Kieran, here.There’s something to be said about earnest storytelling in television.It often comes packaged in projects that are deeply flawed, but somehow those flaws contribute to what make the show a singular experience.Such is the case with Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” which premiered a week ago to much fanfare and online discussion.

Though “Stranger Things,” created by Matt and Ross Duffer very blatantly poaches elements from some very familiar markers it doesn’t resemble anything else on television at the moment.The aforementioned earnestness of this series about supernatural and…well, stranger things happening in 1983 small town Indiana could have easily served as a liability, but becomes one of the show’s greatest strengths.

All of my defenses were up going into my viewing of “Stranger Things”.80s-era Spielberg holds little personal resonance as it does for others.I’ve never seenThe Goonies。I have a really sensitive gag reflex when it comes to inauthentic portrayals of children in movies and film.I was suspicious in the beginning, but "Stranger Things" won me over...