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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Richard Roeper

‘That ’90s Show’ a hackneyed update of a hackneyed sitcom

The new teens in the basement on “That ’90s Show” are played by Maxwell Acee Donovan (from left), Sam Morelos, Reyn Doi, Ashley Aufderheide, Callie Haverda and Mace Coronel. (NETFLIX)

“Why did you open our house to chaos again? We had it made. All the dumbasses were gone!” – Red to Kitty in “That ’90s Show.”

Through an eight-year run from 1998-2006, the Fox sitcom “That ’70s Show” was a solid performer but failed to come within sniffing distance of the Top 20 in the Nielsen ratings, garnered exactly one Emmy award (for costume design) and never achieved the buzz status of a “Friends” or a “Seinfeld.” It was a modestly entertaining series that launched the careers of an outstanding cast of young talent, led by Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Topher Grace and Laura Prepon.

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