Stranger Things

Chad said:
I think it's ok when a show/movie doesn't have anything new as long as it is well done and interesting, which this is. The problem with most of the rehashing is the newer stuff sucks and it just rides on the shoulders of what came before. El is a fantastic actress and the kid who plays Dustin is awesome.
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I feel this way about all artistic endeavors. The only issue being that well done and interesting or "good" is hugely subjective. I always remember Chris DeGarmo's quote that artists strive to be "as uniquely derivative as possible". This show falls right into that paradox. It reminds of those bands that you hear for first time and it's like home to your ears...only in the best sense of course.
 
And yes, the show is dripping with Goonies-ness.

You know what movie I wasn't into that all my friends loved as a kid?




























































The Goonies.

That said, I thought Stranger Things was excellent.

But what about Barb?

Don't watch if you haven't finished yet!!!



And come on with the last scene. Endless testing, scanning, and poking & prodding before anyone gets reinte...well I'll just leave at that until we feel free to discuss all of the specifics.
 
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Not impressed but thought the finale was quite good.
 
I can't get the link to work on my phone, but 3 of the kids did a musical number at the Emmy's which was pretty damn good. El has some pipes for such a tiny thing. And the lispy fat kid dances like a lispy fat kid.
 
I finally watched the last episode and the master of puppets bit definitely tugged on my high school nostalgia strings
 
We've been watching it pretty incessantly in our house. My wife and daughter are obsessed and I enjoy it too. The kids are about the age I would have been during those years so it's kind of a head trip looking at the sets and cars and other stuff.
 
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