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    Archie Andrews is an only child, who resides in the town of Riverdale where he attends Riverdale High. He has two girlfriends, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge who both compete for his attention.

    Live-Action Archie Series 'Riverdale' Heads to The CW

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    Edited By gmanfromheck

    There's been word of a live-action Archie TV series for a little while now. It's just moved one step closer to becoming a reality. At San Diego Comic-Con, new information was released.

    Riverdale Concept Artwork by Veronica Fish
    Riverdale Concept Artwork by Veronica Fish

    Originally developed for FOX, “Riverdale”—a dark, twisty, one-hour drama based on the iconic “Archie” comic book characters, including Archie, Betty, and Veronica, as well as Josie and the Pussycats—is now set-up at The CW network, with the key players remaining the same: Warner Brothers is the studio, THE FLASH and ARROW chief Greg Berlanti is producing and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Archie's Chief Creative Officer, is writing the pilot.

    "The CW is a perfect for for the vibe and tone of the Riverdale series," said Archie Comics CEO/Publisher, Jon Goldwater. "We couldn't be in better hands. Working with WB, Greg Berlanti and having Roberto involved has made this a dream project come to life. This is a major, major thing for this company."

    As fans know, Aguirre-Sacasa is also the mastermind behind Archie's two bestselling and acclaimed horror titles, AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE and CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA. He is also a consulting producer on the “Supergirl” series.

    The "Riverdale" news comes hot on the heels of the hugely successful sellout Archie relaunch, kicked off by a stellar debut issue from the powerhouse creative team of writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona Staples, which has been the buzz of this year's Comic-Con.

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    #1  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator

    Perfect station for it.

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    No Sabrina?

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    *checks calendar to make sure it's not April 1st*

    *sees that it isn't*

    okay, cool! will we get to see the crossovers with Punisher and the Ninja Turtles adapted?

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    @fables87 said:

    No Sabrina?

    She'll probably get a spin-off show.

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    Smh someone needs to keep the CW network heads off of comicvine.

    Smh where's my Runaway's series.

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    @the_stegman: what you said. Maybe now I'll watch it.... Well as a kid I did watch that Twilight Zone Archie cartoon

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    Wait - so this is a horror version of Archie?

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    The new Archie issue one had me wondering about a TV show which was kind of inevitable with all the potential. Psyched to know it's in the works!and with the CW. Sweet!

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    The CW is so bad. Back in the day, the WB was culturally relevant whereas now hardly anybody cares about CW.

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    YAYYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!

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    Makes perfect sense, I won't watch it but it makes perfect sense.

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    I was originally sexually attracted to some of the archie cast now.... :3

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    @hexthis said:

    The CW is so bad. Back in the day, the WB was culturally relevant whereas now hardly anybody cares about CW.

    You kidding right?

    ~MiB

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    Awesome!

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    #19  Edited By ia0delond

    Now Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa can go back writing Chilling Adventures and Afterlife.

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    it's stuff like this that leads to so many TV related comas.

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    Interesting.

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    This looks really awesome. So is this going to be a soap opera drama thriller because that's the vibe I'm getting. BTW, where the "hell" is Sabrina Spellman?

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    I don't know. I doubt CW will do anything more with this franchise than turn it into another One Tree Hill type teen soap rather than play up some of the comedic silliness that makes Archie interesting.

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    @hexthis said:

    The CW is so bad. Back in the day, the WB was culturally relevant whereas now hardly anybody cares about CW.

    Exactly

    Bring WB back,and kids WB..lol

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    #26  Edited By KritikalMassX

    Dark and twisty? Crap...It's getting the Batman treatment isn't it? Oh well...I guess I'll still see how this plays out.

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    I don't read Archie, but I feel if I start watching this show I'll get wrong interpretations of the characters...

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    #28  Edited By Darkmount1

    I feel that Archie could have conquered TV as a comedic animated series....in 1994, with a tone and animation style as a cross between, say, the Steven Spielberg cartoons of the time and "Garfield and Friends". I even came up with a voice cast for such a hypothetical cartoon.

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    I'll give the first episode a try, to see if it gets me hooked!

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    yeeesss >.< YEEESSSS

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    @fables87 said:

    No Sabrina?

    She'll probably get a spin-off show.

    Wasn't there a Sabrina the Teenage Witch show?

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    @nightfang said:

    @fables87 said:

    No Sabrina?

    She'll probably get a spin-off show.

    Wasn't there a Sabrina the Teenage Witch show?

    Yes there was in the late 90s, but they should add her in this one too since Josie and the Pussycats are gonna be in it.

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    i've said for years they should do a live action show bout Archie. pretty pumped even though i've been outside the archie world for a minute

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    Dark and twisty? Crap...It's getting the Batman treatment isn't it? Oh well...I guess I'll still see how this plays out.

    That's what it was going to be at FOX not what it's going to be now at CW.

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    @nightfang: I'm sure she'll be in it as well as Josie and the Pussycat. But my question is if that's the case will the Scooby Gang make an appearance?

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    I loved the feel of new Archie #1 so this sounds great. Have to wait and see for the live-action aspect. Either way glad other people can experience it this way.

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    @koays: Wouldn't you rather have a movie. Also CW is known for dc and runaways are marvel.

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    @below0gaming: A movie about kids with super powers...I don't trust it. A couple of seasons to find its place and go on multiple directions sure.

    True but I think there was a rumor aboutna runaways series a while back.

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    @koays said:

    @below0gaming: A movie about kids with super powers...I don't trust it. A couple of seasons to find its place and go on multiple directions sure.

    True but I think there was a rumor aboutna runaways series a while back.

    Wasn't that a movie? Joss Whedon apparently already wrote a script years ago.

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