This is what happens when you let the writers write a show the way it should be written. From what I know, around 20 networks told the brothers who wrote this that they should make a simple, one-dimensional series for dumb people. The brothers stuck to their vision because they wanted to make an amazing series and look what happened - they succeeded, because it turns out that viewers aren't as dumb as show producers think they are. If you know anything about storytelling, you will be blown away by what the writers have done here. The '80s details are one thing, the many references to classic and cult movies are another, but there is so much more to this. The child actors, for example, who were born already in the 21st century, are nothing like contemporary actors. They're just like Goonies, and I can't believe that they managed to act like that if they probably haven't even seen any '80s movies.

Then there's the story, or rather 4 of them, perfectly blended together. How new events of each story are presented bit by bit is just brilliant. Writers of 99% of of modern TV shows have no idea about what pacing is or what makes viewers care about the characters. In 'Stranger Things' the viewer connects with the characters immediately. You watch it and cherish every moment. I never liked Winona Ryder, her acting was always stiff to me. Here, she's totally brilliant, as is everyone else. It's as if you've time-travelled and you're watching stuff happen in a small town for real. It's so realistic.

Another amazing thing about this show is that there is hardly any CGI, or at least it's used in such a way that it doesn't show. Back in the '80s there was no CGI and movie-makers had to have sets built from scratch. Imagine how much work it took to make 'Terminator'. This show looks like it was mostly created by hand, except maybe the monster.

Next thing: dialogues. They sound so natural and so cool, especially the kids' dialogues, but other characters also have realistic lines, it's just such a pleasure to listen to people talk in this show. It's almost music to the ears because you don't hear good dialogue these days anymore, it's always stiff, cliché-ridden, pompous, and the like. Here, you hear people talk as they usually talk. Again, it's like you ended up in the '80s for real.

'Midnight special', a movie that came out recently, got good reviews from the critics, who said that it's very good despite the obvious reference to 'E.T.' Well, like many other movies, that one was pretty much a cookie-cutter movie, full of overused lines and tricks. In 'Stranger Things' you see a lot of things borrowed from other movies and '80s books but the show is still fresh and original, and it's beyond me how they managed to create the same kind of atmosphere that you would've seen in those movies from 30 years ago.

I hope that in season 2 the writers will keep up the good work because it would be a shame if they didn't. This is a must-see for everyone. It will make you recall at least 20 movies from when you were a kid. I'm just wondering what it's like for those born in the late '90s and later, that is those who don't know a world without the internet and cell phones and who've never seen the kind of clothes that the characters of 'Stranger Things' are wearing, or cars, or phones. When the mother of one kid says that they can go to the movie store together, that's bound to raise a few eyebrows.

The funniest thing about 'Stranger Things' is that even though we're surrounded by technology, and everyone's on Facebook and Instagram, and we're glued to our cell phones, you can watch this show and not realize that none of this stuff exists in the show's reality. You will be so immersed that it will all seem natural - the fact that kids don't play computer games in their free time or the fact that you have to develop a camera film in the dark room. If you've lived through the '80s, you will easily forget the 21st century for the duration of the show.

I hope Netflix will become THE network to go to if you want to watch a great show. Perhaps the dumbing down process can slowly be reversed and other networks will follow suit when they realize there's money to be made from interesting, cleverly-written and beautifully produced series. They don't make them like they used to but who says they can't again?