Amazon’s Ambitious ‘Paper Girls’ Adaptation Brings the Comics’ Most Human Aspects to Life: TV Review

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticNo one is more annoyed by the derivative moniker of “She-Hulk” than Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk herself. In a stark departure from her brooding cousin Bruce (“Avengers” veteran Mark Ruffalo), the lawyer turned reluctant superhero (played by “Orphan Black” star Tatiana Maslany) approaches her life with a winsome grin and “let’s get this over with!” sigh.

EJ Panaligan editorManta Comics, a prominent webcomics platform, announced the expansion of its library of mystery and thriller titles with the release of “Svaha: The Sixth Finger,” a webcomic adaptation of the popular South Korean film.“Svaha” was initially released as a film in 2019 from director Jae-hyun Jang. The plot involves a cult-hunting pastor, a girl’s dead body with a talisman, and the search for truth behind the mysterious “Deer Mount” cult.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reportedly moving into a four-bedroom house in Windsor with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.The Cambridge family are also looking to live a nanny-free life in their new home.The new residence, Adelaide cottage, was built back in 1831 for Queen Adelaide, the wife of King William IV. As the summer holidays draw to a close, Prince William, Kate Middleton, both 40, and their family are moving into their new home, downsizing dramatically from Kensington Palace.The move will be quite a change from their London-life with Kensington Palace so close to the High Street and hustle and bustle of the capital.

Charlie Hunnam and girlfriend Morgana McNelis are making a very rare appearance together.

Ricki Lake has made her hair transformation public after battling hair loss due to androgenetic alopecia for most of her life. The 53-year-old ‘Hairspray’ actress shared a before photo with a shaved head, and an after photo with her locks grown in a dramatic one-year change she credited to hair products. She said in a post: “For those of you who don’t know or don't remember my personal journey.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThe basics of “This Fool” are straightforward and familiar enough. Hulu’s new comedy stars stand-up comedian Chris Estrada as Julio, a 30 year-old who lives with his strict mother (Laura Patalano) and not-so-secretly badass grandmother (Julia Vera).

A couple who were attacked in their own home by a 6ft 4 naked intruder say they are still traumatised by the ordeal two years on.

Mac listens to on repeat. The normal timeline, that’s the original recording. But as the timeline gets written over with new “songs” — in this series, by the STF — the “audio” that is recorded over gets fuzzy.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAs a newcomer to Neil Gaiman’s seminal comic book series “The Sandman” (cue diehard fans immediately clicking out of this review, and fair enough!), I came to Netflix’s adaptation with an open mind and curious eye. Knowing this 1989 title had spawned onscreen spinoffs of “Sandman” characters — “Lucifer,” “Constantine,” etcetera — but never one of its own, it was hard not to wonder what about it might have made a live-action version so hard that it never happened until now.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticGet ready to check back into “The White Lotus.”HBO’s anthology series about life among the wealthy and dissatisfied at a chain of upscale resorts will premiere its second installment in October, Variety can exclusively reveal.The Mike White-created series is shifting the action to Sicily, where new hotel staffers and new guests will face off; Jennifer Coolidge, this week’s Variety cover star, is the only series regular to be returning, as she reprises her role as spiritually seeking socialite Tanya McQuoid. Above, check out Coolidge in Euro-glam mode in the exclusive first image released of the new season.In its initial, Hawaii-set season, which aired in the summer of 2021, “The White Lotus” was a sensation, immediately pulling in 1.9 million viewers across linear and digital platforms for its finale, a number that only grew from there.

J. Kim Murphy Showtime has elected against moving forward with a second season of its anthology series “The First Lady.” The decision comes a little over six weeks after the series aired its Season 1 finale on the network.“Showtime can confirm that the anthology series ‘The First Lady’will not be moving forward with another season,” a Showtime spokesperson told Variety.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThere’s a desperate restlessness at the heart of the first, fantastic season of “Reservation Dogs.” Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s FX series, which premiered last August, kept a watchful eye out for the strange, and strangely beautiful, moments woven into each hazy day for four best friends reeling from the sudden death of their fifth. It took no time at all to understand Bear (D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai), Elora (Devery Jacobs), Cheese (Lane Factor) and Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis), nor to slip into the show’s world where the banal could meet the surreal at any given moment.The same holds true in Season 2, which opens just hours after Elora’s not only skipped town with laconic bully Jackie (Elva Guerra) and all their money, but has also left a furious, confused Bear behind.

“Paper Girls” finale left you scrambling, well, welcome to the club. But we are here to work through it with you — and we got the cast’s input on things as well.Now, before we get into what comes next, let’s lay out what all went down. In the season finale, now streaming on Prime Video, we see Erin (Riley Lai Nelet), Mac (Sofia Rosinsky), Tiff (Camryn Jones) and KJ (Fina Strazza) set to be returned to their original timeline, with their memories erased.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for “Paper Girls” on Amazon PrimeIn “Paper Girls,” Amazon Prime’s new series based on the comics of the same name, four girls come face to face with their futures — but only three of them get to meet their future selves. That’s because, in Mac’s future, she’s dead. It’s heartbreaking, but it’s something that young series star Sofia Rosinsky actually enjoyed playing out.In the first episode of the series, which is now streaming in its entirety on Amazon Prime, we find Erin (Riley Lai Nelet), Mac (Rosinsky), Tiff (Camryn Jones) and KJ (Fina Strazza) transported to 2019.

Prime Video series “Paper Girls.”“I read the script before I started reading the comics, and I was immediately drawn to the depth of the dialogue,” co-star Fina Strazza, 16, told The Post. “As a young actor, we don’t get the opportunity to be trusted to play real human beings very often. So, I was immediately fascinated by the intelligence of the characters, and how they weren’t just one-dimensional.” Now streaming, “Paper Girls” is based on a comic by Brian K.