Stranger Things

[Vanimal46]

 

I only wanted one season back when it ended as I had these fears, but now I miss it. I have a lot more faith in non-network shows making this work. Perhaps Heroes season 2+ could have been better had the show runners had the time they needed to craft a better project but surely NBC would have never allowed a programming delay considering how much of a hit it was.

 

I said the same thing with Fargo, but they came back with a good season 2, FX didn't rush anyone. Hopefully this Halloween release date was more than enough time for the folks making the show.

Luckily they're taking their sweet time with Fargo season 3.... As much as I'd love for new episodes to start right now, I'll gladly wait for greatness. 

[Vanimal46]

 

It's not fear, so much as PTSD from Heroes, as it were....

Still recovering from the s*** show that was Lost season 4.... Very few things can top that nonsense. 

[Mike Sixel]

 

I'm not worried about it, really. Any failing of Stranger Things will be due to the writers not having good ideas. There isn't a technical limitation to writing a second season, such as "Everyone's favorite character is a time traveler who breaks everything so we have to write him into feudal Japan because we don't know what else to do with him. The audience will love that story."......

 

So much atmospheric interference in Star Trek. It's amazing everyone isn't dead because the transporters are so bloody unreliable.

 

As someone that hasn't read them in YEARS, and was never into it, even I could see the potential issues. But I had hope, silly man.

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

I just worry a bit we have another Heroes on our hands, great story for a season.....oops, people want more, now what?

 

I don't think it will be that bad, heck, I actually think it will be good again. But there is this nagging memory back in the back of my head....

 

My understanding with this is that it was always intended to be two seasons and only two seasons. I suppose that could change with popularity, but I do like the idea of developing a show from beginning to end so that it actually gets an ending. So many of my favorites shows really ended poorly due to stuff like that.

[Vanimal46]

Season 2 comes to Netflix at midnight!!! 

Can't wait to see what direction they take this show. 

[Mike Sixel]

The reviews have mostly been quite good. the weather this weekend is too nice to binge watch a tv show, but I'm sure it won't take long for us to watch it.

[Badsmerf]

No spoilers!

[Craig Arko]

The reviews have mostly been quite good. the weather this weekend is too nice to binge watch a tv show, but I'm sure it won't take long for us to watch it.

Ha! Two inches of snow overnight and maybe two more tomorrow. Time for a binge and a smile.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Ha! Two inches of snow overnight and maybe two more tomorrow. Time for a binge and a smile.

 

68 and sunny here.......just sayin'

 

wait? two inches of snow in MPLS? wow. gotta start mocking people on FB!

[Craig Arko]

[Brock Beauchamp]

The second season was actually better than the first season.

 

Huh. Didn't see that coming.

[Craig Arko]

Because you know you want one.

 

https://smm-org.myshopify.com

[Mike Sixel]

The second season was actually better than the first season.

 

Huh. Didn't see that coming.

 

Strongly disagree. The first season was a team effort by kids to grow and figure things out. Season two was a horror story filled with cliches.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Strongly disagree. The first season was a team effort by kids to grow and figure things out. Season two was a horror story filled with cliches.

I view it differently. I felt the story grew in intensity as the kids are maturing.

 

Though the episode with Eleven in Chicago was pretty meh. I really enjoyed the rest, particularly the kids with Steve.

 

Besides, isn’t this entire show about tropes and cliches?

[nicksaviking]

 

I view it differently. I felt the story grew in intensity as the kids are maturing.

Though the episode with Eleven in Chicago was pretty meh. I really enjoyed the rest, particularly the kids with Steve.

Besides, isn’t this entire show about tropes and cliches?

 

I agree, I loved the Goonies vibe with the older Steve leading (or being led by) the younger group of kids.

 

I listened to this study on Stranger Things and intertextuality last night. I thought it was pretty interesting. 

[Mike Sixel]

I enjoyed it, but it was too much a horror movie for me, and not enough of a party of adventurers. The moment Bob appeared, we all knew he would die in act three.... Or that there was a tiny chance he was with the government. Eleven is too much Deux Machina for me, also.

[Mike Sixel]

I agree, I loved the Goonies vibe with the older Steve leading (or being led by) the younger group of kids.

 

I listened to this study on Stranger Things and intertextuality last night. I thought it was pretty interesting.

More Goonies vibe would have been great....