Going to be honest. I never had any emotional attachment to the Archie Comics. To me it was Happy Days minus The Fonz. Wow, do I feel old after saying that. But lets face facts. This isn't the first time the comic has taken a radical adaptation change. The first weird one was an animated adaptation called Archie's Weird Mysteries. Think Scooby Doo meets Buffy The Vampire Slayer. With a touch of Twin Peeks. Even in the comics it had Archie crossing over with The Punisher and The Predator....Let that sink in. Hell in some of the recent comics it had the gang battling a zombie apocalypse!!! So my thoughts in regards to the CW adaptation?
There are two directions this series can go. And one of them I hope its where the series will go. Go full on soap opera, even with it's dark tone, it shouldn't be afraid to go crazy. Throw in some possible supernatural elements, maybe even have the gang fight zombies. Go to town, series! Because the comics have done its share of crazy shit too. So don't hold back. Embrace the crazy. Or it can be as frustrating to watch as Arrow.
The bottom line. It should be it's own thing. If there is anything the Archie Comics has going for it is that it gives anyone to take whatever liberties they can out of it. Lets face it the comic lacks a core plot, other than that infamous love triangle, to begin with. You could give the entire cast super powers and it wouldn't hurt it one bit. I think Archie did just that, awhile back.
I'm actually rooting for the series to be a success. Because I want a CW adaptation of Sabrina: The Teenage Witch!
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