Sunday, 15 February 2009


That '70s Show follows a group of six teenages living their way through the 70's. The show ran for 8 seasons from 1998 to 2006 before it ended because two of the main characters, Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher left at the end of season 7. The show continued for one more season but after the two left the show it did not feel the same and Fox decided to end it there. The show followed six teenagers, Jackie (Mila Kunis) a rich, snoob, Hyde (Danny Masrterson) a smart slacker who would rather do drugs and drink alcohol, Donna (Laura Prepon) the smart, strong, girl next-door, Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) the foreign exchange student, Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) the pretty boy with no brains and Eric (Topher Grace) the skinny, bad at sports, star wars loving member of the group who could be described as the main character in the show. The show was loved by most of the people that watched it, it took you back to the 70's which no other show did at the time. the show made you laugh and you really felt connected to the group, the characters made you feel like you want to be in that group of friends. The actors played their parts really well and made you believe that they where friends in real life.

The show is most famously known for its scenes known as the '360'. This is where all the characters would sit in a circal with the camera in the middle of them, and every time a character would speak the camera would face them. The actors have said that those sections where there hardest to shoot because the camera was right in your face and felt quite intimidating. The show was trying to catch to 70's and so they wanted to capture the drugs side of the 70's but thought they could get in trouble for promoting drugs so they came up with the 360. The camera only captures the head, chest and upper arms of the actor so never shows any drugs or smoking in any way but the audience still can tell what they are doing from the smoky background. The 360 also worked great because when you see the upper arm of a character moving the camera would follow it across but you never see what is being pasted. the 360 was a gret technique used to over look something but still alow the audience to no whats happening and keep a sence of humour about the whole thing.

After the show ended it inspired another show called 'That '80s Show' but it only lasted for 17 episodes, it didnt have the same humor and the cast didnt feel as tight as the one from 'That '70s Show'. I think this show is a must see, it is a really funny show that just keeps you hooked.

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