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Three thoughts going into the Stranger Things 4 season finale:
One, despite being “off the air” for three whole years, the series remains as popular as it ever was, packing the cultural oomph to propel a Kate Bush single from 1985 into the #1 spot and have everybody singing it.
Two, I’ve noticed that when you mention any new story about a bunch of kids saving the world, people don’t assume you’re ripping off The Goonies or ET anymore. They say you’re ripping off Stranger Things. The IP has become so popular that it’s replacing what inspired it. The same happened with Star Wars, which was inspired by old space epics like Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, but soon took their place.
Three, despite spending billions and billions, so far Netflix has failed to come up with anything else that hits this kind of cross-generational cultural impact. They’ve made shows that are popular with adults, and popular with kids, but never both at once, or on this level.
I mean, just….think about all that...
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