Riverdale S7 Homage to EC 0

[bronze_rules]

Anyone watch this series? Just started at S7 as they time travel to the 50s. Huge homages to

PEP, EC, Werther, Al Feldstein, Ray Bradberry, etc... Great series. Never knew what I was missing.

Edited September 4, 2023 by bronze_rules

[Gatsby77]

I need to catch up.

Loved this show - but dropped off half-way through season 5 (which was split up due to pandemic filming delays).

Season 1 is amazing - and the pilot episode is an all-time great first episode of television - up there with the first episodes of Friday Night Lights, Breaking Bad and Lost.

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though the show is aimed at teens, roberto aguire-sacasa, the creator and show runner, is head of archie comics, is a former writer of comics, and is a giant fan of comic books of all eras. 

[Gatsby77]

I don't think the show is really aimed at teens - but rather Gen X parents.

Why?

*Way* too many intentional castings of 90s TV stars - hitting that nostalgia button. Like:

• Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210)
• Skeet Ulrich (Scream, The Craft)
• Molly Ringwald
• Robin Givens (Head of the Class)
• Madchen Amick (Twin Peaks)
• Mark Consuelos (All My Children)
• Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill)

So...it may be more specifically geared towards Gen X *mothers* but it's definitely not primarily for teens.

Also, I first heard about it from (late 40s) boss 5-6 years ago - she watched it religiously.

Took me a few years later to discover the show for myself - and it's amazing.

*Far* better than it has any right to be.

 

[Gatsby77]

Also - spoiler for Season 4, but it was surreal watching the show in real-time during the back half of season 3 because Luke Perry died in real life - but the show was filmed so far ahead that he continued to appear in the next 6-7 episodes.

The show didn't deal with his death until months later in the premiere of Season 4, where we learned his character was killed in a hit-and-run car accident - and

Spoiler

the driver of the car was none other than 90210's Shannon Doherty.

 

[bronze_rules]

Great comments. Think I will have to go all the way back to the beginning. Coolest thing was jughead became a writer for al feldstein and they played three horror episodes he wrote (in the fashion of EC).

One thing I noticed is the series seems a lot more adult themed than 9021 or 90s type shows. Maybe I'm just getting old, but it's pretty riske.

Edited September 5, 2023 by bronze_rules