Podcast appearances and mentions of Shannon Purser

https://bbvproductions.co.uk/products/Faction-Paradox-The-Confession-of-Brother-Signet-AUDIO-DOWNLOAD-p389922366 The first season of the American science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016. The series was created by the 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 critical acclaim, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and performances (particularly those of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown, Heaton 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 "Upside Down," an alternate dimension that reflects the real world. A monstrous humanoid creature escapes and abducts a boy named Will Byers and a teenage girl. Will's mother, Joyce, and the town's police chief, Jim Hopper, search for Will. At the same time, a young psychokinetic girl who goes by the name "Eleven" escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair, in their efforts to find Will.[1] Cast and characters See also: List of Stranger Things characters Main cast Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers[2] David Harbour as Jim Hopper[2] Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler[3] Millie Bobby Brown[3] as Eleven ("El") Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson[3] Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair[3] Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler[3] Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers[3][4][5] Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler[6] Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner[7] Recurring Noah Schnapp as Will Byers Joe Keery as Steve Harrington Shannon Purser as Barbara "Barb" Holland[8] Joe Chrest as Ted Wheeler Ross Partridge as Lonnie Byers[9] Rob Morgan as Officer Powell John Paul Reynolds as Officer Callahan Randy Havens as Scott Clarke Catherine Dyer as Connie Frazier Aimee Mullins as Terry Ives[10] Amy Seimetz as Becky Ives Peyton Wich as Troy[11] Tony Vaughn as Principal Coleman Charles Lawlor as Mr. Melvald Tinsley and Anniston Price as Holly Wheeler Cade Jones as James Chester Rushing as Tommy H. Chelsea Talmadge as Carol Glennellen Anderson as Nicole Cynthia Barrett as Marsha Holland Jerri Tubbs as Diane Hopper Elle Graham as Sara Hopper Chris Sullivan as Benny Hammond Tobias Jelinek as lead agent Robert Walker-Branchaud as repairman agent Susan Shalhoub Larkin as Florence ("Flo") Episodes See also: List of Stranger Things episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original release date 1 1 "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 On November 6, 1983, in Hawkins, Indiana, a scientist is attacked by an unseen creature at a U.S. government laboratory. 12-year-old Will Byers encounters the creature and mysteriously vanishes while cycling home from a Dungeons & Dragons session with his friends Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson and Lucas Sinclair. The following day, Will's single mother Joyce Byers reports his disappearance to the police chief Jim Hopper, who starts a search but assures Joyce that almost all missing children are quickly found. The lab's director, Dr. Martin Brenner, investigates an organic substance oozing from the lab's basement, claiming that "the girl" cannot have gone far. A nervous young girl wearing a hospital gown wanders into a local diner. The owner, Benny, finds a tattoo of "011" on her arm and learns that her name is Eleven. Brenner, monitoring the phone lines, sends agents to the diner after Benny calls social services. The agents kill Benny, but Eleven manages to escape using telekinetic abilities. Joyce's phone short circuits after receiving a mysterious phone call that she believes is from Will. While searching for Will in the woods, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas come across Eleven. 2 2 "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street" The Duffer Brothers The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 The boys bring Eleven to Mike's house, where they disagree on what to do. Mike formulates a plan for Eleven to pretend to be a runaway and seek help from his mother, Karen. Eleven refuses, however, revealing that "bad men" are after her. Will's brother Jonathan visits his estranged father Lonnie in Indianapolis to search for Will, but Lonnie rebuffs him. Hopper's search party discovers a scrap of hospital gown near the lab. After recognizing Will in a photograph and demonstrating her telekinesis, Eleven convinces the boys to trust her, as they believe she can find Will. Using the Dungeons & Dragons board, Eleven indicates that Will is on the "Upside Down" side of the board and is being hunted by the "Demogorgon" (the creature). Mike's sister Nancy and her friend Barbara 'Barb' Holland go to a party with Nancy's boyfriend Steve Harrington. Searching for Will near Steve's house, Jonathan secretly photographs the party. Joyce receives another call from Will, hears music playing from his stereo, and sees a creature coming through the wall. Left alone by the swimming pool, Barb is attacked by the Demogorgon and vanishes. 3 3 "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly" Shawn Levy Jessica Mecklenburg July 15, 2016 Barb awakens in the Upside Down: a decaying, overgrown alternate dimension. She attempts to escape but is attacked by the Demogorgon. Joyce believes Will is communicating through pulses in light bulbs. Hopper visits Hawkins Lab, and the staff permits him to view doctored security footage from the night Will vanished, leading Hopper to investigate Brenner and discover his involvement with Project MKUltra and that a woman named Terry Ives alleged years earlier that Brenner took her daughter. Eleven recalls Brenner, whom she calls "Papa," punishing her for refusing to hurt a cat telekinetically. Steve destroys Jonathan's camera after discovering the photos from the party. Nancy later recovers a photo of Barb, simultaneously realizing that Barb is missing. Returning to Steve's house to investigate, Nancy finds Barb's untouched Volkswagen and encounters the Demogorgon but manages to escape. Joyce paints an alphabetic board on her wall with Christmas lights, allowing Will to sign to her that he is "RIGHT HERE" and that she needs to "RUN" as the Demogorgon comes through the wall. Believing Eleven knows where Will is, the boys ask her to lead them to him. Eleven leads them, to their frustration, to Will's house. From there they follow emergency vehicles to a nearby quarry just as Will's body is recovered from the water. 4 4 "Chapter Four: The Body" Shawn Levy Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Joyce refuses to believe that the body found at the quarry is Will's. Mike feels betrayed by Eleven until she proves that Will is still alive, channeling his voice through Mike's walkie-talkie. The boys theorize that Eleven could use a ham radio at their school to communicate with Will. Nancy notices a figure behind Barb in Jonathan's photo, which Jonathan realizes matches his mother's description of the Demogorgon. Nancy tells the police about Barb's disappearance. She later fights with Steve, who only cares about not getting in trouble with his father. Hopper has suspicions regarding the authenticity of the body found in the quarry when he learns that the usual coroner was sent home. Hopper confronts the state trooper who found it and beats him until he admits he was ordered to lie. The boys sneak Eleven into their school to use the radio, while Joyce hears Will's voice through her living room wall. Tearing away the wallpaper, she sees him. Eleven uses the radio to channel Will talking to his mother. Hopper goes to the morgue and finds that the body is a fake, and, suspecting that Brenner is responsible, breaks into the lab. 5 5 "Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat" The Duffer Brothers Alison Tatlock July 15, 2016 Hopper searches the lab before being knocked out by the lab's guards. The boys ask their science teacher, Mr. Clarke, if it would be possible to travel between alternate dimensions, to which he answers that there could be a theoretical "gate" between dimensions. Hopper awakens at his house and finds a hidden microphone, realizing that Joyce was right the whole time. The boys follow their compasses, searching for a gate that could disrupt the Earth's electromagnetic field. Eleven recalls memories of being placed in a sensory-deprivation tank to telepathically eavesdrop on a man speaking Russian; while listening, she came across the Demogorgon. Fearing another encounter with the Demogorgon, Eleven redirects the compasses. Lucas misinterprets this as an act of betrayal, leading Mike and Lucas to fight and Eleven to telekinetically fling Lucas away from Mike. While Dustin and Mike tend to the unconscious Lucas, Eleven runs off. Nancy and Jonathan formulate a plan to kill the Demogorgon. While searching in the woods, they come across a small gate to the Upside Down. Nancy crawls through it but inadvertently draws the Demogorgon's attention. Jonathan unsuccessfully tries to look for Nancy, as the gate to the Upside Down begins to close. 6 6 "Chapter Six: The Monster" The Duffer Brothers Jessie Nickson-Lopez July 15, 2016 Jonathan pulls Nancy back through the gate. That night, Nancy is afraid to be alone and asks Jonathan to stay in her bedroom. Steve, attempting to reconcile with Nancy, sees them together through her bedroom window and assumes they are dating. Joyce and Hopper track down Terry Ives, who is catatonic and tended by her sister Becky. Becky explains that Terry was a Project MKUltra participant while unknowingly pregnant and that Terry believes Brenner kidnapped her daughter Jane at birth due to her supposed telekinetic and telepathic abilities. Nancy and Jonathan stockpile weapons to kill the Demogorgon, theorizing that it is attracted by blood. Steve is brutally beaten up in a fistfight with Jonathan after he insults Will and calls Nancy a slut. Jonathan is arrested and held at the police station for beating up Steve and inadvertently punching one of the responding officers in the face. Eleven walks into a grocery store and shoplifts several boxes of Eggo waffles. Searching for Eleven, Mike and Dustin are ambushed by two bullies but are rescued by her, as she uses her powers to break one bully's arm after he attempts to kill Mike. Eleven collapses and recalls being asked by Brenner to contact the Demogorgon and, in her terror, inadvertently opening the gate. She tearfully admits to Mike that she is responsible for allowing the Demogorgon to enter this dimension. Lucas sees agents, who have tracked down Eleven, preparing to ambush Mike's house. 7 7 "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" The Duffer Brothers Justin Doble July 15, 2016 Lucas warns Mike that agents are searching for Eleven. Mike, Dustin, and Eleven flee the house. Eleven telekinetically flips one of the vans that block their path as the kids escape. Lucas reconciles with Mike and Eleven, and the kids hide in the junkyard. Nancy and Jonathan reveal their knowledge of the Demogorgon to Joyce and Hopper. Hopper also learns that Eleven is with the kids. The group contacts the kids, and everyone meets at the Byers' house. Joyce and Hopper realize that Eleven is Jane Ives. The group asks Eleven to search for Will and Barb telepathically, but her earlier feats have weakened her. They break into the middle school and build a makeshift sensory deprivation tank to amplify Eleven's powers. After telepathically entering the Upside Down again, Eleven finds Barb dead and Will alive, hiding in the Upside Down version of his backyard fort. Realizing that the gate is in the basement of the lab, Hopper and Joyce break into the lab and are apprehended by security guards. Nancy and Jonathan sneak into the police station to retrieve the weapons they purchased previously, planning to lure and kill the Demogorgon. In the Upside Down, the Demogorgon breaks into Will's fort. 8 8 "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" The Duffer Brothers Story by : Paul Dichter Teleplay by : The Duffer Brothers July 15, 2016 Hopper, haunted by the death of his daughter Sara from cancer years earlier, gives up Eleven's location to Brenner, who in exchange allows Hopper and Joyce to enter the Upside Down to rescue Will. Nancy and Jonathan cut their hands to attract the Demogorgon at the Byers' house. Steve, intending to apologize to Jonathan about their fight, arrives just as the Demogorgon appears. Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan fight the Demogorgon and light it on fire, forcing it to retreat to the Upside Down. Meanwhile, Eleven and the boys hide in the middle school when Brenner and his agents arrive to kidnap Eleven; she kills most of them before collapsing from exhaustion. As Brenner and his remaining agents pin Eleven and the boys down, the Demogorgon appears, attracted by the dead agents' blood, and attacks Brenner and the remaining agents as the boys escape with Eleven. Hopper and Joyce enter the Upside Down's version of the Hawkins library, where they encounter several corpses of the Demogorgon's victims, including Barb, and find Will unconscious with a tendril down his throat. Hopper revives him using CPR after removing the tendril. The Demogorgon corners the kids, but Eleven recovers from her exhaustion and disintegrates it, causing them both to disappear. Will recovers in the hospital, reuniting with his family and friends. One month later, it is Christmas and Nancy is back together with Steve, and both are friends with Jonathan. Will coughs up a slug-like creature and has a vision of the Upside Down, but hides this from his family. Production Development Ross (left) and Matt Duffer, the creators of the series Stranger Things was created by Matt and Ross Duffer, known professionally as the Duffer Brothers.[12] The two had completed writing and producing their 2015 film Hidden, which they had tried to emulate the style of M. Night Shyamalan, however, due to changes at Warner Bros., its distributor, the film did not see a wide release and the Duffers were unsure of their future.[13] To their surprise, television producer Donald De Line approached them, impressed with Hidden's script, and offered them the opportunity to work on episodes of Wayward Pines alongside Shyamalan. The brothers were mentored by Shyamalan during the episode's production so that when they finished, they felt they were ready to produce their own television series.[14] The Duffer Brothers prepared a script that would essentially be similar to the series' actual pilot episode, along with a 20-page pitch book to help shop the series around for a network.[15] They pitched the story to a number of cable networks, all of which rejected the script on the basis that they felt a plot centered around children as leading characters would not work, asking them to make it a children's show or to drop the children and focus on Hopper's investigation in the paranormal.[14] In early 2015, Dan Cohen, the VP of 21 Laps Entertainment, brought the script to his colleague Shawn Levy. They subsequently invited The Duffer Brothers to their office and purchased the rights for the series, giving full authorship of it to the brothers. After reading the pilot, the streaming service Netflix purchased the whole season for an undisclosed amount;[16] the show was subsequently announced for a planned 2016 release by Netflix in early April 2015.[17] The Duffer Brothers stated that at the time they had pitched to Netflix, the service had already been recognized for its original programming, such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, with well-recognized producers behind them, and were ready to start giving upcoming producers like them a chance.[15] The brothers started to write out the series and brought Levy and Cohen in as executive producers to start casting and filming.[18] The series was originally known as Montauk, as the setting of the script was in Montauk, New York and nearby Long Beach locations.[17][19] The brothers had chosen Montauk as it had further Spielberg ties with the film Jaws, where Montauk was used for the fictional setting of Amity Island.[20] After deciding to change the narrative of the series to take place in the fictional town of Hawkins instead, the brothers felt they could now do things to the town, such as placing it under quarantine, that they really could not envision with a real location.[20] With the change in location, they had to come up with a new title for the series under the direction from Netflix's Ted Sarandos so that they could start marketing it to the public. The brothers started by using a copy of Stephen King's Firestarter novel to consider the title's font and appearance and came up with a long list of potential alternatives. Stranger Things came about as it sounded similar to another King novel, Needful Things, though Matt noted they still had a "lot of heated arguments" over this final title.[21] Writing The idea of Stranger Things started with how the brothers felt they could take the concept of the 2013 film Prisoners, detailing the moral struggles a father goes through when his daughter is kidnapped, and expand it out over eight or so hours in a serialized television approach. As they focused on the missing child aspect of the story, they wanted to introduce the idea of "childlike sensibilities" they could offer and toyed around with the idea of a monster that could consume humans. The brothers thought the combination of these things "was the best thing ever". To introduce this monster into the narrative, they considered "bizarre experiments we had read about taking place in the Cold War" such as Project MKUltra, which gave a way to ground the monster's existence in science rather than something spiritual. This also helped them to decide on using 1983 as the time period, as it was a year before the film Red Dawn came out, which focused on Cold War paranoia.[14] Subsequently, they were able to use all their own personal inspirations from the 1980s, the decade they were born, as elements of the series,[14][22] crafting it in the realm of science fiction and horror.[23] The Duffer Brothers have cited as influence for the show (among others): Stephen King novels; films produced by Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas and Guillermo del Toro; films such as Alien and Stand by Me; Japanese anime such as Akira and Elfen Lied; and video games such as Silent Hill and The Last of Us.[21][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] With Netflix as the platform, The Duffer Brothers were not limited to a typical 22-episode format, opting for the eight-episode approach. They had been concerned that a 22-episode season on broadcast television would be difficult to "tell a cinematic story" with that many episodes. Eight episodes allowed them to give time to characterization in addition to narrative development; if they had less time available, they would have had to remain committed to telling a horror film as soon as the monster was introduced and abandon the characterization.[15] Within the eight episodes, the brothers aimed to make the first season "feel like a big movie" with all the major plot lines completed so that "the audience feels satisfied", but left enough unresolved to indicate "there's a bigger mythology, and there's a lot of dangling threads at the end", something that could be explored in further seasons if Netflix opted to create more.[32] While explaining their intentions for the show, the Duffers adamantly stated their intentions to not explain the mythology in the show so they could leave a mystery and lot for the audience to speculate over their lack of understanding by the season finale, which they accepted but asked to be explained about at the very least, which they found like a really good exercise as they spent quite a bit of time with their writers' room figuring out exactly what the Upside Down would actually consist for, writing a 20-page mythology document whose details wouldn't be clarified for the audience until the show's fifth and final season.[33] Regarding writing for the children characters of the series, The Duffer Brothers considered themselves as outcasts from other students while in high school and thus found it easy to write for Mike Wheeler and his friends, and particularly for Barbara "Barb" Holland.[21] Joyce Byers 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 Byers.[34] Other characters, such as Billy in the second season, have more villainous attributes that are not necessarily obvious from the onset; Matt explained that they took further inspiration from Stephen King for these characters, as King "always has really great human villains" that may be more malicious than the supernatural evil.[35] Casting The Duffers cast David Harbour as Sheriff Hopper believing this was his opportunity to play a lead character in a work. In June 2015, it was announced that Winona Ryder and David Harbour had joined the series as Joyce and as the unnamed chief of police, respectively.[2] The brothers' casting director Carmen Cuba had suggested Ryder for the role of Joyce, which the two were immediately drawn to because of her prominence in 1980s films.[14] Levy believed Ryder could "wretch up the emotional urgency and yet find layers and nuance and different sides of [Joyce]". Ryder praised that the show's multiple storylines required her to act for Joyce as "she's out of her mind, but she's actually kind of onto something", and that the producers had faith she could pull off the difficult role.[36] Upon being offered the role, Ryder felt intrigued at being given the pilot's script due to know knowing what streaming was and finding it "terrifying", with her sole condition to the Duffers for accepting the role being that, if a Beetlejuice sequel ever materialized as she and Tim Burton had been discussing since 2000, they had to let her take a break to shoot it, a condition the Duffers agreed and ultimately proved to work out when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was greenlighted years later.[37] The Duffer Brothers had been interested in Harbour before, who until Stranger Things primarily had smaller roles as villainous characters, and they felt that he had been "waiting too long for this opportunity" to play a lead, while Harbour himself was thrilled by the script and the chance to play "a broken, flawed, anti-hero character".[21][38] Additional casting followed two months later with Finn Wolfhard as Mike, Millie Bobby Brown in an undisclosed role, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, and Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers]].[3] In September 2015, Cara Buono joined the cast as Karen Wheeler,[6] followed by Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner a month later.[7] Additional cast who recur for the first season include Noah Schnapp as Will,[3][5] Shannon Purser as Barbara "Barb" Holland,[8] Joe Keery as Steve Harrington,[39][5] and Ross Partridge as Lonnie Byers,[9] among others. Actors auditioning for the children's roles read lines from Stand By Me.[14] The Duffer Brothers estimated they went through about a thousand different child actors for the roles. They noted that Wolfhard was already "a movie buff" of the films from the 1980s period and easily filled the role, while they found Matarazzo's audition to be much more authentic than most of the other audition tapes, and selected him after a single viewing of his audition tape.[15] As casting was started immediately after Netflix greenlit the show, and prior to the scripts being fully completed, this allowed some of the actors' takes on the roles to reflect into the script. The casting of the young actors for Will and his friends had been done just after the first script was completed, and subsequent scripts incorporated aspects from these actors.[32] The brothers said Modine provided significant input on the character of Dr. Brenner, whom they had not really fleshed out before as they considered him the hardest character to write for given his limited appearances within the narrative.[34] Filming The brothers had desired to film the series around the Long Island area to match the initial Montauk concept. However, with filming scheduled to take place in November 2015, it was difficult to shoot in Long Island in the cold weather, and the production started scouting locations in and around the Atlanta, Georgia area. The brothers, who grew up in North Carolina, found many places that reminded them of their own childhoods in that area, and felt the area would work well with the narrative shift to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.[20] The filming of the first season began on September 25, 2015, and was extensively done in Atlanta, Georgia, with The Duffer Brothers and Levy handling the direction of individual episodes.[40] Jackson served as the basis of the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.[41][42] Other shooting locations included the Georgia Mental Health Institute as the Hawkins National Laboratory site, Bellwood Quarry, Patrick Henry High School in Stockbridge, Georgia, for the middle and high school scenes,[43] Emory University's Continuing Education Department, the former city hall in Douglasville, Georgia, Georgia International Horse Park, the probate court in Butts County, Georgia, Old East Point Library and East Point First Baptist Church in East Point, Georgia, Fayetteville, Georgia, Stone Mountain Park, Palmetto, Georgia, and Winston, Georgia.[44] Set work was done at Screen Gem Studios in Atlanta.[44] The series was filmed with a Red Dragon digital camera.[34] Filming for the first season concluded in early 2016.[41] While filming, the brothers tried to capture shots that could be seen as homages to many of the 1980s references they recalled. Their goal was not necessarily to fill the work with these references, but instead to make the series seem to the viewer like a 1980s film.[21] They spent little time reviewing those works and instead went by memory. Matt further recognized that some of their filming homages were not purposely done but were found to be very comparable, as highlighted by a fan-made video comparing the show to several 1980s works side by side.[14][45] Matt commented on the video that "Some were deliberate and some were subconscious."[14] The brothers recognized that many of the iconic scenes from these 1980s films, such as with Poltergeist, was about "taking a very ordinary object that people deal with every day, their television set, and imbuing it with something otherworldly", leading to the idea of using the Christmas light strings for Will to communicate with Joyce.[21] The brothers attributed much of the 1980s feel to set and costume designers and the soundtrack composers that helped to recreate the era for them.[14] Lynda Reiss, the head of props, had about a $220,000 budget, similar to most films, to acquire artifacts of the 1980s, using eBay and searching through flea markets and estate sales around the Atlanta area. The bulk of the props were original items from the 1980s with only a few pieces, such as the Dungeons & Dragons books made as replicas.[46] Visual effects To create the aged effect for the series, a film grain was added over the footage, which was captured by scanning in film stock from the 1980s.[34] The Duffers wanted to scare the audience, but not to necessarily make the show violent or gory, following in line with how the 1980s Amblin Entertainment films drove the creation of the PG-13 movie rating. It was "much more about mood and atmosphere and suspense and dread than they are about gore", though they were not afraid to push into more scary elements, particularly towards the end of the first season.[34] The brothers had wanted to avoid any computer-generated effects for the monster and other parts of the series and stay with practical effects. However, the six-month filming time left them little time to plan out and test practical effects rigs for some of the shots. They went with a middle ground of using constructed props including one for the monster whenever they could, but for other shots, such as when the monster bursts through a wall, they opted to use digital effects. Post-production on the first season was completed the week before it was released on Netflix.[14] The title sequence uses closeups of the letters in the Stranger Things title with a red tint against a black background as they slide into place within the title. The sequence was created by the studio Imaginary Forces, formerly part of R/GA, led by creative director Michelle Doughtey.[47] Levy introduced the studio to The Duffer Brothers, who explained their vision of the 1980s-inspired show, which helped the studio to fix the concept the producers wanted. Later, but prior to filming, the producers sent Imaginary Forces the pilot script, the synth-heavy background music for the titles, as well as the various book covers from King and other authors that they had used to establish the title and imagery, and were looking for a similar approach for the show's titles, primarily using a typographical sequence. They took inspiration from several title sequences of works from the 1980s that were previously designed by Richard Greenberg under R/GA, such as Altered States and The Dead Zone. They also got input from Dan Perri, who worked on the title credits of several 1980s films. Various iterations included having letters vanish, to reflect the "missing" theme of the show, and having letters cast shadows on others, alluding to the mysteries, before settling into the sliding letters. The studio began working on the title sequence before filming and took about a month off during the filming process to let the producers get immersed in the show and come back with more input. Initially, they had been working with various fonts for the title and used close-ups of the best features of these fonts, but near the end the producers wanted to work with ITC Benguiat, requiring them to rework those shots. The final sequence is fully computer-generated, but they took inspiration from testing some practical effects, such as using Kodalith masks as would have been done in the 1980s, to develop the appropriate filters for the rendering software. The individual episode title cards used a "fly-through" approach, similar to the film Bullitt, which the producers had suggested to the studio.[48] Music Main articles: Music of Stranger Things and Stranger Things (soundtrack) The Stranger Things original soundtrack was composed by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the electronic band Survive.[49] It makes extensive use of synthesizers in homage to 1980s artists and film composers including Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Goblin, John Carpenter, Giorgio Moroder, and Fabio Frizzi.[50] According to Stein and Dixon, The Duffer Brothers had been fans of Survive's music, and used their song "Dirge" for the mock trailer that was used to sell the show to Netflix.[49][51] Once the show was green-lit, the Duffers contacted Survive around July 2015 to ask if they were still doing music; the two provided the production team with dozens of songs from their band's past to gain their interest, helping to land them the role.[49] Once aboard, the two worked with producers to select some of their older music to rework for the show, while developing new music, principally with character motifs.[51] The two had been hired before the casting process, so their motif demos were used and played over the actors' audition tapes, aiding in the casting selection.[51][52] The show's theme is based on an unused work Stein composed much earlier that ended up in the library of work they shared with the production staff, who thought that with some reworking would be good for the opening credits.[49] The first season's original soundtrack, consisting of 75 songs from Dixon and Stein split across two volumes, was released by Lakeshore Records. Digital release and streaming options were released on August 10 and 19, 2016 for the two volumes, respectively, while retail versions were available on September 16 and 23, 2016.[53][54] In addition to original music, Stranger Things features period music from artists including The Clash, Toto, New Order, The Bangles, Foreigner, Echo and the Bunnymen, Peter Gabriel and Corey Hart, as well as excerpts from Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter and Vangelis.[54][55] In particular, The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was specifically picked to play at pivotal moments of the story, such as when Will is trying to communicate with Joyce from the Upside Down.[54] Music supervisor Nora Felder felt the song "furthered the story" and called it an additional, unseen, main character of the season.[56]

Nicole Rafiee didn't realize she had OCD, partly because TV and movies told her it only looked like spotless kitchens, color-coded closets, or a punchline. Meanwhile, her experience was constant spirals, intrusive thoughts, and panic that never showed up in media. In this video, she calls out the rare times celebrities actually get it right. From Jennette McCurdy to Jenna Ortega, John Green, and Shannon Purser, these are the stories that cut through the stereotypes and reflect what OCD really feels like.Nicole's OCD therapy was Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy — the most effective treatment for OCD. If you want to explore options with ERP, book a free 15-minute call at https://learn.nocd.com/YTFollow us on social media:https://www.instagram.com/treatmyocd/https://twitter.com/treatmyocdhttps://www.tiktok.com/@treatmyocd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We present our review of Stranger Things (Season 1)!The first season of the American science fiction, horror drama television series Stranger Things premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016.[1] The series was created by the 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 was widely praised, in particular for its originality, homages to the 1980s, characterization, tone, visuals, and acting (particularly those of Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown and Modine).Disclaimer: The following may contain offensive language, adult humor, and/or content that some viewers may find offensive – The views and opinions expressed by any one speaker does not explicitly or necessarily reflect or represent those of Mark Radulich or W2M Network.Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things:https://linktr.ee/markkind76alsohttps://www.teepublic.com/user/radulich-in-broadcasting-networkFB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSWTiktok: @markradulichtwitter: @MarkRadulichInstagram: markkind76RIBN Album Playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/91d704c9-d1ea-45a0-9ffe-5069497bad59 

“He is the hottest hoarder you've ever seen!” - Steve on Ryan Phillippe's character On this week's episode, the 2025 Listener Request Month comes to a close with a rowdy discussion about the ridiculously tame PG-13 horror movie, Wish Upon! Why on Earth did they care about avoiding an R rating with this fake Final Destination movie? What is with all the dumpster diving? Why couldn't this wish box talk or be accompanied by a ghost or something? And where is literally any faculty administrator with all the bullying going down at this school? PLUS: How can one be a slut for wontons?  Wish Upon stars Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Mitchell Slaggert, Shannon Purser, Sydney Park, Elisabeth Röhm, Alice Lee, and Sherilyn Fenn as Mrs. Deluca; directed by John R. Leonetti. This week's episode is sponsored in part by Huel! New customers visit Huel.com SLASH WHM today and use our code WHM to get 15% off your first order plus a Free Gift! Tickets are on sale now for our three-night residency during the Oxford Comedy Festival! We'll be doing six shows over three nights from July 18 through 20, doing shows like WHM, W❤️M, The Nexus, The Gleep Glossary, and Animation Damnation! Tickets are going fast, so friends over there, snag your tix!  Throughout 2025, we'll be donating 100% of our earnings from our merch shop to the Center for Reproductive Rights. So head over and check out all these masterful designs and see what tickles your fancy! Shirts? Phone cases? Canvas prints? We got all that and more! Check it out and kick in for a good cause! Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

Interview by Angela CroudaceTim Kasher, the visionary frontman of Omaha-based band Cursive, delved into the creative journey behind their tenth album, Devourer. "We're pretty stoked on it," Kasher remarked, reflecting on the extensive work that went into this release following a four-year hiatus since their last album in 2019.Kasher described the album as a significant departure from the band's previous two releases, Vitriola and Get Fixed, which he labelled as "more angsty" and "less melodic." He elaborated, "We took a moment during the pandemic to reassess our catalogue. I wanted Devourer to be a more eclectic record." This desire for variety is evident in the album, which captures the essence of Cursive's roots while pushing new boundaries.One of the standout tracks from the album, Bloodbath, has been brought to life through a unique music video featuring Shannon Purser from Stranger Things and Aurora Perrineau from Westworld. Kasher explained the collaborative nature of the project: "We didn't give the directors any parameters. We said, 'This is the budget, and we want to see your vision.'" This approach resulted in an imaginative interpretation that blends elements of a "female fight club" with the emotional depth typical of Cursive's work.Drawing on his influences, Kasher cited authors like Cormac McCarthy and Stephen King, whose dark themes resonate with the band's music. "Cormac McCarthy has this extremely realistic take on humanity," he shared. "I think Stephen King is influential for everyone in some way. He's like the Edgar Allan Poe of our generation."As the band gears up for their upcoming tour, Kasher expressed enthusiasm for performing live, especially with the added challenge of recreating complex arrangements from the album. "We have two drummers on Devourer, and we're attempting to bring that energy to the stage," he noted.Kasher's passion for music and connection with fans was palpable as he reflected on the live experience. "It's important to remember that for the audience, this may be the first time they're hearing these songs. We owe it to them to give our all," he emphasized. This dedication has earned Cursive a reputation for electrifying performances, with fans often remarking that each show feels unique.Finally, he touched on the legacy of the 2003 album, The Ugly Organ, acknowledging its profound impact on listeners. "We didn't expect anything from that record," he said, "The further out on a limb we went, the more people connected with it. It's a lesson in authenticity that I hope resonates with other artists."As Cursive embarks on this new chapter with Devourer, Kasher's reflections on the past and present underscore the band's commitment to exploring new musical landscapes while remaining true to their roots.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heavy-music-interviews--2687660/support.

CLICK HERE TO FIND US ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER. CW: Discussion of homophobia, depression, body image, sexual harassment, sexualizing minors, misogyny. Once again we have jumped to a plotline that might have been entertaining back in Season 2 or 3 but now just reads as a desperate ploy to save Ethel. And still, this show can't get Ethel Muggs right, because she once again has to be the frumpy loner no one will ever love. Setting aside the fact that there's still only five episodes left of this forsaken show, Shannon Purser is a delight and a treasure and Riverdale has just sort of thrown her and this character under a bus at any convenient moment. So despite some small hints at what's to come, we wasted one more hour trying to justify Ethel as a trauma prop. Do better, Riverdale. We discuss “Chapter 132: Miss Teen Riverdale” this week on The Doghouse. You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Also please subscribe, rate and review the show on your favorite podcatcher, and tell your friends. Interstitial music taken from "Make Up" from the compilation album Kamelot by Distortions. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. To hear the song or get more information about the artist, visit the song page at Jamendo.

This week we welcome Stranger Things and Sierra Burgess Is A Loser star, Shannon Purser! Shannon brings SO MUCH knowledge to the conversation when it comes to astrology and pop culture. So much in fact… will she replace Rachel as co-host? Obsessive like Kathy Bates Kieran Culkin Is The Loose Sibling Horror Fairy Princess It's Important To Look At The Things That Scare Us I Wanna Read About Mermaids Tarot Talk They Should Be Afraid Of The Tower Lea Michelle?! The Kitchen Is A Sexual Environment Welcome to our corner of the internet! Follow us: @uncutgeminispod Email us: uncutgeminispodcast@gmail.com Produced by: Ezra Li --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/uncut-geminis/support

Stranger Things features a number of powerful character arcs, but a personal favorite of the bunch is Nancy Wheeler's evolution from timid student finding her way in the high school social scene to a sheer force who's willing to throw herself into danger to fight for her loved ones. That epic transformation is exactly what we break down in this new edition of Collider Ladies Night with Nancy Wheeler herself, Natalia Dyer.In Season 1 of Stranger Things, Nancy is inspired to step up and face the Upside Down after Barb's (Shannon Purser) disappearance. It's a mighty powerful early point of change for the character, and it's something that the Duffer Brothers continued to build upon as Nancy's circle of loved ones grew and as the threat of the Upside Down intensified. Throughout much of Season 2, Nancy teams with Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) to expose Hawkins Lab, and then in Season 3, she applies that tenacity to overcoming intense disrespect from the staff of the Hawkins Post to see an investigation through that proves vital to battling the Mind Flayer.As we see in Stranger Things 4, Episode 9, “The Piggyback,” every single character proves vital to the plan to defeat Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), but Nancy in particular shows off an especially essential ability to assess the threat and figure out what's necessary to power through the mission, a quality that will undoubtedly be crucial to saving Hawkins in the show's final season.Hear all about Dyer's journey from discovering her passion for acting to becoming a Netflix powerhouse on this episode of Collider Ladies Night! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stranger Things è una serie televisiva statunitense del 2016, ideata da Matt e Ross Duffer e prodotta da Camp Hero Productions e 21 Laps Entertainment per la piattaforma di streaming Netflix.La serie è stata accolta positivamente dalla critica, che ha lodato la caratterizzazione dei personaggi, il cast e l'atmosfera che omaggia il cinema di fantascienza, la musica e i riferimenti culturali degli anni ottanta.Stranger Things rappresenta inoltre una delle colonne portanti del catalogo televisivo di Netflix, risultando una delle serie più viste e apprezzate della piattaforma, avendo ottenuto 5 candidature ai Golden Globe e 41 candidature agli Emmy, tra cui 3 per la miglior serie drammatica, 2 per la miglior attrice non protagonista a Millie Bobby Brown, una per il miglior attore a David Harbour e una per la miglior attrice non protagonista a Shannon Purser.SEI: https://amzn.to/3sQEy4YSiamo nel 1978. L'America è in piena guerra fredda e sta esplorando nuove e pericolose frontiere scientifiche. Fino a dove si spingerà il Dr. Brenner, capo del progetto secretato MK ULTRA, per ottenere il potere che tanto desidera? Francine sarebbe una semplice teenager degli anni Settanta, ma i poteri psichici che possiede le impediscono di vivere la sua vita. Invece di scatenarsi sulla pista da ballo con gli amici, infatti, è costretta a patire indegni esperimenti nei laboratori di Hawkins, costantemente sorvegliata dal Dr. Brenner e dal suo staff. Francine si sente sfruttata, capisce che stanno cercando di trasformarla in un'arma e lo sforzo a cui la sottopongono fa nascere in lei una visione oscura del futuro, che ora vuole cambiare.Il Sottosopra: https://amzn.to/38GSx6zScopri l'altro lato della storia. Il sottosopra. Il Sottosopra è un luogo esistito finora solo nei peggiori incubi o nelle più terribili allucinazioni. Will Byers non sa come chiamare il posto inquietante in cui si è improvvisamente trovato. Le uniche certezze sono che è solo e che niente intorno a lui lo fa sentire al sicuro. Uno strano mostro, dal verso stridente, è in agguato dietro ogni angolo, mentre voci familiari lo chiamano in lontananza. Per sopravvivere, Will deve tenere fede a ciò che ha imparato giocando di squadra con i suoi amici, con la speranza di tornare presto a casa. Questo libro racconta quello che è successo a Will durante gli eventi della serie Stranger Things, nel mondo alternativo del Sottosopra. Una storia ufficiale firmata da Jody Houser e disegnata da Stefano Martino.Soffiando sul Fuoco: https://amzn.to/3Gg3l7Pà. Quando vengono raggiunti dalla notizia della chiusura dei laboratori decidono di partire subito alla disperata ricerca di Nove, una potente pirocinetica. La sua fragile psiche, provata dalle torture, minaccia di annientare tutto tra le fiamme se Ricky e Marcy non riusciranno a trovarla e liberarla dall'oscurità che l'attanaglia. Mentre i due si avvicinano a Nove, però, vengono a conoscenza di ulteriori segreti che sono stati seppelliti con i laboratori di Hawkins. Saranno in grado di rintracciare la ragazza prima che inizi a distruggere tutto?*** Iscriviti al Canale ➜ http://bit.ly/Lucadeejay ****** Qui trovi tutto: https://linktr.ee/ilucadeejay ***#lucadeejay #netflix #strangerthings #salani #darkhorse

Have you always wondered what the movie is that birthed this podcast? Well, it's this one: a 2018 Netflix, synth-pop dream starring Shannon Purser and our main man Noah Centineo (in probably the only role we actually tolerate him). 

Kalen and I review this teen romcom, starring Shannon Purser from Stranger Things.wnwypodcast@outlook.com, Instagram, wnwypodcast.com Promotion - Don't Look Under the Internet.

This week we check out Netflix’s one hundred and sixth film the 2018 teen comedy drama ‘Sierra Burgess is a Loser’ directed by Ian Samuels starring Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler and Noah Centineo   Please follow us at Flix Forum on Facebook or @flixforum on Twitter and Instagram and answer our question of the week, 'What’s better, Back to the Future or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?'   You can listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Podbean so please subscribe and drop us a review or 5 star rating.    If you're interested in what else we are watching, head on over to our Letterboxd profiles; MJ Jesse    We also have our own Flix Forum Letterboxd page! Links to all our past episodes and episode ratings can be found there by clicking here.    Next week we have 'On My Skin', so check out the film before then. You can see the trailer here. 

Two estranged friends are forced to reconnect when one of them starts working for the other's virtual therapist.   'Winnie, Betty, and...' was written by Lily Houghton and stars Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), and Shannon Purser (Stranger Things) with an original score from Giullian Yao Gioiello.   Over the last month, we've told hours of original stories to help you adjust to this new normal. But we at Must B Nice know truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. We want to hear what you've been going through these last few weeks. Text us at (646) 783-1043.   On today’s episode, we highlight To Write Love on Her Arms, which supports those struggling with depression, addiction, and self injury by connecting them with treatment centers, support groups and other resources. To donate, visit https://twloha.com/, or if you yourself could use someone to talk to, text TWLOHA to 741741.   Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. Special thanks to Lena Roklin, Jomer Calma, Jonathan Weinstein, Hannah Tenenbaum, and Jennifer Millar, with an additional special thanks to Christ Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.   Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms!

Two estranged friends are forced to reconnect when one of them starts working for the other's virtual therapist.   'Winnie, Betty, and...' was written by Lily Houghton and stars Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), and Shannon Purser (Stranger Things) with an original score from Giullian Yao Gioiello.   Over the last month, we've told hours of original stories to help you adjust to this new normal. But we at Must B Nice know truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. We want to hear what you've been going through these last few weeks. Text us at (646) 783-1043.   On today’s episode, we highlight To Write Love on Her Arms, which supports those struggling with depression, addiction, and self injury by connecting them with treatment centers, support groups and other resources. To donate, visit https://twloha.com/, or if you yourself could use someone to talk to, text TWLOHA to 741741.   Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. Special thanks to Lena Roklin, Jomer Calma, Jonathan Weinstein, Hannah Tenenbaum, and Jennifer Millar, with an additional special thanks to Christ Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.   Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms!

Two estranged friends are forced to reconnect when one of them starts working for the other's virtual therapist.   'Winnie, Betty, and...' was written by Lily Houghton and stars Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), and Shannon Purser (Stranger Things) with an original score from Giullian Yao Gioiello.   Over the last month, we've told hours of original stories to help you adjust to this new normal. But we at Must B Nice know truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. We want to hear what you've been going through these last few weeks. Text us at (646) 783-1043.   On today’s episode, we highlight To Write Love on Her Arms, which supports those struggling with depression, addiction, and self injury by connecting them with treatment centers, support groups and other resources. To donate, visit https://twloha.com/, or if you yourself could use someone to talk to, text TWLOHA to 741741.   Day by Day is created and produced by Adam Faze and Jamie Dolan with sound mixing and design by Becket Cerny. Special thanks to Lena Roklin, Jomer Calma, Jonathan Weinstein, Hannah Tenenbaum, and Jennifer Millar, with an additional special thanks to Christ Hanover for our incredible animation and Layla Gorgoni for our gorgeous artwork.   Follow us on Instagram at @mustbnice + @daybyday and on Twitter at @daybydaypod + @mustbnicefilms!

This week our tour through Martial Arts movies has reached the 1950s, with SAMURAI SAGA (the Westernised title). After reviews of the film we launch into a discussion that ranges from 8 MILE to Kaiju movies, via US teen high-school drama… Next Week The next film in our Martial Arts season is 1966's COME DRINK WITH ME, available here. This Week's Media AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018): Anthony Russo, Stan Lee, Robert Downey Jr. THE AMERICAN MEME (2018): Bert Marcus, Paris Hilton, Josh Ostrovsky ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019): Robert Rodriguez, James Cameron, Rosa Salazar Recommendations SIERRA BURGESS IS A LOSER (2018): Ian Samuels, Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth THRONE OF BLOOD (1957): Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki ROXANNE (1987): Fred Schepisi, Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah GODZILLA (1954): Ishirō Honda, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi Footnotes The basic story of the source material is here. On day-for-night shooting, as discussed by Rob, see here. Here's that astonishing-yet-wordless Heath Ledger performance. This is the most prominent Kevin Smith Q&A in which he refers to his weight (and his ‘ownership' of this). Finally, here's that piece of information about the link between Toshiro Mifune's other films and the final scene of this one.

(Trigger warning: ableism, transphobia, homophobia, assault, bullying)   This week we're dealing with the deeply problematic Sierra Burgess is a Loser.  Another Frank pick because we thought we just had to do this.  This movie stars Shannon Purser as the monster Sierra Burgess who decides to just be awful to a bunch of people including the almost equally awful Veronica.  Also on this episode Suesie explains some birthday traditions.  Frank reveals his OTP.  Intro is Sierra by Cursive.  Outro is all Frank.    Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunes E-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/ Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/teengirltalk

(Trigger warning: ableism, transphobia, homophobia, assault, bullying)   This week we're dealing with the deeply problematic Sierra Burgess is a Loser.  Another Frank pick because we thought we just had to do this.  This movie stars Shannon Purser as the monster Sierra Burgess who decides to just be awful to a bunch of people including the almost equally awful Veronica.  Also on this episode Suesie explains some birthday traditions.  Frank reveals his OTP.  Intro is Sierra by Cursive.  Outro is all Frank.    Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunes E-mail: realteengirltalk@gmail.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teengirltalk/ Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/teengirltalk

Sierra Burgess is a Loser is a Netflix movie starring Shannon Purser of Stranger Things fame. Did you think your hero needed to lie more than the villains of this movie? Actually, there are no villains in the movie except for Sierra Burgess herself. The real star of the movie is Veronica. She has a rough […]

Olivia and Miranda entered the TBT Time Machine this week and blasted forward to present day. This week, they talked about Sierra Burgess is a Loser, starring Shannon Purser, Noah Centineo, and Kristine Froseth. Also included: our rationale for being able to cover this movie, the general high school experience, and a lot of criticism of this movie. Typically, we recap movies from at least ten years ago, but we hope you bear with us as we recap this movie that really captured the TBT vibe. We'll be back to normal next week! Visit our website: www.tbtamp.com Email us: tbtamp@gmail.com Shop for stickers: https://www.redbubble.com/people/tbtamp/shop?asc=u Follow out social media! instagram.com/tbtamp twitter.com/tbtamp instagram.com/mackischeesy instagram.com/mirandajohnzon twitter.com/mackischeesy twitter.com/mirandajohnzon

Ep 20 - The Nun and Sierra Burgess Is A LoserToday we are reviewing Shannon Purser and Noah Centineo in Sierra Burgess Is A Loser. We also review the new addition to The Conjuring Universe, The Nun.We also discuss what we’ve been watching including, Making It, Blockers, Kidding and Rel.00:00:00 - 00:00:33 Intro. Please make sure to Subscribe, Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast.00:00:33 - 00:12:08 The Nun Review00:12:08 - 00:18:22 The Nun (Spoilers)00:18:22 - 00:27:41 Sierra Burgess is a Loser Review00:27:41 - 00:40:53 Sierra Burgess is a Loser (Spoilers)What We’ve Been Watching00:40:53 - 00:43:01 Making It Finale00:43:01 - 00:48:22 Blockers00:48:22 - 00:57:13 Kidding00:57:13 - 01:04:08 Rel01:04:08 - 01:05:32 Future Episodes and OutroThank you for listening. Please make sure to Subscribe, Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast.Follow us on:Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // FacebookTheme Music: Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba

On this week’s episode: Phil and Tom discuss the first trailers for the epic historical drama, Mary Queen of Scots, starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. And the new Netflix teen comedy starring Shannon Purser (aka Barb from Stranger Things), Sierra Burgess Is A Loser. Phil gets schooled by Bo Burnham in his directorial debut, Eighth Grade. The ambitious Tom gets a little too greedy with Ansel Elgort and Taron Egerton in Billionaire Boys Club. And Phil takes a trip (for real!) to batshit-crazy alternate reality Oakland in Sorry to Bother You, starring Lakeith Stanfield and Tessa Thompson. In News: Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Selena Gomez, & Adam Driver to star in the zombie comedy The Dead Don’t Die! Black Panther’s Danai Gurira is in early talks for Godzilla vs. Kong and the new Star Trek! Frozen 2 casts Evan Rachel Wood and Sterling K. Brown!   TRAILERS Mary Queen of Scots The Miseducation of Cameron Post Sierra Burgess Is A Loser   MOVIES WE SAW Eighth Grade Billionaire Boys Club Sorry To Bother You   NEWS Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton to Star in Jim Jarmusch's Zombie Comedy 'The Dead Don't Die' ‘Zombieland 2’ A Go At Sony; Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg & Abigail Breslin On Board 'Black Widow' Movie Finds Director in Cate Shortland (Exclusive) Jordan Peele’s New Film Adds Tim Heidecker Scarlett Johansson Exits ‘Rub & Tug’ Amid Outcry Over Playing Trans Man Danai Gurira In Early ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Talks As ‘Star Trek’ Also Looms For ‘Walking Dead’ & ‘Black Panther’ Star Jon M. Chu Developing Second Thai Cave Rescue Film In An Effort To Avoid Whitewashing Anya Taylor-Joy, Nick Robinson & Sasha Lane Star In ‘Weetzie Bat’ Film Adaptation ‘Frozen 2’: Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K. Brown In Talks To Join Voice Cast Animated 'Oz' Movie in the Works From Warner Bros., 'Madagascar' Writer (Exclusive) ‘Rugrats’ Returns With Nickelodeon Series Revival & Live-Action Paramount Movie   HEY! THAT’S DOPE! Toroflux Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Rose   #NETFLICKPICKS Bo Burnham: Make Happy (Trailer; Can’t Handle This [Kanye Rant]) Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (Trailer)

In this episode of the horror review/discussion show 'Screams After Midnight,' we discuss the recent supernatural film 'Wish Upon.' The film is Directed by John R. Leonetti and stars Joey King, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Shannon Purser and Sydney Park. This episode is part of our Octoberthon to celebrate Halloween! patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztvtwitter: https://twitter.com/Mild_Fuzzfacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork

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This week, Chmis and Jared set out to lie down some definitions, fuck dead people while they sing and talk about music neither of them listens to. Timestamps: 02m48s | Topic – What is bisexuality? 15m13s | Chmis’ list – Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga, Shannon Purser 17m43s | Chmis’ list – Jared’s pick 20m30s | … Continue reading 001 | Definitions

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In this special bonus episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew), @Graham Nolan, and special guests Allie Kolarik (@AllisonKolarik) & Kotaku Managing Editor Riley MacLeod (@rcmacleod) break down the Week in Geek including the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, the Cloak & Dagger trailer, and the breakdown of the characters in New Warriors series. This Week's Topics Include:  STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Directors announced for Captain Marvel   THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Stranger Things and Riverdale's Shannon Purser comes out   CLIP OF THE WEEK: Teaser trailer and poster released for Star Wars: The Last Jedi   THE WEEK IN GEEK: MOVIES Alien: Covenant to introduce human/xenomorph hybrid First teaser of Kingsman: The Golden Circle James Gunn to write/direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Black Panther may feature first outwardly queer characters   TV The full roster announced for Freeform's New Warriors series. Trailer released for Freeform's Cloak & Dagger Another Gotham promo Gina Rodriguez was cast as the voice of Netflix's Carmen Sandiego animated series     VIDEO GAMES Triggered snowflakes lose their minds over a female protagonist in Star Wars Battlefront II Nintendo working on an SNES mini

In this week's episode of Punch Drunk TV, we move on from the weekly topic of bad/good finales and want to know: Who are your favorite television characters that are on TV currently? (JUGHEAD, FOREVER!) Also, quick question... Who in their right mind would chug chocolate milk after a long run? Besides Jack, that is...? NEWS: "Game of Thrones" Season 7 will premiere July 16, 2017 The CW has renewed "Riverdale" for a second season Even though "Logan" ends the original X-Men movie franchise, Patrick Stewart has said he’s open to making a cameo as Professor X on "Legion." So… let’s make that happen! FX has renewed "Baskets" for a 3rd season FX has renewed "Taboo" for a 2nd season Shannon Purser (aka Barb from "Stranger Things") will star in a new NBC pilot titled “Drama High.” Inspired by the story of groundbreaking high school drama teacher Lou Volpe as chronicled in the book Drama High, written by one of Volpe’s students, Michael Sokolove. The hourlong project revolves around an extraordinary working-class high school drama department and the incredible students who come alive under a passionate teacher and family man whose dedication to the program galvanizes the entire town Fred Savage, otherwise known as Aaron’s TV twin (according to Jack), will host a new game show called “Child Support.” It’s executive produced by Ricky Gervais. In the hour-long studio show, contestants will be asked to answer 10 questions correctly to win. If they answer one incorrectly, they can be saved by a panel of children ages six to nine, who will be asked the same question by Gervais. Allison Brie and Dan Harmon will guest star on "Dr. Ken," making for a mini “Community” reunion. EW further reports that the installment will find Ken Jeong’s semi-autobiographical character auditioning for fake Dan Harmon’s fake show, and having to read opposite fake Alison Brie. The episode is set to air March 31. Jimmy Fallon is being pressured to make "The Tonight Show" edgier due to Colbert’s stellar ratings. Can he do it? AARON’S LOSERS: "Sleepy Hollow," "Imposters" and "MacGyver" JACK’S LOSERS: "The Simpsons," "Superior Donuts," "Time After Time" and "Making History" AARON’S FENCERS: "Ghost Brothers," "Humans," "Time After Time," "National Treasure," "24: Legacy" and "The Walking Dead" JACK’S FENCERS: "The Adventures of Doctor Buckeye Bottoms" and "When We Rise" AARON’S WINNERS: "Last Man on Earth," "Lethal Weapon," "Supernatural," "Underground," "Bates Motel," "Feud" and "Legion" JACK’S WINNERS: "Riverdale" Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and comment! Find us on Twitter at: @PunchDrunk_TV, @flatlinejack and @aaronflux Join the conversation on Facebook.

Covering Stan Lee's Los Angeles Comic Con 2016, we discuss what we learned at the Stranger Things Panel featuring Shannon Purser, the actress who played Barb on the show. Later, we take a question from that panel to THE designer of The Demogorgon monster, Aaron Sims.  From the Aaron Sims Creative booth on the floor of the exhibit hall, Mr. Sims was nice enough to talk with us about some of the concepts and requirements that went into the design of this terrifying creature. Visit Aaron Sims Creative on the internet to learn more about his many amazing creations!  You can find the company on their homepage, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.   Like what you hear? We would LOVE it if you tell some friends, or write a review on iTunes or Stitcher! Questions or comments? Find us online: http://www.thekidfreeweekend.com https://www.facebook.com/thekidfreeweekend https://twitter.com/kidfreeweekend thekidfreeweekend@gmail.com  

SPOILER ALERT! Our latest episode is entirely devoted to season 1 of this summer's hit Netflix series "Stranger Things." We talk about why the show has struck such a chord in the zeitgeist, whether it lives up to the hype, the pros and cons of catering to an audience that grew up in the ‘80s and how well the show developed certain characters. Notes: - YouTube mashup showing all of the show’s overt references to ’70s and ‘80s movies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBjgFt6lVHM - IMDb page for Shannon Purser, who plays Barb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7684864/?ref_=tt_cl_t30 - Season 2 teaser trailer and details: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/stranger-things-renewed-for-second-season-w437259

The big talk of the Summer TV season (and one of our favorite shows) is the Netflix original drama Stranger Things, a show that transports us back to 1983. On this weeks show speak to breakout star Shannon Purser who plays fan favorite Barb on the show, and veteran prop master Lynda Reiss who has been able to capture the 1980’s to a tee. Created by the Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things is an eight part series starring Winona Ryder and Mathew Modine, but the story centers on a group of 12 year-olds and a supporting group of teenagers all played by an absolutely superb bunch of new actors. Shannon Purser plays Barbara Holland or Barb, the best friend of popular girl Nancy Wheeler, and she fantastically embodies the outspoken and intelligent character that we all identify with. Her performance has created what’s being called Barb-mania, with fans creating memes, fan art – even painting murals of her. Set in a small Indiana town, the show follows the disappearance of a young boy, uncovers a dark conspiracy and a scary monster along the way. The other star of the show is 1980’s American pop culture – everything from the opening credits, the music and the loving attention to details in the props plays homage to films of the era. Lynda Reiss is the prop master on the show and she has created a veritable time capsule of the 80’s with trapper keepers, BMX bikes and some wonderful fashion. Reiss shares with us how she approaches a period piece like this, her work on American Beauty and the elaborate prop work on True Detective, and much more.

An entire episode dedicated to the awesome Netflix Original series 'Stranger Things'.  Contains *mild* spoilers so if you haven't seen the entire series - maybe wait to listen to this podcast about the GREATEST TV SHOW TO HAPPEN SINCE TV WAS INVENTED!! Created and Directed by The Duffer Brothers and starring the incredible David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Charlie Heaton, Millie Brown, Natalia Dyer, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Shannon Purser, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard, Joe Keery, Rob Morgan, John Reynolds,  and more!