Mark Pedowitz, the CW's new president, says one of his main objectives is to widen the network's demographic beyond young females. Arrow is a male-oriented series, and he feels it's the first step.
Last month, at the Television Critics Association press tour, he said if Arrow is successful (he's positive it will be), then he intends to develop more male-skewing DC properties. The network had a Deadman pilot in development last season that didn't go forward, but Pedowitz recently confirmed they hadn't abandoned the project. So we may see that series at some point.
I could honestly see Arrow as the start of a shared TV universe.
By the way, you know what's interesting, but also unfortunate? The pilot for the CW's Arrow and the potential pilot for Syfy's Booster Gold were both developed and written by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg. But even though they're from the same people, because they are on separate networks and set in completely different versions of the DCU, there's very little hope for any crossovers.
Mark Pedowitz, the CW's new president, says one of his main objectives is to widen the network's demographic beyond young females. Arrow is a male-oriented series, and he feels it's the first step.
Last month, at the Television Critics Association press tour, he said if Arrow is successful (he's positive it will be), then he intends to develop more male-skewing DC properties. The network had a Deadman pilot in development last season that didn't go forward, but Pedowitz recently confirmed they hadn't abandoned the project. So we may see that series at some point.
I could honestly see Arrow as the start of a shared TV universe.
By the way, you know what's interesting, but also unfortunate? The pilot for the CW's Arrow and the potential pilot for Syfy's Booster Gold were both developed and written by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg. But even though they're from the same people, because they are on separate networks and set in completely different versions of the DCU, there's very little hope for any crossovers.
i'd feel more comfoprtable with Booster in CW's hands rather then SCi-Fi
If the show goes to series, hopefully Booster Gold will get a good showrunner. The network's most recent series are doing very well. I really like Being Human and though I haven't seen it yet, I've heard people are pleased with Alphas.
I have high hopes for Booster Gold. Not a lot of people know this because he's uncredited, but Kreisberg actually wrote The Greatest Story Never Told, which is the episode that introduced Booster into JLU. So, he has a pretty good handle on the character and his personality.
Kreisberg recently talked about turning in the pilot script and what elements we'd see. He rattled off names like Skeets, Trixie Collins, Dirk Davis, Michelle and Rip Hunter. He included all of them in the pilot.
He also talked about how Booster Gold was ahead of his time and how they call him the first TMZ superhero in the pilot script. Most superheroes tend to keep out of the spotlight, while Booster embraces it. This will be a change from other superhero TV and movies.
It will be interesting to see how things turn out.
I love Booster Gold he is absolutley one of my favorite characters and i would love to see him done well and get some well deserved recognition but Sci Fi runs hot and cold for me. I really lost some faith with that aweful Earthsea adaptation from a few years back.
Looks really freaking cool (especially the tennis ball shot), but I have some things that I do not like. - Ollie is not a killer, I hope they don't try to make him so dark. - Why not just let the chick be named Dinah? - He is not blonde enough for me. Can't we just give him a Slim Shady makeover? - Personal Gripe: I loved Justin Hartley as Ollie, even if he was kinda half Batman in Smallville. Then again I wanted him to be Cap and I can admit I was very wrong about that. That being said, I am very excited to see the show. I love the Green Arrow so much, even if the current series is just horrendous.
- If I'm not mistaken, hasn't Oliver killed on at least 3 separate occasions? During the Longbow Hunters, in the early 90s and recently after Cry For Justice. And didn't he kill those people out of revenge or momentary anger and not because he had no other choice?
- Dinah's mother has been dead for some years in the comics and she is rarely mentioned. So there's no need for characters to distinguish between the two women. That may not be the case on the show. The producers have not said if the older Dinah is alive or dead, but that they will be exploring it later on in the season. If she is indeed alive and will eventually show up, she will be called Dinah. So it makes sense to use the younger Dinah's middle name so as not to confuse the two characters within the show.
- I honestly don't think being blond is an absolute requirement for being Oliver Queen. The producers have pointed out the character often had darker hair in his earlier appearance, as well as in later years.
- No comment on Justin Hartley's portrayal. Well, at least nothing positive.
DC Comics will launch an Arrow digital comic series. Like Smallville Season 11, the comic will be released in weekly chapters, followed by monthly print editions.
The series will be written by Arrow executive producer's Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, with Mike Grell providing initial artwork before handing over duties to Sergio Sandoval and Jorge Jimenez for subsequent issues.
The first digital chapter debuts on October 10th ($0.99), the same day Arrow premieres, while the print editions start November 28th ($3.99)
"The first digital chapter of ARROW will go on sale for $.99 on October 10, followed by new weekly chapters each Wednesday. The comic series will also be collected in print with three digital chapters on sale in one print issue for $3.99 starting on November 28."
Now that is reverse of what happens with all the other other same day print and digital (new 52 and other) books. It comes out in digital first, then when it comes out in print it's a $1 more.
Probably the part about it being "a superhero story EXCEPT IT'S TOTALLY REAL and has comic book origins TO A VERY SMALL, ALMOST NON-EXISTENT DEGREE."
That part seems to be the opinion of the person writing the article. From what I've seen and read, the initial comic book origins are more or less intact.
i think i'm beginning to tire of the constant need to qualify superhero shows as "realistically grounded" i still want quality character driven drama, no matter what, but i have the ability so suspend disbelief. gimmie the Flash man! I'm okay with some freaking superpowers.
Hear, hear. I don't need a superhero show to be realistic -- I just need it to be believable. Make me believe that a man can fly, and the rest will follow.
Sigh is for because it feels like they couldn't figure out how to finish his outfit. It just says they don't care and don't know what steampunk is. I'm gonna give the show a chance but the look of it is not impressing me at all.
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Last month, at the Television Critics Association press tour, he said if Arrow is successful (he's positive it will be), then he intends to develop more male-skewing DC properties. The network had a Deadman pilot in development last season that didn't go forward, but Pedowitz recently confirmed they hadn't abandoned the project. So we may see that series at some point.
I could honestly see Arrow as the start of a shared TV universe.
By the way, you know what's interesting, but also unfortunate? The pilot for the CW's Arrow and the potential pilot for Syfy's Booster Gold were both developed and written by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg. But even though they're from the same people, because they are on separate networks and set in completely different versions of the DCU, there's very little hope for any crossovers.
Thanks @tazmaniak!
I have high hopes for Booster Gold. Not a lot of people know this because he's uncredited, but Kreisberg actually wrote The Greatest Story Never Told, which is the episode that introduced Booster into JLU. So, he has a pretty good handle on the character and his personality.
Kreisberg recently talked about turning in the pilot script and what elements we'd see. He rattled off names like Skeets, Trixie Collins, Dirk Davis, Michelle and Rip Hunter. He included all of them in the pilot.
He also talked about how Booster Gold was ahead of his time and how they call him the first TMZ superhero in the pilot script. Most superheroes tend to keep out of the spotlight, while Booster embraces it. This will be a change from other superhero TV and movies.
It will be interesting to see how things turn out.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/08/21/arrow-huntress/
1x01 'Pilot' - 10/10/12
Writer: Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim (story); Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg (script)
Guest: Roger R. Cross (Detective Hilton), Darren Shahlavi (Constantine Drakon)
1x02 'Honor Thy Father' - 10/17/12
Writer: Berlanti & Guggenheim (story); Guggenheim & Kreisberg (script)
Guest: Kelly Hu (China White)
1x03 'Lone Gunmen' - 10/24/12
Writer: Berlanti & Guggenheim (story); Guggenheim & Kreisberg (script)
Guest: Michael Rowe (Deadshot), Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity Smoak)
1x04 'An Innocent Man' - 10/31/12
Writer: Moira Kirland & Lana Cho
1x05 'Damaged' - 11/6/12
Writer: Wendy Mericle & Ben Sokolowski
Guest: John Barrowman
1x06 'Legacies' - 11/13/12
Writer: ?
Guest: Jessica De Gouw (Helena Bertinelli/Huntress)
- Dinah's mother has been dead for some years in the comics and she is rarely mentioned. So there's no need for characters to distinguish between the two women. That may not be the case on the show. The producers have not said if the older Dinah is alive or dead, but that they will be exploring it later on in the season. If she is indeed alive and will eventually show up, she will be called Dinah. So it makes sense to use the younger Dinah's middle name so as not to confuse the two characters within the show.
- I honestly don't think being blond is an absolute requirement for being Oliver Queen. The producers have pointed out the character often had darker hair in his earlier appearance, as well as in later years.
- No comment on Justin Hartley's portrayal. Well, at least nothing positive.
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Color me in. I hope they play with Diggle's Year One stuff (China White portrayed by Kelly Hu points to YES).
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The series will be written by Arrow executive producer's Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, with Mike Grell providing initial artwork before handing over duties to Sergio Sandoval and Jorge Jimenez for subsequent issues.
The first digital chapter debuts on October 10th ($0.99), the same day Arrow premieres, while the print editions start November 28th ($3.99)
Comic Book Resources
"The first digital chapter of ARROW will go on sale for $.99 on October 10, followed by new weekly chapters each Wednesday. The comic series will also be collected in print with three digital chapters on sale in one print issue for $3.99 starting on November 28."
Now that is reverse of what happens with all the other other same day print and digital (new 52 and other) books. It comes out in digital first, then when it comes out in print it's a $1 more.
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