Stranger Things @ Netflix
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- microkorg1
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I was talking to my wife about the actress that plays Eleven earlier tonight. The other day I was listening to a radio show where one of the hosts was a friend of her parents.Seemingly as a kid she was really talented with acting and singing (covering stuff like amy winehouse) but her folks didnt have the money to send her to acting school etc.
She went for an audition for something and was told that they MUST get her to the US and Hollywood as she had massive talents. So her folks borrowed money from friends/family to get her over there. Soon after over there she landed the Stranger Things gig ...
The guy was singing her praises massively saying that she's got a really mature head on her - like that of a 30yo rather than a 15yo.
- ok_not_ok2
- heh - said that to my missus when we watching it last week...._me_
- you mean better than battle of Coke vs Pepsiprophetone
- Ethan Hawk's kid... first time I've seen her work... thought she was great—plays a good smartassPonyBoy
- To be fair... she's also Uma Thurman's kid. And just to make you feel old as fuck - the little shit was born AFTER Gattaca came out.PonyBoy
- ********-1
is the whole america/russia theme also a culture throwback?
- it was a big deal right? rocky 4 was released in 85prophetone
- yea and thinking when was red dawn and all the other russia stuff of my childhood. cant tell if its psyop or actual throwback to psyop********
- The Hunt for Red Octoberutopian
- Red Dawn and the Cold War were a HUGE deal. Some of us remember ;-) I loved Red Dawn!formed
- https://www.youtube.…prophetone
- Red Heat too. With the not as funny Belushi brother.PhanLo
- oh wow prophet. never ever saw that one. no idea********
- The Hunt for Red October was so good.CyBrainX
- sted0
I turned it off then the russian scientists showed up.sad turn :(
- DRIFTMONKEY1
- i dont care, that's an awesome outfit :) +********
- It's a bad day at the Salvation Army.CyBrainX
- i dont care, that's an awesome outfit :) +
- mg330
On a scale of 1 - 10, with 10 being "it's so bad I want to vomit" how bad is the 3rd season really?
I stand by my assessment that season 2 was somebody's kickass 80's play trying to be wrapped in a plot that got boring fast.
- 4? I liked it way better than season 2. But, I don't feel like I want to rewatch it.section_014
- same, was good, better than S2... but really none of the scary, suspenseful magic from S1, in fact more of a comedy?prophetone
- good enough for one binge watchprophetone
- Season 1 = 1, Season 2 = 5, Season 3 = 3zarkonite
- Wait, how are your scales 1 being good and 10 being bad?ArmandoEstrada
- S1 = 2, S2 = 4, S3 = 6e-wo
- Your scales are weird.
Season 3-
Act I - Really damn good
Act II - Pretty damn good
Act III - Shit, this again.DRIFTMONKEY - the scales are weird b/c they are... upside downprophetone
- I found season 2 tedious but enjoyed the new season. Seems like they made a choice to shift the tone into more of a comedy/ mash up of 80s references.yuekit
- Upsidedown? appropriatejaylarson
- It ain't dark. But it's GOOD.robthelad
- Yuekit - “more of a mashup of 80’s...” that doesn’t sell it to me. That’s what I like least about it.mg33
- our family just finished it last night. big thumbs up from us :) We've enjoyed all 3 seasons.exador1
- I didn't like the season that took place in a shopping mall. I think that was season 3.CyBrainX
- elahon2
I enjoyed the shit out of S3. This isn't oscar-level writing we're talking about here, so there are going to be some plot holes and what but. But this is just a fun, nostalgic throwback that's got some kick-ass sci-fi and horror elements, which I love. I've watched all three seasons with my son, and his level of enjoyment reminds me to stop being so critical and just have fun. We finished it last week and he's still talking about it, so there you go.
Yeah, the first few episodes of S3 were a bit slow, but that's from a purely action standpoint. I liked the story development and we're getting to spend time with characters that we love, so big whoop if it was a little slow to start. It paid off in the end. Best season so far in my opinion.
- i_monk4
- Going to be a shark in this one for sureeryx
- ^ And they're gonna jump it.cannonball1978
- ^Thanks Bennnni_monk
- utopian1
Netflix, ‘Stranger Things’ Creators Sued for Copyright Infringement
Netflix and the creators of “Stranger Things,” Matt and Ross Duffer, are being sued by a company that says the idea for the hit show was stolen from a screenplay called “Totem.”
According to the lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in California federal court, Irish Rover Entertainment says that “Stranger Things” copies a lot from “Totem,” a screenplay written by Jeffrey Kennedy, including “plot, sequence, characters, theme, dialogue, mood, and setting, as well as copyrighted concept art.”
The lawsuit says the two projects are connected by a man named Aaron Sims, who worked closely with Kennedy during its development. Sims, the lawsuit says, was hired to create the concept art for the first two seasons of “Stranger Things.”''
- pango0
Absolutely love running up that hill scene.
- I felt it was a poor imitation of this... https://youtu.be/qsy…Hayzilla
- CyBrainX0
Stranger Things season 5 will have a total of eight episodes. The final season is being released in three parts on Netflix in late 2025.
The release schedule is as follows:Volume 1 (Episodes 1-4) will be released on November 26, 2025.
Volume 2 (Episodes 5-7) will be released on December 25, 2025.
The series finale (Episode 8) will be released on December 31, 2025.
This final episode is expected to be feature-length, similar to a movie
- mg332
The first season was amazing. Then season 2 started the quick descent into the "let's turn a mixtape into a season we don't have a story for, and let's totally overdo every bit of 80's visual nostalgia we can muster."
Then season 3 took it to another level. For me, it was totally unwatchable, every scene a visual distraction from the barely-existent story.
- However, as long as my 8 year old son doesn't get scared by it, I can see myself watching it with my family. We're lacking in stuff like this to watch.mg33
- agree with this. I couldnt finish series 3Ianbolton
- We got Netflix just to watch S1 and whilst it was ok, i really didn't get what the fuss was about. A nice feel, but pretty shallow and aimless otherwise.Nairn
- palimpsest-1
"Stranger Things *at* Netflix" has always given me the heebie-jeebies.
