Insipid new "
comedy" put out by the
creators of "
That 70's Show". While the 70's
series is well cast and was
originally (and still is, to a
lesser extent)
well-written and
clever, "
That 80's Show" is
disgusting and
overly raunchy, and the
laugh track is used to an
unbearable extent. It also
misses on any
real nostalgia for the
80's, instead going for
ridiculous clichés, like the
girl with the
stupidly
tall spikes of hair. Every line is a
sexual one-liner, backed with, as I mentioned before, a loud, long, and
obviously fake laugh track. The
sound track could be made of
rarely heard, cool
80's tunes from
The Cure,
The Clash, and others, but instead is made of
played out stuff you'd hear during any
80's week on
VH1 ("
Love is a Battlefield", for example). I'm a fan of "
That 70's Show", and was
gravely dissapointed in this new series, which is
painful to watch.
But if you must view this, it's on at 8:00 on Fox, Wednesday nights. If I know my general viewing audience, this show will have a long, long run.