A Stranger Things Crossover Could Happen On A Major Network, Here's The Idea 

A Stranger Things Crossover Could Happen On A Major Network, Here\'s The Idea

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. The Netflix series had unprecedented success---at least in terms of viral potential, as Netflix doesn\'t actually release ratings. And now one major network TV show really, really wants a

crossover. That TV series is none other than ABC\'s

, a comedy set in the 1980s that nods at pop culture quite a bit. Here\'s why

showrunner Adam Goldberg thinks the idea isn\'t so far-fetched, at all.

. I have a scenario in my head that I don\'t want to spoil. The producer of [Goldberg\'s upcoming ABC comedy]

[Shawn Levy] is also a producer and director of one of the episodes of

. We\'ve discussed what that would look like, which is really cool.

is set to hit the schedule tonight, so the entire season hasn\'t been written or even necessarily plotted out at this point. Adam Goldberg has gotten plenty of crossover-type episodes off of the ground at this point; one might even call him gifted at the task. However, because a

crossover is far more relevant to today\'s culture and a second season is currently being commissioned at Netflix, this might be more difficult to pull off than, say, a

crossover. Goldberg told TV Line that he does know some of the people involved with

and he has talked to them about his ideas, which should theoretically give him a leg up.

Now, as to how this would work, the word is still out. So far,

has spent a lot of time referencing various aspects of eighties culture, and has even aired specific episodes themed around popular movies that came out in the eighties. Regardless, because

---you would think that any references to the Netflix series would have to be a whole lot subtler.

in the same way the show has nodded at eighties culture. However, could a

\'s future, new episodes of the ABC comedy are already set to feature other fun throwbacks. For instance, the Season 4 opener is expected to feature some nods to

. It should be a pretty exciting TV season, and you can find out what else is headed to TV with our fall TV premiere schedule.

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