Quote from: The Bee on April 10, 2016, 09:22:51 PM
I can somewhat agree with modernized, energized, and darkened, but it is so far from respecting the original Archie comics line it is not even funny.

That's why I won't even bother with watching it. 

Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:53:11 PM

Quote from: The Bee on April 10, 2016, 09:22:51 PM
I can somewhat agree with modernized, energized, and darkened, but it is so far from respecting the original Archie comics line it is not even funny.

That's why I won't even bother with watching it. 

I wish I had the will power to just dump it and leave it without at least taking a glance at it. I at least have to take a look at it to make my final determination on it even though I believe I really know where I am leaning.

Quote from: TheSnowflakeNetwork on April 12, 2016, 06:05:59 PM
Still on the fence with this show, with Jason killed off so soon and other characters race-lifted for no reason. A brown-eyed Cheryl would be the deal breaker, but if they give Cheryl's actress green contacts, I'll give the show a chance.

Reggie's actor is a questionable choice, but not because he's Asian. His jaw is shaped more like Archie's jaw than Reggie's jaw.

Daren is that you? Someone made this same comment on the old forum about Cheryl's green eyes.

Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:53:11 PM

Quote from: The Bee on April 10, 2016, 09:22:51 PM
I can somewhat agree with modernized, energized, and darkened, but it is so far from respecting the original Archie comics line it is not even funny.

That's why I won't even bother with watching it. 

I won't lie, I most likely will watch the pilot but I guarantee I will be hating and criticizing every second of it, lol 

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 11:06:24 PM

Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:53:11 PM

Quote from: The Bee on April 10, 2016, 09:22:51 PM
I can somewhat agree with modernized, energized, and darkened, but it is so far from respecting the original Archie comics line it is not even funny.

That's why I won't even bother with watching it. 

I won't lie, I most likely will watch the pilot but I guarantee I will be hating and criticizing every second of it, lol 

I actually applaud those who will not watch it because the more people who don't tune into it at all the more likely the show will not make it. I am like you though, I have to at least see the Pilot so I can critique it up and down and just to say I watched it.

I'll stick with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 08:20:46 PM

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 12, 2016, 02:57:46 PM
Personally I don't care what they do to the characters in the show at this point. I've read enough regarding their intentions that I have zero interest in watching it.

The only possibility that is potentially upsetting to me is that if the show (somehow, although the odds seem pretty well stacked against this) were to become a real hit. Why? Because if it does, it is virtually guaranteed to affect the comics published by ACP. They are sure to see that TV success as an indication that people want to read about characters who are similar to the TV show in the comic books. The last thing I want to see is Aguirre-Sacasa's version of Archie and the gang as comic book characters (AWA is quite enough of that), because you can pretty much bet that it would then become the main version of Archie. I'm not losing TOO much sleep over that possibility right now, since as I mentioned, the odds of the TV show becoming a real hit seem pretty slim.

I was thinking about this the other day, what if kids (tweens/teens) actually like the show and want to start buying the comics thinking they're going to be like the TV series and then be disappointed because the comics are none at all similar to the CW show, especially if they come across the Classic style, and then because of that ACP decides to change the comics to be more like the show 

Sadly this has always been Archie's policy — Sabrina (all TV incarnations) are a prime example, but Josie as well — the entire Pussycats thing was due to the possibility of television placement ... and usually they jump the gun on it — I wouldn't be surprised to find that the entire re-boot Archie was based on their original TV proposal ...

Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 11:21:04 PM

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 11:06:24 PM

Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:53:11 PM

Quote from: The Bee on April 10, 2016, 09:22:51 PM
I can somewhat agree with modernized, energized, and darkened, but it is so far from respecting the original Archie comics line it is not even funny.

That's why I won't even bother with watching it. 

I won't lie, I most likely will watch the pilot but I guarantee I will be hating and criticizing every second of it, lol 

I actually applaud those who will not watch it because the more people who don't tune into it at all the more likely the show will not make it. I am like you though, I have to at least see the Pilot so I can critique it up and down and just to say I watched it.

I hate that by tuning in I'll be helping their ratings go up.

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 13, 2016, 12:09:20 AM

Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 11:21:04 PM

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 11:06:24 PM

Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:53:11 PM

Quote from: The Bee on April 10, 2016, 09:22:51 PM
I can somewhat agree with modernized, energized, and darkened, but it is so far from respecting the original Archie comics line it is not even funny.

That's why I won't even bother with watching it. 

I won't lie, I most likely will watch the pilot but I guarantee I will be hating and criticizing every second of it, lol 

I actually applaud those who will not watch it because the more people who don't tune into it at all the more likely the show will not make it. I am like you though, I have to at least see the Pilot so I can critique it up and down and just to say I watched it.

I hate that by tuning in I'll be helping their ratings go up.

I mean you are only one person so it really won't make or break the show. I also am not sure if the CW executive preview the show even before the public sees it and determines if it is a go or not so the Pilot may not even air if the executives of the CW pull the plug after viewing what they got I think next month.

Quote from: The Bee on April 13, 2016, 12:23:28 AM

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 13, 2016, 12:09:20 AM

Quote from: The Bee on April 12, 2016, 11:21:04 PM

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on April 12, 2016, 11:06:24 PM

Quote from: Mr.Lodge on April 12, 2016, 08:53:11 PM

Quote from: The Bee on April 10, 2016, 09:22:51 PM
I can somewhat agree with modernized, energized, and darkened, but it is so far from respecting the original Archie comics line it is not even funny.

That's why I won't even bother with watching it. 

I won't lie, I most likely will watch the pilot but I guarantee I will be hating and criticizing every second of it, lol 

I actually applaud those who will not watch it because the more people who don't tune into it at all the more likely the show will not make it. I am like you though, I have to at least see the Pilot so I can critique it up and down and just to say I watched it.

I hate that by tuning in I'll be helping their ratings go up.

I mean you are only one person so it really won't make or break the show. I also am not sure if the CW executive preview the show even before the public sees it and determines if it is a go or not so the Pilot may not even air if the executives of the CW pull the plug after viewing what they got I think next month.

Yeah, that's true, but I just don't want to help them (or feel like I am helping them) not even a little teeny bit 

Remember that Berlanti doesn't work for CW directly — if they don't pick it up it could be shopped around and air on another network ...

Quote from: invisifan on April 13, 2016, 01:17:28 AM
Remember that Berlanti doesn't work for CW directly — if they don't pick it up it could be shopped around and air on another network ...

If a small network like the CW doesn't pick it up I doubt one like ABC, NBC, CBS, or FOX would pick it up. It would have to be picked up by some cable channel like AMC or something like that.

Ten years from now people will be watching the Riverdale TV pilot on YouTube and laughing about what a ridiculous distortion of the characters it is.

Quote from: irishmoxie on April 12, 2016, 10:58:57 PM

Quote from: TheSnowflakeNetwork on April 12, 2016, 06:05:59 PM
Still on the fence with this show, with Jason killed off so soon and other characters race-lifted for no reason. A brown-eyed Cheryl would be the deal breaker, but if they give Cheryl's actress green contacts, I'll give the show a chance.

Reggie's actor is a questionable choice, but not because he's Asian. His jaw is shaped more like Archie's jaw than Reggie's jaw.

Daren is that you? Someone made this same comment on the old forum about Cheryl's green eyes.

Nope, I wasn't Daren. It's just that the traditional Archie house style usually doesn't indicate eye color (only a pupil, no iris), but when eyes are colored in, Cheryl's eyes were almost always colored in green. Occasionally blue due to colorist error, but never brown.

I'm just waiting for this Josie and the Pussycats group on the 1st Riverdale episode to bust out into a Destiny's Child song like Bootylicious.