David Harbour has had it up to here with all these Stranger Things, thinks it’s “time to end” the show
“It’s definitely time to end” Stranger Things, said David Harbour, the star of Stranger Things
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All strange things must come to an end, and for what is perhaps the strangest of things, the Netflix television program Stranger Things, that time is next season. While many people rely on Stranger Things as a regular income, not all its beneficiaries dread the show’s conclusion. One of the show’s stars is actively counting the days until the Upside Down is closed for good: David Harbour.
Discussing TV with Discussing Film (via The Hollywood Reporter), Harbour remembers a time when he “never, ever wanted it to end.” That might be because it was a breakout role for the actor, leading to the plumb role of Santa Claus and the less plumb role of Hellboy. However, he’s ready to move on now that he’s in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has replaced Tim Allen as Kris Kringle. That time has passed, and he’s ready to move on from hunting CGI monsters to becoming one.
“Now we’re almost nine years from filming the first season, and I think it is time for it to end,” he said. “But it is, of course, very bittersweet. You know, there’s a sadness there. But also, we’ve all grown up.” Nevertheless, insisting that he loves Stranger Things and thinks “it’s a great show,” even if he wasn’t on it, he believes it’s time to give these kids a chance to live their lives and stop trying to close inter-dimensional wormholes.
“It is time for us to leave that nest and try other things and different projects,” he continued. “And to let the Duffer brothers try different things as well. I mean, those guys are so talented. I want to see what they come up with next. So it is bittersweet, but it’s definitely time.”
While “Different Things” certainly has a ring to it, the Duffer brothers are thinking about their next projects. Last July, Deadline reported that the Duffers were launching a Netflix shingle called “Upside Down Pictures,” which will kick things off with a Stranger Things spin-off and, um, stage play. As the old saying goes, the more things strange, the more they stay the same.
In the meantime, Harbour only has to get through one more season before he’s free of all these dang kids. However, a release date for the show’s fifth and final season has yet to be announced. So hang in there, Harbour. The last season should be hitting Netflix in 2023 or 2024.
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Sure, David Harbour’s got his, now he wants to end it before poor Argyle gets his chance to shine
I was hoping it’d end with the title:“Maybe things around here will get back to normal.”“Stranger things…”
It’s “plum role.”
Shut up and eat your plumb pudding.
*teeth shatter*
Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating his Christmas pie. He stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plumb and said “what a good boy am I”!
No typo, they were referencing his desire to play the live action Mario
“Al – Dad – my dad’s a plumber. And he’s into plumbing. And, well, I guess you plumb, right, Dad?”
These copie righters need a copey edditor.
I also would have accepted “plump” as a play on his different body types in the movies, but that’s probably too clever for present A.V. Club.
Also, didn’t they already announce that season 5 would be the end of Stranger Things?
This “article” is a hack job. Seems like everything on AV Club has a negative bent. Such a shame.
It’s cumbersomely written but I think they say as much in the first sentence.
I cannot tell if the editing is poor or the article is AI-written, but it’s sort of a fun game I’m playing lately: Bad or Bot.
This is too uniquely bad in the AV Club style to be a bot.
Harbour wouldn’t have said this if it wasn’t already ending.
“I’ve had it with the motherfucking strangeness concerning these motherfucking things!”
TV EDIT VERSION: “I’ve had it with the magpie-flapping strangeness concerning these morning-falafel things!”
In Repo Man, Alex Cox changed motherfucker to the personally selected “mellonfarmer”
Yippee-ki-ay, Mr. Falcon.
Fool you, Sam Rothstein!
I sincerely hope the Stranger Things spin-off is Maya Hawke and the stoner pizza dude delivering pizzas and getting into weird adventures. Make it a monster-of-the-week and Im there.
What they need to round it out? A van, two good looking companions and a talking dog.
So…Season 1 Fringe with pizza? I am in!
“While many people rely on Stranger Things as a regular income, not all its beneficiaries dread the show’s conclusion.” That’s your lede huh.
Ol’ bougie Harbour, not giving a thought to the gaffers and best boys.Does anyone rely on a show that shoots for a few weeks every couple of years for regular income?
There’s actually already a Stranger Things play.
Are we sure the Duffers have anything else? Even Dustin did another project, even if it was that prank show bullshit.
he does Broadway, actually. He’s the new Tobias in Sweeney Todd, looks pretty solid
Sweet fuck the clickbait is getting out of hand. How am I supposed to trust a single headline around here anymore?
Duffer Brothers quick rewrite. Kill off Hopper in Episode 1 of Season Five. Hasta La Vista David. Sorry you had to endure this. Don’t bother coming back for the wrap party.
“leading to the plumb role of”It’s “plum.”
“Stranger Sings” – cheers, clever wording.
This comment system is effed up.
Depends on how leaden the acting is.
Have this star.
I love Stranger Things, but even if it was not previously announced that S5 would be the end, its a good time to stop it. The kids are getting older, I am not sure where else they can go with the Upside Down (since S4 concerns its origins) and S6 seems to be where a lot of shows start to slow down considerably.Also, NFN, I like Finn Wolfhard well enough, but he seemed really checked out of last season, and not just because the writers gave him and his crew little to do. His enthusiasm (though some found it annoying) in S1 was a part of why the show worked for me, because I remember being that excited about nearly everything at that age too.
It would be great if David got married to someone called Ann.
Headline: “David
Harbour has had it up to here with all these Stranger Things,
thinks it’s “time to end” the show”Actual
Harbour quote: “Now we’re almost nine years from filming the
first season, and I think it is time for it to end,” he said. “But it is, of
course, very bittersweet. You know, there’s a sadness there. But also, we’ve
all grown up. It is time for us to leave that nest and try other things and different projects,” he continued.Seems like an entirely different sentiment between what he said, and your headline….
That’s very good that he thinks that, seeing as the show will be ending with the next season. It’d be pretty uncomfortable if he was out there giving interviews about how he thinks the show should go on forever.