Stranger Things (Season 2)

[Kyriakos]

Meh. Looks like a very watered down version of the anime series Elfen Lied.

It has Winona Ryder, who afaik wasn't in anything after she was interrupted as a girl.

Imo the main antagonist is miscast, and his new hair doesn't quite cover for that

Anyone else watched some of the show? (i saw 2 eps).

[mishkin]

Seen the full show, I liked it. (Winona seems a bit out of place, but has some good moments).

[the_mango55]

It was fantastic. Really not that similar to Elfen Lied besides a girl with powers escaping the government.

More of a tribute to 80s sci-fi from the likes of Spielberg, John Carpenter, And Steven King. Has much more in common with ET than Elfen Lied.

[Halie Satanus]

Watching STRANGER THINGS is looking watching Steve King's Greatest Hits. I mean that in a good way - Steven King.

I liked it. Ryder was good as the slightly unhinged middle aged mum. The kids were all pretty great, the rest of the cast were all good. They even managed to end it without making a pigs ear of it, which is hard to do these days.

[Niles Crane]

Just finished the fourth episode and still loving it. I don't know how Hollywood is managing to miss casting great kid actors like you get in this show, but anyway, it's good.

[Kyriakos]

It was fantastic. Really not that similar to Elfen Lied besides a girl with powers escaping the government.

More of a tribute to 80s sci-fi from the likes of Spielberg, John Carpenter, And Steven King. Has much more in common with ET than Elfen Lied.

It has a number of similarities to Elfen Lied stuff:

-female prisoner escapes gov secret experiment
-she is telekinetic and kills in that way
-she is traumatised by cat torture
-generally a weirdo
-calls the experimentor as 'papa'/father; unceremoniously kills others but not him

Ok, some other stuff are not there, because JAPAN, and:
-heroine in Elfen Lied is basically over-sexualised
-nudity is a main theme of that show
-gore reaching ridiculous splatter levels

I have to assume they were aware of Elfen Lied -- not that it makes any difference in how i view the show (i didn't particularly like Elfen Lied either, but for different reasons )

[RedGuard]

It has a number of similarities to Elfen Lied stuff:

-female prisoner escapes gov secret experiment
-she is telekinetic and kills in that way
-she is traumatised by cat torture
-generally a weirdo
-calls the experimentor as 'papa'/father; unceremoniously kills others but not him

Ok, some other stuff are not there, because JAPAN, and:
-heroine in Elfen Lied is basically over-sexualised
-nudity is a main theme of that show
-gore reaching ridiculous splatter levels

I have to assume they were aware of Elfen Lied -- not that it makes any difference in how i view the show (i didn't particularly like Elfen Lied either, but for different reasons )

Shes more like Alma from F.E.A.R, a shooter game from 2005. Alma is a telekenetic girl who was used by her father to turn her into a superweapon which could control minds. They kill her in the experiments, because thy realize she is uncontrollable, and Alma comes back from the dead and starts bringing supernatural things back with her from other dimensions.http://fear.wikia.com/wiki/Alma_Wade

However the things it reminds me of has not so far prevented me from enjoying it, as I think the monster is pretty original.

[Niles Crane]

Just finished it. Can't wait for more with the same characters (except maybe Nancy who was boring). The Duffer Brothers have mentioned in a few interviews they'd like to do a kind of Harry Potter thing with the show and watch the kids grow up with each season which sounds like a great idea.

[Kyriakos]

brothers...

[Niles Crane]

I'm surprised you went to the effort to make a thread about a show you don't actually like.

[Kyriakos]

If you are surprised at this, then clearly you haven't been paying attention...

[Halie Satanus]

If you are surprised at this, then clearly you haven't been paying attention...

Indeed.

[Knight of Heaven]

Lol I just binge watch it. I liked it, quite a lot. At least the story is well told, and in a smart matter. Different point of views, all interesting, that end up fusing each others along the line.

Nothing new, but always good to watch.

Indeed.

Lol Kyriakos the man that is living in denial, of his plenty... and i mean many, many , guilty pleasures.

[Kyriakos]

That is true

Don't mean to sound more megalomaniac than i am anyway, but virtually all movies/series look dumb to me, since they are of basic level next to my OSAM art

Anyway, come and see, Winterfell is mine.

[jockmcplop]

The soundtrack/theme tune is SOOOO good. Reminds me alot of the Carpenter stuff. It made me especially nostalgic for this one:


I've watched 5 episodes and the story is very reminiscent of this narrative that popped up in reddit posts a couple of months ago. MKUltra, LSD, 'flesh interfaces', hints of other dimension and supernatural stuff. I'm wondering if they're linked in any way.
https://www.reddit.com/r/9M9H9E9/wiki/narrative

[Knight of Heaven]

That is true

Don't mean to sound more megalomaniac than i am anyway, but virtually all movies/series look dumb to me, since they are of basic level next to my OSAM art

Anyway, come and see, Winterfell is mine.

Context mate. You should be able to enjoy all this things if you onlly you be able to accept , and apreciate the context in them. Besides some of this stuff its nothing to feel guily about.

[RedGuard]

the season ended on a weird note...but it seems that the Duffer Brothers have at least 4 more seasons planned so I can't complain. It was better than average tv, one of the better Netflix series for sure. Better than Hemlock grove imo.

[Halie Satanus]

I caught most and a few not mentioned here......

[IronBrig4]

I enjoyed it. The show is more like three different but interconnected series that coalesce by the final episode.

The Kids - Heavily influenced by E.T., Stephen King's IT, and Goonies. They have a lighter tone and some downright hilarious moments. "These aren't real Nilla cookies!"

The Teens - These sequences play more like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. Darker in tone and dealing more with angst and fitting in.

The Adults - Definitely more like Alien, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Poltergeist. The grown-ups have to deal with real-world fears of losing a child or resisting a deadbeat ex.

https://vimeo.com/175929311

[RedGuard]

I enjoyed it. The show is more like three different but interconnected series that coalesce by the final episode.

The Kids - Heavily influenced by E.T., Stephen King's IT, and Goonies. They have a lighter tone and some downright hilarious moments. "These aren't real Nilla cookies!"

The Teens - These sequences play more like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. Darker in tone and dealing more with angst and fitting in.

The Adults - Definitely more like Alien, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Poltergeist. The grown-ups have to deal with real-world fears of losing a child or resisting a deadbeat ex.

thats actually a pretty accurate comparison.