That 2012 Show

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That 2012 Show
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Genre	Period sitcom
Created by	Daniel Fourie
Directed by	Daniel Fourie
Starring	Daniel Fourie Michelle Borman Seth Bulkin Luke Parker Wiebke Langner Suresh Govender Christopher Francies Joshua Smith
Opening theme	"In The Street" by Big Star as performed by; Cheap Trick
Country of origin	South Africa
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rowen Powell (episode 1) Pierre Stemmett (episode 2)
Running time	8 minutes
Release
Original network	Youtube
Picture format	480i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) – April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
Chronology
Related shows	That '70s Show That '80s Show Days Like These
External links
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That 2012 Show is a South African web series period sitcom that originally aired on Youtube from September 18, 2012, to April 29, 2014. It is based on the American sitcom That '70s Show. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the suburbs of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The main teenage cast members were Daniel Fourie, Michelle Borman, Seth Bulkin, Luke Parker, Wiebke Langner, and Suresh Govender. The main adult cast members were Christopher Francies and Joshua Smith.

Production

Opening

Theme song

The show opens with the theme song, "In the Street", written by Alex Chilton and Chris Bell of the band Big Star. The original version of the song appeared on Big Star's 1972 debut album #1 Record. Big Star's original version of the song was not used on the show. Instead, a cover version performed by the band Cheap Trick was used as the theme song for the show. Cheap Trick ended the song with the repeated phrase "We're all alright!", quoting the ending of their 1978 hit song "Surrender". This series version of the song ends with Bulkin yelling "What's up, South Africa?".

Opening credits

Opening credits show close-up shots of each of the actors singing (or mimicking) a line of the theme song in the Circle (for example, Luke Parker in "Hanging Out..."; Suresh Govender in "Down the Street"). The only actor to not say anything in the opening credits is Christopher Francies who looks at the camera frowning and shakes his head. At the conclusion of the opening credits, a shot of a 2000s-style Eastern Province license plate is seen, showing the current year, in which the episode took place, in the bottom right corner.

Elements of the show

The show addressed social issues of the 2000s such as internet addiction, nomophobia, generational conflict, peer pressure, and teenage drug use.

The Circle

In The Circle, a group of characters sit in a circle (in the downstairs part of Eric's home), as the camera pans, stopping at each character as he or she speaks. It was usually apparent that the characters were under the influence of marijuana. Clouds of smoke, and a dazed look on the character's faces added to the "drug-induced" feel, although the audience never saw anyone actually smoking weed.

Scene changes

Scene changes (also known as "scene transitions" or "bumpers") featured the characters doing something in front of a colourful or psychedelic, lava lamp-like background. There are many scene changes that were filmed but not used in the show. These transitions always featured the characters about to appear in the next scene.

Running gags

• Chez's country of origin is never revealed and he constantly talks about his goat, Betsy. Also, due to Chez's lack of understanding of the South African culture, he usually ends up as the butt of Kelso's practical jokes.

Cast

Teens

Daniel Fourie as Eric Forman: Eric is a nice guy, generally geeky, and somewhat clumsy. His older brother, Red, is always hard on him. Eric is in love with his longtime friend Donna Pinciotti.

Michelle Borman as Jackie Burkhart: The youngest member of the group, Jackie is a pretty, rich, spoiled, selfish, conceited, and annoying immature girl. Although only featured in the opening credits (due to the show not having found an actress to play the part at the time of episode one's filming) she is mentioned in the first episode, with Hyde stating that she cannot make the party due to her feeling ill.

Seth Bulkin as Michael Kelso: The dim-witted pretty boy of the group who wants to coast through life on his good looks. His best friend is Chez.

Luke Parker as Steven Hyde: Eric's best friend and the anti-establishment member of the group. Hyde has a witty, blunt, and sarcastic sense of humor, and a rebellious personality. He is also very intelligent.

Wiebke Langner as Donna Pinciotti: Eric's love interest. Donna is smart, good-looking, and is seen to be shy (although more confident than Eric) when alone with her admirer.

Suresh Govender as Chez: His secret country of origin is one of the longest-running gags on the show. He is sweet, friendly, gullible, and rather odd. His best friend is Kelso.

Adults

Christopher Francies as Red Forman: Eric's older brother. Red is an ex-army soldier. He is seen to have a mean exterior, although in episode two, he does show sympathy towards Chez's lack of understanding. Red is friends with Bob Pinciotti and does not show much interest in his brother's social life.

Joshua Smith as Bob Pinciotti: Red's friend and Donna's adoptive father. Bob is seen to be laid back and is depicted as drunk in the show's first episode.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"That 2012 Pilot"	Daniel Fourie	Christopher Francies	September 18, 2012
The opening scene shows the result of the New Year's party held at the Forman household. The rest of the episode depicts how the characters got to that point. The last scene uncovers where Chez gets lost.
2	"Summertime Girls"	Daniel Fourie	Christopher Francies	April 29, 2014
Chez is seen to be washing Red's feet while Red is asleep. This awakes him and Chez instantly explains why he is doing such a thing. He mentions that Kelso told him it was a South African custom. Red informs Chez that Kelso tricked him and that they should all go to the beach to teach him the proper South African culture. The following scenes (all written) for this episode were never filmed due to the majority of the cast members leaving the show.

References

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