Will we ever get out of the 1990s? It’s understandable why programmers recycle shows and celebrities from a quarter-century back. They appeal to the youngish viewers who were just kids when the Ford Taurus was still a design sensation, Bill Clinton was a fresh new face and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Mortal Kombat” were newly released.
We’ll just have to live with all this ‘90s nostalgia until a yearning for the early aughts kicks in. As critics, we simply get to carp at what they choose to recycle. Just why did Netflix go with “Fuller House” when a reboot of “Daria” was just what we needed?
Things get odd when 1990s relics try to remain relevant. Much of the chatter about the “Roseanne” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) revival stems from the title character’s allegiance to the current president, himself a pop culture artifact from the zircon-plated 1980s.
