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Riverdish: The Unauthorized Case Files of Riverdale
From the hosts of the Riverdish podcast, the unauthorized case files from the world of the CW’s teen drama sensation Riverdale.
For Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, and Betty Cooper, high school is more than just pep rallies and milkshakes. Based on the beloved characters from the Archie Comics, Riverdale is a dark, addictive, campy teen thriller that devilishly mixes adolescent angst with corruption, politics, serial killers, gang wars, and twisted secrets. The emotional exploits of Archie, Veronica, Jughead, Betty, and their friends and foes have riveted fans across generations and catapulted the teen drama series into an iconic cultural phenomenon spawning internet discussion groups and podcasts.
One such podcast is Riverdish, hosted by the adoring and enthusiastic Ryan and Sam, and they have taken it upon themselves to complete the complicated and necessary task of creating the essential unauthorized case files on Riverdale's twisted web of lies, crimes and mysteries.
Featuring case files on Riverdale’s beloved ensemble cast of Archie, Veronica, Jughead, Betty and their friends and foes, Riverdish offers up comprehensive breakdowns of the many mysteries and crimes that plague the town of Riverdale, paired with laugh-out-loud commentary and photos from behind-the-scenes of the show. Tackling everything from The Black Hood to Jingle Jangle to the Southside Serpents to bogus FBI agents and everything and everyone in between, Riverdish is an insightful and hilarious sendup of the case files that the authorities should use to track the many twists and turns of the show.
With a deep knowledge of and appreciation for the show and all that makes it iconic, Riverdish dissects and celebrates the dramatic and thrilling darkness of Riverdale.
For Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, and Betty Cooper, high school is more than just pep rallies and milkshakes. Based on the beloved characters from the Archie Comics, Riverdale is a dark, addictive, campy teen thriller that devilishly mixes adolescent angst with corruption, politics, serial killers, gang wars, and twisted secrets. The emotional exploits of Archie, Veronica, Jughead, Betty, and their friends and foes have riveted fans across generations and catapulted the teen drama series into an iconic cultural phenomenon spawning internet discussion groups and podcasts.
One such podcast is Riverdish, hosted by the adoring and enthusiastic Ryan and Sam, and they have taken it upon themselves to complete the complicated and necessary task of creating the essential unauthorized case files on Riverdale's twisted web of lies, crimes and mysteries.
Featuring case files on Riverdale’s beloved ensemble cast of Archie, Veronica, Jughead, Betty and their friends and foes, Riverdish offers up comprehensive breakdowns of the many mysteries and crimes that plague the town of Riverdale, paired with laugh-out-loud commentary and photos from behind-the-scenes of the show. Tackling everything from The Black Hood to Jingle Jangle to the Southside Serpents to bogus FBI agents and everything and everyone in between, Riverdish is an insightful and hilarious sendup of the case files that the authorities should use to track the many twists and turns of the show.
With a deep knowledge of and appreciation for the show and all that makes it iconic, Riverdish dissects and celebrates the dramatic and thrilling darkness of Riverdale.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 7, 2019
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January 12, 2023
An easy read and funny enough, but way too many pop culture references that are not described enough for me to catch on to. It is also a couple years old by now, but i’d be interested in reading a similar book at the end of the shows run.
September 27, 2020
First, if you have never seen Riverdale or if you are not caught up on current events, this book contains spoilers. Ryan Bloomquist, and Samantha Gold compile a delightful full color investigation into the tv show Riverdale. Peppered with Riverdale setting photos, fun facts, and filming tidbits. Though, there are no photos of the cast of Riverdale or their comic counterparts. This book gives the general scoop of each major character in the show, with a bulleted list of their crimes. The majority of this book feels like a character roasting, listing all the character’s faults and mistakes made on the show. In these descriptions there are a lot of general references to the events of the show. This tends to be a bit confusing if you are not an avid watcher, or redundant for fans of the show. A reference list referring to specific episodes, would have been helpful. Overall, this book is a fun conversation with the Riverdale fan community.
June 1, 2019
Riverdale is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s campy and soapy and bizarre and a total escape. Clearly the authors feel the same way! This book was a love letter to the series in the best ways possible.
June 10, 2019
Loved it took a deeper dive into Riverdale and some side notes that I didn’t even notice when I watched the tv show
January 4, 2022
Perfect for fans of the Riverdale series on the CW. This book does a pretty in-depth analysis of a lot of the characters in the book. It is not the full series though as it was written in the middle of the series. So there are questions and speculations in the book that have been answered later in the series. It is still an interesting read if you love the series and want to get more in-depth into the characters and places throughout the series.
January 10, 2026
I love this book so much even with all of the pop culture references that I don’t understand.
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