{"id":13390,"date":"2018-02-23T20:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T01:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=13390"},"modified":"2020-09-11T15:14:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T19:14:11","slug":"riverdale-gritty-take-american-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/riverdale-gritty-take-american-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverdale Is A Gritty Take On An American Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the current landscape of television and film, it seems that gritty reboots continue to be a trend. Between the thousands of dark superhero films and the barrage of edgy remakes, it seems like these adaptations are here to stay. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is the case for the CW\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverdale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, adapting those old <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archiecomics.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archie<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> comics<\/span> for a more modern setting. Fans might be curious to know how a show based off of a one-hit wonder band called The<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archies back in 1968 would turn out. One could wonder what took Hollywood so long to greenlight this idea. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Season one is about the investigation of Cheryl Blossom\u2019s brother\u2019s death, which lasts the entire first season. Season two attempts to be darker by introducing a masked killer known as \u201cThe Black Hood,\u201d who attempted to kill of a secondary character. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans might be more interested in the representation of their favorite characters. There\u2019s Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) who is like a typical jock but with feelings.The most grounded character, at least in the first season, was Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse), who serves as the narrator of the series. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet, how he is portrayed in the show is the exact opposite as he is in his source material. In the comic, he\u2019s a friendly and humorous character but with the tone of the TV series, Jughead now has a gruff personality. Then there is Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), who is portrayed as the spoiled rich girl, but over the course of the season becomes less irritating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show checks off the stock character clich<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00e9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s of any teen drama. Unfortunately, the acting varies between decent to downright cringeworthy. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riverdale <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seems like the guiltiest of pleasures. Its cheesy, overdramatic take on the most harmless comic series in the world is something that may take a while to adjust to. 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