Dobber Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 This show just got released today and it's fantastic! Anyone else watching it? Chris Quote
Tking22 Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 This show just got released today and it's fantastic! Anyone else watching it? Chris I've got a few more episodes of Marco Polo season two then I'm on it! I've heard nothing but good things. Quote
Dobber Posted July 16, 2016 Author Posted July 16, 2016 Yeah, I have to get to S2 of Marco Polo too. If you like 80's sci-fi/fantasy/thriller type movies like ET meets Cloak and Dagger with some Goonies and Fright Night mixed in. It's just perfect. Chris Quote
Big s Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 Just finished the series last night. I thought it was a real homage to 80's films from the title logo to the simple keyboard music and even the pacing. It was filmed very well and had a bit of an old school Stephen King meets E.T. feel. I also love the time it takes place, with the ease of buying bullets, goofy hair, giant walkie talkies with almost no real range, and people being limited to the length of phone cord, not to mention being proud of a 22inch tv and smoking wherever. Quote
derex3592 Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 Two episodes in and I'm going to say this is an awesome series. The feeling is straight creepy X-Files, and the 80s soundtrack is just fantastic! Really enjoying it so far! Quote
Tking22 Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 I watched all of season one today, damn great stuff. The music and soundtrack are phenomenal, it screams eighties the whole way through. So much good, I think Dobber said it well, it's like a number of great elements from different classic films rolled into one excellent, incredibly entertaining and well made season. Quote
Dobber Posted July 17, 2016 Author Posted July 17, 2016 Anyone else think that Mikes big sister Nancy looks like a young Mia Sara (Sloan from Ferris Bullers Day Off)? Chris Quote
jvmacross Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 Will's brother Johnathan looks like a younger version of Darryl from TWD.... We should list all the nods to 80's movies! Will's house looks like the shack in the woods from Evil Dead... Quote
derex3592 Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) I love how Nancy had a huge Trapper Keeper with the words "Trapper Keeper" on it in her locker in the high school. All the 80's nods are great! Ohh! and especially El not flying...and then flying the Millenium Falcon! Edited July 17, 2016 by derex3592 Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 Watched 3 last night. Will watch more again tonight. Great so far. I would recommend it. Quote
jvmacross Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 I love how Nancy had a huge Trapper Keeper with the words "Trapper Keeper" on it in her locker in the high school. All the 80's nods are great! Ohh! and especially El not flying...and then flying the Millenium Falcon! Yep....remembered the Star Wars trapper keepers I had in grade school... And I'm sure I had something from Radio Shack with the Realistic brand! Liking the 80's tracks too... Great show all around! Quote
Chewie Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 We sat down and watched the whole series last night. It was damn good. The music was amazing. Quote
Dobber Posted July 17, 2016 Author Posted July 17, 2016 The nostalgia that his show gives me is scary. I was born in the 70's but grew up in the 80's. Man I miss it. I also love the theme song...I even get a kick out of how they add the dust specks like it was on film. We just have 2 episodes left, probably will finish tonight. Glad you guys like it too. Chris Quote
EXO Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 Great show! It surpasses a lot of the other shows it evokes and there's a lot of it. This show knows the meaning of payoffs and all in 8 episodes! Thanks for recommending! Me and my friends loved it. And still recommending to others. Quote
Big s Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 It really is a great show, with the quality of a really great film and so much nostalgia. Quote
Kelsain Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Just started this tonight. Wife & I only got one episode in before she passed out, but it's a great start! Quote
Dobber Posted July 18, 2016 Author Posted July 18, 2016 Just finished it...wow what a great show. I was pleased with how it avoided some stereo-typical type outcomes for some characters too. Hope there will be a season 2. Chris Quote
Big s Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 I wasn't sure about a season 2 or not. Most things were settled, it works very well as a complete mini series. There are a few ideas I have in my head on how a second season could go, but I think it would be very spoiler heavy to bring up especially with this being so new and most people probably haven't finished the show yet. I'm still talking people into seeing it at work and the majority didn't know it was out yet. Quote
Graham Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Gonna start watching it in a week or two with my son, as soon as we have finished catching up on Doctor Who. Quote
lechuck Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Only watched the first episode so far and definitely enjoyed it. And that 80's synth wave soundtrack, love it. Arrgghh... so little time to binge watch the rest. All that is missing for a great viewing experience now is takeaway hamburgers packed in styrofoam Quote
Keith Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Pretty sure any second season would use entirely new characters and story. Quote
EXO Posted July 18, 2016 Posted July 18, 2016 Major Spoiler: I thought the end was going to hint on Eleven being around but it went towards the monster.... I guess it makes sense if they're going for a second season. I hope if there was a second season, it's somewhat disconnected, some sort of anthology similar only in name. Or else I'm fine with one season. Quote
Dobber Posted July 19, 2016 Author Posted July 19, 2016 If anyone else, like me, liked the opening theme to the show here is an extended cut that blends the intro and outro themes. It's really good and is, IMO, really good mood music. It's on a loop so it lasts around 10 mins. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FpHNlx0pPIU Chris Quote
Tking22 Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 Yeah they obviously set up and are hoping for a season 2, did everyone see the final scene in the bathroom? I'm just hoping it got enough views to warrant a second season. Absolutely fantastic series. Quote
Thom Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) Major Spoiler: I thought the end was going to hint on Eleven being around but it went towards the monster.... I guess it makes sense if they're going for a second season. I hope if there was a second season, it's somewhat disconnected, some sort of anthology similar only in name. Or else I'm fine with one season. There was a BIG hint near the end. After Hopper leaves the Christmas party, he leaves a couple of Eggo waffles in the box along with the other food. Elle loves Eggos! I thought it was great. I binged an entire day away on it. Loved the call-backs to my youth, as well as the ET/Alien/Mystery/Goonies feel. Really hit all the marks there. And was I the only one that caught a Chunk vibe off of Dustin? And yes, that final scene certainly hints that the monsters are not done with! Really hope they come out with a Series 2! Edited July 19, 2016 by Thom Quote
jvmacross Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 Although I really liked the show...it steals from just about every 80's sci-fi movie that is worthwhile stealing from...but I forgive it because it did it is so right.....Anyways, the eggs and "Alien-like" way that the host is used to incubate the creatures definitely means a Season 2 is in order....How much 80's nostalgia can we deal with? I'd say at least 2 more seasons! Oh...and another reason I liked the premise of the "alternate dimensions" is because I really enjoyed the more or less identical world created in Stephen King's The Mist...another 80's throwback and probably where the idea came from! Heck, The Mist can basically take place in the same universe as Stranger Things.... I really hope a season 2 happens.....lots of things at the end left me asking questions that need answers..... Quote
TangledThorns Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 I may have to check this show out! I remember having such a crush on Winona Ryder, such a 1990s girl. Quote
EXO Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 There was a BIG hint near the end. After Hopper leaves the Christmas party, he leaves a couple of Eggo waffles in the box along with the other food. Elle loves Eggos! I thought it was great. I binged an entire day away on it. Loved the call-backs to my youth, as well as the ET/Alien/Mystery/Goonies feel. Really hit all the marks there. And was I the only one that caught a Chunk vibe off of Dustin? And yes, that final scene certainly hints that the monsters are not done with! Really hope they come out with a Series 2! Oh yeah... that's true! Here's a list of the shows it reminded me of... (that I can remember, but I was thinking of so many more while watching it) It Goonies ET Firestarter Poltergeist Altered States Evil Dead (obvious) Super 8 (this is the way better version of...) Pumpkinhead Under The Skin (newer Scarjo movie) ... In most of these cases, this show was the better version of those productions. And Wynona... don't know why I've never been into her before, but I've been into her lately now that's she's older. Except for Beetlejuice... that was just a goth thing tho... lol. Quote
Thom Posted July 19, 2016 Posted July 19, 2016 Also consider that killing the monster doesn't close the gates. The monster was just an animal living in the Upside Down and simply used the open gates. The one at the lab will still be spreading and there's nothing to stop other creatures from coming through the smaller gates the creature created. Quote
Dobber Posted July 20, 2016 Author Posted July 20, 2016 I was thinking there was 2 monsters, the one that Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve wounded and was then tracked by the sherif and Will's mom, and the other being the one that attacked the High School and was subsequently killed by El. I'm probably wrong, but that is what my wife and I were thinking. Quote
Phobos Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 Fantastic series. I hope this does well enough to warrant another season! Quote
Mazinger Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 Ok here's my fan-theory about the Upside Down: The upside down is not just a parallel dimension, but actually a future earth where all live has died except for these creatures. Some cataclysmic event occured, like a nuclear war and winter, and these things are one of the few living organisms left. Quote
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