The Duffers insist we call it 'Stranger Things 2' like it's a movie sequel

With the concept of what's TV and what's film utterly upside-down and Stranger Things' second season just a month away, Matt and Ross Duffer are making it painfully clear that they're equating their creation to a movie sequel — and want us to call it Stranger Things 2.

Not Stranger Things. Not Stranger Things, Season 2. Not the second season of Stranger Things.

Stranger Things 2.

Everybody got that?

In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Duffers emphasize what they've been saying all along: this is more of a cinematic sequel than a second season of TV. Either way, beware of that sophomore slump (looking at you, Friday Night Lights, and nearly all movie sequels). Read more...