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Netflix Orders ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff Series ‘Other Words’ Set in the 1950s Netflix New Series (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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[–] 2 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

Do people really want more Stranger Things?

I was just glad it is over. I didn't hate the last season, but it was a drag waiting for new episodes.

All the recap channels on YouTube are making money from shows that need multiple years for a new season.

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  • [–] 1 point 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

    I think there's probably an appetite for it, but setting it in the 50s is a mistake. So much of what made Stranger Things a revelation was the 80s setting elements like D&D, fashion, the lo-fi score, and soundtrack choices. It killed with Gen-x and millennials.

    How do you even make a Stranger Things spinoff without D&D? It'll just end up being another generic horror setting like Welcome to Derry or Lovecraft Country. We have been making boomer targeted shit for decades already. Also good luck resurrecting an underappreciated 50s banger like they did for Running up that Hill.

    I think they would have more success moving forward in the timeline with a 90s setting.

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