I am creating a masterpiece
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Pale_Possibility5083Apr 13, 2026
+6
Older things.
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hemuliseitanApr 13, 2026
+3
Elder Things
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inksmudgedhandsApr 13, 2026
+5
Senior Things
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ojivedApr 14, 2026
+1
Aging things
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DataDude00Apr 13, 2026
+48
Sorry did they go from making a show about young kids investigating the supernatural in a small town to a show up retirees investigating the supernatural in a small town?
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thatonedude023Apr 13, 2026
+32
The Duffers are only EPs on this. They didn't write or direct any of it (or even come up with the story). It's by the 2 guys that made the Dark Crystal show from a few years ago. But fair enough thinking they have a particular running theme that seems to follow things they put their names on.
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DataDude00Apr 13, 2026
+3
Just a weird direction to go after Stranger Things.
So many creatives want to make a jump to avoid being "typecast", especially after spending years doing the same thing, but the Duffers just ran right back to the same well
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fiercetankbattleApr 13, 2026
+3
They were EPs on Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen too
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thatonedude023Apr 13, 2026
+1
I guess we’ll have to wait and see what they do over at Paramount to know if they plan on exploring other types of stories.
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Agile_Land_9951Apr 13, 2026
So it’s just marketing?
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Felis_bietiApr 14, 2026
+2
It's put their name on it to get studio attention and collect a check. That's about it.
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CrackedSoundApr 17, 2026
Holy Over-Simplification, Batman. EP titles are often given to people/organizations that give money to the project. The Duffer Brothers most likely helped get the proof of concept off the shelf by providing a seal of approval and some monetary support in which Netflix picked up the rest.
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Felis_bietiApr 17, 2026
+1
In other words, got the studio's attention and collected a check.
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CrackedSoundApr 17, 2026
+1
They didn't collect a check. They gave a check.
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pygmymetalApr 13, 2026
+10
Cocoon revisited
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CriesWhenEjaculatesApr 13, 2026
+19
Cocoon in Hawkins.
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Dr-DDTApr 13, 2026
+3
We think about the problem
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Felis_bietiApr 14, 2026
+2
Half of the Stranger Things characters are boomers.
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Amazing-Heron-105Apr 13, 2026
+23
This looks fun
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ChillarkApr 13, 2026
+11
So happy to see Geena Davis!
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MissingLink101Apr 13, 2026
+5
They found the map from Prometheus
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Mefy_Apr 13, 2026
+4
Bill Pullman is so great. He played the creepiest guy in Season 4 of Torchwood. While the season may not have been great, his character and his portrayal was fantastic.
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occonoApr 14, 2026
+1
His character definitely hits different nowadays.
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Tom_SkeptikApr 13, 2026
+10
Absolutely stacked cast. I'd watch Alfrie Woodard read the dictionary.
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Doo_scoobyApr 13, 2026
+17
so stranger things but with retired people..
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I_am_so_lost_helloApr 13, 2026
+18
That’s called Cocoon
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InternetProtocolApr 13, 2026
+1
Heh, glad I'm not the only one that was instantly reminded of that movie upon clicking play.
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Jet-Let4606Apr 13, 2026
+1
Retired people who discover stranger and stranger things going on in their little community.
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Felis_bietiApr 14, 2026
+1
That's some great insight there.
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grinrApr 14, 2026
+2
Joke all you like, that cast is stacked like Planet Costco. Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare, Clarke Peters, Bill Pullman, Jena Malone, and Ed Begley Jr? 100% in, thumbs up, yes please.
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Puppetmaster858Apr 13, 2026
+4
Looks pretty cool and that cast is killer
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mdavis360Apr 13, 2026
+3
This looks great.
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PoppySeeds89Apr 13, 2026
+2
So long as it's not the writers of Stranger Things.
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Captain_AcevedaApr 13, 2026
+1
0:30 Detective Lester Freeman from The Wire retired to The Boroughs.
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getmeoutofherenowplzApr 13, 2026
+1
Anybody notice any shot similarities to lost?
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Variinnn6 days ago
+1
This a series or movie?
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MonkfichApr 13, 2026
+1
So, Stranger Things meets Cocoon, but it’s really just Body Snatchers.
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Jet-Let4606Apr 13, 2026
-1
A show in which Doc Ock discovers odd and even stranger things in a small community.
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ReigndantzApr 13, 2026
+1
Boomer Things
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artguy55Apr 13, 2026
Stranger Things was for Gen X while this looks like it's for the Boomers
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Willing-Nerve-1756Apr 14, 2026
They ripped off The Outer Boroughs.
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isthis4realormemorexApr 13, 2026
-4
I'll wait until 3-5 seasons under Netflix belt for any series since they either decide to cancel every good series after a season, or it takes them 3-4 years to produce seasons like stranger things.
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Felis_bietiApr 14, 2026
+1
I don't think this is going away soon. They've built that whole outdoor street on the lot at Netflix Albuquerque. Similar to the Pluribus set, but right on the lot. They didn't do that unless they expect it to go long.
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isthis4realormemorexApr 14, 2026
+1
No worries, I don't trust netflix...btw I feed off your negative downvote tears...ty my minions
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