That 70s Show followed the example of the great Richard Linklater film Dazed and Confused the way Happy Days followed American Graffiti. That 70s Show didn't include any of the same actors from the movie, but the setting was very similar: Late high school years of a group of friends who encounter not only life lessons but the amusing trends and events of the late 1970s.The sixth season of the show, which aired in 2003-2004, begins 
with the gang just graduated from high school and stepping out into the real world. Eric, the show's central character (played by Topher Grace), has decided to postpone college to help out around the house, where his father Red (Kurtwood Smith) has suffered a heart attack and can't work. It's worth noting that Red's heart attack was brought on by his daughter Laurie (Christina Moore, who replaced Lisa Robin Kelly in the role) marrying foreign exchange student Fes (Wilmer Valderrama) so that he could stay in the country since his student visa was set to expire upon his graduation.
with the gang just graduated from high school and stepping out into the real world. Eric, the show's central character (played by Topher Grace), has decided to postpone college to help out around the house, where his father Red (Kurtwood Smith) has suffered a heart attack and can't work. It's worth noting that Red's heart attack was brought on by his daughter Laurie (Christina Moore, who replaced Lisa Robin Kelly in the role) marrying foreign exchange student Fes (Wilmer Valderrama) so that he could stay in the country since his student visa was set to expire upon his graduation. 
Smith's Red Foreman is a rarity on television sitcoms: A father who's not a bumbling idiot. Red is a strong male figure in the show, presenting an old fashioned sense of masculinity that comes from his days as a former soldier in Korea. Contrast him with Bob (Don Stark), the Foremans' next door neighbor, who exhibits all the softness and silly traits that television fathers usually have. Bob also engages in every 70s trend that comes along, from hair perms to swinging to nudism.The sixth season is interesting because it lets the characters grow out of their high school years and into young adults. In some cases, 
we see them move on and mature, as Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) joins the police academy and Hyde and Jackie (Danny Masterson, Mila Kunis) end their immature courting rituals and become a couple. Donna (Laura Prepon) starts college, but finds she can't leave Eric behind.
we see them move on and mature, as Kelso (Ashton Kutcher) joins the police academy and Hyde and Jackie (Danny Masterson, Mila Kunis) end their immature courting rituals and become a couple. Donna (Laura Prepon) starts college, but finds she can't leave Eric behind.The DVDs do a nice job of representing the show, with clean transfers, promo spots for each episode and a few extra features. This isn't a lavish treatment, like the one given to a show like The Twilight Zone, but it is far better than what was just done 
for the second season of Happy Days. The DVD package has been made smaller this time around, with two double-disc slim cases inside a sleeve.
for the second season of Happy Days. The DVD package has been made smaller this time around, with two double-disc slim cases inside a sleeve. That 70s Show is a great program that mixed sharp, funny writing with good characters and a great premise. The show launched the careers of Grace (recently seen in Spider-Man 3, and so good in In Good Company) and Kutcher (who has had several film hits), and did something uncommon for sitcoms of its time: it broke boundaries. How many other shows would have the nerve to have its main teenage characters having sex and smoking pot as much as possible? While the sixth season may not be the show's peak, it is still very good, and this DVD collection is a nice addition.
More info: That 70s Central
