Riverdale (!)

[pausanias_usa]

Wtf?

Archie Comics meet Twin Peaks . . . Jughead is emo, Betty hopelessly old-fashioned, Veronica a bad girl trying to go good, Moose a closet case , and, of course, Archie having an affair with Ms. Grundy .

But, l must say, Archie is one hot ginger!

Not sure how long this series will last, though, it's a little to calculatingly weird (and if I want surreal, there's always The Young Pope).

 

[EddMarkStarr]

Very interesting take, sorta like the way "Smallville" expanded on the Man of Steel's early life.

 

[Pianist]

I got as far as Archie and Ms Grundy doing it in the car and immediately lost interest.

 

[jjonn3]

Miss Grundy has changed a lot since I last read Archie!

But so far the ratings have been a big disappointment for the CW so we will have to see if it builds a following or not...

 

[hornyalltime]

Absolutely LOVED the first two episodes!!

True, there are some changes like Miss Grundy, Josie and the PussyCats, the looks I thought Mr. Weatherbee, The Coach and Pop from Pops, but I liked them!

 

[DantheManFL]

Archie never looked so good!

 

[pausanias_usa]

"Faux lesbian kisses are SOOO 90s" -- Cherry, lol.

1) Anyone else look at Archie and think the actor has a shaved unibrow? Kind of detracts. . . .

2) I know most teen movies use actors in their 20s, but K.J. Apa was 19 when it started filming (yet, he looks the oldest!). He seems to have Maori in his blood (from New Zealand, and judging by his name) but I've never seen a redhead with that background. . . .

 

[pausanias_usa]

Too late to edit the above: it's possible he has Scottish ancestry along with Maori, given how Britain colonized Australia and New Zealand . . . then again, maybe he's not a true ginger!

 

[joesman]

I guess it is entertaining enough. Not the Archie one expected but fine for the CW because it has lots of boy and girl eye candy and has an ugly lurid side. Cheryl Blossom is the total bitch, Reggie is cute but a dick, and Archie, himself, is hiding his affair with Grundy. Betty is a total wimpy girl and Veronica wants to help her get her groove on. Archie is obviously a slut. The gay guy is at least not a flame and his remark about Moose coming on to him in the john " He is more like a horse" to paraphrase.

 

[DantheManFL]

Archie isn't a real ginger, it's dyed for the show. Here's his natural color.

Moose is hot too, he fools around with the gay bff.

 

[SFLMAN]

KJ Apa who plays Archie is in the movie, "A Dog's Purpose." He is very cute! Great movie, you should check it out!

Archie comics sure have changed a lot since I was a kid and read them. LOL

 

[jcboy13]

I love this show!1

 

[DantheManFL]

 

[DantheManFL]