We’re turing the podcast Upside Down this episode with an in-depth discussion of Stranger Things,
the hit summer thriller series from Netflix and the Duffer Brothers.
Wearing its many, many genre influences on its sleeve so proudly that
said sleeves might as well have had “STEVEN SPIELBERG” and “STEPHEN
KING” directly embroidered on them, the show gave its fans an ‘80s
nostalgia fix like few others. But is there more to the whole than the
sum of its parts? Sean and Stefan explore that question at length,
touching on related issues such as the nature of horror, the hegemony of
nerd culture, the ever-increasing prominence of the ‘80s in
contemporary entertainment, and of course the show’s similarities with
and differences from the approach to genre taken by A Song of Ice and
Fire and Game of Thrones. Grab your D&D dice and roll for initiative with us!
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Additional links:
Sean’s essay on Stranger Things for Vulture.
Emily Yoshida’s key tweet about the show.
Chris Ott’s Shallow Rewards podcast, featuring a two-parter with Sean.
Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour.
Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com).
Our iTunes page.
Mirror.
Previous episodes.
Podcast RSS feed.
Sean’s blog.
Stefan’s blog.
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 54
Additional links:
Sean’s essay on Stranger Things for Vulture.
Emily Yoshida’s key tweet about the show.
Chris Ott’s Shallow Rewards podcast, featuring a two-parter with Sean.
Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour.
Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com).
Our iTunes page.
Mirror.
Previous episodes.
Podcast RSS feed.
Sean’s blog.
Stefan’s blog.
This is one of your best episodes ever, you were both on fire and you have shown great critical insight. It was a pleasure to listen.
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