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Strangers Things Losing Popularity

Author Aimee Thomas
Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Sadie Sink, Maya Hawke, Noah Schnapp, Priah Ferguson and Brett Gelman attend as Netflix Hosts "Stranger Things" Los Angeles FYSEE Event at Netflix FYSee Space on May 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

It’s been almost 10 years since Netflix’s Stranger Things came crashing into our worlds and making us wonder if maybe we are living in the Upside down world ourselves. Almost a decade? Can you believe that? Season 1 of Stranger Things came out in July of 2016 and we still only have seen 4 seasons in 8 years.

Seasons 1 and 2 were back to back 2016 and 2017. Then we had to wait about 2 years for season 3. Not too bad and not necessarily abnormal for streaming shows. But then they made us wait 3 years between seasons 3 and 4 and now 4 years between season 4 and the final season 5. Do you think that the time between seasons hurts or helps series?

Am I the only one annoyed?

As the consumer I get so annoyed at the lapse in time that we have to wait to see our favorite shows new seasons and forget what I did or watched yesterday let alone what happened in my favorite shows 4 years ago. In all honesty, for me, if I didn’t see how it ended I wouldnt lose sleep and I feel like a lot of people feel the same way that I do. But it keeps doing well every time it releases a new season no matter how much times goes by between seasons. When they release new seasons they get new fans of the show and it’s trending leading up to the release so I guess they know what they are doing.

Stranger Things: The official store, here in Las Vegas continues to gain popularity. I haven’t been to the store yet but everyone I know who has gone says it’s pretty dang cool. It’s an imersive shopping experience and it’s themed around Stranger Things and their awesome set locations. It’s open Monday through Friday from 10a – 9p and Sunday from 10a – 7p. Walk-ins only.

Don’t get me wrong I am going to watch season 5 when it does come out at end of 2025 begining of 2026 (I know… it’s going to be a while, they just started production), but I just wish they would get some pep in their step.

Signed, a person who misses Stranger Things.

Aimee Thomas is the morning show co-host of Aimee + Shawn on 102.7 VGS. She has been VGS since the birth of the station in 2022 and has been with Beasley Media Group for nine years doing mornings at various stations in the cluster. Before working in radio Aimee was a bartender at a local restaurant in Las Vegas when a local radio veteran thought she would be perfect in radio because of her crazy stories, knowledge of pop culture, and contagious laugh. Aimee loves writing about new recipes she creates in her kitchen, her favorite artists and actors, and being a mom of two boys.

Netflix Celebrates 25th Anniversary: Here Are Their Best Originals Of All Time

Netflix is celebrating its 25th anniversary today (August 29). Originally starting out in 1997 as a DVD rental service via mail, offering members unlimited DVD rentals without due dates, late fees, or monthly rental limits.

Ten years later in 2007, Netflix adapted and joined streaming, marking the start of binge-watching. Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Arrested Development and Hemlock Grove are the first slate of original series programming in 2013 and since then, the streaming giant has put out some of the best television to date. Check out the company’s video, which tells their story.

See our 22 favorite Netflix original series, ranked, below:

  • BoJack Horseman

    Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the ’90s … 20 years later. Set in an L.A. where humans and anthropomorphic animal-people coexist, BoJack Horseman is about one man (well, horse-man) who peaked too early and must figure out what to do next.

  • I Am Not Okay With This

    Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

  • Russian Doll

    https://youtu.be/QvEyUOoLehI

    After enduring the wildest night of their lives — over and over — Nadia and Alan stumble into another bewildering existential adventure.

  • Don't F--k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

    A twisted criminal’s gruesome videos drive a group of amateur online sleuths to launch a risky manhunt that pulls them into a dark underworld.

  • Big Mouth

    The series centers on teens based on Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg’s upbringing in suburban New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional younger self. Big Mouth explores puberty while embracing a frankness about the human body and sex.

  • Sex Education

    Insecure Otis has all the answers when it comes to sex advice, thanks to his therapist mom. So rebel Maeve proposes a school sex-therapy clinic.

  • The End of the F---ing World

    A budding teen psychopath and a rebel hungry for adventure embark on a star-crossed road trip in this darkly comic series based on a graphic novel.

  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

    Half witch. Half mortal. On her 16th birthday, Sabrina has to make a choice between the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends. With her aunties, her cat Salem, and her boyfriend Harvey Kinkle, Sabrina will face horrors and new adventures in the mysterious town of Greendale.

  • You

    https://youtu.be/xAN1ThhTWsE

    A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.

  • The Witcher

    https://youtu.be/TJFVV2L8GKs

    Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

  • The Haunting of Hill House

    Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

  • Sense8

    One moment links 8 minds in disparate parts of the world, putting 8 strangers in each other’s lives, each other’s secrets, and in terrible danger. Though the first season was phenomenal, the second season fell short and the series was cancelled.

  • The Last Kingdom

    As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred — born a Saxon but raised by Vikings — seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.

  • Peaky Blinders

    A notorious gang in 1919 Birmingham, England, is led by the fierce Tommy Shelby, a crime boss set on moving up in the world no matter the cost.

  • The Umbrella Academy

    Reunited by their father’s death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.

  • The Queen's Gambit

    In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.

  • Stranger Things

    https://youtu.be/yQEondeGvKo

    Stranger Things is an American sci-fi television series created by the Duffer Brothers first released in 2016. When Will Byers vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.

  • Love, Death & Robots

    Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.

  • Squid Game

    Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.

  • Orange Is The New Black

    From Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, Orange is the New Black is a Netflix original series based on Piper Kerman’s memoir about her year in a women’s prison.

  • Ozark

    A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.

  • Black Mirror

    This sci-fi anthology series explores a twisted, high-tech near-future where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.

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