History Trivia / StrangerThings

* InspirationForTheWork: The series was in part inspired by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montauk_Project Montauk Project]], a conspiracy theory which alleged that children were being kept in a government facility in Montauk, New York, and having strange experiments such as time travel performed on them. In fact, the show was known as ''Montauk'' early in development.

* PromotedFanboy: Dacre Montgomery was already a fan of the show before being cast as Billy Hargrove in Season 2.

* IKnewIt:
** Very few fans actually believed that [[spoiler:Hopper was really dead]] at the end of Season 3, and moreover, many of them also believed that [[spoiler:he was somehow transported to the USSR by the explosion that closed the Gate and seemingly killed him]]. Sure enough, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB2GYwbIAlM first teaser]] for Season 4 revealed that [[spoiler:he's actually still alive at a Soviet labor camp, even though the show itself reveals he survived the explosion and was captured, not transported by the explosion]].
** A popular fan theory was that [[spoiler:the Mind Flayer {{was once|a man}} the child labeled One by the Hawkins National Laboratory. This turned out correct, though not exactly how they envisioned it; the Flayer was created by One/Henry/Vecna to be an extension of himself.]]

** In Starcourt Mall, there is a store called "Scoops Ahoy", which is clearly an analog for Baskin-Robbins. Thusly, in addition to tie-in ice cream flavors, B-R took a California location [[https://youtu.be/gut2idg6x28 and converted it into a real-life Scoops Ahoy]]; other locations use an older Baskin Robbins logo to fit with the retro 80s theme.

* TheWikiRule: Has a wiki [[http://strangerthings.wikia.com/wiki/Stranger_Things_Wiki here]].

*** Like Robin, Hawke [[https://youtu.be/tGKDR8YN8XA?t=63 actually didn't have a license]] when they filmed Season 4.

* StarMakingRole: Pretty much the entire cast.

** Creator/JoeKeery went from indie film actor to genuine star as a result of his role as Steve Harrington.

** Creator/JoeKeery went from being an indie film actor to a genuine star as a result of his role as Steve Harrington.

* StarMakingRole:
** Creator/MillieBobbyBrown had small roles on television on series such as ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' and ''Series/GreysAnatomy''. Her turn as Eleven catapulted her into the national spotlight overnight, and the beginning of a film career with the major role of Madison Russell in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters''.
** Gaten Matarazzo, who's had a steady career acting in television commercials (more or less as the same character) in the year since Season 1 premiered thanks to his distinct appearance and voice.
** Creator/DavidHarbour received a boost in visibility after years working as a character actor in TV and film.

** Similarly, Creator/JoeKeery went from being an indie film actor to an A-list star as a result of his role as Steve Harrington.

** Creator/GraceVanDien (Chrissy) used to be a very vocal supporter of Hellcheer (Eddie and Chrissy) fanart and would often like and comment on other fans' work but eventually stopped after facing harassment and bullying for several months from Steddie shippers, even going as far to change her privacy settings on her tumblr page. It eventually got so bad that Joseph Quinn had to step in [[https://gamerant.com/stranger-things-joseph-quinn-chrissy-actress-grace-van-dien-harassment/ say something]].

** Creator/JosephQuinn began withdrawing from fan interactions after being stalked and harassed by "fans", as well as constantly being bombarded with questions about his possible return to Season 5.
** Creator/GraceVanDien (Chrissy) used to be a very vocal supporter of Hellcheer (Eddie and Chrissy) fanart and would often like and comment on other fans' work but eventually stopped after facing harassment and bullying for several months. She even briefly blacked out her social media, though has since reactivated it and occasionally comments on artwork.