""People don't get to experience how much time and effort is spent on sound and picture, and they're seeing it at reduced quality," Matt Duffer said. "More than that, it's about experiencing it at the same time with fans.""
""A lot of people - a lot, a lot, a lot of people - have watched 'Stranger Things' on Netflix," she said. "It has not suffered from lack of conversation or community or sharing or fandom. I think releasing it on Netflix is giving the fans what they want.""
"Matt Duffer told Variety "the biggest draw to us was just to be able to do something theatrical, which is not something Netflix does.""
The Duffer Brothers wanted the Stranger Things finale to receive a theatrical release to preserve sound and picture quality and to enable simultaneous communal viewing with fans. Netflix maintains a streaming-first distribution model and resists releasing its series theatrically, arguing that streaming releases sustain conversation, community, and fandom. Creative differences over theatrical ambitions contributed to the Duffers moving to Paramount, where theatrical opportunities are available. Ongoing Stranger Things projects tied to the original run include an animated Tales From '85 that restores characters to their season 2 ages and a spinoff set at another gateway to the Upside Down.
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