On the eve of Series 17, the Taskmaster and his Assistant tell us (among other things) which new contestant was most competitive, how patient Greg is about Alex’s episode-opening comedy bits, and what inspiration future tournaments may take from ‘The Hunger Games’
Stranger Things has stayed remarkably true to the pitch doc (or "show bible") the Duffer brothers used to pitch the idea. It was always going to be a star studded homage to the '80s, but a few of the details have changed along the way. Take Hopper: instead of David Harbour's gruff, small town drunk, we almost had Sam Rockwell living in a shanty down by the sea.
On the eve of Series 17, the Taskmaster and his Assistant tell us (among other things) which new contestant was most competitive, how patient Greg is about Alex’s episode-opening comedy bits, and what inspiration future tournaments may take from ‘The Hunger Games’