Networks pulled 'The Cosby Show' after Bill Cosby's conviction. Some 'That 70s Show' fans wonder if it will also be pulled now that Danny Masterson has been sentenced. (2024)
For now, "That '70s Show" is still available on streaming sites and a digital network. But some fans wonder for how long.
"That '70s Show" ended after season eight in May 2006 but continues to be syndicated. It is now available to stream on Peaco*ck and for purchase on Amazon. It also airs on Laff, a digital network owned by Katz Broadcasting, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
After Masterson's conviction, and backlash to revelations that some of his castmates supported him, the show is being analyzed through a new, more critical lens. Online, some fans are speculating whether "That '70s Show" should be pulled from streaming and syndication altogether.
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"Did Peaco*ck remove "That 70s Show" from their streaming platform yet?" one person asked.
Another wrote: "So basically the ENTIRE ass cast of that 70s show has decided to defend Danny then? @peaco*ck - remove the show from your platform."
Others compared the situation to "The Cosby Show," which some networks pulled from syndication after its star, Bill Cosby, was convicted of sexual assault in 2018.
According toRefinery 29, TV Land became one of the first networks to stop showing reruns in November 2014 once the allegations against Cosby resurfaced. Aspire and BET's Centric followed suit, and Bounce TV announced they also stopped syndication in April 2018 after Cosby's guilty verdict. Around this time, Cosby also lost work on a potential NBC sitcom. Netflix indefinitely postponed a stand-up comedy special,CBSreported.
After The Cosby Show went off the air in 1992, Cosby embarked on a number of other projects, which included a revival of the classic Groucho Marx game show You Bet Your Life (1992–93), the TV-movie I Spy Returns (1994), and The Cosby Mysteries (1994).
Cosby, 83, was released from prison Wednesday after his conviction on sexual assault charges was overturned by Pennsylvania's highest court, which said he will not be retried on the same charges.
That '70s Show is an American television teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from 1976 to 1979.
The show and A Different World have been pulled from syndication in many countries, including the U.S., due to sexual assault allegations that have been made against Cosby since 2014.
Lisa Bonet went on to star in the spinoff series of The Cosby Show, A Different World, from 1987-1989, before launching quite a successful acting career in film, starring in blockbusters such as Enemy of the State and High Fidelity (recently remade into a Hulu series starring her daughter with Lenny Kravitz, Zoë ...
Over the decades, his contributions to television, film, and comedy were undeniable. By the time 2024 approached, his career trajectory was reflected in a net worth of $400 million, as indicated by Wealthy Gorilla.
Danny Masterson, who played Hyde on That '70s Show, has a long history with the Church of Scientology. The 46-year-old actor grew up in a family that practiced Scientology. Masterson's mother raised him and his three siblings, all of whom have acting credits, in the religion.
Not that the character of Fez himself was immune to criticism: he would often make inappropriate sexual comments to women and was portrayed as a stereotype that foreign men are sexual deviants. Begin your day with a curated outlook of top news around the world and why it matters.
Valderrama said that he and his costars were like family.
"We had a lot of fun," he said. "We were each others' brothers and sisters." Valderrama added: "You spend eight years and 200 episodes with a cast and you know for a fact that this is going to be forever friendships."
A Different World is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993.
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