Stranger Things

     Demogorgon. Eleven. Friends. Science experiment. Adventure. These are all included in the award winning and Emmy nominated Netflix series Stranger Things. Taking place in 1980, a group of boys have a mission to find their missing friend. Along the way they find government experiments, town secrets, monsters, and a girl with superpowers ("Netflix"). This three season series represents sci-fi components, coming of age themes, strong character development, and the 80's era. All these components have attracted a really strong fandom. The fandom has a really strong presence on social media, whether it is Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter, Snapchat, and news articles. The large following has made merchandise to be sold worldwide. A very unique event is the Stranger Things The Experience, only held in a few big cities. All of these events continue to add more people into their fandom.

    Stranger Things The Experience is a one of a kind phenomenon. The first year it was held there was an interactive hour long drive thru. You see elaborate backgrounds with a ton of people who look like the real actors dressed up and pretend to be them. This first drive thru was held in downtown Los Angeles, California. The next experience is held in 2022 and will have two locations, New York and San Francisco. The cities may be picked but the exact location isn't reveled until closer to the date. This time it is going to be a walk through with a whole bunch of more interactive models and games. The first experience was made a drive thru to work along with Covid rules. Because of the lessened Covid restrictions they are able to interact with fans a lot more and make the event more engaging ("Stranger Things The Experience"). 
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    The constant social media presence is an amazing outlet for the fandom. Whether it be the actors and actresses posting, the official Stranger Things Account posting, or fan made accounts posting; Stranger Things addicts are always entertained. The official Stranger Things account has 15.4 million followers and the main actress, Millie Bobby Brown, has 46.9 million followers on Instagram ("Instagram"). Social media allows fans to stalk the cast for new news and to rewatch clips of the show. Fans can also do edits of their favorite scenes. Fan art can also be posted on a fans account across all types of social media.
    
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    The fan's demand for stranger things products has many online stores to start up and for brand names like Hot Topic to carry clothes and toys from the show. I personally have a lot of merchandise from the show. I bought a poster from Target and a beanie and a shirt from an online vendor. The fans will continue to show their support and hopefully more things to engage the fandom is created.


Works Cited
"Instagram." Instagram, 2021, https://www.instagram.com/
"Netflix." Netflix, 2021, https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281 
"Netflix Stranger Things The Experience." Netflix Stranger Things The Experience, 2021, https://strangerthings-experience.com/
"TikTok." TikTok, 2021, https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd2Wq2p5/

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