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 Stranger Things is a new supernatural drama from Netflix that's very, very inspired by Spielberg stuff from the late 70s and 80s. Think Super 8 but better. All the classic ingredients are there - a small-town sheriff, pre-pubescent inquisitive nerd children, and super secret underground government labs what stuff escapes from. It's created by the Duffer Brothers, who before this seem to be mainly known for being writers on the good-then-great-then-poo poo first season of Wayward Pines, and who direct almost every episode, with the others being helmed by Shawn Levy for some godforsaken reason but whatever. The story setup involves a thing escaping from the aforementioned government lab and one of the nerdy kids encountering it and promptly disappearing. The cast is pretty excellent - Winona Ryder plays the mother of the missing kid, while Elliott Hirsch from The Newsroom plays the sheriff. The other main characters include the missing kid's 3 dorky friends and some other more enigmatic figures. First episode is very solid and gets the style down perfectly and I'm really looking forward to watching more. BSam says it stays great, but he doesn't even like Another Period, so
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Jul 15, 2016 11:33
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I may have mentioned it somewhere, but episode 3 was pretty great. Actually now I'm all about episode 4. Oh wow, it's only 8 episodes, I'm nearly halfway through.
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Jul 15, 2016 11:35
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Episode 6 Uh well it could be a bunch of different animals.
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Jul 15, 2016 12:59
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This is the best thing Netflix has ever produced, I think. That's a fairly low bar but It's ridiculously good.
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Jul 15, 2016 13:10
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Hahaha toothless is loving amazing
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Jul 15, 2016 13:27
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Loving episode 1. First 10 minutes was pretty intense
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Jul 15, 2016 13:33
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Jesus christ episode 7 starting out loving strong.
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Jul 15, 2016 13:48
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To anyone on the fence about this, the first episode is pretty strong, just jump in.
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Jul 15, 2016 14:10
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episode 8 HOLY gently caress EL!
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Jul 15, 2016 14:58
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Yup I'm done, just kept getting better each episode.
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Jul 15, 2016 15:26
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I just finished the run. Holey moley that is good. Its like if Stephen King, John Carpenter and Spielberg all had a baby
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Jul 15, 2016 16:05
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Episode 3 Barb 
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Jul 15, 2016 16:09
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Probably gonna throw out my whole day watching this but wow!!! that title font is really something else
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Jul 15, 2016 16:29
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Episode 3: Holy gently caress. Pro goddamn placement on that Peter Gabriel "Heroes" cover. Well done, Shawn Levy.
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Jul 15, 2016 16:45
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I was annoyed that BoJack Horseman didn't premier today by this is much better! On to Episode 6!
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Jul 15, 2016 17:56
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I just finished episode 3 and am actually annoyed that I have to go to a party now
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Jul 15, 2016 18:10
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I've watched 3 episodes so far and while I'm really liking the kids, the rest seems good but not outstanding.
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Jul 15, 2016 19:42
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I only watched the first 2 episodes last night but I thought they were great. Nostalgia overload.
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Jul 15, 2016 19:56
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I hope they answer the biggest mystery: What the hell's up with Matthew Modine's hair? But yeah, the kids are awesome.
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Jul 15, 2016 19:59
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Just watched Episode 1 and I am there for the next 7. drat good.
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Jul 15, 2016 20:45
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All done. Fantastic. Did a great job setting up a theoretical second season while keeping this season self-contained, too.
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Jul 15, 2016 21:38
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We're all in a agreement that Dustin is the greatest character in the history of TV, right?
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Jul 15, 2016 22:40
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Davros1 posted:We're all in a agreement that Dustin is the greatest character in the history of TV, right? I told you a million times! My teeth are coming in. It's called cleidocranial dysplasia.
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Jul 15, 2016 22:50
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Ep 1 is extremely good, I went ahead and added the thread to the index thread op so you don't need to bug me about it Bown.
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Jul 15, 2016 23:04
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hemophilia posted:I just finished the run. Holey moley that is good. Its like if Stephen King, John Carpenter and Spielberg all had a baby It's like a JJ Abrams show, except, you know, good.
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Jul 16, 2016 00:32
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This show is loving great. Goddamn, they absolutely nailed the vibe of Stephen King at his best. Netflix just keeps hitting it out of the park, literally the best content producer in TV right now.
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Jul 16, 2016 00:52
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Davros1 posted:It's like a JJ Abrams show, except, you know, good. Couldn't have said it better. It's what the likes of Super 8 wish they had been.
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Jul 16, 2016 00:58
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Just finished the series. So good. Dustin is an amazing badass!
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Jul 16, 2016 01:00
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Just binged this all - wasn't even born in the 80s but still felt nostalgic. This kind of felt like a really long movie rather than a tv show. EDIT - team steve!! Lendrophiliac fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jul 16, 2016 |
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Jul 16, 2016 01:03
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Getting more into it by the end of episode 6, I just didn't love it at first because it just seemed to be imitating a genre I have no real nostalgia for.
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Jul 16, 2016 01:03
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Goddamn Winona Ryder where have you been. You are so loving amazing. I'm at episode 5 she is phenomenal.
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Jul 16, 2016 01:17
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Hollismason posted:Goddamn Winona Ryder where have you been. You are so loving amazing. I'm at episode 5 she is phenomenal. Episode 4 had me head over heels for her. Holy GOD drat did she go for it.
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Jul 16, 2016 01:20
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Lucas is kind of a major dick.
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Jul 16, 2016 01:28
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From the title I thought this show would be perfect for me, but I feel like it's a really good idea that's being dragged out over too much time. Maybe I'll feel different after a few more episodes; one nice thing about short series is that I don't mind giving them more of a chance since if I wind up really hating it then it'll be over soon.
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Jul 16, 2016 01:30
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AHhhhhhhhhhhh episode 5 No don't go in the tree!!! Dustin is the best. Hollismason fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jul 16, 2016 |
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Jul 16, 2016 01:47
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I decided to binge watch it. It's very, very good.
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Jul 16, 2016 02:05
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Holy gently caress the start of ep 5
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Jul 16, 2016 02:21
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Holy gently caress this is amazing. Barely on episode 2 but loving it.
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Jul 16, 2016 02:23
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Just finished it, a few thoughts:
Again, I got more out of it as I watched more of it. I enjoyed the tone even if it's a period and genre I have no nostalgia for. I need more time to digest it, but while it's probably less flawed and more consistent/cohesive than a lot of other Netflix shows, I feel like I had higher highs with the Marvel shows or even Arrested Development, though those are both things that are targeted directly at me.
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Jul 16, 2016 03:07
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Just finished it and it was well worth the binge. I probably will rewatch it because it's really drat good. I liked that they really fleshed out all of the characters which was really great. Excellent and another home run for Netflix. Seriously, Netflix does have some serious duds some times but when they hit it out of hte park they hit it out of the park.
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