Back in 1998, a Fox sitcom named That ‘70s Show premiered that propelled actors like Topher Grace , Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis to fame. Now fans of that series can return to Point Place in That ‘90s Show , with Season 1 being released to Netflix subscription holders back in January 2023, and the first part of Season 2 hitting the 2024 TV schedule shortly. This new series is, of course, spotlighting a new group of teenaged protagonists, so there are bound to be comparisons between them and their predecessors.
In fact, Debra Jo Rupp offered a cute comparison to CinemaBlend when noting a similarity between series regular Reyn Doi and Kunis in the That ‘70s Show days. Rupp and Kurtwood Smith respectively reprise Kitty and Red Foreman in That ‘90s Show as series regulars, and I was able to speak with them about their work on the Netflix series ahead of Season 2, Part 1’s drop. In addition to Smith explaining what convinced him this series would escape being cancelled after one season , here’s what Rupp told me when I asked the two if were any particular moments working with the That ‘90s Show cast that gave them flashbacks to when they were working with their younger That ‘70s Show costars: I don’t if he’d be mad for saying.
.. Well, Reyn is the youngest in the cast.
In some ways, Reyn reminds me of Mila, who was the youngest on ‘70s Show...
We shot our last show last night of the season, and he was highly emotional, our little Reyn. And it just reminded me.
