'Stranger Things' Was a Casualty of the Franchise Machine
https://piefed.social/c/television/p/1611883/stranger-things-was-a-casualty-of-the-franchise-machine
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It was originally supposed to be an anthology, with different characters and stories each season, but the Netflix suits changed that.
I feel like they’re may be an overarching plot that was put in place early on, but the details never seemed to come together for me. Just the same thing over and over and over, trying (and for me failing) to up the stakes each time.
damn, that could have been so good. a series of unusual mysteries and sci-fi stories, all subtly linked to the central macguffin laboratory, or whatever government conspiracy is “behind the whole thing”.
they already have a whole alternate dimension to play with, so it doesn’t need to be contained to a single midwest town. they could set seasons in any part of the world, and make it a huge web, with a hyper local focus with new casts.
the more I think about it, the worse it gets; they had a perfect setup and didn’t go for it.
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