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Shakugan posted:I gotta say I'm really annoyed that network execs have essentially forced Arrow to move from relative realism to having superpowers because they wanted a low risk backdoor pilot for Flash. Especially now that it isn't even happening anymore, but the damage is done. Actual superpowers are so overdone, and it's a real shame that Arrow is heading in that direction. Why do you assume the network executives are the ones who forced in superpowers?
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Network execs? Maybe trying DC trying to unify their TV/movie characters together so they don't confuse people when they try to match Marvel. I doubt all the chatter that Superman 2 is going to turn into Justice League because people think they are going to put Amell and the new TV Flash into the movie so they don't have to recast someone. But it would be the easiest move. Yeah SHIELD is kinda poopy but they have the movies to fall back on and everyone knows the goddamn Marvel movies.
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Nov 19, 2013 22:00
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Dark_Tzitzimine posted:In another news, Amell just posted this on his FB  It's loving glorious.
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Nov 19, 2013 22:08
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Deakul posted:
Still not quite as good as the black driver poster though.
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Sober posted:Network execs? Maybe trying DC trying to unify their TV/movie characters together so they don't confuse people when they try to match Marvel. Or how about the show writers actually want to expand their universe? Imagine that 
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Nov 19, 2013 22:31
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That mask just made my day. Maybe he'll sport a fake beard with it to complete the look?
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Nov 19, 2013 22:31
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Oh drat! There's been new casting info, but the headline is a spoiler, and I don't know how to attach a url to a sentence the Awful app. Look on IGN if you don't mind spoilers - it's another Spartacus alum! Hope you all loved Mira like me...
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Nov 20, 2013 05:57
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Here you go. HUGE casting spoiler: http://tinyurl.com/mak8uax
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Nov 20, 2013 06:13
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GoonApp you say.... done and done.
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Nov 20, 2013 06:14
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Teek posted:Here you go. HUGE casting spoiler:  I cannot believe I didn't think of this. Thanks.
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Nov 20, 2013 06:20
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Teek posted:Here you go. HUGE casting spoiler: gently caress, why the hell isn't Liam McIntyre or Dustin Clare on this show yet?! I'm 100% all for Arrow being the Spartacus actor refugee haven.
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teagone posted:gently caress, why the hell isn't Liam McIntyre or Dustin Clare on this show yet?! I'm 100% all for Arrow being the Spartacus actor refugee haven. Since Liam didn't get to be Batman, he can go with the other option: http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Catman
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teagone posted:gently caress, why the hell isn't Liam McIntyre or Dustin Clare on this show yet?! I'm 100% all for Arrow being the Spartacus actor refugee haven. One of them will be Hal Jordan.
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teagone posted:gently caress, why the hell isn't Liam McIntyre or Dustin Clare on this show yet?! I'm 100% all for Arrow being the Spartacus actor refugee haven. or Antonio Te Maioha. 
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Holy hell, that's fantastic casting news. It also allows me to recommend http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-death-and-the-maidens Reasons to check it out - Greg Rucka was a crime writer (his novels are well worth your time too) who ended up writing for DC starting in the late 90s. He's pretty much my favorite comic book writer ever; he actually writes dialogue that sounds realistic instead of the stilted prose that shows up in most DC and marvel titles. His first graphic novel was a murder mystery set in the arctic; his most critically acclaimed comic series was basically Law and Order: Gotham, focusing on what it'd be like to be a detective or beat cop in a world where guys like Mr Freeze and Firefly hang out together. And Death and The Maidens was meant to be another big push forward - moving Batman into a new phase with the character, and putting certain demons to bed (literal, figurative, you name it). Of course, DC ignored all of that and mistreated Rucka so bad that he's pretty much sworn never to work for the company again. Nyssa was intended, from the ground up, to replace Rha's place in Batman's rogues gallery. Her origin story is unbelievably harsh. She's the sort of character who instantly popped, oozing with potential. And then some other writer decided to ressurrect Rhas Al Ghul (probably on editorial fiat) so Nyssa was killed off in the most anticlimactic way possible. This is like getting a do-over in the most awesome way possible.
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Rucka was all set to start working on a new Batman series but his schedule is too busy right now.
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teagone posted:gently caress, why the hell isn't Liam McIntyre or Dustin Clare on this show yet?! I'm 100% all for Arrow being the Spartacus actor refugee haven. Spartacus alumni are the hot new feeder pool for the CW, just like Deadwood has been for F/X shows for the past few years. Best part of The Flash moving away from the Arrow show is we can cast off it's discussions in this thread soon and not worry about it throwing things out of wack for Arrow for very long.
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Dead Snoopy posted:Spartacus alumni are the hot new feeder pool for the CW, just like Deadwood has been for F/X shows for the past few years. Really it's Australia and New Zealand. You've got the H20 girls in The Originals, Adelaide Kane in Reign and several others.
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Nov 20, 2013 11:36
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Boogaleeboo posted:A dude that can run faster than light speed is infinitely easier to accept than a rich man that thinks the best way to solve social problems is to shoot people in the heart with arrows. I'm just going to stop you right there...
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Dead Snoopy posted:Spartacus alumni are the hot new feeder pool for the CW, just like Deadwood has been for F/X shows for the past few years. The Flash is still going to exist in Arrow's universe even if we don't see him in costume this season.
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Jesus, that's actually a great casting choice. And yeah, I'm all for this show being the Spartacus cast sanctuary until they get called into the space show the guy was in talks over.
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Nov 20, 2013 17:09
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Where's Peter Mensah, already?!? 
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Nov 20, 2013 17:27
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Phylodox posted:Where's Peter Mensah, already?!? Walter's got an older brother who just spent 5 years in- oh you get what I mean.
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Narcissus1916 posted:Holy hell, that's fantastic casting news. It also allows me to recommend http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-death-and-the-maidens One of my favorite characters right there, so I'm going to start watching Arrow now. Death and the Maidens should always be recommended (even though I don't like the art). EDIT: Let me just say that I never would have expected this, and I really hope someone at DC is making GBS threads themselves over it. 
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Taliaquin posted:According to Rucka, you're right about the fiat. They seriously killed Nyssa for that resurrection because someone at DC didn't like her and handed down the order for someone to just get rid of her. The worst part about it? She didn't even get a proper death. She effectively died off camera when she gets into a car that Cassandra Caine had rigged to explode. And it's done in such a way that you figure it is a double bluff designed to allow Nyssa to come back later or to have faked her death. But nope, that was supposed to have been her death. Of course this was during the horrible phase where Cassandra Caine was evil....'cause. Man the knowledge that they are using obscure 90's Bat characters like Nyssa, leads me to hope we might get David Caine as an adversary in the series.
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The Question IRL posted:The worst part about it? She didn't even get a proper death. She effectively died off camera when she gets into a car that Cassandra Caine had rigged to explode. And it's done in such a way that you figure it is a double bluff designed to allow Nyssa to come back later or to have faked her death. But nope, that was supposed to have been her death. Of course this was during the horrible phase where Cassandra Caine was evil....'cause. David Caine in Batman was only interesting because of his dynamic with Batgirl. Otherwise he's just Deathstroke/Deadshot/random assassin extraordinaire. Ollie has already had his mentor - although who knows what Russian dude helped train him once he was off the island, and and unless Laurel gets some magical Master Assassin to train her that she's also willing to bend her incredibly odd moral compass for, I doubt a Caine parallel could be shoe-horned in. Drifter fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Nov 21, 2013 |
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Last night, Amell promised to do a thing if a post got 5,000 shares. (He then said he was going to do it regardless, but we got him the 5,000 shares). And here it is: Stephen Amell and one of his co-stars talk about State vs Queen
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Senerio posted:Last night, Amell promised to do a thing if a post got 5,000 shares. (He then said he was going to do it regardless, but we got him the 5,000 shares). Even the other actor doesn't like Laurel. Haha. Yessssss.  It's weird but it seems like a lot of the other actors are really uncomfortable or awkward when they're just recording little facebook videos and stuff. Are they just that unpersonal, or do they feel hobbled by some hidden PR lawyer whispering what they can or can't say? At least Amell seems like a very personal dude. Drifter fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Nov 21, 2013 |
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Teek posted:Here you go. HUGE casting spoiler: I have no idea who that is, but incredibly psyched about the character. edit: Of course that's how the Dollmaker escaped.
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Nov 21, 2013 02:01
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Does Diggle have the H.I.V.?
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Its kind of hilarious how button down and staid Seth Gabel was on Fringe and how extremely hammy he is here. Also looks like Vertigo has poisoned the flu vaccine supply in the city.
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Anyone remember who the guy that the count gave the keys to was? I remember him from Season 1 but that's all I can come up with.
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fallin1 posted:Anyone remember who the guy that the count gave the keys to was? I remember him from Season 1 but that's all I can come up with. That was the Dollmaker.
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fallin1 posted:Anyone remember who the guy that the count gave the keys to was? I remember him from Season 1 but that's all I can come up with. It was the dollmaker. Dammit to slow.
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muscles like this? posted:Its kind of hilarious how button down and staid Seth Gabel was on Fringe and how extremely hammy he is here. NOW that other gang should be stealing it. Poor timing, if you ask me. Could've saved the city.
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Drifter posted:Even the other actor doesn't like Laurel. Haha. Yessssss. You do realize that they were acting in that video, do you?
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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The TV IV › Arrow Season 2: "I'm Count Vertigo and I approve this high!" Make it happen.
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Nov 21, 2013 02:22
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Couldn't Laurel get thrown out for conflict of interest due to being involved with Oliver during that time?
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Nov 21, 2013 02:26
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Boxing gloves + Arrow = Endless Possibilities
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AWESOME, Roy's teaching her how to fight! Away we go!
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