That '70s Show - Season 8
by David Trainer
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Actor: Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Topher Grace, Wilmer ValderramaDirector: David Trainer
Brand: Fox
Writer: Alan Dybner
Writer: Bonnie Turner
Writer: Bryan Moore
Writer: Chris Peterson
Writer: Dave Schiff
Writer: David Spancer
Writer: Dean Batali
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 477 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-01
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of That '70s Show - Season 8
DVD Review: Not Bad - Not as good as good as previous seasons, but not bad
Summary: 4 Stars
I missed out on That 70's Show during it's initial network run, but after watching a couple episodes on FX I realized that this was a great show and immediately went out and bought the first 3 seasons on DVD. I grew up as a younger child in the 70's, and I was pleased to see that for the most part they got it right. It looked and felt like the 70's. But, what's more important, the producers & writers came up with characters and stories that transcended the decade it's set in.
That 70's Show may be based on some real experiences that the producers had, but those experiences were fit into a format very similar to Happy Days. Eric is Richie, Kelso is Potsie, Fez is Ralph (sort of), and Hyde is a down to earth (non superhuman or supercool) Fonzie. The show is set in Wisconsin, not far from the Cunningham's Milwaukee setting. They even reference Happy Days several times, and had both Marion Ross AND Tom Bosley guest star on the show!
The biggest similarity plot wise was when Ron Howard left the show the producers of Happy Days conveniently had him get drafted and sent both he and Ralph Malph (Donny Most left the show at the same time) to Greenland. Here, when Topher Grace left the show the producers sent him (Eric) to Africa! Clearly, the whole Africa thing was an in-joke about the Richie to Greenland thing - and a convenient way to write Eric out of the show for the final season.
A lot has been written and said about the final season - that it isn't any good, that the show had run out of steam, and that they never should have made the eighth season in the first place. While it's true that the final season clearly misses Eric and Kelso, it isn't nearly as bad as most of the negative reviews and comments would have you believe.
The season 8 episodes are still laugh out loud funny. Mr & Mrs Forman are still fantastic. Donna is still Donna - one of the most well grounded characters on the show. Jackie continues to grow as a person, and while many people disagree with her budding interest in Fez in the eighth season, it was set up in the very first season. Over the course of several episodes over the years it was clear that she would be interested in Fez - if he weren't a damned foreigner! He always put her on a pedestal and treated her with near worship - just like she always wanted Kelso (and, later, Hyde) to do. The relationship may not have had the depth of the Jackie/Hyde relationship - but it was only given a couple of episodes to develop. The Jackie/Hyde relationship was given several years.
Randy is another issue that seems to gnaw at many fans. Yeah, he was kind of forced into the show by the producers - he literally just shows up in the circle at the record store! His character is a bit of an amalgam of Eric, Kelso, and Hyde (he's got some of Eric's sensitivity, Kelso's vanity and good looks, and is fairly cool, like Hyde), but he doesn't really have his own thing. Josh Myers plays him as written, trying to fit him into the show like he's always been there. But, taken in context, Randy isn't all that bad. He does have some good moments, but lacks the depth that the rest of the characters have, and that may be part of the problem that many fans of the show have with him. One thing to remember about Randy, though - he is a very accurate presentation of a certain character type that really existed back in the 70's. VERY accurate.
Hyde's marriage to the stripper takes him back to his more rough around the edges and immature version of Hyde from the first season or two, but they forgot to include the social and political awareness that he had during that time. On the other hand, he's also still one of the best and funniest characters on the show. The episode where he helps Red sell his heart medication is hilarious! Hyde's journey through the eighth season shows him overreacting to the Jackie/Chicago debacle in the beginning, but later coming to grips with the fact that marrying the stripper (and not having it annulled) was stupid and immature.
Some other highlights of the eighth season include the appearance of Mary Tyler Moore as a morning show TV host, and Don Knotts' appearance as Mr. Furley (more or less).
The bottom line is that there is still a lot of entertainment here in the eighth and final season of That 70's Show. Like most shows on the air this long it does run out of steam. Some situations are forced - but the final season of That 70's Show is still FAR better than ANY of the Post-Richie seasons of Happy Days. And that show went on for another 3 or 4 years after Ron Howard left!
Season 8 is funny, and occasionally still reaches the heights of the show at it's best.
My Final Grade for Season 8? 3 3/4 Stars out of 5.
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