Entries tagged with non-canon: stranger things

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Anci3nt_Marin3r on Eerie Indiana

I've reinvested the money I've saved on not going out on these two beauts!! Happy days....😁 pic.twitter.com/E6lKYmBeKU
— Rocket Queen 🚀👑🤘 (@rocketqueenlisa) May 3, 2020

Eerie, Indiana! What a childhood throwback!Stranger Things before Stranger Things.
— The Ancient Mariner (@Anci3nt_Marin3r) May 3, 2020

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by_caballero on Eerie Indiana and Stranger Things

reboot Eerie Indiana
— BIG BURGER BRAND 🍔 (@NNanpei) April 30, 2020

stranger things is set in indiana for a reason
— Shrill wolfcryer crying at the Wolf Eyes show (@by_caballero) April 30, 2020

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sdball3 on Eerie Indiana and Stranger Things

With regards to crossover series discussions I've seen, I'm certain they're untrue, but I wouldn't mind so much if it was revealed that the Duffer Bros have just been bringing to life their own Eerie, Indiana fanfic out of a desperate need for closure.
— The DNC Wants Trump To Win (@sdball3) April 30, 2020

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'STRANGER THINGS' GETS A FAN-MADE '80S OPENING

By now, you’ve probably heard of Stranger Things. The new Netflix series starring Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, and an array of familiar-yet-new characters bring the eerie series to life, lending nods to the films and TV shows that inspired it. While several of the show’s central characters might remind fans of a Spielberg-worthy line-up, the scarier elements of the show reference Hollywood’s long lost love of Eerie Indiana — a subgenre that was also the title of a popular TV series — and the best of shows like X-Files or Twin Peaks.

While a recent video guru decided to pair famous shots and scenes next to shots from the show in comparison, the latest video to come out of the fandom is something a little lighter. It’s been done before, sure, but it’s fun every time — and this time, it really fits. Here’s Stranger Things with an ‘80s sitcom twist:

The video was uploaded by user Tim Bennett, who only has one other video uploaded — a 2003 bowling interview. While the video fits the ‘80s format perfectly, it’s worth noting that the song in question — Strange Things by Randy Newman — came out in 1995.

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Jurassickingdom on Eerie Indiana

Ik ben nu Stranger Things aan het kijken. 5 afleveringen gehad. Zeker tof. Maar kan voor mij niet tippen aan 'Eerie Indiana'. Mijn favoriete serie als kind. Lijkt er ook wat van gejat te zijn.
— R.H.A. van Mill (@Jurassickingdom) April 18, 2020

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unkiejayjay on Eerie Indiana and Stranger Things

Eerie, Indiana >>> Stranger Things?
— Jason Mxyzptlk (@unkiejayjay) April 7, 2020

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Tales from the Loop is more than just Amazon’s Stranger Things

A distinctly retrofuturist vibe. A small American town with a dark secret. A hidden laboratory where unspeakable experiments are performed. If you think it sounds familiar, you’re certainly not alone. In fact you’d be forgiven for thinking that Tales from the Loop, the latest offering from Amazon Prime Video, was nothing more than a shrewd attempt to replicate the success of Stranger Things.

Scratch below the surface though and you’ll find a show remarkably different to Netflix‘s smash hit. In contrast to Stranger Things‘ ’80s action stylings, Tales from the Loop is a calm and quiet anthology series more interested in small moments than bombastic set pieces.

Based on Simon Stålenhag’s art book and tabletop role-playing game of the same name, the series is set in an alternate-history version of 1970s USA. Here, the gaudy neon pinks and blues of shows like Stranger Things are replaced with a distinctly mustard-coloured pallette and vinyl wood-effect paneling everywhere you look.

Aside from this, the world of Tales from the Loop is full of familiar science-fiction iconography, from rusting mechanical arms to giant glowing pylons. Where Tales‘ style differs from a lot of ’80s-inspired fiction is how it places these weird and strange items in the middle of everyday life.

Characters in the show are not shocked to stumble on a robot in the woods, or snow falling upwards in a cabin. This blend of the extraordinary and the mundane is what made Stålenhag’s original vision so compelling and it’s great to see it translated so well to the screen.

A big part of what makes the show work is its anthology format. The series spends each of its eight episodes focused on different members of a small Ohio community who all live in the shadow of (or work for) an ominous experimental facility named The Loop.

This anthology setup means the show can jump around and introduce us to a host of characters, many of which recur in minor roles during episodes where they’re not centre stage.

Switching focus like this, and keeping familiar faces in the audience’s peripheral vision, turns Tales from the Loop from a procedural sci-fi show into something even more interesting. It becomes a multi-generational story with a town, and the ever-present Loop, at its core.

The show’s first episode sets the tempo when its enigmatic narrator, played wonderfully by Jonathan Pryce, declares “everyone in town is connected to the loop in one way or another. You’ll hear all their stories, in time.”

Its focus is broader than a single story or character arc and is much more about how the presence of The Loop impacts different people from different walks of life.

For instance, episode six dives into the personal life of a queer security guard, glimpsed in earlier episodes, whose obsession and lust send him spiralling into a surreal situation involving infidelity and parallel universes.

This episode is a prime example of the show using its science-fiction setting to explore broader, more relatable themes. Here, Tales from the Loop tells a story that is sure to resonate with many LGBTQ+ people, one about desiring to escape a small town and finding domestic and romantic fulfilment.

Beyond its structure, Tales‘ quiet and thoughtful tone also separates it from other shows and films you might have watched. In ’80s pop culture terms, if Stranger Things is ET and Gremlins, ie funny and low-stakes, Tales is Blade Runner – quiet and philosophical.

That also means, fundamentally, that the show is slow moving. Its cinematography, dialogue and episode pacing all take their time to get to the point. That might be too sluggish for some, but overall the effect is oddly peaceful.

Rather than over-explain concepts or lean on quippy comedy, Tales uses its musical and visual storytelling to do the heavy lifting – it’s interested in saying a lot with a little. Over the course of the series, it wants to talk about what happens to a company town when work dries up, or when there is a major accident at a factory. It wants to talk about what being in a family means, and what it means to say goodbye to an elderly relative.

In its second episode, arguably the show’s least action-packed, Jonathan Pryce’s character is moved to the foreground and we explore his relationship with his grandson. A particularly poignant scene sees the pair shout into an strange echo chamber, where the duration of the echoes indicate how long you have left to live. This scene, and episode, are not plot-heavy but they are emotionally rich and indicative of the kind of show Tales from the Loop wants to be.

It asks you to sit and soak it in. Don’t look at your phone, don’t think about the outside world for a minute. Like working on a puzzle or staring at a painting, Tales from the Loop is a dense experience you can get lost in.

If you ask us, that’s what we all need right now.

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charlieen on Tales from the Loop

Two episodes in and Tales from the Loop is very good. It feels less like Stranger Things and more like a kind of mumblecore Eerie Indiana. It’s downbeat, strange and beautifully shot.
— Charlie Etheridge-Nunn (@charlie_en) April 3, 2020

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bufocalvin on Eerie Indiana: the Other Dimension

“Eerie, Indiana” was the original “Stranger Things.” Why no reboot @joe_dante?
— Jane Nightshade, Writer (@JaneNightshade) April 1, 2020

I know you are talking about now, but there actually was a follow-on series (which had a bridge). I watched it within the past couple of years...Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension. Currently available on @PrimeVideo in the USA
— Bufo Calvin (@bufocalvin) April 1, 2020

Oh yes I heard of that now that you mention it. I thought it was the original series that was streaming on Prime?
— Jane Nightshade, Writer (@JaneNightshade) April 1, 2020

Both are streaming on PV, according to JustWatch pic.twitter.com/M2a1NOMiKC
— Bufo Calvin (@bufocalvin) April 1, 2020

Great - I’ll check the other one out. I own the box set of the original.
— Jane Nightshade, Writer (@JaneNightshade) April 1, 2020

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janenightshade on an Eerie Indiana reboot

“Eerie, Indiana” was the original “Stranger Things.” Why no reboot @joe_dante?
— Jane Nightshade, Writer (@JaneNightshade) April 1, 2020

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Paradoks on Czarny Staw/Black Pond

Czy nigdy nie zdarzyło się, że nie wiadomo z jakiego powodu nagle przebiegł Państwu po plecach zimny dreszcz? Są takie miejsca, które budzą strach, obawę przed tym, co się w nich kryje.

I taki jest Czarny Staw. To zbiornik wodny leżący w okolicy miasta o nazwie… Czarny Staw. Dziwne to miejsce, piękne i groźne. I, jak się okazuje, wręcz zabójcze.

Pierwszy tom serii dedykowanej głównie młodzieży ma właśnie swoją premierę. Inspiracją do jej napisania są lokalne legendy, zgrabnie zaadaptowane do czasów współczesnych.

Ale w książce zaczytali się i dorośli; na przykład Rafał Kosik, autor bestsellerów i lektur szkolnych napisał w swojej rekomendacji okładkowej: Jest strasznie, jest sensacyjnie, jest klimat. Czarny Staw wciąga.

Książkę polecają także byli miłośnicy serialu „Eerie Indiana” i aktualni „Stranger Things”. Na podstawie zainteresowania tą tematyką widać, co obecnie czytają (o ile w ogóle) i oglądają nastolatki.

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Daniel Clark on Eerie Indiana: the Other Dimension

Bowl cuts in the 90s were almost mandatory.

This show was called Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension.
It was kinda like Stranger Things, but less spooky, more quirky and very 90s. #tbt https://t.co/psYaHP1SgH
— Daniel Clark (@TheDanielClark) March 26, 2020

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CountGeekula on Eerie Indiana

Eerie Indiana. Cool title
— VinnieHarris94 (@Harris94Vinnie) March 24, 2020

Yep! Joe Dante directed several episodes of it! STRANGER THINGS way before it existed.
— 📽J.D.🎬 (@RadiatorJD) March 24, 2020

Very fun show from early 90s I wanna say?
— Nick (@CountGeekula) March 24, 2020

Yes. Kind of an X-FILES for kids.
— 📽J.D.🎬 (@RadiatorJD) March 24, 2020

Yep, but with a dose of that darkly absurdist/looney tunes Dante humour 😁
— Nick (@CountGeekula) March 24, 2020

Oh, definitely! That's what I love about it.
— 📽J.D.🎬 (@RadiatorJD) March 24, 2020

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RadiatorJD on Eerie Indiana

Eerie Indiana. Cool title
— VinnieHarris94 (@Harris94Vinnie) March 24, 2020

Yep! Joe Dante directed several episodes of it! STRANGER THINGS way before it existed.
— 📽J.D.🎬 (@RadiatorJD) March 24, 2020

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NicoleRosner7 on Eerie Indiana and Stranger Things

More online love for "Eerie, Indiana!" Why hasn't this been rebooted?? I'm available!https://t.co/8XZJLCwqtW
— Joe Dante (@joe_dante) March 21, 2020

The first Stranger Things.
— Nicole Rosner (@NicoleRosner7) March 21, 2020