This winning formula has been repeated perfectly in That '90s Show. However, That '70s Show established the 1970s theme but focused mainly on the timeless relatability of being a teenager. Or, if it had depended entirely on making fun of the decade in which it was set, the gimmick would have grown old quickly (as was seen in That '80s Show). This could have gone catastrophically wrong since depending too heavily on jokes and references from the 1970s would have isolated any audience member that couldn't relate to growing up in that time. The entire premise of That '70s Show was nostalgia, and it pulled it off perfectly. So, That '90s Show allows audiences to return to these characters 20 years later without seeing them in the modern world-thus continuing the illusion that they perpetually exist outside today's troubles. ![]() Ever-advancing technology like social media has made the world even more complicated today. That '70s Show already had nostalgia baked in, so it didn't require years of binging to help it represent a simpler time. That '90s Show had the benefit that its predecessor show wasn't set in the decade it aired. They are no longer representations of a simpler time-the characters are brought to the real world and lose something in the process. However, returning to these characters to see what they are doing "today," like in Fuller House, breaks this illusion. However, as the decades went on and audiences binged them again and again, the characters seemed like comfortable companions that would never change. When the series originally aired, their settings were contemporary. ![]() ![]() What makes shows like Friends and Full House so nostalgic is that they are frozen in a simpler time.
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