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"On the age thing - I don't think there's a BBC/British TV vs US difference in the way you describe. I mean, sure, these guys are older than they should be and the Stranger Things cast are young. But you can easily find numerous examples of each being the other way round.\n\nOff the top of my head: Skins, Grange Hill, Byker Grove. Misfits in the UK (not all BBC admittedly) had young/'right' age casts, vs Smallville, Dawsons Creek, The OC with casts who seemed far older than their characters.\n\nI'd say watch the 2nd episode - it's much stronger. Still flawed, but much less clunky and can just get on with doing its thing for the most part. I agree with you about the characterisations generally, but I'm hoping they're being done like this initially in order to have some more fun with where you can take those initial cliches down the line. Still definitely some off moments, but on the whole I think the balance is much better in the second episode and it manages to be good fun throughout.\n\nIf you don't like that either then maybe try again for series 2 when it's likely to have found its feet a little more? The show definitely has some promise, although it's definitely not all landed."
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