Stranger Things has attracted a loyal following since it premiered on July 15 — so much so that the Netflix series has even inspired a special menu at the U.K. restaurant chain Lucky Chip. All three of its locations launched a Stranger Things-themed menu in early October, and the company has since tweeted that the menu will continue through the end of November “due to popular demand.”
The burger chain is serious about its related menu items. Not only has Lucky Chip created an in-theme video announcement, it has gotten creative with its food offerings. Stranger Things fans (and regular patrons) can choose from numerous themed dishes, including seven different burgers, four sides, five miscellaneous “Special Things,” and more.
A couple of the burgers are especially fitting. There is the Eggos Waffle Burger (shown above), which uses Eleven’s favorite food instead of a bun, plus has a beef patty, smoked bacon, American cheese, peanut butter, jelly, and chili. On top of that, there is the Demogorgon Burger, which consists of a Demi Gorgonzola-filled beef patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, pickled onions, and mac sauce, as shown below.
Lucky Chip showed off the names of several of its Stranger Things-themed offerings in its video announcement, including the Hopper Whopper, the Up Fried Down, and Stranger Wings, among others.
STRANGER THINGS MENU
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— Lucky Chip (@Lucky_Chip) November 8, 2016
It is not surprising that fans have been enthused about the items inspired by the sci-fi series. Excitement and speculation have run rampant since the show premiered. And now that we’re waiting for season 2, all Stranger Things news is welcome — especially when it looks this delicious.
Those who live in or visit the London area can try out the Stranger Things-themed menu at Lucky Chip’s three locations — Dalston, Islington, and Camden — between now and the end of November.
China just gave Hollywood a cautionary tale about AI filmmaking. Sanxingdui: Future Past, billed as the country's first fully AI-generated movie, hit theaters on October 23 and bombed at the box office.
According to Futurism, the film's reported $1.5 million production budget landed on more than 10,000 screens. Yet it pulled in only about $181,000, averaging roughly $20 per screen, making the budget difficult to recover.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
https://twitter.com/imagine/status/2113712964419063911
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What is AV2, and why should viewers care?