Many times they would sell, like, a three pack, and it would be two superhero comic books with an Archie in the middle. They just keep putting great scripts in front of us.Ĭomic-Con: 'Riverdale' Boss Calls Archie Comics Adaptation a "Teenage 'Twin Peaks'" There are, taking place between Betty and Veronica, that you never would have imagined would take place between Betty and Veronica, and I love that. They’ve got a lot of colors and a lot of in-between. Now these characters play with the 64 box. Taking it back to the Archie comic books, primary colors - they had the eight box of Crayola crayons. It’s coming for you - it’s coming quick now! These kids have a sophisticated set of problems that kids didn’t have 15 years ago. Teens need to be talking about politics! Teens need to be engaged in this stuff. Having to specify that Riverdale is not strictly about the teenagers strikes me as similar to the way people are surprised that Teen Vogue is writing about politics. If it were anybody else, I just don’t know what we’d be into. When it’s done well, it’s something super. When it’s done well! And we certainly have Madchen here to reference that. Going back to what Roberto said about not wanting to do strictly a teen show - it is a genre that has endured. He knows that he’s welcome with me 24/7, whatever I’ve got going on, because that’s the nature of our. But if he needs something, I’m always there for him. That’s not my job! That’s not my end of it. I’ve told them, “I will look after your son as if he were my own,” and, in that regard, I do. I’ve met K.J.’s mom and dad, and I feel like that’s who I work for. We have a real, honest communication between the two of us. What you see on the screen is very much what you get.
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Was that something you took into consideration before you accepted the role?
The adults on Riverdale all have substantial storylines. You have to take it all into consideration, but at the end of the day, what all parents have always wanted for their kids is for them to find something that they love that we can help them do. So you’ve got to have some Jim Walsh going on, with a little Steve Jobs thrown in there. Jim Walsh didn’t have to deal with cellphones, selfies, posting, following, all that stuff. But Jim Walsh didn’t have to deal with social media. I love that.ĭoes your Fred Andrews come from the Jim Walsh school of parenting? Is he encouraging? I like playing the dad because I like being a dad, and I think it’s a great character in the milieu of this show that I’m the grounded one, and I’m the guy who really cares about K.J., who cares about doing a good job and being a good construction worker. I’ll play the dad, and I’ll let you have the cool hair for the first five or six weeks, then I’m going to start bringing it. How does it feel to be playing the dad now? 'Riverdale': How The CW Is Making Archie Relevant (Again) Apa), brunette Veronica ( Camila Mendes), blonde Betty ( Lili Reinhart), sidekick Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and the rest of Riverdale High are all involved in figuring out who killed their classmate Jason Blossom. Plus, Riverdale is also murder mystery, as redheaded Archie (K.J. “It’s the story of a ruggedly handsome young man who has to pick between a dark-haired girl and a blond-haired girl, right? That’s where the similarity ends,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. Luke Perry recognizes that there are a couple of similarities between his former hit teen soap, Beverly Hills, 90210, and The CW’s newest high school drama, Riverdale, an updated TV adaptation of Archie Comics.