#suck my dick btw amazon you adapt a show with a pretty loving fanbase and would be a big hit and decide to give it jack shit in terms of adv

[valebard]

all the cancellations going on making me think about how i never got any kind of advertisement for Paper Girls. like absolutely nothing, the only reason i found out was bc i happened to be shown an article suggesting it to watch after stranger things literally THE DAY before paper girls was released and still havent seen amazon do shit to promote it

seriously if i had known before it aired i would have had time to be super hyped

anyways PSA time please watch paper girls, its an adaptation of comics by the same name, about 4 girls who deliver papers in 1988 and get swept into a sci-fi, time traveling war. theres some comparisons to stranger things but its only the initial vibes, that being kids on bikes in the 80′s. however, the story is completely different. stranger things is a supernatural/sci-fi horror and paper girls is mostly sci-fi drama (also the comics came out before stranger things did)

the cast is charming and funny and you can really feel the personality and struggles of the characters as well as their growing bond (if you are coming from the comics, its a good adaptation considering its from comic to a live action screen. ive seen some people be mad about it but its honestly the best it could be given its translation. ofc animated would probably be able to do it more accurately but this is still a good thing on its own!) i also love the comedy and character dynamics and theres not really a weak link in the main story. also notable is the diverse cast. the main group consists of a Chinese girl, a black STEM girl, and two queer girls - one of which you see struggle with realizing she is a lesbian and the other struggles with internalized homophobia among other things but they all grow and learn over time! and after reading the comics i think it gives a lot more context to the audience to understand the characters and the scope of the time war.

seriously please watch it if you can!