Stranger Things - Dream 80's Cast

I love Stranger Things, you love Stranger Things...we all love Stranger Things...especially Barb.
I've been thinking about who would play the different characters if it had actually been made in the 80's. It's set in 1983 but I will be using people from the whole decade.

Chief Hooper

The first person I thought of was Clancy Brown as Chief Hooper.

And speaking of Winona's role as Joyce the mom...it would be so easy to choose Dee Wallace from E.T. or JoBeth Williams from Poltergeist. I'm gonna keep thinking about this and hopefully I'll have a good choice by the end of the article.

Nancy

Phoebe Cates would be Nancy, she's had experience kicking ass in Gremlins.

Barb

 Of course Martha Plimpton is Barb!

Steve

I thought about Steve a lot...
he's would need to be a charming
jerk with good hair...
so Robert Downey Jr.!

Dustin

Now for the boys...I feel like their should be at least one Corey.

I know a lot of people are comparing Dustin 

to Chunk but I see him as more of a Corey Feldman.

Mike

And that would mean Mike 

would have to be Corey Haim.

Lucas

Lucas would be played by Stefen DeSalle, 

which according to IMDB only acted in two movies...

but I think he was the inspiration for Lucas

wearing a bandana in Stranger Things.

Dustin

I changed my mind! Dustin should be Jason Presson!

Will

Lucas Haas would be Will.

Dr. Brenner

Evil Doctor Brenner has to be David Cronenberg...yes, the director, he's done some acting too.

And now for Joyce...since she was the inspiration for Joyce's hair and is a good crier and is a tough woman too...I have finally decided on Meryl Streep.

Joyce

If you disagree and/or have your own suggestions please leave them in the comments.

Today on Murder, She Wrote...'Corned Beef & Carnage'

Jessica enters the world of New York City ad men...but this is not Mad Men...it's the 80's, remember!
She's in New York visiting one of her many nieces, Victoria...who of course is the main suspect in the murder of her boss, Larry, from 3 's Company.

Victoria's husband is Kenickie from Grease.

He's a struggling actor. But back to Murder, She Wrote. DOH!

Favorite line: 'I don't want to give you the short stroke.'

Today on Murder, She Wrote...'Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday'

One of Jessica's short stories was going to be print in 'Leopard' magazine, a 'Playboy/Penthouse kinda nudie mag, and she was not happy about it! She goes with her nephew Grady to talk with the publisher, Mr. Bundy as played by Bert Convey of'Win, Lose or Draw' fame, at his Playboy-esque mansion.

It's the typical Agatha Christie several people stuck in one location cliche.
Robert Stack from 'Unsolved Mysteries' was the main suspect. He was the publisher of this magazine 'Literary Lines' that was bought by Mr. Bundy.
For once Grady is not actually a suspect but Jessica is a suspect. No, she's doesn't suspect herself silly! Detective Lt. Greco does!

Favorite line:
Jessica - 'No need to get all Russian miserablist.'

The 26 Best T.V. Shows of All Time

I'm going to go through the alphabet and write 26 reviews of my favorite T.V. shows past and present. One letter per week. Some letters will be easier than others, hopefully a really good T.V. that starts with "Z" comes a long by the time I get to it! Some letters will be hard because of too much choice...here we go!