Brian K. Vaughanis no stranger among comic fans.

Paper Girlsfollows four young girls in the morning after Halloween in 1988.

BothPaper GirlsandItoccur in small towns where nothing outside the ordinary ever happens.

Eleven from ‘Stranger Things,’ Richie and Bill from ‘It,’ John and Sarah from ‘I Am Number Four,’ and Archie Andrews from ‘Riverdale.'

They go to school, their imaginations run wild, and they do their small jobs and errands.

Both shows have relatable characters with heart-warming pasts and deal with the exhilarating notion of time travel.

Satoru’s power is known as Revival, which can take him back in time to fix his mistakes.

The Losers Club, including actors Jaeden Martel, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff watching the film in the basement in ‘It.'

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‘Stranger Things’ (2016)

Stranger Thingshas become a worldwide phenomenon.

The show follows a group of kids and families in 1983 Hawkins, Indiana.

Locals are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments and supernatural forces.

Satoru and Kayo in front of a snowy tree in ‘Erased.'

There is no better parallel in atmosphere and nostalgia than that betweenPaper GirlsandStranger Things.

Both shows involve some very dark storylines and everything good about science-fiction.

Ellie and her companions spend days away from civilization on an excursion full of camping and having fun.

Eleven and friends in standing around together in ‘Stranger Things.'

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Paper GirlsandTomorrow; When the War Beganshare many similar themes and the quintessential trope of youths saving the world.

Both situations create a calamity of problems, but their incredibly likable characters make the journey worth watching.

Orphan BlackandPaper Girlsare filled with regrets, questionable choices, and mysteries that continuously unravel.

Ellie and her friends looking on at the army while laying in the grass in ‘Tomorrow; When the War Began.'

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The characters from each show must work out the mysteries of their towns and the people in them.

They also must come to terms with parts of themselves that they hate and do not want.

Much likePaper Girls, the movie follows a group of youngsters with huge fantasies outside their town.

Sarah Manning touching hands with her blonde-haired clone in ‘Orphan Black.'

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In Collider’s interview,J.J.

2011’sI Am Number Fourmastered these tropes and added an exhilarating mystery.

With an ordinary name and an ordinary face, John Smith seems to be a normal teenager.

Archie with Veronica and Jughead with Betty in the woods in ‘Riverdale.'

‘E.T.

the Extra-Terrestrial’ (1982)

There is no classic quite likeSteven Spielberg’sE.T.

It’s difficult not to compare sci-fi movies that revolve around groups of teens and kids to E.T.

Joe and his friends filming with a Super 8 camera in ‘Super 8.'

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They all seem to take at least a small part of the movie with them.

the Extra-Terrestrialin many ways.

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John Smith protecting a friend against a brick wall in ‘I Am Number Four.'

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E.T. and Henry Thomas as Elliott looking up at the sky in the woods in ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.'

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