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That ’70s Show’s Topher Grace Jokingly Teases Another Future Spinoff

Star of That '70s Show Topher Grace has a hilarious reaction to news of That '90s Show season 2 renewal, teasing another potential spinoff to come.

Topher Grace, who shot to fame playing Eric Forman in the popular sitcom That ‘70s Show, has jokingly teased another spinoff to come. While That ‘70s Show wrapped up after eight seasons in 2006, Grace later returned to reprise his role in the first episode of the new spinoff series That ‘90s Show. Set 15 years after the events of the original series, That ‘90s Show follows Eric Forman’s and Donna Pinciotti’s teenage daughter Leia Forman (Callie Haverda) as she spends the summer of 1995 with her grandparents, Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp). The new show has also seen several other actors from the original series return, including Laura Prepon, Ashton Kutcher, Wilmer Valderrama, Mila Kunis, Don Stark and Tommy Chong.

Recently, Netflix announced That ‘90s Show would be getting a season 2 renewal, just weeks after the spinoff first premiered on January 19. When Grace discovered the news, however, he had a hilarious reaction as he took to Twitter to congratulate the cast.

Poking fun at the latest spinoff, Grace said he looked forward to being reunited with everyone on another future spinoff, That 00’s Show, which he expects to debut in 2038.

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Will That ‘70s Show Inspire Any More Spinoffs?

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While That ‘90s Show is currently performing well on Netflix, making its debut at No. 5 on their weekly chart of the most-streamed English-language series and climbing to the fourth position the following week, many viewers might be shocked to learn it is not actually the first spinoff to come out of That ‘70s Show. In 2002, Fox released the short-lived and widely forgotten That ’80s Show, a show set in San Diego 1984 that followed an entirely new group of friends in their early 20s.

Despite sharing the same creative team as That ‘70s ShowThat ’80s Show did not have any direct connections with its predecessor and the respective characters from each of the two shows never crossed paths. After being panned by critics and failing to resonate with audiences, Fox canceled the series after only 13 episodes. With That ‘90s Show now the second attempt at generating a successful spinoff series from That ‘70s Show, the question remains whether audiences will see any other decades covered in potential ’90s Show spinoffs.

While Grace jokes about a possible That ‘00s Show, there’s actually more potential in a prequel series focusing on Red and Kitty during their younger years. As the main connective tissue between That ‘70s Show and That ‘90s Show, a potential That ‘50s Show could provide their characters with the opportunity to demonstrate what happened during their own reckless youth. Whether such as prequel series will ever eventuate remains to be seen, but it is clear That ‘70s Show’s legacy will continue to live on for many more years to come.

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