Everything you need to know about the first season of Netflix's hit '80s thriller.
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October 25, 2017
How Stranger Things got its retro title sequence
Behind the old-school style in the opening credits.
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February 6, 2017
Stranger Things season 2: here’s everything we know
All we know about the plot, new characters, and what happened to Barb and Eleven.
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January 29, 2017
Stranger Things' political SAG Awards speech was about standing up to real-life bullies and monsters
“We will shelter freaks and outcasts — those who have no hope. We will get past the lies. We will hunt monsters.”
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August 25, 2016
Watch: Stranger Things and Parks and Rec take place in the same universe
How could we doubt it, when Jean-Ralphio and Steve Harrington share that exuberant hair?
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August 17, 2016
Stranger Things’ monster is terrifying. It’s also a distraction from the true villains.
Critical focus on the show's 1980s homages comes at the cost of ignoring its larger sci-fi influences.
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August 16, 2016
How Stranger Things got its retro title sequence
The Netflix hit went old-school for its opening credits
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August 15, 2016
Stranger Things proves we don't want totally original stories. We want familiar ones.
Truly original ideas rarely take off, but slight tweaks to favorite tales thrive.
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August 14, 2016
Stranger Things fan art is a gorgeous realm of '80s aesthetics and character tributes
Stranger Things fans are churning out incredible art of everything from the Demogorgon to Barb.
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August 11, 2016
This Stranger Things supercut shows how meticulous the show’s '80s references really are
Seeing the show side by side with its movie homages makes you appreciate Spielberg all the more.
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August 8, 2016
Stranger Things, Netflix’s scary new drama, is only made stronger by its many flaws
There’s plenty to complain about, but who cares when a show is this entertaining and watchable?
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August 5, 2016
Stranger Things is a love letter to the X-Men's Jean Grey
Uncanny X-Men No. 134 — the comic book Will wants — isn't just a random comic book.
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August 3, 2016
Stranger Things’ treatment of Barb reveals the show's greatest flaw: its limited view of women
The series smartly uses nostalgia as a powerful storytelling tool, but it has the same blind spot as many of the '80s movies it references.
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August 2, 2016
Stranger Things doesn't just reference '80s movies. It captures the feel of watching them.
Netflix’s hit moves beyond homage into something with a real emotional pull.