Teen Titans Magazine Vol. 5 Issue 3 Final Copy-3 | Page 28

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. To test their idea for the series they made a fake trailer, using clips from more than 25 movies. The kids were asked to watch some classic movies like the Stand by Me, The Goonies, and Poltergeist. They auditioned 906 boys and 307 girls to find their junior leads. The main titles were inspired by the work of Richard Greenberg, the designer behind titles like Alien, Superman, The Goonies, and The Dead Zone. There were no plan for Steve and Nancy to reconcile at the end of season 1, but the actor that played Steve,Joe Keery was like so much in real life,that the producers decided to tweak with his character. Hoppers trailer only cost the Art Department $1. The “Upside Down” was originally called the ‘Nether’, but some people made fun of ‘Nether’, so the Duffer brother decided to change it. Stranger Things was rejected 15 to 20 by lots of networks,some executives thought it was bad idea combining, four child leads with a show that wasn’t for kids. Michael Stein and Kyle Dickson were the composers of the soundtrack and have written over 13 hours of music for Stranger Things. In just the first week after Stranger Things was 28 release, it became the most popular online original series in the U.S.