Was this season’s premiere a half-hour or an hour?
The repeat of the season premier was just on tonight (Tuesday night). At least I’m pretty sure this was the premier… I think on first airing they aired another episode that was a repeat after it, so the night of the premier there was an hour of That 70’s Show, but the actual premier was the normal half-hour.
Okay, just wondering. Because I missed the premiere the first time around, and tonight’s repeat started with Kitty answering the phone and saying, “Oh, Donna! Yes, I know you’re in California!” as if that had already been established in an episode between that one and last seasons’ finale.
I personally like season premieres, if the storyline is carried over from the previous season finale at all, to pick up immediately after the finale left off. I don’t like this business of “Well, when we last saw the main guy, he was gut-shot on the edge of a tiger pit by the person for whose murder he was accused…now it’s six months later and he’s working through physical therapy, his lawyers are still proclaiming his innocence, the shooter disappeard again, and oh by the way, the tigers weren’t hungry that day.” I want immediate payoff, dagnabbit!
That gives me an idea for a new season of “Soap.”