Riverdale Twin Peaks Ripoff

By joanna robinso n.

Riverdale twin peaks ripoff. By my calculation the cw s live action archie comics series riverdale is effectively the ten bazillionth tv show to be compared to twin peaks over the last 25 years and in this instance that. These places are dull and boring where anything rarely happens yet everyone knows each other s names. Until a teenage murder takes place which is where the shows start. Riverdale has been influenced by david lynch s twin peaks in more ways than one.

Not only does it mimic the opening of twin peaks but there s the prominence of the diner as the center of the town the focus on a dead high school student and how the appearance of the body uncovers the dark mysteries lurking. Fittingly roberto aguirre sacasa s riverdale features so many loving tributes to the show that it feels like a strange reflection of the iconic 90s hit a modern day tv twin complete with its own dark americana diner killer dads and mädchen amick twin peaks. What 2017 s hottest shows tell us about trump s famous campaign slogan. Riverdale 2017 stands out however.

Also take note of the fonts both outlined and in a similar style. Whether it s dark riverdale or beige twin peaks. Fire walk with me. We take a small look at the resemblance that riverdale the shittier of the two and twin peaks have.

Created by roberto aguirre sacasa riverdale s slick noir ish reworking of the archie comics quickly garnered fans as well as twin peaks or tween peaks comparisons. It s also clearly a twin peaks rip off obvious from the opening credits and not a good homage one but just bad. S1 of the show certainly didn t hold back in utilizing some of lynch s favorite duality tropes in. Riverdale and twin peaks question whether america was ever great at all.

Here are the most glaring visual homages that have appeared on the show. Movie filmmakers being imported over to television david lynch had already made blue velvet and was one of the first high.