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[Herbs]

iZombie crossover please.

 

[Not]

Michael Allred should do at least ONE Archie comic before he retires

 

[cj_iwakura]

If this show is a fraction as good as this was,

I have high hopes for this show to be phenomenal.

 

[jon bones]

If this show is a fraction as good as this was,

I have high hopes for this show to be phenomenal.

pretty much

 

[tanooki27]

they should get the Friday night lights chicks to play B and V

 

[Discotheque]

they should get the Friday night lights chicks to play B and V

julie taylor as betty and tyra as veronica would work i guess. i don't see anybody else from that show suiting those two characters.

 

[tanooki27]

julie taylor as betty and tyra as veronica would work i guess. i don't see anybody else from that show suiting those two characters.

Tyra's working class Betty. Lyla's the rich brunette

they fight over Riggs, etc. It's already B and V

 

[anaron]

the only thing I'm feeling really iffy about is that *pilot spoilers*

Spoiler

Archie apparent sleeps with his teacher and then blackmails her

:/

 

[Escape Goat]

the only thing I'm feeling really iffy about is that *pilot spoilers*

Spoiler

Archie apparent sleeps with his teacher and then blackmails her

:/

Welcome to the CW.

 

[tringworldso]

What the hell is this? These are just Archie characters in name. The real Archie would never do that spoiler thing (if true) and a pill addicted Betty.. you've got to be kidding me.

This is just a thinly veiled 90210 reboot. CW should just call a spade a spade.

Also not a fan of the nuArchie douchebro look from the new Archie comic.

 

[Effect]

the only thing I'm feeling really iffy about is that *pilot spoilers*

Spoiler

Archie apparent sleeps with his teacher and then blackmails her

:/

Yeah that's not going to go over well for those that might be tuning. The show should be different from the comics to some degree but to go in that direction is likely to cause a good deal of backlash toward the show. It's also a 90210/Dawson's Creek like move. Yes it's a CW show but I don't think the shows on the channel even bother pulling that type of BS. They don't need to and I've never gotten the impression the audiences today that watch the shows liked that kind of stuff. That might very well play better if the show was on MTV and apart of their live action shows. Though I don't know if Reign pulls that kind of stuff given it's dealing with royalty politics, etc.

 

[cj_iwakura]

the only thing I'm feeling really iffy about is that *pilot spoilers*

Spoiler

Archie apparent sleeps with his teacher and then blackmails her

:/

Whats your source on this? Doesn't sound like in character at all, and if it's true, I'm out.

Spoiler

Reggie I could believe.

 

[Nudull]

the only thing I'm feeling really iffy about is that *pilot spoilers*

Spoiler

Archie apparent sleeps with his teacher and then blackmails her

:/

Yeah, I'm gonna take that with a mountain of salt. If true, though...oh dear. :/

 

[maruchan]

the only thing I'm feeling really iffy about is that *pilot spoilers*

Spoiler

Archie apparent sleeps with his teacher and then blackmails her

:/

Lol isn't this the pilot to Dawson s creek, lol

 

[BocoDragon]

I bet this does well, they reboot Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and start an Archie Cinematic Universe.

 

[jon bones]

I bet this does well, they reboot Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and start an Archie Cinematic Universe.

i totally trust CW to pull that off, too

 

[Effect]

I bet this does well, they reboot Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and start an Archie Cinematic Universe.

Honestly I'm surprised they didn't do Sabrina first. It fights right in with what is on the CW at the moment. Then again maybe that's why it didn't get the possible okay. To many shows are like it at the moment.

 

[Piers]

Was Archie always that alpha looking? I remember him looking more adorkable

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Was Archie always that alpha looking? I remember him looking more adorkable

He is part of the sexy dork subgroup. I can't speak much on previous incarnations of Archie, but this one is pretty cool.

I would love a new Sabrina. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is frightening and oh so amazing. I think it finally comes off hiatus this month too.

 

[Cheerilee]

Was Archie always that alpha looking? I remember him looking more adorkable

I think he was more "ordinary". Like, he's on the high school football team (because he's a nice guy who has pride in his school and he thinks football will impress the ladies), but football isn't his life and he's nowhere near the top and nobody would miss him if he was cut from the team. Not quite dorky, but definitely not an alpha.

 

[GhostWriter24]

Some new info about the pilot before upfronts from the characters who play Veronica and Jughead:

At the EW and PEOPLE Upfronts Party Monday night, we asked stars Cole Sprouse, who plays Jughead Jones, and Camila Mendes, who plays Veronica Lodge, to fill us in on how Riverdale will be different from Archie Comics. They both agreed that fans shouldn’t expect a sunny, happy-go-lucky little town, and teased that the show will have some grit to it.

“Inherently, the show is a little bit grittier,” said Sprouse. “We’re taking very heavy cues from a small series within the actual Archie digest in which Jughead was kind of like a detective and a sleuth.”

“We’re comparing it to Twin Peaks. The tone, I mean; it’s not the pace of Twin Peaks. This is upbeat, but there are mystery elements. It’s pretty cinematic too in the way that it’s shot. It’s different — it’s not the Riverdale you know.”

And a pic:

 

[TheGreatDirector]

the only thing I'm feeling really iffy about is that *pilot spoilers*

Spoiler

Archie apparent sleeps with his teacher and then blackmails her

:/

Well that's an unexpected change of character. Not sure how I would feel about that if true but I'll wait to see how it plays out.

Some new info about the pilot before upfronts from the characters who play Veronica and Jughead:





And a pic:

Hopefully the show is being shot better than the other CW shows I've seen. Those tend to use a lot of static cameras and repeated angles.

 

[Rymuth]

Whats your source on this? Doesn't sound like in character at all, and if it's true, I'm out.

Spoiler

Reggie I could believe.

And apparently, that teacher is MS GRUNDY!!

As a new school year begins, the town of Riverdale is reeling from the recent, tragic death of high school golden boy Jason Blossom, and nothing feels the same. Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) is still the all-American teen, but the summer's events made him realize that he wants to pursue a career in music -- not follow in his dad's footsteps--despite the sudden end of his forbidden relationship with Riverdale's young music teacher, Ms. Grundy

- source

 

[cj_iwakura]

And apparently, that teacher is MS GRUNDY!!



- source

Very dated synopsis, though. It could have changed(and it did if they have any sense).

 

[TheOddOne]

 

[Spiritwalker]

cool, hope the actors are hot

 

[Penguin]

cool, hope the actors are hot

It's the CW... they wouldn't even let you in the door if not a 8

But the cast is in costume for upfronts, and it seems like the perfect show for the CW

 

[Jebusman]

So this isn't the live action revival of Archie's Weird Mysteries that I've always wanted? Shame.

Wait wait wait they got one of the kids from Suite Life playing Jughead? What?

 

[TheGreatDirector]

This show is pretty much perfect for the CW.

 

[Skilotonn]

Man, looking at the new stuff posted in here and this show, Archie sure has changed.

Was a huge fan of the classic stuff, had a ton of the comics because of my aunt, read them so much I started seeing the reprints/recolors ever so often.

 

[Ithil]

Duh, stay out of Riverdale.

 

[Fuu]

Digging the vibe here. I'm not super familiar with Archie, but reading that they're aiming for a Twin Peaks-like tone makes me very interested. Think I'll check the Mark Waid series too.

 

[maxcriden]

Very dated synopsis, though. It could have changed(and it did if they have any sense).

It was posted an hour ago, though!

 

[Father_Brain]

I'm definitely curious about this show, especially given the hotness of the male cast, but it seems less like a contemporized take on Archie characters (in the vein of the recent comics) than it does a standard sex-filled teen soap that's using the names of Archie characters primarily for shock value.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Happy to see Archie is redheaded, although its kind of obvious it is a dye job. Also yikes I hope that potential spoiler from the pilot isn't true.

This makes the show look like a killer is gonna be hunting Archie and the gang. I kind of like it but looks really ominous.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Oh...Jughead's wearing a hoodie...

I dunno if I can get behind this. Maybe he gets the crown later on.

Hopefully we get a Archie vs Predator Halloween special

Haha I read that awhile back. Haven't seen so much violence and gore in an Archie comic since the Zombies spin-off.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

Hopefully we get a Archive vs Predator Halloween special

 

[Fuu]

CW magic already working on me because I'm charmed by Jughead's actor

https://youtu.be/kfC7l-7pLtg

Video from the CW Upfront red carpet with him being eloquent about the importance of child actors taking a break.

 

[TI82]

forgot about this, super excited!!

 

[TI82]

http://comicbook.com/2016/05/19/riverdale-series-description-reveals-forbidden-relationship-betw/

As a new school year begins, the town of Riverdale is reeling from the recent, tragic death of high school golden boy Jason Blossom, and nothing feels the same. Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) is still the all-American teen, but the summer's events made him realize that he wants to pursue a career in music -- not follow in his dad's footsteps--despite the sudden end of his forbidden relationship with Riverdale's young music teacher, Ms. Grundy (Sarah Habel). Which means Archie doesn't have anyone who will mentor him -- certainly not singer Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), who is only focused on her band, the soon-to-be-world-famous Pussycats.

Archie and Grundy... ill ship that

Edit: Dang it, double post on accident

 

[Bleepey]

So this isn't the live action revival of Archie's Weird Mysteries that I've always wanted? Shame.

Wait wait wait they got one of the kids from Suite Life playing Jughead? What?

At times I feel I was the only guy who watched tales of a little town called Riverdale.

 

[cj_iwakura]

It was posted an hour ago, though!

The synopsis seems to be from 2014, though.

 

[MHWilliams]

That synopsis is really far out there. I figured they'd be doing the new comic on TV. This is something different. Hurrrrrm.

 

[cj_iwakura]

That synopsis is really far out there. I figured they'd be doing the new comic on TV. This is something different. Hurrrrrm.

The new comic would make a great show, I really don't see why they felt the need to make it even more serious.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I am all kinds of into this.

 

[MHWilliams]

I am all kinds of into this.

I think the CW audience will love it. Not what I was expecting, but I'll give it an episode at least.

 

[Replicant]

It looks like....Twin Peaks? ;

 

[cj_iwakura]

It looks like....Twin Peaks? ;

"V.L.! In the coffee!"

 

[kulapik]

Trailer. It freezes at times and the audio is quite desynced, but it can give you an idea of the tone of the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3NxIg3tuUo

 

[Human Resources]

so is archie a werewolf or a vampire