Stranger Things is a 1980s horror masterpiece
10/10
Netflix has captivated audiences ever since it started releasing its own television series: there's the hilarious Bojack Horseman, the dark and brooding Daredevil, the edgy Orange is the New Black, and now there is the "strange" Stranger Things. Unlike most popular Netflix fares Stranger Things sports a TV14 and not a TVMA like the other three shows above it.
Stranger Things is a combination of old Spielberg films, Stephen King, and Doctor Who (without the time travel). The show climbed it's way up to the number one trending TV show on IMDb and currently sits in the top 20 highest rated television shows on IMDb as well. (The HBO series Band of Brothers is first).
Stranger Things is a cut above your average television show. It takes place in the 80s, so get ready for a nostalgia attack of Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings. The kids aren't the only main characters.
Hopper the chief of police is struggling to deal with all the strange things happening in his little town of Hawkins, Indiana. (More on that later!) Nancy is a teenager who gets perfect grades and has an "awesome" boyfriend, (he is a jerk and later redeems himself).
When Will Byers bikes home after a game of D+D with his friends he is taken by a monster. His friends want to search for him, Hopper doesn't want them too and Will's mother (played by Winona Ryder) has a mental breakdown.
When Will's friends go searching for him, they find someone completely different; a girl with a shaved head and powers. They take her in for the night and find that she might be able to help them find will, and so an epic 8 episode friendship begins.
In conclusion, Stranger Things is a great series, filled with great characters. All the actors and actresses do well, including young Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), who did a stupendous job.
Stranger Things is Rated TV14 DLSV and Season One is streaming now on Netflix.
For Parents:
Language: a few uses of sh-t, ass, bitch, damn, hell, one use of p-ssy, and one use of f-g.
Sex: Teens passionately kiss, and on one occasion have sex. No nudity is shown. A character strips down to her bra, and characters make a few suggestive references. The Sexuality in this tv series makes it more suitable for a teen audience.
Violence: A man is shot point blank, and is seen later with blood coming out of his head, kids are chased, and in a couple of cases are harmed. A monster takes people captive and graphically eats a deer. Several soldiers have their heads crushed, and blood is shown coming out of their ears and eyes. People's necks are broken, characters are punched and threatened. a kids is forced to jump off a cliff by a bully. The Violence in this tv series makes it more suitable for a teen audience.
Alcohol/Drugs: Hopper pops pills, characters drink, and get drunk. Teens are shown drinking.
OK for 14 and up.
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