Riverdale

Don’t Get Stuck On The Comparisons To Past Shows

... and contrasting which descriptions fit and which were off the mark. "I think 'Twin Peaks' is pretty spot on, with the cinematography and the feel," Petsch says. "I feel like 'Pretty Little Liars’ with the murder mystery makes sense, but I don’t think our show is anything like 'Pretty Little Liars' in any other way. We’re kind of niche-ing our own little market.". Murray agrees, describing "Riverdale" as an amalgamation of all the best parts of these other fan-favorite shows. "There is a marrying of those concepts, but we have birthed an entire new existence," she says. "It’s like if 'Twin Peaks' and '90210' were to have a baby.". Whichever comparison you prefer, prepare for "Riverdale" to become your new TV obsession. All the best elements of the classics combine with more than a few unique characteristics to make a show you will not be able to stop watching. "Riverdale" premieres Thursday (Jan. 26) at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. Share this. Posted by: Lindsay Mac Donald. Lindsay Mac Donald is a Los Angeles based ...

Cole Sprouse's Riverdale Castmates Love Suite Life, Too

... Jones, the classic Archie Comics character, and you wouldn't be wrong to say his fellow cast members are big fans of his previous work. They were not afraid to admit it when E! News sat down with them during this year's Television Critics' Association press tour. In fact, when we asked KJ Apa (who plays Archie) his favorite episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, he had an answer prepared.sort of. "There's an episode where his character—what one were you? Zack or Cody? Cody. He was Cody. There was an episode where he has this eagle—it's an eagle?". "It sounds like you don't remember the episode that well," Sprouse interrupts. "I thought you were a fan.". Renewed or Canceled? Find Out the Fate of All Your Favorite Shows. Apa goes on to describe a scene from the 2006 episode "Birdman of Boston," in which Cody, played by Cole, takes care of a hawk (not an eagle) after its mother abandons her eggs on the balcony at the Tipton. Sprouse played ...

Riverdale

... daughter of a disgraced businessman and new to Riverdale. Many of your favorite Archie universe characters are there, assuming you have such things, but they're all just a bit askew. Jughead (Cole Sprouse) is a melancholy writer working on a book which, judging from the hackneyed voiceover, isn't going to be very good. Josie (Ashleigh Murray) is hard at work with the Pussycats, who are now a Destiny's Child-style girl group. Ms. Grundy (Sarah Habel) is a sexy cellist, Dilton Doiley (Major Curda) is a slightly unhinged scout leader and Ethel Muggs has no real interest in Jughead (and is played by Barb from Stranger Things, otherwise known as Shannon Purser). Periodically, the series deigns to pander to more old-school fans — a tossed off "Lil Archie" mention or Veronica's instant inclination to call Archie "Archiekins" — but those moments are just as often countered by sacrilege like giving The Archies' classic "Sugar, Sugar" to Josie and the Pussycats. For shame. Feigned outrage aside, the Archie-Betty-Veronica love triangle is still lightly simmering near the center of the story, but it feels perfunctory because Archie himself feels ...

Riverdale' And 'the Young Pope' Mark A New Era Of Absurd Tv

... James Franco World, be all things at once?” at a dance, and after kissing Betty, she’s told, “Faux lesbian kissing hasn’t been taboo since 1994.” Tonally, each show plays it straight, but the content is so outlandish that it prompts one to wonder just how self-aware they are. Of course, that’s precisely why absurd TV is the most fitting entertainment for our current era. With Donald Trump in the White House — a sentence that still feels outlandish — our very reality has become a joke that’s gone too far , only with no accompanying laugh track to signify that it’s on purpose. It’s no coincidence that The Young Pope comes across as a startling parallel to the rise of Trump. Just as sci-fi and fantasy shows help us to filter unbelievable reality through fictional lenses, absurd TV helps us grapple with the era where nobody’s sure if or when to laugh. In the era of alternative facts and rogue national park Twitter accounts ; when a reality television star has the nuclear codes, we’re left waiting for a punchline that never seems to come. In the ...

Riverdale’s Jughead Is No Longer Asexual, And That’s A Problem For Fans

... represented on a mainstream series. Cole Sprouse, the actor who plays Jughead on the series, said he hopes the network does decide to keep with the comics and let Jughead remain asexual, despite Aguirre-Sacasa treating the first season as a way for Jughead to discover himself. “I hope that huge corporations like the CW recognize that this kind of representation is rare and severely important to people who resonate with it,” Sprouse told Teen Vogue. “That demands representation. It would be a wonderful thing if that were the case.”. Jughead issue #4. Archie Comics. According to the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN) , about one percent of the world’s population identifies as asexual. In a 2008 survey, AVEN found that almost 18 percent of its members never experience any kind of romantic attraction to someone of the opposite or same sex. Despite asexuality ...

Riverdale’s Madelaine Petsch Has The Best Acne Treatment Routine

... Maybelline Facestudio Master Contour V-Shape Duo Stick in Light. "It just blends to my skin perfectly," she adds. "I love cream contour.". Then Madelaine blends in warm bronzer to avoid any harsh looking lines of contour on her face. The trick to finding a natural-looking and non-jarring, bronzer for an almost translucent complexion? Use a highlighter, like Josie Maran's Argan Enlightenment Illuminizing Powder Veil , instead. Of course, taking care of sensitive skin underneath all that makeup, on- or off-duty, is a number one priority. "I have a very strict skincare regimen that I do every day," she says. She cleanses daily — at night and in the morning — with an Avène scent-free wash and uses Avène Skin Recovery Cream before bed to moisturize. Obviously, protecting her easily burned skin from sun damage is also crucial. "We have to have sunscreen on every single day," says Madelaine. So she slathers on Elta MD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46. "Every single day, no matter where I'm going," she adds. Although bombshell: even Cheryl Blossom ...

Riverdale' Star From 'burbs Survived Drama Of Her Own

... resident Marisol Nichols), left, is the mother of Veronica (Camila Mendes). They live in a world of crime, seduction and betrayal in The CW production of "Riverdale," beginning Thursday, Jan. 26. - The CW. She attended Naperville North before graduating from Hinsdale Central High School. ("I only knew like two people at Hinsdale," she said. "I was only there for the last six months of my senior year."). She had never been involved in theater. That changed when she went to the College of Du Page. On a whim, she tried out for Arthur Miller's "A View From a Bridge" and nabbed a lead. "The second I got on stage, it was like oh-my-God! I love this! I love this!". She credits two Du Page teachers, Frank Tourangeau and Marco Benassi, for changing the course of her life. Three months after the play, she and other Du Page thespians won a national speech and theater championship. "They were the best teachers I ever had," Nichols said. "They not only taught me to be a good performer; ...

Scandal' Is Insane And I Blame Trump ; 'riverdale' Is Great Fun

... the Season 6 premiere was delayed. Yes, we find out who won the presidential election — was it the current president ex-wife? Or was it her opponent, whose running mate was the current president's gay ex-chief of staff, who's married to a gay ex-hooker. Yes, there was already a firm foundation of crazy here. But tonight's episode is utterly insane. TOP JOBS. I blame Donald Trump. The fact that a racist, sexist, lying buffoon who bragged about sexually assaulting women ended up in the White House means that fiction has to go way over the top to be crazier than reality. • Also tonight, it's the premiere of a show I really like — "Riverdale" (8 p.m., CW/Ch 30): This new series, re-imagined from the Archies Comics characters, is sort of a cross between "Dawson's Creek" and "Veronica Mars" — with a bit of "Everwood" thrown in. Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Josie and the Pussycats, Mr. Weatherby and Miss Grundy (who's young a beautiful) are all part of the plot — which revolves around the murder of a high-school student. This is great fun and very entertaining. For more on "Riverdale," ...

Everything You Need To Know About Dark 'archie' Tv Show

... more deliciously sour. After 73 years, popular comic book character will die jumping in front of assassin's bullet to protect friend Kevin Keller. The nods to the original Archie are everywhere. Longtime comics fans should find plenty of Easter eggs to gather here; in the opening five minutes of the first episode, we get a brief glimpse of nerdy boy scout Dilton Doiley and the first appearance of the community's motto: "The Town With Pep!” This may be an alternate Archie-verse where the dumb jock Moose sneaks off to the forest for furtive gay sex, but it's also one where Veronica still calls her beau "Archiekins," and all the kids still meet up at Pops Chock'lit Shoppe for burgers, shakes and onion rings. The parallels to the source material form the spine of the series. Riverdale actually isn't that far out of line with what the comics have been doing. If you haven't picked up a copy of Archie, Jughead or Betty and Veronica in the past decade, the CW's version might strike you as some ...