TV: Stranger Things

[spike]

Yeah, I'm not sure what you guys see in this show. I've seen the first 3 episodes and so far it isn't scary, interesting or intriguing at all. Yeah, the cast is good, and the 80s setting + score is kind of cool, but it has all the menace and atmosphere of an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark.

you're a little too young to be the target demographic.

[dimejinky99]

this show is so great...theme tune actually sounds like the music on an old commodore 64 game :

[dimejinky99]

The premise is interesting. The 80s tone is fun. The kids good (11 is GREAT). The rest of the acting is spotty. Winona Ryder is the worst part of the show. But I'm not 100% invested. It's more about seeing what happens. It's less than all the other things its been compared to: Twin Peaks, The X-Files, Super 8, The Goonies, etc.

But I am enjoying the show (after 2 episodes). I don't dislike it. There's enough there to keep me watching. But if you're wanting to be frightened or whatever, this is the wrong show for you.

I was scared..but i'm asily scared..I don't watch anything even remotely haunty or scary.

[dimejinky99]

Second season of Stranger Things is in the works, according to Matthew Modine

So, by now, you'll have finished Stranger Things and are undoubtedly gagging for another season. Worry not. In an interview with Variety, the Duffer Brothers confirmed that they've outlined a thirty-page document which has set out next season and where each and every character will play into the story.

However, it's worth pointing out that Netflix hasn't officially announced and confirmed that Stranger Things is getting a second season yet. But, on the other hand, Dr. Bennett AKA acting legend Matthew Modine was recently interviewed and said that, yes, a second season was coming. Moreover, in said interview, the Duffer Brothers did say that they've got big plans for the second season.

Our guess? Netflix would be very, very stupid not to renew it for a second season.

Let's get to what's in store for the second season. The big point to take away is that Eleven, the young girl with the psychic powers, didn't exactly die. In fact, she vanished. So says Matt Duffer, one of the showrunners, who explains that "something happened to her when she destroyed and killed that monster and we don’t know (where) she went. Hopper is left with this guilt because he sold her out. We wanted to leave it sort of mysterious exactly what he knows."

"Have there been sightings in the woods or is he hoping she’s out there or has he already made contact with her? We don’t answer any of that, but we like the idea of potentially putting her and Hopper together."

What's more, the Duffer Brothers also explained a little bit about why Nancy decided to take back Steve and his amazing hair. "We made that month-long jump at the end of the season, and we don’t exactly know what happened in between. We feel like we hinted at it in the hospital scene where we’re seeing Jonathan with his brother, and how happy he is, whereas Nancy obviously still has this tremendous guilt and anger over what happened to Barb. She’s lost someone, so even though there is a victory, it’s certainly bittersweet for Nancy and she needs someone in that time."

As it stands, Stranger Things has received huge praises from critics alike. Our own Fiona Flynn called it one of the best shows on Netflix right now and has scored incredibly high on iMDB, Metacritic and even Stephen King - who was a huge influence on the show - tweeted about his love of the show.

There's got to be a second season, right? Right?


http://entertainment.ie/tv/news/Second- ... 383413.htm

[VinylGuy]

Im ok with this one being the only season.

[dimejinky99]

I'm torn...the duffers are obviously talented and i'd like to see what else they have but if they could develop this for just one more season, just one more, i'd be ok with it..

[VinylGuy]

yeah, of course i want to know what happen to those guys, to eleven..specially what happen in that car with Hopper.
But im ok with that ending too.

[patrick]

I took the ending to be one with enough closure in case they didn't get a season two, and enough loose threads to build a season two.

Really enjoyed the kids and how they played it up.

The Ringer has a love letter to Barb: https://theringer.com/everyone-needs-a- ... .1s7e80jzh

[dimejinky99]

yeah, of course i want to know what happen to those guys, to eleven..specially what happen in that car with Hopper.
But im ok with that ending too.

Spoiler: show

11 is dead though. But I can see her being alive and lost and a a bit wild living in the forest on the underside. I'm guessing.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Jorge]

HEY THANKS FOR THE SPOILER, DIME

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Fuzzcharger]

I checked this out this weekend. It's soooo good. I love it. Especially the original music. Really nails the 80's vibes. 4 episodes in and I can't get enough.

[dimejinky99]

Sorry Jorge. Wasn't thinking.

[Rangi Guy]

Just finished watching this over the weekend - what cool wee series!
Not sure if a 2nd season will match up to what they just did, but I enjoyed the hell out of that!

[zeb]

This is terrific.

[Jorge]

Some good things about this show but I wish it stopped trying so hard to stick to the kid-friendly Spielberg tone and went just a little bit further. The part in episode 5 where the kids are talking to the teacher about interdimensional travel was almost the breaking point for me.

[BurtReynolds]

yeah a lot of it feels really forced.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[spike]

Some good things about this show but I wish it stopped trying so hard to stick to the kid-friendly Spielberg tone and went just a little bit further. The part in episode 5 where the kids are talking to the teacher about interdimensional travel was almost the breaking point for me.

hahaha, all i could think about was: