Chapter 2099
Super Freak
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Re: Stranger Things (netflix show)
I'm ready for S2....
Amazing show.
I'm ready for S2....
Amazing show.
Hopefully it's not a year long wait
I really think David Harbour is underrated. Really liked his acting in Equalizer, Walk among Tombstones, etc.
I hope not. I'm willing to bet it will be though. With the kids aging, I'm hoping they can push it sooner. I know in a recent article that mentioned S2 will be about 1 year later to accommodate for them 'growing up,' but hoping it doesn't get pushed back too much.
So I am guessing there are distinct parrells between this and Alien, whereby humans are mere vessels? Will is a vessel for the next 'Alien, Predator, Venus Flytrap' thing? But how come he survived? Some interesting unanswered questions. For this reason I really hope we do get a second series to flesh it all out.
Hopper is in contact with Eleven? Or trying to make contact?
Wow. This thread is only 9 pages long? Figured it would be off the charts considering how f'n amazing it was. Then again, I grew up in the 80s. Lol.
Yes, it's a bit weird taking into consideration its popularity right now. On ther other hand this is SSF after all; you'll get more enthusiastic responses and discussions over mediocre movies/shows than good ones as long as the characters are wearing spandex/leather/costumes ...no further proof required than the Suicide Squad thread
Back to Stranger Things: as a veteran D&D player I loved the multiple references on the series and the way the kids used it as an analogy for their adventure in the real world. I dediced to start a search and try lo locate the two miniatures Eleven uses while trying to explain them where Will is hiding:
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The Demogorgon was easy. Some days after the craziness of the series premiere, a miniatures site did an interview with a -no doubt surprised- John Denett which sculpted it originally for Grenadier back in 1984:
https://roebeast.blogspot.com.es/2016/07/stranger-things-sculptor-tells-all.html
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The original miniature may be hard to find now, but luckily the mold was set to an italian company (Mirliton Miniatures) which is still producing it right now...so I already ordered one
The Gandalf like wizard was a completely different story. I found no references to it on the props articles, plus apparently he was not match to any of the Gandalfs/mages from that period produced either by Grenadier or Ral Partha. Therefore I had to resort to brute force and spent quite some time searching for wizard/sorcerer/mage miniatures trying to match them which what we can see in the show. And I believe that I finally found him: the Andallin wizard produced by Reaper Miniatures below
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And a side by side with the Stranger Things one. Quite dark shot, but the details in the hat, pose, robe and so on seems to be a perfect match...clearly one of the kids bent the staff:
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As I side note that would make the wizard figure an anacronism, because it's clearly a modern release . And with that freaks, I end my D&D disgression.
I just loved the 80s nostalgia. Hope the show stays in the 80s.
Wow. This thread is only 9 pages long?
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