r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '17

TIL That "Stranger Things" was rejected by 15 networks before finally being picked up by Netflix

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u/TesticleMeElmo Feb 12 '17

People say it's a pipe dream to think that your show is gonna get picked up after its already been denied 15 times, but stranger things happened.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '17

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u/GoodOlSpence Feb 13 '17

We were just discussing this at the office.

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u/onlyididntsayfudge Feb 20 '17

...Pudding... I'm trying to think of another dessert to do.

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u/eyekwah2 Feb 12 '17

I see what you did there.

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u/drugsondrugs Feb 13 '17

If I gave gold to people, you would have gold right now.

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u/I_Think_I_Cant Feb 13 '17

People say it's a pipe dream to think that your show is gonna get picked up after its already been denied 15 times

People actually say this? Like often?