also really helps that all the actors were obviously having a blast making the show.
acomjean 8y ago
Red (the angry/ grumpy father character) is the reason that show resonated with me. I'm not much of a TV watcher but the "wise/understanding/caring adults" on TV were not my experience growing up in the 70s and early 80s. We feared the adults, and we knew they didn't get us but also they weren't completely stupid.