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sprung wrote: Had fun at the Archive party last night in Toronto. Show is definitely darker than the comics of my youth. Incest, murder, and more. Episode 1 available now on Canadian Netflix.
In the past decade or so, Archie comics have done some darker series as well and have pushed some pretty good narratives. The show pulls from some of those it looks like.
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one of the better premieres...i think im hooked for now.
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^ LOL I do remember watching that trailer years ago.

If this were a completely original series with original characters and settings, I would've said it this was a good premiere episode. However I'm having a lot of difficulty getting past the liberties it takes compared to the original comics. It feels like it's tarnishing the innocence of what Archie used to be even though I realize that some recent storylines are a indeed darker. What I did like was the ethnic diversity in casting and the interesting over"arch"ing mystery and will likely follow this series just to see where it goes. It gives off a vibe like "The Killing".
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doubloonie wrote: If this were a completely original series with original characters and settings, I would've said it this was a good premiere episode. However I'm having a lot of difficulty getting past the liberties it takes compared to the original comics. It feels like it's tarnishing the innocence of what Archie used to be even though I realize that some recent storylines are a indeed darker. What I did like was the ethnic diversity in casting and the interesting over"arch"ing mystery and will likely follow this series just to see where it goes. It gives off a vibe like "The Killing".
An interesting take on this series...

The CW's Riverdale is the most sense the Archie series has made in more than a decade
http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/27/14373 ... -cw-review
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First episode was sooo good! These weekly release series are silly though. Need to binge! :D
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It's cheesy but I'm hooked. Boo to not giving us the whole series at once.
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kenchau wrote: First episode was sooo good! These weekly release series are silly though. Need to binge! :D
Totally agree. Just give us the whole series ! The show was actually pretty good. Hope it stays that way.
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I loved the comics but I'm not digging this show yet. None of the parents are together, Polly's in the nut house, Mrs. Cooper is an unsupportive mom (and crazy), Josie's a bitch....Ugh. and Jughead and Archie aren't best friends anymore??? They really took liberties with the characters I grew up with. The only bright spot is Betty, I really like the actress and she plays the wholesome Betty character perfectly.
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sharpshooter88 wrote: The only bright spot is Betty, I really like the actress and she plays the wholesome Betty character perfectly.
Lol! Watch the 3rd and latest episode Face With Stuck-out Tongue And Tightly-closed Eyes
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I was on Vulture commenting on how many of the people I know (Boomers all) dislike the show. Someone piped up they loved it. I wanted to rebut the person but Vulture locked out my account. All the other people I talked to who have viewed at least the first episode or two consider it virtually unwatchable. We are all in the late 50s to late 60s age group and grew up on the old comics. My bud who regularly writes to people like Ron Dante (of The Archie's fame) and who is a musician himself says it's terrible with poor music. I guess it's not for our age group.

Still holding out for the horror version of Sabrina though...
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^ i dont think its meant to be for your age group... its meant to be more for people in their 20s, imo... people that grew up knowing of the comics, but not too much about them... i am in that category where i knew the main characters but not much more... i am a little out of my 20s, but i have enjoyed the first 4 episodes so far..
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grappos13 wrote: ^ i dont think its meant to be for your age group... its meant to be more for people in their 20s, imo... people that grew up knowing of the comics, but not too much about them... i am in that category where i knew the main characters but not much more... i am a little out of my 20s, but i have enjoyed the first 4 episodes so far..
Probably why I also don't read the current run of comics though I did enjoy the "Married" issues of a few years back. The horror line is good as well. Sabrina is very well done but the last issue came out in August of last year and had to be re solicited. Dunno what happened there. Get the trade paperback if you can and the issue after that (the last one) with the origin of Salem The Cat...
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And it looks like Jughead is not asexual either. Boo.
Other than sharing the same names as the comics, this is nothing like the Archie universe that we grew up with.
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sharpshooter88 wrote: And it looks like Jughead is not asexual either. Boo.
Other than sharing the same names as the comics, this is nothing like the Archie universe that we grew up with.
In the current comics Jughead's girlfriend is Sabrina's!

I wonder if they will ever mention Jughead's birth name?
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zod wrote: I liked Archie comics when I was a kid, and I like the current comic book tv shows, but this really doesn't interest me.
Don't be a Jughead

Don't you want to see Veronica and Betty chasing Archie?
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DougO wrote: In the current comics Jughead's girlfriend is Sabrina's!
Really? I'm guessing this is in mature some spin off comic line? Or is it part of the regular comics? I grew up with the Jughead that only had eyes for burgers. :)
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