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underEJ · 08-06-2016, 11:15 PM

Really loved it. Everything that wasn't top shelf like some of the amateurish acting and even some of the writing was deeply charming in exactly the same way I recall the 80s themselves. I do not generally have 80s nostalgia at all. I was there. I didn't like much about it. Hated feathered hair. Hated the awful clothes and most of the popular music, and most shows don't go past that to depict the era. But recently we've had The Americans, Halt and Catch Fire, and now this that really bring it to life. This one touched on the American family's relationship to authority in a way that was very true to the era. Technology is at a precious stage and they nailed that too. My favorite parts of popular culture of the era were John Carpenter movies and The Clash. No surprise I dug the influences there. The most charming thing is the really extra details. Not just finding obvious stuff like coke commercials, but tiny details done absolutely perfectly like the damn pudding cans. I have not thought about pudding since the last time I peeled back the lid on one of those cans, but the label and the can itself were dead on. There are hundreds of those details in this. I can't wait to see another season, but I like it just the way it is, too.

Carlota69 · 08-08-2016, 01:14 PM

I loved this show! The feel of it made me go back to 1985, sitting in front of my TV watching a movie on VHS. They nailed 80 style movies. Ryder was excellent, the storyline was gripping and I loved the weird 80s techno music they used for dramatic scenes. Netflix better sign them up for season 2.

**hometeam** · 08-09-2016, 07:54 PM

I totally skipped over every post in this thread to make sure no spoilers.

Just finished episode 1, I think i might like this

frankotank · 08-10-2016, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hometeam

I totally skipped over every post in this thread to make sure no spoilers.

Just finished episode 1, I think i might like this

oh yeah! you will! you'll be getting a new tattoo!

**SAUTO** · 08-09-2016, 08:12 PM

Every one wore them in high school

listopencil · 08-09-2016, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Every one wore them in high school

I wore maypops. My mom tried getting me the more expensive shoes and I would just wear them out within six months, often less than six months. So she just got me a new cheap pair a few times every year.

**BigRedChief** · 08-09-2016, 10:19 PM

I had heard that this was a well done show. Stayed out of this thread until I finished the show.

I was leaving my teen years and into early adulthood in the 80's. So there is some nostalgia with the series. Yes, I remember those canned pudding's too. The tennis shoes and hair etc.

I thought the first half of the season was more well done than the 2nd half. Some of the acting was really poor and some was damn good. Lots of holes in the story but this isn't suppose to be cinematic art. Its just a little fun series and it delivered. I'll watch season 2.

**Baby Lee** · 08-10-2016, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

I wore maypops. My mom tried getting me the more expensive shoes and I would just wear them out within six months, often less than six months. So she just got me a new cheap pair a few times every year.

You want childhood trauma, the only 'expensive' pair of shoes I owned until I started lobbying for good soccer cleats in middle school were orthotics with a special insole for flat feet and a special heel for splay feet [the opposite of pigeon toes].

Brown wing tips, . . . in grade school, in the 1970s.

I SHIT U NOT.

WilliamTheIrish · 08-10-2016, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

You want childhood trauma, the only 'expensive' pair of shoes I owned until I started lobbying for good soccer cleats in middle school were orthotics with a special insole for flat feet and a special heel for splay feet [the opposite of pigeon toes].

Brown wing tips, . . . in grade school, in the 1970s.

I SHIT U NOT.

Run, Forrest, run!!!

Keds, run faster, jump higher. Then on to Chuck Taylor All Stars.

****ing wing tips. Every Sunday I had to work my wide feet into those shoes.

Every pair of dress shoes I look at to this day makes me think of those early Sunday AM wakeup call from upstairs, that we were all going to the 0615 mass.

**Baby Lee** · 08-10-2016, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Run, Forrest, run!!!

Heh, looking back I had all the stigma of an invalid Forrest without any of the enlightened pity. The shoes were just ugly. Even though they were prescription, there was nothing to suggest they were medical. No leg braces or clunky boots. Just uggo shoes with a lump in the arch of the insole and a chunk beveled off the heel to promote turning my feet inward.

Irony was, when I started playing soccer, my gait was probably one of my biggest natural assets. My feet naturally strike the ball in the manner that best promotes accurate passing.

listopencil · 08-10-2016, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

You want childhood trauma, the only 'expensive' pair of shoes I owned until I started lobbying for good soccer cleats in middle school were orthotics with a special insole for flat feet and a special heel for splay feet [the opposite of pigeon toes].

Brown wing tips, . . . in grade school, in the 1970s.

I SHIT U NOT.

Heh, you don't want to get into a childhood trauma competition with me. I had to wear moccasins at one point.

**BigRedChief** · 08-13-2016, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

Heh, you don't want to get into a childhood trauma competition with me. I had to wear moccasins at one point.

So you had shoes.

**Baby Lee** · 08-13-2016, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by listopencil

Heh, you don't want to get into a childhood trauma competition with me. I had to wear moccasins at one point.

Speaking of 'moccasins' and 'one point,' I had to go to 2 weeks of my senior year, including MARCHING BAND practice in these

Think I've told the story before, but they made me and a co-worker take the fry grease out to the recycling while it was still hot.

Would have been fine, except the co-worker got a little fidgety towards the end and splashed a couple drops of oil onto his arm. This was enough to provoke him to drop his side completely and 'run for zee hills.' I'd have been fine as well except it soaked my shoes and socks, resulting in severe 2nd degree [luckily not 3rd] burns on the top of both feet. They say I kicked my work shoes about 30 yards.

Hamwallet · 08-12-2016, 05:42 PM

Just finished it up. Pretty damn entertaining. Looking forward to the next season.

**hometeam** · 08-13-2016, 07:42 AM

through episode 4 now, my guess is not shit is going to be resolved by the end of the season

08-06-2016, 11:15 PM	#1
underEJ Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles Casino cash: $6853141	Really loved it. Everything that wasn't top shelf like some of the amateurish acting and even some of the writing was deeply charming in exactly the same way I recall the 80s themselves. I do not generally have 80s nostalgia at all. I was there. I didn't like much about it. Hated feathered hair. Hated the awful clothes and most of the popular music, and most shows don't go past that to depict the era. But recently we've had The Americans, Halt and Catch Fire, and now this that really bring it to life. This one touched on the American family's relationship to authority in a way that was very true to the era. Technology is at a precious stage and they nailed that too. My favorite parts of popular culture of the era were John Carpenter movies and The Clash. No surprise I dug the influences there. The most charming thing is the really extra details. Not just finding obvious stuff like coke commercials, but tiny details done absolutely perfectly like the damn pudding cans. I have not thought about pudding since the last time I peeled back the lid on one of those cans, but the label and the can itself were dead on. There are hundreds of those details in this. I can't wait to see another season, but I like it just the way it is, too.
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08-08-2016, 01:14 PM	#2
Carlota69 MVP Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Las Vegas Casino cash: $9925282	I loved this show! The feel of it made me go back to 1985, sitting in front of my TV watching a movie on VHS. They nailed 80 style movies. Ryder was excellent, the storyline was gripping and I loved the weird 80s techno music they used for dramatic scenes. Netflix better sign them up for season 2. __________________ Women want someone who can make them laugh and protect them. So basically a Clown Ninja.
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08-09-2016, 07:54 PM	#3
hometeam Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Casino cash: $3981956	I totally skipped over every post in this thread to make sure no spoilers. Just finished episode 1, I think i might like this
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08-09-2016, 08:12 PM	#5
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08-09-2016, 10:19 PM	#7
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $2939627 VARSITY	I had heard that this was a well done show. Stayed out of this thread until I finished the show. I was leaving my teen years and into early adulthood in the 80's. So there is some nostalgia with the series. Yes, I remember those canned pudding's too. The tennis shoes and hair etc. I thought the first half of the season was more well done than the 2nd half. Some of the acting was really poor and some was damn good. Lots of holes in the story but this isn't suppose to be cinematic art. Its just a little fun series and it delivered. I'll watch season 2. __________________ Time is worth more than money.
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08-12-2016, 05:42 PM	#14
Hamwallet Veteran Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Central Florida Casino cash: $1209080	Just finished it up. Pretty damn entertaining. Looking forward to the next season.
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08-13-2016, 07:42 AM	#15
hometeam Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Casino cash: $3981956	through episode 4 now, my guess is not shit is going to be resolved by the end of the season
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