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Seriously, it's just a gimmicky show that's trying to be retro and tell people how cool they are by re-introducing the the 1990's. And since people are stupid and desperately want to be hipsters, they fall for it.

Ok, since you edited your original post to include this let's address this.

Are you sure you're not just overly distracted by the aesthetic? I mean obviously that's a huge part of the appeal for a lot of people, but what's gimmicky about it? I mean the setting provides a relevant backdrop to the storytelling, it's a homage to 80s sci-fi flicks which the entire thing heavily borrows from, it helps create drama because of the limited technology of the day, it provides a more plausible explanation for why a bunch of kids are allowed to run off all the time unsupervised, etc.

I mean in order to think it was gimmicky, you'd have to ignore all of the above while also ignoring the stunning cinematography, the very tidy screenwriting, the impeccable characterisation (seriously, very few shows do such a great job of allowing all of its characters to grow and show so many dimensions). It's basically perfect. And if the overall main plotline is predictable...well is that really a problem? I don't think so.
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