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"First-time viewers may argue that the show isn’t what they expected, that their favorite characters have been butchered by new renderings of their personalities, and that the overall tone departs so drastically from “Archie” that the two shouldn’t be associated with one another." Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

From Archie Comics to “Riverdale”: Navigating the challenges of adaptation & expectations

Tara Lonsdorf October 31, 2018

I have a bone to pick with “Riverdale.” The “Riverdale” TV show parallels its source material, the “Archie” comics, in trademarks alone. It more closely resembles “Glee’s” tolerable...

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