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neonvincent ([personal profile] neonvincent) wrote2018-07-25 12:18 am

Michigan State University on Nostalgia in 'Stranger Things'

Two days ago, I kicked off my entry on 1980s nostalgia fueling at least four Netflix "original" series by mentioning "Stranger Things."  I'm not alone in noticing that about the show.  Michigan State University posted a video on that very subject last year.  Here it is.


Just in time for Netflix’s “Stranger Things” season two premiere, Michigan State University Professor Gary Hoppenstand travels back to the 1980s to analyze the strange and supernatural world of the Upside Down. Hoppenstand, professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters, is an expert on pop culture and film studies. He discusses why ‘80s nostalgia is a powerful tool in “Stranger Things.”


"Stranger Things" has 12 Emmy nominations, so I will write about them on Crazy Eddie's Motie News and may just recycle this video, along with two others from MSU.

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