Stranger Things @ Netflix
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I don't recall THAT much hype around this before the release. Maybe I just tuned it out though. I recall seeing the trailer posted a week or so before the release, and thought, "hey, that looks neat." In my experience, word of the show spread through social media and water coolers once it had aired, because it was surprisingly good.
When people have expectations, it usually leads to being overly critical. This show wasn't unique or groundbreaking, but it hit a lot of the right notes, and there's currently nothing similar on TV that hits those notes. Even if you think it relies too much on nostalgia, most of the homages are a smaller part of a pretty good sci fi story. I didn't find them distracting, and was immersed the entire time.
I don't think this show has good replay value, it is a one and done for me. The story was concise, and I liked the ambiguity of it all. It didn't need a nice bow at the end to tidy everything up. Overall, I would give a solid 8/10.
- yep - the social media hysteria that is so rampant these days - the herd enjoying things because they feel they ought to. It was pretty good though, not notfadein11
- just not as good as people seemed to think. @set - did you love it? Would love to hear your opinion.fadein11
- immersed the whole time? 60% of it was filler.fadein11
- Not sure how you arrived at 60%, but I get distracted easily if a show bogs. I didn't get that feeling at all.DRIFTMONKEY