Stranger Things rips a million other 80s and 90s franchises off. From alien, terminator, evil dead,classic spielberg and john carpenter movies to the resident evil/biohazard games, and then some. There rarely are ANY original concepts on display. The vast cast of main characters is rather unsympathetic. And the whole thing rides hard on the current retro nostalgia wave. On the bright side, season 3 has pretty good editing and directing, as opposed to the two previous seasons. If you are easily entertained and don't mind the ludicrous plagiarism, this show may be for you.