In the summer of 1985 in Hawkins, the newly opened Starcourt Mall has become the focal point of the town, driving other stores out of business. Thank 'Stranger Things' season 3", "Toronto Gets Its Own 'Scoops Ahoy' from Stranger Things 3", "Burger King will sell upside-down Whoppers to celebrate 'Stranger Things, "Burger King is selling an 'Upside Down Whopper' to honor 'Stranger Things, "Coming Soon: The Starcourt Mall! Grigori arrives to kill them, and they narrowly escape with a hostage – a Russian scientist named Alexei – in tow. It was here that Geisel soon found himself working closely with Chuck Jones on an instructional cartoon called Private Snafu. [35], The third season sees Ryder, Harbour, Wolfhard, Brown, Matarazzo, McLaughlin, Schnapp, Sink, Dyer, Heaton, Buono, Keery, and Montgomery return. [28] A year later, the episode titles for season three were revealed, along with confirming the season would be named Stranger Things 3, similar to the second season. The lights flicker and go out, and when they come back on, this guy is screaming at the top of his lungs, charging like a bull down the hallway. He'll be dealing with stuff, but he won't be at rock bottom... We're [going to be] dealing with forces of evil that are new. This article contains affiliate links to products selected by our editors. Not only did they recreate the facade of each of the storefronts, but they worked to fully stock them as well, in anticipation of any last-minute filming ideas the Duffers may have had. Upset by this oversight, Geisel personally apologized to Ravenscroft and vowed to make amends. However, due to issues with the deployment of the practical effects on-set, coupled with a dissatisfaction with the results of the filmed practical material, The Duffer Brothers became much more keen on utilizing digitally-produced special effects for the second season, and even more so for the third season. [104] Stranger Things, Schnapp, and Brown all won awards in their respective categories. "[25] Matt Duffer later commented that no official decision has been made, claiming that "It's hard, like four seems short, five seems long. In addition to Dixon and Stein's original soundtrack, the season features several songs selected from the 1980s and earlier eras. Unlike the original, neither special was deemed a classic. By Al Ravenna, World Telegram staff photographer -. [89], Within four days of its release, Netflix reported that over 40.7 million accounts had seen at least 70% of one episode of the third season, a record viewership for any Netflix program, while 18.2 million had seen the entire season within the time. Carmen Cuba, the show's casting director, attributed the slower-than-usual casting process to the heightened secrecy of the plot paired with certain roles' shifting characterizations and importance. To help ease the wait, why not throw a Stranger Things-themed party! Because of this, most viewers wrongly assumed that the narrator of the special, Boris Karloff, also sang the piece in question. [62] Hours later, the teaser was released online across all of the official Stranger Things social media accounts. The Duffers credit writer Curtis Gwinn for using "The NeverEnding Story" as the replacement. Some sources suggest she made at least $250,000 and may have received between $300,000 and $350,000 per episode. Though the bulk of the details surrounding Eleven's past are still shrouded in secrecy, a new theory has us hoping that we'll get to learn one important detail about Millie Bobby Brown's character: her birthday. [98] Ed Power of The Telegraph blamed Duffer Brothers for refusing "to stray from the Goonies-meets-Stephen King formula" and recycling their "well-worn bag of retro references to increasingly underwhelming effect", producing the limpest installment of the three. Feb 11, 2017 - Explore Racheal Oost's board "Stranger Things Birthday Party", followed by 212 people on Pinterest. [58][59][60] The "commercial" lists some of the stores found in the mall[61] as well as restaurants in the "state-of-the-art" food court, and closes with Steve (Joe Keery) and Robin (Maya Hawke) saying "Ahoy!" We will keep updating this page as sales come in, but for now, here are the best Amazon Black Friday sales to check out. Ryder and Harbour received an increase to $350,000 an episode from $150,000 and $80,000 respectively; Wolfhard, Matarazzo, McLaughlin, and Schnapp earned a pay increase to over $200,000 an episode, possibly as much as $250,000, a significant increase from the reported $20,000 they had made in season one (later increased by $60,000); and Dyer, Heaton, and Keery received approximately $150,000 an episode.