That 70s Show

Tonight's episode was largely devoted to the Jackie character and her
search/finding of a new job. For some reason that part of the show really
had the stink of 'spinoff' material all over it. Anyone see it?

seerialmom...

I was thinking the same thing when they focused on Jackie. Can MTM
last that long though? Isn't she like 95? ;-p BTW did anyone catch
the less than historically correct mention of VCR when Randy and Donna
walked into the cabin? Sure, there "were" VCR's at the end of the
70's...however for the general public they were cost prohibitive and
there weren't any video stores then. Not likely someone would leave a
$2000+ Betamax in a cabin? Maybe the "fact checkers" are slackin' cuz
they know they're out of a job in a few weeks, eh? :)

John Duncan Yoyo...

My best friends Uncle had an RCA in 1978 and he had it for several
years. It was a huge beast. He recorded the Star Wars Holiday
special for me because of a conflict. I should have given him the $10
a T120 cost back then, but it got recorded over.

Bill Jonesi...

I think you're off a couple of years. When I took TV production class in
'76, Beta wasn't out yet (De Anza College was just switching from open
reel to U-matic) By '80 at least Sony BII was out if not BII/BIII. At

ANIM8Rfsk...

The SL-7200 came out in 1976. I had one. :-) With that silly external
clock.

ANIM8Rfsk...

Beta II was 1977.
VHS hit in '77.
Beta III hit in '79.

Wow. Here's pics of 'em all. Good times, good times . . .

And a fancy cabin is a very reasonable place to expect one, because it
wouldn't have TV reception.

least four friends had them by then, and two of them were grumbling
about upgrading from BI to BII and then BII/BIII. At least one of them
ended up at their parents cabin. I don't think they were more than
$1100. But WI isn't Silicon Valley.

I do know they got the Space Invaders at the local diner very close the
real year, late '78.

Rob Jensen...

Unfortunately, yes. The show has been a serviceable Grade-C show on
its last legs, recommendable only to longtime viewers, for the entire
season so far and then Mary Tyler Moore embarrassed the show with one
of the worst performances this side of 7th Heaven. Forget that MTM

Obveeus...

...'oh Rob'. ;-)

has had so much plastic surgery that she makes the Picture of Dorian
Grey look like her biography, she just flat-out has no clue how to act
anymore.

Obveeus...

I completely agree.

Taylor...

Yep. Time to consider calling it a life, Mare. ;-)

-- rob