I am on episode 4. I dig it.
Stand by me meets poltergeist or something. Awesome.
Stand by me meets poltergeist or something. Awesome.
Stranger Things is the shit
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I mentioned this to my wife who tends to like this sort of stuff and she was excited for us to start watching it. So, I thank you, because anything positive in my marriage that comes from my NYCFC obsession (even indirectly like this) is very helpful.
Youre quite welcome. I finished it last night. It's particularly good if you embrace it for the 80s homage it was intended to be. I didn't realize the extent of it all until I posted that the other night and then did some googling.
They really nailed it.
Previews looks good. I've just started House of Cards Season 1, so Stranger will be a fall/winter binge for me.
Watched Ep 1 a couple of days ago. Not awed by it but certainly like it enough to keep going. The issue is my wife really hates shows about kids in peril, so this started all wrong for her. She's willing to start the next episode but definitely wary. I noticed from IMDB
If you can, please tell me, behind a Spoiler tag so nobody else has to see it, whether the missing kid storyline gets resolved soon. You don't have to tell me now, but just whether it stays open to the end of the series, or is resolved soon, or at most something like he's still captive but we see him and he's mostly OK, or something like that. Then i can pass this on to her and maybe she'll feel better about watching.
that the actor who plays the missing kid is in almost every episode so there's either a lot of flashbacks, or visions, or he comes back pretty soon.
the attempt to find him is the the biggest ongoing story arc, but it's all weird. I didn't find it distressing.
Episode 1 is like backdrop. Picks up speed after that (either at 2 or 3 I was hooked and ended up putting off bed until after 5)
agreed. I started watching on your recommendation. Its good. binged 5 episodes with the gf. I really dig the 80s vibe but the background music is my favorite part even though its only a small part.
Contrary to the show's title, the show is more familiar than strange. As a child of the 80's it was a nostalgic blast of fun from beginning to end. As Midas Mulligan stated, they nailed it. From the opening theme song, to the 80's dialog, and the color palette from films of that era, it all was neatly packaged into a sentimental journey through my childhood. In my opinion you don't need to be from the 80's to enjoy this show. While the sci-fi/horror story line wasn't anything groundbreaking or original, the writing was good with plenty of suspense that should keep you captivated throughout the 8 episodes. It certainly did for me. I'm looking forward to its second season.
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And did you get going? Or you,Midas Mulligan , I 'm very excited to jump into this. Hoping to start the binge this weekend.
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The wife and I were all amped up to watch it, had drinks in hand (meaning I had two), and neflixed it, only to find that the Time Warner cable guy who had just come to fix our broken cable had reconfigured our electronics in a way where our bluray player only played the audio from whatever television station had been on. There did not seem to be an easy fix and I didn't want to take the chance of screwing up anything else so we are fucked for the time being.And did you get going? Or you,
Sitting here wondering
- how a blu-ray player ever takes audio from the TV, (when it goes the other direction in my experience)
- why a TimeWarner tech messed with your Blu-ray player, and
- why either of the above means you can't watch Netflix.
I watch Netflix through my Blu-ray player (I have it on my tablet and phone, but that's no fun). It probably had to do with the cable guy messing with my SoundBar that the previous cable guy from a few weeks earlier had somehow disconnected, so he was moving wires around, changing audio settings on the tv, etc, to make it all work (albeit unsuccessfully). I'm a tech dunce so I'm probably missing an easy fix for watching Netflix on the tv, just been doing it for many years through the BR player.
We started last night, but fell asleep mid-way through the first episode. That was more a product of a long day in the sun and a late start than a reflection on the show. Will pick it up again.And did you get going? Or you,
95+ degrees outside and central air = watched all 8 in 2 days.
I don't think I've been that hooked on a storyline since Lost or early Hannibal. Come to think of it, this show is kind of like Lost and Hannibal season 1/2 combined. There's the suspended-disbelief-unknown factor that pulls you in (Lost - smoke monster, etc.), combined with a sort of murder-mystery-psychological feel (Hannibal), all the while with something much bigger and with much higher stakes taking place. I read the interviews of the creators afterwards, and they seemed to hint that the stakes could get higher next season. The way they essentially told the narrative from the kids' perspective was fun, too.
I don't think I've been that hooked on a storyline since Lost or early Hannibal. Come to think of it, this show is kind of like Lost and Hannibal season 1/2 combined. There's the suspended-disbelief-unknown factor that pulls you in (Lost - smoke monster, etc.), combined with a sort of murder-mystery-psychological feel (Hannibal), all the while with something much bigger and with much higher stakes taking place. I read the interviews of the creators afterwards, and they seemed to hint that the stakes could get higher next season. The way they essentially told the narrative from the kids' perspective was fun, too.
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I used to love Lost, then they kept making more episodes and i caught on to them. There was never any intention on ending it coherently and for that reason I forever hate that show. As entertaining as it was the early/middle it will forever be tainted to me. Unlike with Dexter where they dropped the ball big time in the final 4 seasons, I don't discount the good work they did in the first four seasons.
So that said please don't ever ever ever compare this show to lost lest you jinx it.
There's no need to jinx it. Just like Lost, I don't think there's any reasonable way to end a show like this that won't leave people pissed off. It's more a question of how long you can suspend disbelief.
Wow. Great recommendation. Binged the whole thing starting Friday. Loved the 80s homage. The plot itself wasn't exactly engrossing, but it was a really fun watch based on production value and thematic elements and that carried it all on its own.
Would love to see season 2 take on another 80s fantasy/Sci-fi classic theme. Invasion of the body snatchers was my favorite. If they go in that direction, I'll be smiling ear to ear the whole time.
Would love to see season 2 take on another 80s fantasy/Sci-fi classic theme. Invasion of the body snatchers was my favorite. If they go in that direction, I'll be smiling ear to ear the whole time.
Check out his version of the theme song
https://www.facebook.com/lukemillionmusic/
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https://www.facebook.com/lukemillionmusic/
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Finished in 2 evenings. Amazeballs. Good looks,
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