# Why have 80's sitcoms aged so poorly?

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**Created:** [December 19, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-80s-sitcoms-aged-so-poorly/976759 "2022-12-19T01:52:44Z")\
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> Some sort of “period” show like “That 70s Show” or “Happy Days” could easily be remade- just recast the actors and go to town

Apropos of the idea of remaking _That '70s Show_, Netflix is following up the series next month with _That '90s Show_:

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F36HBFGxWkg)

I came here to post a thread about it but I see someone has beat me to it:

> [@That '90s Show {Debut Jan 19,2023}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-90s-show-debut-jan-19-2023/977173):
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> A day or two ago, I learned about [That '90s Show](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15591076/): unlike That '80s Show, it’s a direct spin-off of That '70s Show – including many of the same characters/cast members – and will focus on the teenage daughter of Eric and Donna Forman. It’s set to premiere on Netflix on 1/19/23. Apparently [this show has been in the works since October 2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_%2790s_Show), but I hadn’t heard about it before now. Anyone else planning to watch? slight_smile

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