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By: Hazel Hoyle The title of your screenplay can make or break your chances of catching the attention of a producer who will agree to read (and hopefully produce) your script. At first glance, a title has to be catchy, memorable, repeatable and should sum up the essence of the storyline premise. Quite often, the shorter the title, the better. Can you imagine a producer passing on your fabulous literary material because the title doesn't grab him/her, or because it sounds stupid? What a shame, right! Did you know ' That 70s Show ' wasn't the original title of the successful television series? In fact, they went through several titles trying to capture the essence of the show before finally landing on the iconic show title 'That 70s Show'.  It's an interesting story, check it out here .  Don't hit a wall because you can't come up with a great title.  Stephanie Palmer , former MGM executive tells us a quick way to remember what the title needs in order...

That ’70s Show   was one of  Fox’s biggest sitcom  in the years after its flagship comedy  Married with Children   went off the air. As the title suggests, the program was a riff on the 1970s through America’s topical lens in the late 90s and early 00s. However,  despite an iconic name  that gives away the show’s entire thesis, the original title may have made it harder to sell to a broad audience.  Source: ( Showbiz Cheatsheet ) November 16, 2020 Zack Willis writes What is ‘That ’70s Show’?  At its core,  That ’70s Show  had a simple premise . A group of teenagers went through life while learning about the struggles of growing up in a show that stretched from the end of Vietnam to the onset of the Reagan administration. At its start, the show featured many unknown actors, but by the end, it made many different stars.  Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, who went on to marry and have a family after the show went off t...