Sitcom about comic strip character "Archie "Sitcom about comic strip character "Archie "Sitcom about comic strip character "Archie "
Jean Vander Pyl
- Mary Andrews
- (as Jean Vanderpyl)
Harriet E. MacGibbon
- Miss Finch
- (as Harriet MacGibbon)
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- ConnectionsFollowed by The Archie Show (1968)
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Is this Archie??!!
The Archie comics were very popular in the 1940s and 50s....so it's not surprising that a live-action version would be considered. Unfortunately for the makers of "Archie", this pilot episode was not accepted by the network and the series was not meant to be...for now. A few years later, there would be a successful cartoon version and only recently a new live-action version ("Riverdale") has debuted.
The first thing I noticed about this pilot is that Archie didn't look anything like the comic version--and the same could be said for everyone in the show. I am sure this didn't help the show in any way. Second, and more disturbing, is that the show looked and sounded like a very typical sit-com of the era...complete with laugh track and crazy gimmicks (such as Archie's Rube Goldberg-like invention at the beginning of the show). In essence, this is "Archie" in name only...and John T. Ryan's review is spot on because of this.
Overall, had the show not been called "Archie" and you didn't expect the exploits of the kids of Riverdale, it might have been tolerable. As it is, however, it's a mess...and I could see why the networks passed on this one.
The first thing I noticed about this pilot is that Archie didn't look anything like the comic version--and the same could be said for everyone in the show. I am sure this didn't help the show in any way. Second, and more disturbing, is that the show looked and sounded like a very typical sit-com of the era...complete with laugh track and crazy gimmicks (such as Archie's Rube Goldberg-like invention at the beginning of the show). In essence, this is "Archie" in name only...and John T. Ryan's review is spot on because of this.
Overall, had the show not been called "Archie" and you didn't expect the exploits of the kids of Riverdale, it might have been tolerable. As it is, however, it's a mess...and I could see why the networks passed on this one.
- planktonrules
- Jun 3, 2018
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- The Electric Cupid
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- Runtime43 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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