Amph The Stranger Things thread (Tag All Spoilers)

I think it's a great mash-up like Star Wars or various Tarantino films wherein it takes from a whole bucket of genre things and mixes and matches. You can see the component pieces taken from other things but combines them in unique ways. But Mad Max's reference to wishing there was "something more original" was gold.

I will say, still not a fan of Steve. First impressions are lasting and they had to cast an even bigger douchebag character to make Steve seem more likable. Cast is getting vast if there's a Season 3 they gotta start bumping people off. And not just Sean Astin this time.

Although, while I think Season 1 had some definitely cliffhanger-ness, Season 2 had a more complete ending. The final shot just vaguely implies menace in the upside down but we already knew that. so I'm not sure where Season 3 can go. But Dustin being blasted by the monster flower could make him the Will of S3 if he starts going nuts. Will going missing / going crazy in Season 3 would be a bit redundant by that point.

 

S2 was excellent. Much darker than S1 though. Some scenes in late episodes even reminded me of The Exorcist.
Ended up binge watching episodes 4-9 with several friends and we laughed a lot and talked, probably too much lol, because it was so enjoyable. We loved all the references and homages. Too many to count on one viewing. Lotsa Poltergeist stuff this time too.

I think episode 3 is my fav.

I liked the bigger budget and added fx overall for this season. Can't wait to rewatch all of it.

And we all liked episode 7 too, in spite of the change in tone and leaving Hawkins. Cool homage to SW training in that one too.

So far, S1 and S2 are equal in quality for me. They are both so awesome, yet unique too. Stranger Things is one of my all time favorite shows.

 

Seven weeks to the day after it was released I finished season 2. Coincidently also 33 years to the day the series ended, if Jonathan’s camera has the correct date.

The highlight for me was around episode 4 or 5 when Steve and Dustin had the hair talk. That was wonderful.

Onto the final episode...

What a pay off that was, one of the best in television history for me. I’m actually surprised they circled back to that earlier hair talk, but they did, and the pay off was completely worth it.

 

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loc...-Coming-to-Chicago-This-Summer-465261583.html

Stranger Con coming to Chicago because why not. $359 for a ticket. Lol

 

Almost worth it so you can tell the kids who are not Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard that conventions are what the rest of their lives will consist of.

 

The BF and I watched S2 as soon as it was released (we didn't watch S1 until this past Aug and finished it almost as fast) and finished it in like 3 days, if only to try and spread it out and enjoy it for as long as we possibly could.

Absolutely wonderful. The final episode was such a perfect ending.

S3 feels like an eternity away, UGH.

 

Absolutely loved the second season. This has quickly become my favourite TV show. I grew up in the 80s and this captures the era perfectly from the sets, costumes and the score. That aspect of it is so good that I could be watching a 30 year old tv show. The characters are very likeable, and there are some quality performances throughout. Deann Astin was an inspired casting choice.

Spoiler

he even gets an horrific death

The effects were also better this time around and the story seemed to follow on very well from season 1.

My only gripe was the episode where 11 goes to meet 8. That seemed a huge diversion to the main story. But overall this was excellent again and is going to be future cult classic.

 

The side trip for 11...I didn't mind it, I did want to get back to the main story.

However, there is no way that side trip isn't going to lead somewhere in the future, maybe toward some big showdown for the series finale. Think of it like Iron Man 2, but good.

 

really getting into Dark on Netflix. Definitely Stranger Things for grownups. Sometimes I expect a marauding troupe of tweens to barge into a scene, but it never happens.

 

I've wanted to start Dark several times.

 

Let's do it tonight, @vin

 

I'm out of lube @Diggy

 

I’m going in Dark

 

*shows diggy the moon*

 

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Will Introduce New Evil, Give Poor Will Byers a Break

 

https://www.pcgamer.com/telltale-is-working-on-a-stranger-things-game/

 

Well hello sailor!

 

I didn't watch the trailer yet, but I heard it'll be next summer when we get Season 3, so have a great summer everyone! See you next year and I hope they don't have to do any reshoots if one of the kids has an awkward growth spurt. At the very least, I hope they have the budget to CG out any puberty mustaches.

 

Nice! Summer of 85, when Michael J. Fox was at the height of his cinematic powers and The Goonies came out.