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[JeTmAn81]

Riverdale |OT| Killer Bob's Weird Mysteries

 

[KonradLaw]

Heh. This is awesome. CW has stylized their TCA's food court in Riverdale's fashion.

 

[Pluto]

OT title ideas? A Twin Peaks reference maybe?

Riverdale |OT| Betty or Veronica? Nope, Grundy!
Riverdale |OT| Sex, drugs and murder ... and Archie
Riverdale |OT| Twin Peaks for tweens
Riverdale |OT| Grundy raped Archie, Reggie still jelaous

 

[cj_iwakura]

Riverdale |OT| Betty? Veronica? Pfft, Archie's hot for teacher

I like this one.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Riverdale |OT| Archie's Weirder Mysteries

 

[cj_iwakura]

Riverdale |OT| Archie's Weirder Mysteries

This too!

 

[Goodstyle]

They need to do a shot-for-shot remake of this intro with the new cast.

Impossible you say? Then you can shove it!

 

[Replicant]

Riverdale |OT| Redhead Lodge

 

[Cheebo]

They need to do a shot-for-shot remake of this intro with the new cast.

Impossible you say? Then you can shove it!

That show came and went quietly, was nowhere near as popular as the more iconic previous Archie animated shows so no one would really have nostalgia enough for that.

 

[cj_iwakura]

I glanced at an episode of Weirder Mysteries. That was... something, lol.

 

[Cheebo]

Yep, late 90's cartoons where established brands got weird spin-off series that no one watched.

 

[plushyp]

I remember the first episode of Weird Mysteries where everyone except for Archie gets indoctrinated by alien potatoes and become potato zombie humans. At the end Archie saves Riverdale by cooking the king potato alien thereby turning everyone back to normal.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Riverdale OT | | The Thread with Pep!
Riverdale OT | | Bulldogs, Vixens, and Pussycats, Oh My!
Riverdale OT | | Who Killed Jason Blossom?
Riverdale OT | | Your Booth is Ready
Riverdale OT | | Heavy is the Head that Wears the (Jughead) Crown
Riverdale OT | | Sixteen, forever.
Riverdale OT | | Archie and Grundy Sittin' in a Tree...

 

[Bleepey]

http://www.refinery29.uk/netflix-uk-january-new-releases#slide-27

Apparently it's coming this month to netflix in the uk

 

[GhostWriter24]

Early reviews for Riverdale are positive: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/riverdale/s01/

The show Riverdale reminds me of the most is The O.C. - another show that took a seemingly worn-out teen-soap formula and reenergized it to create something altogether new... and addictive.

The CW needed something to fill the hole in die-hard Vampire Diaries fans' hearts when the series ends this year. They've succeeded with Riverdale. It's full of pretty teenagers, terrible parents and a murder mystery right from the start. The Archie comics are bright, bubbly and a little weird. Riverdale is a darker, less wholesome take.

This Riverdale revels in irony, perversity and ambiguity. It has the look of a drama set in the recent past – that period to which Donald Trump refers when he brays about making America great again – but it is emphatically set in the present. A present in which Veronica can be designated as looking like Betty Draper in a certain season of Mad Men. And a present in which the perceived serenity of the recent past is recast as a fraud, and then is remounted as a world utterly lacking in traditional morality. Coming immediately after a topsy-turvy year, Riverdale feels like a gesture of disenchantment. In that itself, it's popular culture with a Trump-ian twist – a complete loss of innocence

Riverdale is going to be a great success to those already fans of material like this. It's nothing new, it's just the latest addition to the pile. Insane for sure, but what's a prime-time soap if not maddening?

 

[plushyp]

Jughead in Riverdale won't be asexual like he is in the current Jughead comic:

http://www.ibtimes.com/riverdale-se...s-jughead-wont-be-asexual-comic-books-2475973

 

[Fuu]

Jughead in Riverdale won't be asexual like he is in the current Jughead comic:

http://www.ibtimes.com/riverdale-se...s-jughead-wont-be-asexual-comic-books-2475973

bummer. would rather have him be either asexual or gay. It would be even better if he was gay and didn't have a romantic interest in Archie.

we'll see. Cole Sprouse as Jughead is what got me interested in the first place and I liked everything he has said about the character and the show so far.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Just ten days left til the premiere. Any predictions for ratings?

 

[jon bones]

The show Riverdale reminds me of the most is The O.C. - another show that took a seemingly worn-out teen-soap formula and reenergized it to create something altogether new... and addictive.

OH GOD THIS IS THE BEST NEWS IVE EVER HEARD

 

[Platy]

Jughead in Riverdale won't be asexual like he is in the current Jughead comic:

http://www.ibtimes.com/riverdale-se...s-jughead-wont-be-asexual-comic-books-2475973

OF course down with assexuality and hey look, bisexual fetish with betty and veronica

 

[Fuu]

Cole Sprouse previews his role as Jughead Jones.

 

[OdysseusVA]

This is going to be terrible

 

[Ross61]

This is going to be terrible

Terribly good.

 

[Makonero]

Riverdale OT | | The Thread with Pep!
Riverdale OT | | Bulldogs, Vixens, and Pussycats, Oh My!
Riverdale OT | | Who Killed Jason Blossom?
Riverdale OT | | Your Booth is Ready
Riverdale OT | | Heavy is the Head that Wears the (Jughead) Crown
Riverdale OT | | Sixteen, forever.
Riverdale OT | | Archie and Grundy Sittin' in a Tree...

Riverdale OT | Archie and Grundy, Boned on a Sunday

 

[GhostWriter24]

Positive review from The Hollywood Reporter

Very early, but sitting at 100% on RT

That Riverdale is contradictory is part of its charm. It's a heavily serialized show based on a property that reset its romantic status quo every issue. It hopes to generate compulsive and passionate viewership for material that initially succeeded through bland innocuousness. Although I can list questions I don't need answers to and relationships I'm not invested in, Riverdale is all-in on its gimmick and I can admire that.

 

[cj_iwakura]

The OT should go up tomorrow night, right? I'll probably open a poll to determine what the thread title should be, though I'm still partial to Archie's Weird Mysteries.

 

[shiftplusone]

Riverdale |OT| Twin Peaks for tweens

come on dude

Tween Peaks

its right there

 

[Goodstyle]

It's "Archie's Weirder Mysteries!" or bust fellas.

 

[TheFlow]

Tween Peaks

Archie's weird mysteries.


are the only two that I love.

Archie's weird mysteries seems more fitting giving the plot.

 

[shawnlreed]

I am extremely excited for this show. The trailers look fantastic.
The actors all look spot on for their roles.
Cole Sprouse seems like a great fit as Jughead.

And the OT HAS to be Tween Peaks. It's just perfect.

 

[Nategc20]

Feels like the OC? Good Acting? Good plot? 100% on RT?

Yoooo

 

[Pluto]

come on dude

Tween Peaks

its right there

Oh, wow. Now I see it too.

 

[Drahcir]

come on dude

Tween Peaks

its right there

That's good.

 

[jwk94]

Feels like the OC? Good Acting? Good plot? 100% on RT?

Yoooo

Wait, a review said it felt like The OC??

 

[cj_iwakura]

Oh, wow. Now I see it too.

Yep, that has my vote too.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

come on dude

Tween Peaks

its right there

Awesome

 

[maxcriden]

My vote is for Tween Peaks. Awesome name.

 

[Goodstyle]

"Archie's Weird Mysteries" was a part of my childhood, but it keeps taking Ls in this thread. It's like no one watched it!

 

[Platy]

come on dude

Tween Peaks

its right there

I wanted something with Afterlife with Archie but this can work too

 

[Bleepey]

"Archie's Weird Mysteries" was a part of my childhood, but it keeps taking Ls in this thread. It's like no one watched it!

I watched it, i don't get why it's slept on.

 

[jwk94]

"Archie's Weird Mysteries" was a part of my childhood, but it keeps taking Ls in this thread. It's like no one watched it!

It's how I was introduced to Archie. I ended up buying the series DVD a few years back. Can't get enough of that show.

 

[GhostWriter24]

New glowing reviews from Den of Geek and Deadline Hollywood

 

[Busty]

come on dude

Tween Peaks

its right there

Don't be surprised if the CW steal that.

It is good.

 

[Not]

ARCHIE IS FUCKING MISS GRUNDY!?!?!

That's all I needed to hear

"Archie's Weird Mysteries" was a part of my childhood, but it keeps taking Ls in this thread. It's like no one watched it!

Uhh, I got the grocery store comics. I remember when they announced the cartoon. I saw two episodes and didn't like their voices.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Don't be surprised if the CW steal that.

It is good.

Only thing is they're not actually tweens. "Teen Peaks" maybe?

 

[cj_iwakura]

Only thing is they're not actually tweens. "Teen Peaks" maybe?

Not saying they're tweens, it's Twin + Teen. I think. It's still clever.

 

[Not]

Not saying they're tweens, it's Twin + Teen. I think. It's still clever.

"Tweens" are different than teens though

 

[cj_iwakura]

OT is live.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Big Red reminds me of Lydia from Teen Wolf