IMO, the problem with incorporating disco - and this is true not just for ATWT, but for other shows as well - but the problem was that, because of network standards and practices being what they were at that time, no one could be completely honest about the culture. They couldn't talk about the rampant drug use, the sexual hedonism or even the sketchy backgrounds of many who ran the clubs - even GH's Campus Disco was couched in euphemisms about "The Organization," lol - so what you got instead was the same old kitchen table conversations about infidelities and paternity secrets, but with a bunch of rhythmless white folks "dancing" in the background to some Donna Summer soundalike that would be dubbed in later. Those who were on either coast and were involved in disco culture probably thought it all looked false, while those who lived elsewhere took one look and couldn't understand what all the fuss was about.
Similarly, any attempts to incorporate what came afterward - namely, punk and new wave - always came off as punchlines or rehashing of plots and dialogue from '50's "teens in trouble" movies.
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