Quote from: irishmoxie on June 26, 2017, 09:11:05 AM

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 25, 2017, 02:23:08 PM
Templeton did a really nice job with the inking. Gives it a slightly different look.

I hate Betty's hair. Makes her less attractive.

That's how she wears her hair on the show.

It works on the show. It doesn't really work here.

Pretty cool. There's definitely a bit of a "Riverdale" influence - at least regarding Betty and Veronica. I'm not sure what's up with Archie. He really doesn't look like K. J. Apa (other than not being scrawny). And the hair, ick.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 22, 2017, 03:47:23 AM
And we STILL have no explanation of how the two girls (rivals from the point of Veronica's introduction in ARCHIE, and his breakup with Betty as the ex-gf) became such solid friends. They just ARE in the New Riverdale universe, as if we're supposed to import that information as "given" from the classic Archie stories.

I haven't bought #3. I haven't even read my physical copy of #2 yet, because I was put off by Hot Dog's narration (why the hell is Hot Dog narrating a B&V comic?) - especially the "joke" about two pages of a $4 comic book having minimal artwork and just a text summary of the "missing" pages.

As for B&V being friends, I think we're supposed to disregard the "Archie" title (after all, Veronica hasn't been shipped off); each New Riverdale title seems to be its own continuity. It's basically like they went "Here are Betty and Veronica; you know who they are; LET'S GO!"

I'm not a fan of the approach, but I've seen it done elsewhere, mostly in comic adaptations of TV properties, such as back when Dreamwave had the Transformers license. They set it in a vague cartoon-like continuity but didn't adhere to specific details; they just didn't want to rebuild everything.

There's also "Superman Returns", which used the first two Christopher Reeve Superman films as a "vague history" (director's words).

This week, I review the Betty's Diary story, "Stress Struck".

I've got a treat for you this week: I've reviewed the 1964 "Archie" pilot.

Chapter 06, "Brigid's My Bitch" (occurring in February), is now up. This chapter is definitely a bit more erotic than the previous ones. NSFW.

This week, I review a "Betty's Diary" story from 1988, "With Friends Like These". It's Betty's examination of her friendship with Veronica.

This week, I review "The New Archies" segment, "Future Shock".

Late this week, but I reviewed the "Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch" episode, "Ice Giant for Tea".

Well, I got the answer to this when I watched episode 7 on Netflix last night. There's a close-up of the time card that Fred forges for Jughead. It reads July 11, 2016. So all of season 1 occurred during September-October of last year. Things might get tricky if season 2 continues to be set in the same school year.

While I still haven't gotten any reviews on this story, the number of views has increased, probably thanks to Riverdale's popularity, so I've decided to resume this series. I'll be playing catch-up for a while to get the series up the the current time period. Also, due to my blog as well as writing original fiction, the chapters probably won't be very long, usually.

Chapter 05, "Here, Kitty, Kitty" (occurring in January), is now up. Guess who's introduced.

I just came across this gem in SAGG's gallery:

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Okay, so it's established in the first episode that Riverdale High was founded in 1941. It's mentioned later in the season that they're gearing up for the 75th anniversary of the town's founding (which is eventually shown). Keep in mind that all of this occurs within, like, the first two months of the school year.

So is the first season of "Riverdale" supposed to occur in September-October of 2016?

And season 2 is supposed to pick up immediately after. Roberto once said he hopes season 2 will still be sophomore year.

So will season 2, airing in the 2017-2018 season, still occur in the 2016-2017 school year?

Or can we fudge a little and say the school was founded around a year before the town was officially incorporated?

This week, I'm reviewing an old "Betty's Diary" story, "Telling It Like It Is". It seems to be the second appearance of adult Polly.

I finished watching the series pretty recently. While I enjoyed it overall, it got maddening at times, mostly because being a witch involves more nonsensical rules than contained in the entire Torah. You can never tell when someone (usually the aunts) will tell Sabrina that she can or can't do this or that, or else [insert repercussion here] will happen. And, yes, Sabrina is often not told about stuff until it's a pressing issue. Need I bring up the episode about pancake addiction? 

The entire second season dealt with Sabrina trying to obtain her witch's license (yeah...), which involved being tested at random, inopportune times by a Quizzmaster (no name given). The third season took place during the second half of her junior year (can't let her age too quickly!) but still contained Halloween and Christmas episodes ( ). It involved her having to discover the family secret, or else she can't get her witch's license, and perhaps something bad will happen (I honestly forget at this point). In the fourth season, she was finally allowed to turn 18 and start her senior year. Seasons 5-6 were college. The season 7 premiere wrapped up the cliffhanger and then skipped ahead three months after the theme song. Sabrina graduated from college off-screen. The show was recycling story ideas at that point, so it was time for it to end.

The cast was so inconsistent. Sabrina's best friend, Valerie, disappeared without explanation after season 1. Season 2 introduced Mr. Willard Kraft, Sabrina's overbearing, disciplinary vice principal (unmentioned beforehand), who stayed for the rest of the high school episodes (became principal in season 4). Also introduced was Valerie, Sabrina's new best friend. Valerie (along with mean girl Libby) were written out after season 3. Libby went to boarding school, and Valerie moved to Alaska, but the season 4 premiere dealt with her seemingly coming back to live with Sabrina, but then...nope! Way to tease the audience. Season 4 introduced Josh, a new love interest for Sabrina. Harvey was dropped after season 4, and he made only a handful of quick cameos during season 5. When Sabrina went to college, she moved into a rental house and gained three roommates, Morgan, Roxie, and Miles. Harvey started appearing again (in a recurring capacity) in season 6 and until the end of the series. Miles was dropped without explanation after season 6. Josh leaves after season 6. Both aunts left the series after season 6 (though Hilda's actor returned for the series finale). The aunts leave the house to Sabrina. She moves back home, and Morgan and Roxie move in with her. Morgan and Roxie are shown, in one episode, to sleep in the same bedroom, despite the fact that there should seemingly be enough rooms for each of them. Sabrina gets a job at a music magazine, but these extra characters are dropped around halfway through the season, when Sabrina quits her job. Around the same time, ANOTHER new love interest, Aaron, is introduced, the purpose being to do an engagement storyline that had been meant for Josh before Josh's actor left the series. Sabrina and Salem end up being the only characters to appear in every episode of the series.

All told, I like the series, but it's too chaotic. That said, I'd say Roxie is my favorite (human) supporting character. She's the best friend that Sabrina's ever had. Punky Power!