I watched one review of this series which said something to the effect that they were trying to get the "feel" of a 1980s Spielberg/King/Carpenter movie. IF that's what they were trying to do, they succeeded. However, I can't help but feel I've lost 8 hours of my life that I'll never get back. Poorly written. Found myself being bored more often than not. Matthew Modine... What for? Winona Ryder... What for? Their lackluster performances could've been brought to life by unknowns so much better. There are things that happen in this series that normal, rational people just wouldn't do which just kills it for me. Case in point. Nancy is out in the woods with Jonathan and decides to go into the tree through to the other dimension without waiting for Jonathan... WRONG! The acting is poor throughout the series and the overacting by Ms. Ryder. If a book dragged on this long? They've taken 8 episodes to drag out what should've been covered in 4. Enough said.