The document discusses representations of gender, culture, society, history, politics, and economics in the TV shows Stranger Things and Deutschland 83. For Stranger Things, it summarizes that the show reflects 1980s American gender roles and social anxieties about science, as well as cultural icons of small town life. For Deutschland 83, it summarizes that the show reflects the social contradictions and divided past of East and West Germany in the 1980s. It also briefly discusses the economic factors influencing programming for streaming and cable television platforms.