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After looking around at the Internet discussions of this show, I have concluded that many people didn't think "That '80s Show" was up to scratch with "That '70s Show," mainly because "'80s" was just a little bit different.

I disagree. While this show did have its weak points, I thought it was a hilarious portrayal of '80s pop culture. I actually enjoyed this show.

I also believe that the Fox Network was too premature in creating the show. "That '70s Show" did well because it began in the 90s, which was when all of that delightful 70s pop culture was still in full swing.

2002 was too early for "That '80s Show." Modern pop culture still hadn't let go of the influence of the 70s at that point, and not very many people were not receptive to the oncoming 80s influence at that point.

I partially blame that as the reason that "That '80s Show" died with its cancellation. And as I said before, fans of "That '70s Show" had preconceived ideas of what "'80s" had to be like.

Would "'80s" have done well if it had been released in 2004 or later? There is no way of knowing. I like to think that the show would have had more of a fighting chance if it had.

Imagine if "I Love the 80s" or "I Love the 70s" were about the past week instead. In a nutshell, that's the premise of this show.

What you have on "Best Week Ever" is a delightful commentary on pop culture, trends, interesting news, and entertainment by some of the funniest comedians and satirists of present day.

Michael Ian Black and Hal Sparks were left behind with "I Love the 80s Strike Back," but funnyman Mo Rocca has stayed on. He is joined by Chuck Nice, Rachael Harris, Paul Scheer, Miss Info, and "Modern Humorists" John Aboud and Michael Colton, among others.

Occasionally someone else will step in to comment. So far I've seen SNL's Darrell Hammond and "The Simpsons'" Yeardley Smith.

Overall, this show is hip and up-to-date, and it's definitely a breath of fresh air from all the rest of the world.

I love it. Ten stars out of ten.

SNL doesn't run new shows during the summer, so this show was a breath of fresh air (especially since I was trapped in a Austin hotel room babysitting my younger cousins at the time).

The special was very well done. It was arranged so well it kept me and my cousins entertained between the commercials. All of Will's best characters were there: Harry Caray, Robert Goulet, James Lipton (the "scrumtralescent" gag is immortal), George W. Bush, and the obligatory Alex Trebek.

Later on in the summer, SNL aired "The Best of Chris Kattan". While Kattan may be one of the best SNL cast members, his special was not as well done, and I was rather disappointed.

A must buy, if they ever release it on VHS or DVD.