MercyA Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 HECK YES. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 My dd and s-i-l are going out tonight to go to a haunted place (furnace or house). Anyway, dh and I are staying in and yes, probably watching stranger Things season 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 DD and I are watching right now. 😬 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 DD and I are watching right now. 😬 Ah, the beauty of homeschooling. "Today, kids, we're going to learn about 80's music and culture." ;) No spoilers, please, peeps! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Ah, the beauty of homeschooling. "Today, kids, we're going to learn about 80's music and culture." ;) No spoilers, please, peeps! Haha!!! Love this! I am so excited to start watching! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 DH and I will be eating ice cream and watching ST tonight. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We can't watch without DH, and then my youngest son has an activity tonight, but we'll manage to squeeze in one episode today! This weekend is also unexpectedly busy, but we'll squeeze in a few episodes before Monday. A few weeks ago, I was sure we'd have binge watched the whole thing by Monday, but then life got in the way. :(. We're pretty excited about it! (I think I'm going to hide in the bathroom with my ipad and watch the first 5 minutes without telling anyone...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) I'm bringing pizza home and will start watching tonight. I also bought some Eggos. ;) Edited October 27, 2017 by Word Nerd 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We have to wait until tomorrow night because DS is going to a party tonight. Honestly, people are so bad at planning around important dates... ;) We are SO excited!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Can't wait to watch tonight!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Dh is out of town. I'm trying really hard not to watch without him. I may have to satisfy myself with rewatching some Outlander. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We have been watching non-stop since 8 am. We are taking a break for a few hours and will be ordering Chinese from our favorite restaurant and finishing Season 2 tonight. D and I have been looking forward to this for months! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We are getting together with my adult kids and watching it tonight. Can't wait! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Ok I've avoided this show. However I'm going to have to binge watch. My niece is a writer on the show and I will see her at Thanksgiving. Encourage me. Why do I want to watch this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Ok I've avoided this show. However I'm going to have to binge watch. My niece is a writer on the show and I will see her at Thanksgiving. Encourage me. Why do I want to watch this. I didn't want to watch it. Every single episode I said multiple times "OK, this is it, I'm DONE with this." But I wouldn't get up. And I'd watch the next episode. It's not my kind of thing at all. But, I loved it. As for this season... my husband has got it into his head that we have to rewatch season 1. We started last Sunday night but because this is a THING for us, we can't watch if others aren't around. (Well, I wouldn't mind because I don't want to watch season 1 again, but whatever. I use the time to fold laundry. It's important to him for some reason, and he is not otherwise demanding and rarely has time for relaxation, so, kids and I deal with it.) So we have 4 episodes of season 1 left to rewatch before we can start season 2. I doubt it's going to happen for at least another week, week and a half. UGH. :lol: :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 My dh is in India for two and half more weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Ok I've avoided this show. However I'm going to have to binge watch. My niece is a writer on the show and I will see her at Thanksgiving. Encourage me. Why do I want to watch this. Because you lived in the 80s? Because it's just THAT good? We didn't watch it for quite awhile, but person after person told me I had to, so I finally gave in. What convinced me was the I didn't believe the three people that were pushing so hard could EVER like the same TV show. I was an idiot to resist. Of course, I was the one who thought a TV show that my sis described as "space cowboys" sounded stupid. It was two years before I saw Firefly! The problem is shows as good and unique as these defy description, so it's hard to tell someone about them and convince them to watch. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Ok I've avoided this show. However I'm going to have to binge watch. My niece is a writer on the show and I will see her at Thanksgiving. Encourage me. Why do I want to watch this. I am generally NOT a fan of Scary Stuff....but this series! It sucked me in and I binged the entire first season earlier this summer. I've been harassing DH to WATCH THIS SHOW, so I can talk about it with him, LOL. It's such a great blend of a little scary, mystery, 80s nostalgia. If you watched any scary movies in the 70s-80s, you'll see echoes of common themes in the scary elements in this show. I loved it! :p I cannot wait for the kids to go to sleep tonight so I can start watching. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Ok I've avoided this show. However I'm going to have to binge watch. My niece is a writer on the show and I will see her at Thanksgiving. How cool! Tell her she's awesome. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We have been watching non-stop since 8 am. We are taking a break for a few hours and will be ordering Chinese from our favorite restaurant and finishing Season 2 tonight. D and I have been looking forward to this for months! Now THAT'S taking binge watching to a whole new level! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Oh, man, dd went to a lock-in last night and has been asleep since she got home from classes. I'm dying over here! Can't wait to start watching! BTW, when she got home she commented they watched Stranger Things at the lock-in. My eyes got HUGE. No worries, though -- it was Season 1. Apparently our youth pastor decided it was ok for high schoolers. He used the episode about Barb to emphasize reasons to NOT make out with people with people #justiceforBarb. I've been finishing up the Common App, and binge watching this is going to be my treat for sitting here typing away with relative decorum (why is it so hard for me to write course descriptions totally devoid of snark? Ugh, 4 pages of me being a grownup is brutal). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 If you watched any scary movies in the 70s-80s, you'll see echoes of common themes in the scary elements in this show. Isn't one of the guys from The Goonies in season 2? I grew up small town Indiana, and one of my BFFs from high school has cleidocranial dysplasia in her family, so I totally swoon over this show. I don't normally watch scary things, or sad things, or generally icky things (Season 4 episode 3 Sherlock, I'm looking at you), but this is great. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We live in Colombia. My wife announced at Lunch that this begins today and that she is going on a Marathon "Binge". She is watching it now. Enjoy! My wife said that's her favorite series. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 We've been counting down for a month. Did you see the Stranger Things inspired gender reveal some couple did? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Isn't one of the guys from The Goonies in season 2? Yes, Sean Astin. We decided to stop for the night after four episodes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 We're about to start episode 4. We've been stopping between episodes and accomplishing actual things in between. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 We just finished Episode 1. Trying not to binge so we can enjoy a bit longer. I have a feeling ds will not be patient with us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Episode 5 is next for us, season 2. No spoilers from me. But the ick factor is strong in this one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 As I wrote yesterday that's my wife's favorite series and she was in "Marathon" "Binge" mode yesterday. I think here in Colombia the season began yesterday? Sad that one of the stars is a Cocaine user. Note that he was refused entry to the USA (deported) and that he was not arrested. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/10/28/stranger-things-star-charlie-heaton-denied-entry-into-us-after-cocaine-found-in-baggage.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Watched the first two episodes of season 2 last night. :thumbup1: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnificent_baby Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Watched 2 episodes with Dd and my sister. Was a perfect night to watch, cold outside and all of our fall decorations in place. Dd was super excited for the season premiere as we watched all of season 1 together. It is totally not my type of show, but is so well done!! Can't wait to watch the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I finished this afternoon. One episode sucked me into the next until I couldn't stop. Strange. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Ah, the beauty of homeschooling. "Today, kids, we're going to learn about 80's music and culture." ;) No spoilers, please, peeps! We started before 6am, watched three episodes, stopped and did school, watched four more, dd went to nutcracker rehearsal, and we finished the last two when she came home. It was so awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Done! The cast is great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Done! The cast is great! My D and I commented on this as well. The cast is fantastic! We liked Season 2 even better than Season 1. My boys are too busy at school right now to watch. They are waiting until they come home for Thanksgiving. I think we will be having another binge session. I am really looking forward to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Check out Beyond Stranger Things on Netflix for some behind the scenes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Check out Beyond Stranger Things on Netflix for some behind the scenes. Doing that now! And just realized that Dr Owens is from Aliens! I love these tie-ins! Okay, I have to admit we had some problems with some of the acting, but I'm watching it with someone who analyzes every moment of every scene (she really should become a director), and was shouting, "I've seen better cold reads at (local youth community) musical theater auditions!" and "most of the kids at BAA could've done that better in a cold read!" about some of the choices someone was making in their acting. MOST of the cast was excellent. So was the directing and camera work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I personally just finished season 2. I agree some of the acting is a little off sometimes but the cool thing about a series like this is that they have all really grown into their characters. One of my dd's cried actual running-down-her-face tears last night while watching one of the episodes. That one almost got me too. We have to wait another year!? I wish they would come out with another season in 6 months. How much time passes IRL between the filming of each season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I tried getting my kids to watch it and they freaked out after two episodes. I mean the older one (12) cried from fear at night. 😂 I live it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Doing that now! And just realized that Dr Owens is from Aliens! I love these tie-ins! Okay, I have to admit we had some problems with some of the acting, but I'm watching it with someone who analyzes every moment of every scene (she really should become a director), and was shouting, "I've seen better cold reads at (local youth community) musical theater auditions!" and "most of the kids at BAA could've done that better in a cold read!" about some of the choices someone was making in their acting. MOST of the cast was excellent. So was the directing and camera work. I felt that way when watching Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 AND Hillywood's new Stranger Things parody is up too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Okay, I have to admit we had some problems with some of the acting, but I'm watching it with someone who analyzes every moment of every scene (she really should become a director), and was shouting, "I've seen better cold reads at (local youth community) musical theater auditions!" and "most of the kids at BAA could've done that better in a cold read!" about some of the choices someone was making in their acting. MOST of the cast was excellent. So was the directing and camera work. Who do you think is doing a bad job? I've watched through episode 5 so far and haven't noticed any bad acting - so now I'm wondering if I'm just so wrapped up in the story that I'm oblivious to it. :tongue_smilie: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Doing that now! And just realized that Dr Owens is from Aliens! I love these tie-ins! Okay, I have to admit we had some problems with some of the acting, but I'm watching it with someone who analyzes every moment of every scene (she really should become a director), and was shouting, "I've seen better cold reads at (local youth community) musical theater auditions!" and "most of the kids at BAA could've done that better in a cold read!" about some of the choices someone was making in their acting. MOST of the cast was excellent. So was the directing and camera work. I would find that much more obnoxious than bad acting. The cast fits well together and is fun to watch. I want to be engaged in a show, not listen to someone blather on about the minutiae of every scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 We watched all of season one. I tried to like it. I get the 80's feel. I like watching child actors. This just didn't do anything for me. To me, their acting seems stilted and forced. Is it supposed to be so campy? I also think one of the kids is overly obnoxious. It reminds me of The Goonies, which I'll have to admit was the most stupid movie ever made, with the exact same sort of obnoxious characters.Yes, it's supposed to be campy and it should remind you of The Goonies. The creators have said The Goonies was a huge influence on them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Ok I've avoided this show. However I'm going to have to binge watch. My niece is a writer on the show and I will see her at Thanksgiving. Encourage me. Why do I want to watch this. Because it’s ... strange. It’s weirdly mesmerizing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSmomof2 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 We watched all of season one. I tried to like it. I get the 80's feel. I like watching child actors. This just didn't do anything for me. To me, their acting seems stilted and forced. Is it supposed to be so campy? I also think one of the kids is overly obnoxious. It reminds me of The Goonies, which I'll have to admit was the most stupid movie ever made, with the exact same sort of obnoxious characters. I originally watched season 1 with dh and didn’t love it either. But, we just finished rewatching season 1 and the first couple episodes of season 2. It has really grown on me the second time through. I’m looking forward to the rest of season 2. (And I was Not a Goonies fan either.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I hated Goonies, but love Stranger Things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Ok I've been avoiding this since I haven't watched all the way through yet, but I have to ask... In episode 5, didn't you just want to yell at the screen, "Samwise Gamgee, where's your rope when you need it?!!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Halfway through every season, Joyce Byers' house is always a mess. :) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I need to watch both seasons again. I watched it so fast that I can't even remember half of what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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