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[EyelinerCrush]

jazmyne: Or am I just the only one crazy enough to dig up the thread from October?

You're not the only crazy one, but you were the one you actually succeeded. I just ended up rereading the thread for I love the 80s.

I wasn't born even born in the 1970s, so I admit I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to the 70s. My only impressions of the entire decade were disco, a gas shortage, and umm, ugly polyester outfits (or is that every decade?)

I liked the show though, as I finally got many pop culture references explained to me ("OH! So the lasso of truth in The O.C. episode was actually from Wonder Woman....") and I definitely agree with the poster who said Kermit was the best commentator. Gotta love the puppets.

[StaceyRosie]

I love when Darrel from Run DMC is describing Stevie Wonder's clothes circa 1972 and calls him a cross between a hippy and a pimp and then looks into the camera and says, "He was a pimpy." That cracks me up everytime.

After IL70s aired the first time I searched the Internet for Greg Evigan pictures because of the 1978 BJ and the Bear segment (although that was more of a 1979-81 show but we'll let that mistake slide)...and yes he was my wallpaper at work. And yes I got funny looks from people. Did I care? NO!

I am watching 1983 strikes back right now.

[queasy]

"Earth, Wind and Fire were HUGE!"
"Earth, Wind and Fire were ENORMOUS!"
"Earth, Wind and Fire were GIGANTIC!"

For some reason, those quotes by the three commentators had me in stitches. Just the delivery, or the way they were edited, or maybe the fact that EWF were so patently ridiculous.

Edited by queasy, Jan 1, 2004 @ 7:26 PM.

[joanie42]

As a child of the sixties, I would love to see that decade discussed. I'm enjoying the '70s and the '80s, but I was too old for a lot of the toys, etc. A look at the commercials, cheesy toys and hippie-dippie stuff would be a hoot! Does anyone know if there are plans for this?!

[cgchimes]

I think VH-1 should hold a contest for one or two lucky viewers to be guest commentators on whatever "I Love" series they do next. Any takers?
I can see "I Love the '90s" now- OJ trial, grunge, "Jurassic Park," "Titanic"...

[joanie42]

I think it's a bit too soon to look back at the '90s. The decade only ended a few years ago! Part of the fun of this series is how it brings back memories of being a child or teenager...that's why I want them to do 'I Love the Sixties'. And yes, I'd be a kick-ass commentator!! :)

[jazmyne]

I think the only problem they would have with the 60s would be commentators. They tend to want people that are familiar to their viewing audience, and the latest celebs in their 20s and 30s weren't alive for most of the 60s. Can you imagine how annoying it would be to hear Kelly Rowland saying "Oh yeah, Woodstock. Yeah, that was a great movie."

[Sean C]

Oh, jazmyne. Kelly Rowland would probably be more like, "Woodstock? I love that little bird!"

[The Last Dodo]

Just FYI--they're going to be reshowing the series on Friday, January 30th according to the VH1 website. I'm excited because I found out about the last marathon too late to catch 1974-1976, which are my only 3 unseen hours in the I Love The... trilogy. I swear it's like baseball cards or something!

[Gracelessly]

I watched 75 this morning and Hal Sparks was pontificating on the big wheel, and said he would turn the thing upside down and scream "Ice Cream. Ice Cream." to which Joel Stein said he was a damaged young man. What are they talking about?

[SmedIndy]

Are they going to do an I Love the 70's Strikes Back? There's plenty of more material in the can I'm sure. No Match Game for one!

[SVNBob]

If they do do a sequel, it'll probably be called Son of ILT70's.

[sunny742]

Bumping this thread way up Vh1 is finally going to have a sequel to I Love the 70s in July :)

[Storm Shadow]

If I remember correctly, the first ILT70's wasn't quite up to par with the ILT80's one, but I doubt i'll miss Volume 2. I think I saw a commercial for it last week, but I could've just been imagining that.

[Stuckinowhere]

They showed a Cyclon from the original Battlestar Galactica and a Harlem Globetrotter during the animated commercial for [b]ILT70s v.2[b] so I'm definitely going to watch!

[mangaqueen]

It's about time they did a sequel to this, instead of ten million sequels to the 80s.

God these shows are crack.

[angiebee]

I just know that if Rich Eisen, Stuart Scott, Donal Logue, Luis Guzman and Molly Culver aren't on this edition, I'll be pissed.

[Mod Suit]

I'm a child of the 80s, but some reason I love the 70s show more. Myabe it's because they haven't done the decade to death? I just the 70s are easier to lovingly mock.

[mcmaenza]

I was so happy to see the ads for "I Love the 70's: volume 2". It is about time they took another poke at the decade when I went from 5 to 15 years old. Lots of great pop culture memories to mine from then.

[Stuckinowhere]

Oh God, please let them talk about Blacula!(fingers crossed)

Edited by Stuckinowhere, Jul 8, 2006 @ 12:28 PM.

[angiebee]

I just finished watching Volume 2: 1970. It seems to me that it was filmed at the same time as the last 80's because it's the usual suspects, which is a great thing. It's a good start.

[sloopy]

So glad to have a sequel to 70s!! I was almost late picking up my kid from the movies because I couldn't drag myself away from the TV last night. In 1970 I was 8-years-old and I was determined to have a purple Gremlin when I "grew up." Also, I used to walk past a group of hippies on my way to school and I thought they were sooooo cool, I couldn't wait to be one.

[SmedIndy]

Yeah! it's back, though some of the little asides were annoying, like Charo. Ah, well. Better back than not back at all. Book 'em, Dano!

[Storm Shadow]

Sloopy, did you ever realize your dream of being a Gremlin-driving hippie?

[angiebee]

though some of the little asides were annoying, like Charo.

I agree. All of those little bumpers like "Burt Reynolds Mustache" and "Which Joe" is unnecessary.

[Ty]

Patrice O'Neal makes everything better.

[MissKit]

Oh my heck - Peter Frampton has no hair!!

That is just such a shock, because I really haven't seen him since that album cover for "Frampton Comes Alive" with the white-boy fro.

This part 2 so far seems better than the original 70's shows, or am I just in a better mood?

[kdboo]

I liked ILT70s Vol. II, but I was bugged by the case of inconsistent censoring I saw. In the 1970 episode, during the "Sly Stone and the Family Stone" segment, they played and referenced one of the group's songs that had the N-word uncensored. Mo Rocca and Joel Stein made jokes referencing the song and in doing so used the N-Word themselves uncensored. Yet in the 1971 episode, during the "Brian's Song" segment, the movie clip where Bernie Casey's character uses the N-Word in reference to blacks facing discrimination, the word is bleeped out.

Trust me, as a black woman, I'm not clamoring to hear that horrible word. But why would VH1 censor the one instance it appeared in '71 episode, yet let it go unbleeped the 3-4 times it appeared in the snarky segment in the '70 episode? I'm truly puzzled...

Besides that, I loved the "Band of Gold" song segment, where they humorously broke down how truly depressing that uptempo song really was. Loni Love is slightly less annoying this time, but then again we're only two episodes in. Greg Fitzsimmons' lame sex jokes are beyond tiresome. I'm really glad Rich Eisen is back for this ILT70s installment.

And I agree, some of those bumpers/aside are a little irritating, like "Stunt Fu" and "Porn/Not Porn". Now I can't get Charro's "before I was a cuchi cuchi, I was a keechi keechi" out of my head...ever.

[Mod Suit]

Vh1's random censoring bothers me. I remember one of the past installments where they bleeped out the word "pot" once, despite the fact that I've heard them use it many times uncensored.

I'm loving the show so far. Hollywood Squares and "Maybe you should ask David Bowie" were some of the best parts of tonight.