It’d be great if adults starred in this serie instead of kids
It took some time for me to start watching this Netflix series. Actually, it took years, as I did not have a Netflix account and I wasn’t interested. Only last year, at a birthday party, when we were playing Stranger Things’ Monopoly, I got interested. Then, on Halloween, I decided to start watching. And I loved it!
Stranger Things is a series about a group of four 12-year-old boys who live in Hawkins, Indiana, in the 80’s. One Autumn evening, one of the boys, Will Byers, goes missing and his friends, mother, brother and the chief of the police try to find him. At the same time, some strange events happen in the town, in the electric facility, all connected to a little innocent girl.
With Stranger Things, some thoughts came to my mind. Firstly, the importance of fellowship. If it wasn’t for his friends, Will would be gone forever. Also, if it wasn’t for Joyce being a friend of Hopper, the chief of police, she would have been considered a lunatic. We see the importance of friendship throughout the entire series.
Also, it is amazing how Stranger Things celebrate “Being different is good”. The main group is a group of nerds and each of them is different from the other, being Will the quietest, Dustin the funniest, Mike the leader, and Lucas the sarcastic one. They are bullied at school. However, they don’t want to change. If they changed, they wouldn’t have saved the world, literally, so many times.
My favourite thing about this series is really the power of being a nerd. Being one myself, it warms my heart seeing how loving Lord of the Rings and books ends up by being something so good and heroic.
Well, now let’s wait for another season.
On 181220, after finishing season 1 the shield, i am here. I watch series season by season. So, i will stay here for one season.
I was watching sitcoms and police series for a long time so i wanted to break it. I need some mystery and fantastic things.
I will copy this also to season 1 review.
I will edit here maybe in future after finishing some seasons.
Normally, i try to watch old series. Like 1993-2010 years but i wanted to see that. I hope i enjoy it.
Fun watch - time flies. Not as deep as you'd like but it is a fun ride.
“Breaking in is impossible.” Totally.
Indiana 1987: A boy is lost.
Definitely the best thing I've ever watched.
This show, all 3 seasons of it, is a total blast! I have really enjoyed watching the kids grow up and their friendships develop. There is something in this show for everyone: humor, horror, coming of age, mystery, relatable characters, science fiction, etc. Do yourself a favor and watch it!
Excellent Series great plot and now add in Maya Hawke
Can't wait to see the last season
I am addicted to the cast and story... love you millie bobby brown (el) and Finn (Mike) .. my best romantic teen couple ... they are my story,my emotions and all tears in the show .. dying to watch season 4 .... eleven don’t stop loving mike ... you make my life complete..:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::kissing_heart::kissing_heart::kissing_heart::kissing_heart::kissing_heart::kissing_heart:
The Season 3 gets better since EP4, but EP8 is a bit sloppy. I love Erica!!!! More Erica next season PLS!
EP4开始好看，EP8为了渲染苦战有点拖沓，总体S03各个人物都成长了而且分成几个小组各自发展剧情还行，Erica太灵！S04干脆放个几年拍青春剧算了= =
the music and the atmosphere of 60s/70s are amazing. other than that, the performance of the actors are okay, however, the story is quite boring..
The first season really did have something special going for it. The Duffer Brothers weaved a tight-knit, supernatural tale with a realistic feel that gave the narrative believability, The writing for the younger cast was near homage to Spielberg's "The Goonies", which wrapped everything up in a nice feel good blanket of nostalgia. It wasn't the best supernatural story ever written, but it didn't have to be and the amazing soundtrack scored by Dixon and Stein gave the season a palpable sense of identity.
And then season two happens. And the lack of creative writing begins to show. We have the ham-fisted plot concerning an isolated Eleven. A runaway Demagorgan that Dustin feels the need to hide from everybody, for some reason. An extremely awkward romance that somehow includes a roid-induced brother that really should have been cut from the final product. And to top it all off, we get several not so subtle hints that Mike's mom has the hots for Billy. The acting talent is there (and not there in some cases, although I was very pleased with Sean Astin's work as Bob Newby) and the soundtrack continues to impress, but the mystery was gone in place of a thriller that makes me feel like the writers had just finished watching CW's "Supernatural" for the first time.
The only thing supernatural going on here is this shows continued popularity, and I feel there will be a number of disappointed fans come the release of season three.
This is my absolute favorite show of all time. There's literally nothing wrong with it, in my eyes.
Season 1 and Season 2 Comment: I bet you've heard about this series already. This series is very popular and they deserve the attention they get. The child stars in this series are so good and the plot is amazing. I love the graphics and I really recommend this to everyone.
Season One: 10.0. There is nothing to complain about here. The season is absolute perfection. The 80’s setting is so beautiful and euphoric, the soundtrack and score are so good, the characters are ALL likable, and the genuine emotions bring out every bit of emotion within you. I love this season to death. It is so incredibly memorable. It is probably the best season of a show I have ever watched. I cannot wait to watch the rest of the seasons, and maybe even watch this season a couple of more times.
Season 1 was amazing. Season 2 was mediocre.
Very predictable many things but still quite good.
The second season was enjoyable to watch, but thought the first season was much more fresh and innovative. In the second season, there were some obvious Star Wars similarities that were on the nose and I felt the new character introduced in episode 1, had no real pay off by the end of the series.
The show is SO DAMN GOOD!!! So good that it disrupts my sleep... I had to finish the show before I can get a good night sleep...
Kinda like Max... reminds me of myself
It feels like a time traveling back into the 1980's. I suppose they could not have make it any more authentic. Besides, they managed to write story lines that really touch and entertain you simultaneously. Plus the characters are likeable and special. Kudos to cast and crew!
#justiceformews
It maybe openly derivative / referential but that's normal for this genre, especially if the story is not based on a book.
In fact the cultural 80s references are part of what makes it so engaging for people who grew up in the 80s.
One of my favourite series in recent years.
can't wait for season 3!!!!
I'm addicted! Have the best cast ever!!!!
this shit is too dark for me :(
Stranger Things is a finely crafted blend of American 80s suburban lifestyle. It is like a fresh reimagining of Goonies with slices of Stephen King films like Stand by Me and It, as well as Poltergeist, Alien, and a few other 80s video references blended into the mix. If you enjoyed the Spielberg movie Super-8, this will blow you away.
Fantastic TV series. I wish that it would never end. I could keep watching it over and over again. Those young actors did an awesome job...kudos to all of them.
UPDATE THIS.... SEASON 2 ALREADY ARIED..
One of my favorite show. this show hook you up till ending. this sifi mystery has every things which you like to see in a actual horror show. actors are very good and childrens are chery on the top specially MILLIE BOBBY BROWN, her acting spark wonder you after ending of every episode.. should watch this show otherwise you miss a seriously strange series.
This is honestly the best series I've watch in such a long time! I was completely blown away, and had to watch the whole thing in one sitting!
And I have a few things to say:
- The story and the characters are so interesting and captivating
- I love how it walks on the edge of being "just" creepy and actual horror
- The 80's aestetic is absolutely on point; the clothes, the interior design, the music, including the actual soundtrack
- The child actors do such an amazing job
Can't wait for the second season!
Awesome Serial, I'm waiting for second season. All recommend to watch it.
It,s maybe one of the bests series i've ever seen.
This is just brilliant , let me say this , "I was mistaken , for this being just nostalgic tribute to 80's". And anything not original is repulsive to me. So after 3 episodes , I almost gave up. When I resumed , this show has literally flipped it upside down , beautiful , poignant , poetic , toxic and pure love !
Amazing performance by each and everyone! Hope that Eleven comes back in S2 T^T
only halfway through the first season but im glued to it. the goonies meets the twilight zone!
I've just finished watch season 1 and the only thing what I can say is that this is the best TV Show I have ever seen.
I'm not saying it's bad, but it definitely doesn't live up to the hype. it's just a bingeable show, and unless you are in your 25-30s or above, you will know that it's pretty tame.
This is the best best show in awhile!!!
Will are you there, Will?
This was really worth the hype to be honest, a fantastic show with deliberate nods to all things eighties fantasy and pseudo horror. While personally not a fan of movies like dirty dancing and et, this series takes the best of eighties sensations and really monopolies on it. Truly lovable characters and human situations, it's really worth your time to watch, I cannot wait for me. Netflix originals are really bringing it.
Right about now, your friends and family are probably bothering you about how you NEED to watch this show and how amazing they find it. Trust them, just this once. That's also what happened to me, I came into it pretty skeptically because I am pretty picky with what I like but I was pleasantly surprised with this one. Stranger Things is excellent, it's essentially Twin Peaks Lite and I don't mean that in a bad way. Just that it covers extremely similar material but Stranger Things is more accessible and less dense. You can down it really quick and pick up another where you sort of have to take sips with Twin Peaks. It's pace is really fast, major events happen in every episode and they are really well structured in terms of discovering something more that leads to the next event right away. The music is extremely simple with the sort of droning tones but there's no problem with that since it is honestly one of the more effective ways to accent what they show you. The visuals are incredible and it is surprisingly consistent throughout with high quality scene after high quality scene. The acting was respectable, the kids are kids so you can't expect any more than what they gave, they did what they were supposed to do. The adults were pretty solid, but ironically the best acting came from the teenage kids who ended up being the most interesting part of the story by the end.
If nobody has told you the basic gist of the story, it revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a child and his family/friend's journey to find out what happened as well as the appearance of a strange orphan and a monster that are somehow connected. Don't let anyone tell you any more than that. It adds to your involvement in the show if you discover the truth along with the characters.
Now there are some drawbacks to it having such a fast pace. The plot is very focused but it's also very narrow, there are auxiliary characters that pop in once in a while but they aren't really built up at all and they just seem like they're there to make the main characters do something or talk about something. The world doesn't feel as alive as some other shows, but that is also partly due to it just being one season so far so they will improve on this as the show continues, I'm sure. The central motivations for the "bad guys" also seems pretty thin at the moment since we didn't really see much of them.
Still, Stranger Things is probably the second best show of this year, right behind The Man in the High Castle. If you like supernatural mystery stories it is worth the watch for sure.
One of the best and most entertaining shows I've seen this year. It helps that I have a soft spot for 80's horror/sci-fi movies so I knew from the moment I heard the intro music, I was going to love this show. My wife, who doesn't share my love for 80's horror was skeptical at first but by the 2nd episode she was hooked. I am eagerly waiting for the 2nd season.
I kept hearing people talk about how great this show is. Going in I wasn't sure if it was going to be the Orange is the New Black type where people all seem to love it even though, honestly it is just sorta good. Well thank God, this show is fantastic.
Right out of the gate, this series shows how to make a modern movie/TV show that nails an 80s vibe. This isn't an over the top 80s style for a joke or anything. Sometimes I feel like we do that with stuff too often. "Look at this cassette tape, how weird!" No, here it just makes you feel like you're in that time and it is normal. It makes me feel like I'm watching a great film from right before I was born.
But that is just one element. All the characters in this have great season arcs. Sure you do that with the primary cast, but then there are sideline people like Steven. I thought we'd go down a stereotype plot for him, yet his personal change made me really happy. Romance movie stuff isn't repeated.
8 episodes is a great idea. Basically, it lets you make a nice long story that doesn't ever tread water. Sometimes you have a 13 episode story. Other times 20. Other times 4. Whatever length does the job of spreading a nice, thick story over the viewers brains is what is right. We're in a time now where this is possible thanks to Netflix/Amazon/HBO.
Oh, I almost forgot, there is a pretty awesome sci-fi horror plot here too. I feel like you always getting something each episode to progress along, but still have something to wait for. At the end of the season I liked what I had learned and certainly understood the way things worked. No, you don't get every last detail, but I think it is good to leave a bit open for your own thoughts and ideas.
And who knows what we'll get next season.
superb series! from the musics to the actors to everything! just obsessed with it
amazing show, mood is great, acting is great, and the story is great
I read that they are making a season 2 and that there will be more after that
joyce carries the shit out of this show
Absolutely fantastic series. I highly recommend watching this at least once!
Absolutely love this show, definitely recommend if you like horror/sci-fi type movies!
It's like a refurbished old tv show. old theme but exciting still.
Just awesome. Great story. Great actors. And it's all in 80s style. Like so much
Absolute must see for fans of 80's adventure/fantasy/horror movies and those who want to become fans.
Might be because I didn't binge watch it like everyone else, but I felt this got severely weaker as it went on, with the last three or so episodes edging toward garbage. Still rating an 8 since the first half is so excellent and the characters are all great enough to put up with through bad writing.
This is a great series
Great show! Hoping for a season 2! ( if they are making one please tell me!)
After supernatural this is the best TV series I've ever seen. A powerful cult to the 80's culture.
Absolutely stunning. Completely engrossed me in its world. Music, acting and story so good. Loved it.
Stranger Things is okay I guess.
The soundtrack is more cheesy "80's futuristic synth" like in Blood Dragon so it doesn't feel particularly natural or well researched but should be good enough to dupe chumps like us who didn't actually grow up in the 80's right?
That aside, a good story is driven by characters - not the other way around. The dialogue is well written, and the child actors are impressive enough to suspended my disbelief into not hating children for a while - but everyone is influenced by events out of their control so they might as well be blank canvases after 80 minutes (2 episodes). Which character are we supposed to care about the most? The toothless kid I guess, since the black kid is there to drive tension, the mother is there to cry lots, and the missing kid - well, he's missing from the start so we don't know much about him.
The closest series I can compare it to is Lost. It's got mystery and unanswered questions that are probably placeholders to get more seasons of depreciating quality - although thankfully Stranger Things stands alone just fine with one season. I don't really need more.
For an actually impressive character driven story instead you should still watch Fargo (season 1).
If you want something "retro" and "mysterious" then Donnie Darko, and Eerie Indiana spring to mind.
8/10 (good but not as "amazing" as the masses on social media claimed it to be).
Stranger Things = E.T. + Carrie + Repulsion + Twin Peaks + A Nightmare on Elm Street + Stand by Me + Under the skin + Alien + Poltergeist.
I liked it, but not a lot. It was like a normal distribution for me. Despite everything, it's very well done. Great job, Netflix.
This is a good show just started watching today and I am hooked like ready a book catching up on all 8 chapters..1st episode reels you in to the mystery. But girl don't be going in the woods in the dark and in a tree lol.
What an amazing show. I didnt actually expect to like it this much, but this is easily the best show to have come out this year, in my opinion anyway. The acting was superb (kudos to the younger cast - great job!) and I liked the pacing of the plot.
Well-written, engaging story with likeable characters that I'd love to see more of.
Great start of the show. I hope the ending will not be worse. A second season is even better! :)
Pretty awesome. Recommend to watch if you like Stephen King, for example.
The best show I have seen
Someone smashed Poltergeist, Super 8, and IT into the same series. Loving every minute of it.
a sparkle of Goonies, a magical touch of E.T. ; the suspense of Poltergeist; the 80´s feeling = The perfect TV Show.
Wow...well there are many great things say about this show, in general it will appeal to anyone into supernatural/mistery/sci-fi stories in urban settings. But, if you have a soft spot for 80s movies with kids instead you will literally go crazy over "Stranger Things". The setting and mood manage to canvey all those classics from ET to Goonies, but with darker tones like Stand By Me and recent movies like Super 8.
Everything in the production is ultra-80s from bikes, Dungeon & Dragons, a ton of Star Wars reference, pre-BMX bicycles, clothes, etc...you name it and you'll find it! plus the soundtrack feels like John Carpenter meets Daft Punk. The cast is extremely good especially the kids, though Winona Ryder and David Harbour
I will keep everything spoiler free here, though even if the story is interesting and well paced, the real strenght of the show remain the characters development...they made a really great work doing all the right things, hinting sometime but avoiding the common places or certain cliches that in challenging situations in fiction make kids look like mini-adults, if you get what I mean. The dialogues are smart, even in the most dramatic turns when things start to feel like a bit cheesy the tone is always somehow balanced.
In the end, like many of 80s classic I have mentioned at the beginning, "Stranger Things" surely is a sci-fi show but most of all is a buddy story.
I know is "Rated R" or something but still it manage to get somewhere halfway..is doesn't get too dark to really cut off younger audiences and is never too childish to annoy adults.
I appreciated even that the didn't oustretch the story and kept everything in a 8 episode arc. This is going straight between my all time favorite TV show list.
Outstanding! Absolutely in love with it! With every single piece of it.
I'm feeling incredibly nostalgic now. Seems like it was made for me.
Oh dammit, just as I had my sleep cycle back in order, this pops up and it's 2am and I just started episode 6.
Also: Totally hooked, I even like the child actors, and I've previously dropped shows purely because I couldn't stand the kids.
Favourite score since Drive, and I like it more than that even. Just beautiful.
Really great sci-fi show!!! Awesome story!!! I'm looking forward to the second season!!!
Awesome love it just started watching
eleven fuckin snapped. netflix rly got the magic wand for their originals
i didnt know anything going into this so i thought winona was gonna be the lead, wasnt even mad when the kids turned out being the main characters cause they all delivered. amazing performances, especially by millie brown (eleven). scientist. adults delivered too, david harbour did stuff
score is crazy. ran truh it in one sitting! only the second time i ever finished a season in one go & now im bout to go cry in one go. they captured the 80's feel efficiently like when in pokemon go you capture 2 of em in the same spot
David Paulides - Missing 4 1 1 !!! ;-)
protect Eleven at all costs ‘cus she is precious.
Eighties science fiction's nosthalgia, Cold War's context, plus the soundtrack is great which makes this show triple awesome.
Can't wait to watch this seems like a pretty good show.
This looks really good! Maybe it's the Montauk Disclosure!
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It's the best series I've ever watched before and I've watched a lot. It makes me feel so different. I've watched it about 20 times over and over again. I never get bored and it feels like I am watching for the first time.