Media Things

[Danny Franks]

1 hour ago, dannymoon said:

 Nancy and Jonathan – was it mentioned in the show if they were juniors or seniors in high school?  I don't remember much college talk so I assumed juniors, and then it would be easier storywise for those characters to return as well.  

I don't recall them saying how old either were, but my impression regarding Nancy was that she was only 15 or 16. Perhaps because Natalia Dyer is so slight , and looks so young. At first I actually thought she was only a year or two older than the four boys.

Jonathan had a job, so presumably he's at least 16. He and Steve could both passably be anything from 16 to 18.

[blueray]

I also got the impression that they were around 16. They drive, which would make it seem like they are around 16.  I would also say they are in the same grade. So probably were sophmores or juniors.

[BetterButter]

Stranger Things/Mystery Science Theater 3000 Riff 

[methodwriter85]

Joe Kerry is doing a Domino's commercial that pays homage to Ferris Bueller's Day off:

[Morrigan2575]

Didn't even place him as the guy from Stranger Things.

I'll be honest, i kind of hate those commercials

[plurie]

On this week's episode of IMAGINARY MARY, there was a STRANGER THINGS reference. The title character is banished to a dark place with water on the ground and she calls out for Alice and then "Barb" (there is no Barb in the show).

[VCRTracking]

Millie Bobby Brown & Evan Rachel Wood - Actors on Actors (Full Video):

Edited June 29, 2017 by VCRTracking

[BetterButter]

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Emmy nominations:

Drama Series

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - David Harbour

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Millie Bobby Brown

Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Shannon Purser

Directing for a Drama Series - The Duffer Brothers ("The Vanishing of Will Byers")

Writing for a Drama Series - The Duffer Brothers

Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) - Chris Trujillo, William Davis & Jess Royal

Casting for a Drama Series - Carmena Cuba, Tara Feldstein Bennett & Chase Paris

Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) - Tim Ives

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series - Dean Zimmerman

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series - Kevin D. Ross

Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series - Sarah Hindsgaul & Evelyn Roach

Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program  - Netflix & CBS Digital (“Stranger Things VR Experience”)

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN

OUTSTANDING MAKEUP FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES (NON-PROSTHETIC)

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES

OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING FOR A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES (ONE HOUR)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION

Edited July 14, 2017 by ElectricBoogaloo

[Valny]

I was so shocked seeing Shannon Purser's name today. I said to myself, wait... is that Barb?!   She must be flipping out. Happy for her....I don't think she stands a chance, but it's still pretty cool being in that category with all those actresses.

[raven]

Interview with Shannon Purser about her nomination

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Right now, I’m totally geeking out about dresses because I love dressing up. So I’m trying to figure out what I’m going to wear! It’s totally surreal. This is the thing that I dreamed about as a kid and it never seemed possible. It’s really amazing.

Aw, cute.

[EarlGreyTea]

On 7/13/2017 at 9:46 PM, Valny said:

I was so shocked seeing Shannon Purser's name today. I said to myself, wait... is that Barb?!   She must be flipping out. Happy for her....I don't think she stands a chance, but it's still pretty cool being in that category with all those actresses.

My thoughts exactly. Barb was a plot point in order to get Nancy involved in the main storyline. I never in a million years thought she'd get nominated (of course, I didn't think the ST cast would win the SAG award for best ensemble, so what the hell do I know). I think Shannon's performance elevated an otherwise thankless role. She has some STIFF competition in her category. I'm thrilled for her. She seems so lovely and thankful for everything.

Millie was no surprise. She deserves her nom too. I hope to hell that her family is keeping her grounded, because this kind of early success can change a kid's life for better or worse.

Hairstyling deserves the win for Barb's hair alone, closely followed by Karen's (Mike's mom).

Edited July 15, 2017 by EarlGreyTea

[methodwriter85]

On 6/29/2017 at 1:45 PM, VCRTracking said:

Millie Bobby Brown & Evan Rachel Wood - Actors on Actors (Full Video):

 

I think it's pretty cool to watch them interview with each other, because Evan Rachel Wood's career at 13/14 was pretty similar to what Millie Bobby Brown has now- becoming on everybody's radar on an acclaimed drama series in a role that isn't a typical junior high kind of role. Although Stranger Things is much more of a phenom than Once and Again ever was.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, David Harbour, producer Shawn Levy, and the Duffer brothers at Netflix FYSEE on June 6, 2017 (right after S2 filming finished):

Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Noah Schnapp, Natalia Dyer, Finn Wolfhard & Caleb McLaughlin on Build:

David Harbour on Build:

Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, and Gaten Matarazzo sing Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars at the Emmys - my favorite thing about this is that it looks exactly like what any regular 12-14 year old kids (a tiny bit choreographed but mostly just goofing around and having fun):

 

Lip Sync Battle:
Caleb McLaughlin - "I'm Bad" by LL Cool J

Finn Wolfhard - Buddy Holly by Weezer:

Noah Schnapp - Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5:

Gaten Matarazzo - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye by Train

Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, and Gaten Matarazzo decorate waffles and answer questions about each other:

 

Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, and Gaten Matarazzo review retro toys:

[The Companion]

http://mashable.com/2017/07/20/barb-stranger-things-comic-con-movies-netflix/

This is amazing. Poor Barb! 

[BetterButter]

[Morrigan2575]

Love the use of Thriller.  Looks good can't wait.

[raven]

Thriller AND Ghostbusters costumes??  Can't wait - I know what I'm doing October 27 at any rate!

[Mabinogia]

That was awesome! Vincent Price makes everything scarier. lol I cannot WAIT!!!!!

[xaxat]

Best trailer debuting at Comic Con.

[nodorothyparker]

That trailer is legitimately scarier than anything the Walking Dead or others of its ilk are selling in theirs.  It just looks fantastic from start to finish.

And Thriller!  If you ever want to really feel old, try explaining that phenomenon to your kids born in the 2000s.

[Kel Varnsen]

Wow that could be really awesome. Really liked the focus on Will which could really add a freshness to Season 2.

[blueray]

The trailer is amazing! I really can't wait for season 2.

12 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:

Wow that could be really awesome. Really liked the focus on Will which could really add a freshness to Season 2.

I agree, I love that it is going to follow with Will, as that is a major cliffhanger at the end of season 1.

 

The comic con panel :).

Edited July 23, 2017 by blueray

[tennisgurl]

That trailer looks amazing! It'll be the perfect Halloween watch! Spooky, but with all the 80s throw back charm of the first season! 

Thriller! 

[VCRTracking]

Nancy Wheeler with a gun is still one of my favorite things.

[Kel Varnsen]

10 hours ago, blueray said:

The trailer is amazing! I really can't wait for season 2.

I agree, I love that it is going to follow with Will, as that is a major cliffhanger at the end of season 

Will was basically  a plot point in season 1, so it will be cool to actually develop him as a character.

[mahree]

I had to watch it twice because DRAGON'S LAIR!!!!  I used to play that all the time - would stack up $10 worth of quarters at a time.

The season looks really good.

[Kel Varnsen]

So if the young kids are Ghostbusters for Halloween I wonder what othet costumes we will see, like with Nancy and her friends.

Also that funky baseline for Thriller is awesome.

[methodwriter85]

On 7/24/2017 at 8:09 PM, Kel Varnsen said:

So if the young kids are Ghostbusters for Halloween I wonder what othet costumes we will see, like with Nancy and her friends.

Also that funky baseline for Thriller is awesome.

Nancy and Jonathan don't strike me as costume types. I could be wrong, though.

[Danny Franks]

On 26/07/2017 at 5:35 AM, methodwriter85 said:

Nancy and Jonathan don't strike me as costume types. I could be wrong, though.

Steve Harrington is one hundred percent a costume guy, though. In the trailer, he's definitely going for Risky Business era Tom Cruise. If he dresses up, I reckon Nancy would get into the spirit of things... until their seemingly inevitable breakup, that is.

But yeah, Jonathan is not a cosplay guy, I shouldn't think.

The trailer is fantastic. Just the right mix of nostalgia and excitement for new stuff. I still don't know how much of a protagonist Will is going to be, versus being a plot device again, but I don't really mind. I just want more of Eleven and the boys, of Jonathan and Nancy and Hopper. But Dragon's Lair, Thriller, the Reagan/Bush election placards, Ghostbusters. Man, this show is nailing it with the period references.

[Kel Varnsen]

On 28/07/2017 at 8:04 PM, Danny Franks said:

Steve Harrington is one hundred percent a costume guy, though. In the trailer, he's definitely going for Risky Business era Tom Cruise. If he dresses up, I reckon Nancy would get into the spirit of things... until their seemingly inevitable breakup, that is.

But yeah, Jonathan is not a cosplay guy, I shouldn't think.

That's sort of what i was thinking. I thought Steve was in costume, and i could see how if Nancy was all in, or pretending to be, for their relationship  she might dress up too.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

On Wednesday, November 8, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein (the Stranger Things composers) will be performing the score from Stranger Things at the Ace Hotel Theatre. More info and tickets available here.

Flyers appearing around Los Angeles:

[methodwriter85]

Spoiler

New character poster for Dacre Montgomery's character:

Holy shit, they made look like an evil hot version of Jason Patric's character from The Lost Boys.

 

Not sure if this counts as a spoiler because it's being heavily promoted, but I spoiler tagged it just in case.

[SeanC]

Stranger Things came away from the Emmys' creative arts ceremony with five statuettes:

• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
• Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
• Outstanding Main Title Design
• Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
• Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

I'm most pleased about the casting award.  That was deserved for finding all those great kids.

[ElectricBoogaloo]

On 9/10/2017 at 8:01 PM, SeanC said:

Stranger Things came away from the Emmys' creative arts ceremony with five statuettes:

• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
• Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
• Outstanding Main Title Design
• Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
• Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

I'm most pleased about the casting award.  That was deserved for finding all those great kids.

Just wanted to add a few more details about two of the wins:

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series - Dean Zimmerman (Episode: "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers")
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series - Episode: "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"

[Kel Varnsen]

What if Nancy was the star of an 80's highschool romantic comedy?

[Kel Varnsen]

The current issue of Entertainment Weekly has a Stranger Things cover story. The best part about the article is that adjacent to the last page of the article is a full page ad for Eggos. 

[HunterHunted]

Not super media-y, but a Stranger Things t-shirt was part of Louis Vuitton's Paris Fashion Week spring collection.

http://tomandlorenzo.com/2017/10/louis-vuitton-spring-2018-collection-pfw-paris-fashion-week/

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Caleb McLaughlin discusses S2 of Stranger Things on Build:

[secnarf]

Wow he looks several years older!

[Robert Lynch]

They are all going to grow up someday. They are not going be 13 forever. That puberty stuff happened even in B&W films. What use to be cute kids would soon become awkward teens. The only actors that didn't have awkwardness that plagues most kid stars are the late River Phoenix, Mark Paul-Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, and Jackie Cooper. What made them not afraid is their confidence, even as they aged. Hollywood is funny like that. If you awkward, Hollywood says screw you to your face. If you have confidence, everything will be fine.

Edited October 12, 2017 by Robert Lynch

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Friday the 13th trailer for Stranger Things:

 
And the final S2 promo!

Edited October 13, 2017 by ElectricBoogaloo

[raven]

Netflix will stream an aftershow

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Beyond Stranger Things is a new aftershow for the series hosted by Jim Rash. All seven episodes of the series will premiere tomorrow, October 27th, along with the second season of Stranger Things.

[BetterButter]

Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton denied entry at LAX over cocaine

[ElectricBoogaloo]

On 10/28/2017 at 1:20 AM, BetterButter said:

Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton denied entry at LAX over cocaine

And people are freaking out that he has a kid!

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Eleven with a bleeding nose candle

[ElectricBoogaloo]

Millie Bobby Brown Raps a Stranger Things S1 recap

 

Millie Bobby Brown discusses Stranger Things, Halloween hijinks with Noah Schnapp, and the scene with Finn Wolfhard in S2

Spoiler

where they kiss

[methodwriter85]

On 10/28/2017 at 4:20 AM, BetterButter said:

Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton denied entry at LAX over cocaine

Am I the only one who doesn't think it would be any great loss if they "send Jonathan off to NYU" and we never see him again? Charlie Heaton has never really impressed me much.

And damn I am not surprised. That kid looks ROUGH for 23.

[Last Time Lord]

On 10/28/2017 at 4:20 AM, BetterButter said:

Stranger Things actor Charlie Heaton denied entry at LAX over cocaine

Language warning, folks!

[methodwriter85]

23 hours ago, Last Time Lord said:

Language warning, folks!

People do really, really dumb shit in their 20's.

Jonathan would be an extremely easy character to write off. They never specified his grade the way they did with Steve (who was class of '85) and Nancy (who's class of '86 apparently) but they could just say he graduated with Steve and went off to college. If the third season starts in summer '85 (which is my guess) they can just say he went to summer session.