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#466
All About Archie / Re: Riverdale Reviewed
June 30, 2017, 07:46:39 PM
I'm sorry that this is late. This week, I have another special treat for you: a review of the 1978 variety special!
#467
Feedback/Support / Shoutbox not working for me
June 28, 2017, 02:35:26 PM
For the past few days, when I try posting in the Shoutbox, the little icon spins endlessly, but my message never appears.
#468
All About Archie / Re: Betty and Veronica #3
June 26, 2017, 12:31:17 PM
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 22, 2017, 01:31:47 PM
Additional layers of confusion are merely added by the fact that all the New Riverdale titles seem to look like they belong to the same universe, and vague cross-references have appeared here and there, along with some commonalities. Yet there is nothing distinctly pointing to the titles NOT being in the same universe, either. It's only when the stories are closely examined that we can discover that things just don't line up between them, but it's subtle and non-obvious unless you dig deeper.

I just read #2 and was surprised to see Cheryl there. I guess, if it's supposed to take place in the same universe as the "Archie" title, it occurs only after Veronica's return to Riverdale. It occurs in autumn of 2016, so I guess it's supposed to be the following school year, placing those Veronica-in-Switzerland issues in the 2015-2016 school year.

But Cheryl is working for Veronica (washing cars) and calling her "coach". I can't imagine the Cheryl of the "Archie" title (or any version of Cheryl, actually) doing that.
#469
All About Archie / Re: Betty and Veronica #3
June 26, 2017, 12:15:03 PM
I just read #2, and I have a few questions:

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 22, 2017, 03:47:23 AM
It did feel as though the conclusion to Hughes' B&V arc was rewritten on the fly -- as if to specifically address criticisms of the earlier issues in the series. Specifically: Betty swearing

When, exactly, did Betty swear in either of the first two issues?

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 22, 2017, 03:47:23 AM
Veronica's "ultrabitch" attitude

Why would this even be criticized? Veronica has often been an "ultrabitch" through the decades.
#470
All About Archie / Re: Your Pal ARCHIE [preview]
June 26, 2017, 11:02:41 AM
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.
#471
All About Archie / Re: Your Pal ARCHIE [preview]
June 25, 2017, 10:39:03 AM
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.
#472
All About Archie / Re: Betty and Veronica #3
June 22, 2017, 10:25:15 AM
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).
#473
All About Archie / Re: Riverdale Reviewed
June 21, 2017, 06:20:51 PM
This week, I review the Betty's Diary story, "Stress Struck".
#474
All About Archie / Re: Riverdale Reviewed
June 14, 2017, 07:36:32 PM
I've got a treat for you this week: I've reviewed the 1964 "Archie" pilot.
#475
Fan Fiction / Re: Betty and Cheryl
June 07, 2017, 09:00:17 PM
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.
#476
All About Archie / Re: Riverdale Reviewed
June 07, 2017, 05:24:12 PM
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.
#477
All About Archie / Re: Riverdale Reviewed
May 31, 2017, 05:20:32 PM
This week, I review "The New Archies" segment, "Future Shock".
#478
All About Archie / Re: Riverdale Reviewed
May 26, 2017, 11:27:47 PM
Late this week, but I reviewed the "Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch" episode, "Ice Giant for Tea".
#479
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.
#480
Fan Fiction / Re: Betty and Cheryl
May 22, 2017, 09:38:41 PM
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. ;)