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Who is this?
Lucas
Pete
Steve
Will
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How did Netflix add status to Stranger Things?
by copying other dramas
by using fairly unknown actors
by casting stars Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine
by putting a lot of money into it
3
What do you call the appropriation by fans of media texts or characters by eg memes?
egg poaching
copyright infringement
textual poaching
stealing
4
Why might ST make references to Steven Spielberg's ET (1982) and The Goonies (1985)?
because the directors didn't have any new ideas
to connect to the science fiction genre
to provide familiarity and a starting point for the audience
because we like watching the same old thing
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How was Stranger Things released?
in cinemas
streamed as a Netflix original series
on DVD
on Amazon Prime
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Who wrote and directed Stranger Things?
Stephen King
Steven Spielberg
The Duffer Brothers
Netflix
7
How does the use of a monster reflect the genre?
it doesn't
It is playful, a teen movie but also scifi and horror
it establishes a romcom genre
It provides familiarity with the scifi/horror genre
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What does the 1980s setting establish?
a sense of nostalgia for both older and younger audiences
a classic horror setting
really bad fashion and hairsyles
lack of digital technology
9
How does Episode 1 of Stranger Things defy the traditional horror narrative?
Will's disappearance introduces the community
There is a simple linear narrative
The narrative is delayed by cross-cutting with Hawkins Lab
It also establishes a crime drama context
10
What would a flexi-narrative include?
a simple linear narrative
central characters whose motives develop with them
a main storyline with interwoven subplots
a combination of complex characters, creating tension
11
What was Netflix's first original TV series?
Stranger Things
House of cards
Orange is the new black
Money Heist
12
How could you define long form television drama?
one-off television dramas
soap operas
TV drama that unfolds over multiple episodes
mini-series
13
What is the name of the American TV Show that claims to have influenced the style of Stranger Things?
The Sixth Sense
Payward Wines
Wayward Pines
E.T.
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What intertextual references were made during ST?
shots and characters similar to The Goonies (1985)
Stephen King novels
camera pan down from the sky as in E.T. (1982)
fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons
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What is an example of intertextual relay in Stranger Things?
Posters invoke memories of a Star Wars film poster
Eleven uses The Force
the posters copy other films
there is a relay race in the first episode
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What do you call a complex storytelling form with a main storyline with interwoven subplots?
flexi-narrative
narrative theory
circular narrative
fragmented narrative
17
When was Season 1, Episode 1 of Stranger Things?
July 2016
July 2013
January 2016
October 2000
18
Who is this?
Harriet
Joyce
Karen
Nancy
19
What do you call watching multiple episodes of a TV programme in rapid succession?
binge watching
an epidemic
addiction
proliferation
20
How is Stranger Things connected to The Goonies?
Both are directed by Steven Spielberg.
Actor Sean Astin is Bob Newby in ST & Mikey in The Goonies.
There is no connection.
Both are directed by the Duffer Brothers.
21
Who is this?
Karen
Nancy
Barb
Stacey
22
How many countries does Netflix operate in?
150
190
130
100
23
What was the budget for each of the episodes of Stranger Things?
$12 million
$ 750K
$3 million
$250K
24
What is a characteristic of long-form TV drama?
A range of narrative enigmas to draw the audience in
a simple linear narrative
time-lapse scenes introducing a range of storylines
food for thought
25
The works of ONE of these practitioners was not an inspiration for Stranger Things
M. Night Shyamalan
George Lucas
Stephen King
Steven Spielberg
26
What is the name of the production company that produced ST?
21 Laps
Amazon Prime video
Netflix
Dreamworks
27
What do you call it when a media text makes references to other texts such as past films?
semiotics
fandom
intertextuality
symbolism
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How many episodes does ST season 1 have?
8
10
12
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