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Stranger Things (season 1)
The first season of the American science fiction Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series ''Stranger Things'' premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016. The series was created by the Duffer brothers, Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. This season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp, Joe Keery, and Shannon Purser in recurring roles. The first season of ''Stranger Things'' received universal acclaim, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and acting (particularly that of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown, and Modine). Premise The first season begins on November 6, 1983, in a small town called Hawkins. Researchers at Hawkins National Laboratory open a rift to the "Upsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona Ryder
Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), professionally known as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. Originally playing quirky roles, she rose to prominence for her more diverse performances in various genres in the 1990s. She has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a BAFTA Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, and two Academy Awards. After Ryder's film debut in '' Lucas'' (1986), she gained attention with her performance in Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988). She further rose to prominence with major roles in ''Heathers'' (1989), ''Great Balls of Fire'' (1989), ''Mermaids'' (1990), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), and '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992). She garnered critical acclaim and two consecutive Academy Award nominations for her portrayals of socialite May Welland in Martin Scorsese's ''The Age of Innocence'' (1993) and Jo March in the fifth film adaptation of ''Little Women'' (1994). Her other f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Levy
Shawn Adam Levy (born July 23, 1968) is a Canadian film director, film producer, actor, and founder of 21 Laps Entertainment. He has worked across genres and is perhaps best known as the director of the ''Night at the Museum'' film franchise and primary producer of the Netflix series ''Stranger Things.'' Following early work as a television director, Levy gained recognition in the 2000s for directing comedy films like ''Big Fat Liar'' and ''Just Married'' before subsequently helming the ''Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther'', and ''Night at the Museum'' film franchises. In the early 2010s, he directed films including ''Date Night'' and ''Real Steel'', developed several comedy television pilots, and executive produced the ABC sitcom '' Last Man Standing''. Levy was a producer on the 2016 sci-fi film ''Arrival'', which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Since 2016, Levy has been an executive producer on the Netflix original series ''Stranger Things.'' He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington is a character from the Netflix television show ''Stranger Things'', portrayed by Joe Keery. While starting out as a typical unlikable jock, Steve has grown into a more protecting and caring character as the show has progressed, a development that has received widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike. This has led to him becoming one of the show’s most beloved and enduring characters; Steve is often regarded as the show's breakout character. Initially a part of the recurring cast, Keery was promoted to the main cast in the second season. Steve is a side antagonist turned protagonist at the end of season 1, and one of the main protagonists of season 2, season 3, and season 4. Fictional character biography Season 1 Steve is initially portrayed as a stereotypical 1980s popular “jock”; he has an antagonistic personality, yet attracts the attention and admiration of many students. Steve is shown to be dating Nancy Wheeler, but after he harasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Wheeler
Nancy Wheeler is a fictional character from the Netflix television show '' Stranger Things'', portrayed by Natalia Dyer. Nancy is the sister of Mike Wheeler, the girlfriend of Jonathan Byers, and the ex-girlfriend of Steve Harrington. Nancy starts investigating the disappearance of Will Byers when her friend Barbara Holland goes missing as well. She teams up with her future boyfriend Jonathan Byers to investigate Will and Barbara's disappearance, which leads to her discovery of the Upside Down, an alternate dimension. Nancy is also a playable character in the 2016 horror-themed video game ''Dead by Daylight''. Portrayal In an interview for ''Cosmopolitan'', Natalia Dyer reveals that she auditioned for the role twice and first thought she "bombed" the initial audition. Fictional character biography Season 1 Nancy is Ted and Karen Wheeler's oldest child. She has a younger brother, Mike, and younger sister, Holly. She is introduced as best friends with Barbara Hollan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleven (Stranger Things)
Eleven is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of the Netflix science fiction horror drama series ''Stranger Things'', written and produced by the Duffer Brothers. She is primarily portrayed by British actress Millie Bobby Brown. Eleven has psychokinetic and telepathic abilities, and is considered the breakout character of ''Stranger Things''. After being adopted by chief of police Jim Hopper, her legal name becomes Jane Hopper. Fictional character biography Eleven is the daughter of Teresa "Terry" Ives, and a participant in the Project MKUltra experiments conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Eleven appears to have been born a psychic with notable telekinetic and extrasensory abilities. However, when she uses these abilities to a significant degree, she becomes temporarily weakened and her nose bleeds. At birth, Eleven was taken away from her mother by Dr. Martin Brenner and was raised as a test subject in Hawkins National Laboratory in order to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Wheeler (Stranger Things)
Michael "Mike" Wheeler is a fictional character from the Netflix science fiction horror series '' Stranger Things''. He is one of the central characters in the series, acting as the leader of the main group of kids. Mike is portrayed by Finn Wolfhard. Casting and concept Noah Schnapp originally auditioned to play Mike in the show. Mike was designed by series creators Matt and Ross Duffer to be a prototypical 80s main character who is loyal and energetic while also innocent due to his young age. His progression through the show was a coming of age arc that is also similar to other 80s TV shows and movies that the Duffer brothers used as inspiration. Fictional character biography Season 1 At the beginning of the series, Mike is playing Dungeons & Dragons with his best friends, Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin), and Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) on November 6, 1983. That night, Will mysteriously disappears. The next day, Mike, Dustin, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVLine
''TVLine'' is a website devoted to information, news, and spoilers of television programs. History In late 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly''s Michael Ausiello announced that he would be leaving ''EW'' after nearly two years in their employ to establish a TV-centered website with PMC, the media company founded by Jay Penske. He later announced that fellow ''EW'' writer Michael Slezak, E! Online's Megan Masters, and ''TV Guide''s Matt Mitovich would be joining him in the venture. The site debuted January 5, 2011, and more than tripled initial expectations for internet traffic in its first six days. In early 2011 a report by TV by the Numbers analyzed the pageview ratings for four television websites: ''TVLine'', its sister site ''Deadline'', ''TheWrap'', and TV by the Numbers itself. With a high of just over 1 million daily pageviews, ''TVLine'' beat all three competitors. A similar report in summer 2012 compared ''TVLine'' again to three other websites: ''Deadline'', ''The Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Byers
Joyce Byers is a fictional character and one of the protagonists of the American science fiction horror streaming television series '' Stranger Things.'' She is portrayed by Winona Ryder. Within the series' narrative, Joyce is the single mother of series protagonists Will and Jonathan Byers. In Season 4, she becomes Eleven's guardian. Joyce Byers' character and Ryder's performance has been well-received by critics, and earned Ryder numerous awards and nominations. Characterization Ryder joined the cast of ''Stranger Things'' as Joyce in June 2015, along with David Harbour. Joyce was fashioned after Richard Dreyfuss's character Roy Neary in ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', as she appears "absolutely bonkers" to everyone else as she tries to find her son, Will. In December 2017, Ryder was revealed to be reprising her main role for the third season. Ryder also received a pay raise in the third season. Fictional character biography Season 1 In Season 1, Joyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bustle (magazine)
''Bustle'' is an online American women's magazine founded in August 2013 by Bryan Goldberg. It positions news and politics alongside articles about beauty, celebrities, and fashion trends. By September 2016, the website had 50 million monthly readers. History ''Bustle'' was founded by Bryan Goldberg in 2013. Previously, Goldberg co-founded the website Bleacher Report with a single million-dollar investment. He claimed that "women in their 20s have nothing to read on the Internet." ''Bustle'' was launched with $6.5 million in backing from Seed and Series A funding rounds. It surpassed 10 million monthly unique visitors in July 2014, placing it ahead of rival women-oriented sites such as '' Refinery29'', ''Rookie'' and ''xoJane''; it had the second greatest number of unique visitors after Gawker's ''Jezebel''. By 2015, ''Bustle'' had 46 full-time editorial staff and launched the parenting sister site ''Romper''. In September 2016, ''Bustle'' launched a redesign using the compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychokinesis
Psychokinesis (from grc, ψυχή, , soul and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), or telekinesis (from grc, τηλε, , far off and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing a person to influence a physical system without physical interaction. Psychokinesis experiments have historically been criticized for lack of proper controls and repeatability. There is no good evidence that psychokinesis is a real phenomenon, and the topic is generally regarded as pseudoscience. Etymology The word ''psychokinesis'' was coined in 1914 by American author Henry Holt in his book ''On the Cosmic Relations''. The term is a compound of the Greek words ψυχή (''psyche'') – meaning "mind", "soul", "spirit", or "breath" – and κίνησις (''kinesis'') – meaning "motion" or "movement". The American parapsychologist J. B. Rhine coined the term ''extra-sensory perception'' to describe receiving information paranormally from an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hopper (Stranger Things)
James Jim Hopper is a fictional character from the Netflix science fiction horror drama series ''Stranger Things''. He is the chief of police in Hawkins, Indiana, who, throughout the first three seasons, investigates the strange occurrences in the town. Hopper is portrayed by David Harbour. Fictional character biography James "Jim" Hopper, nicknamed "Hop", is the chief of Hawkins Police Department. Hopper has lived in Hawkins nearly all his life, having attended high school with Joyce Byers and Bob Newby. Hopper served in the Chemical Corps during the Vietnam War, where he worked with Agent Orange, an experience he believes to have led to his daughter Sara’s fatal illness. Hopper was married to Diane and they had a daughter together, Sara. They divorced after his young daughter died of cancer, which caused him to lapse into alcohol and drug addiction to numb his grief. For a few years after Sara's death, he was a homicide detective in New York City before moving back to Haw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
