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CW INTRODUCING DC'S THE RAY IN NEW ANIMATED SERIES AND, EVENTUALLY, IN LIVE ACTION BY JONATHAN DORNBUSH August 12, 2016 http://in.ign.com/freedom-fighters-the-ray/98448/news/cw-introducing-dcs-the-ray-in-new-animated-series-and-eventu

Meet the gay superhero getting his own DC Comics’ Arrow spinoff Joseph Patrick McCormick 12th August 2016, 12:13 AM http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/08/12/meet-the-gay-superhero-getting-his-own-dc-comics-arrow-spinoff/

CW Boss on Fifth Superhero Night, Supergirl Predictions, Episode Counts, Little Women Status and More By Matt Webb Mitovich / August 11 2016, 9:39 AM PDT http://tvline.com/2016/08/11/the-cw-new-superhero-series-arrow-spinoff-2017/

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If I could craft Arrow's 100th episode, it would give significant screen time to all of the regular cast members (Oliver getting the most screen time of course, Felicity, Diggle, Thea, Curts and Quentin) - not just cameos (like the one Thea got in the crossovers). It would include flashbacks with Moira, Tommy and Laurel. It would include cameos by Walter, Roy and Donna. The theme of the episode would highlight Oliver's character journey from S1 to S5 (from killer to balanced) and his changing relationships (from solo to team, from emotionally closed to opening up to love). Only at the end would there be cameos of Barry, some Legends and Kara, to acknowledge the world that Arrow created.

I'm seriously thinking about boycotting Flash and Supergirl next season. Seriously. I know that's petty, but I'm feeling petty today. Go Arrow and Legends!

Dolph Lundgren has a fairly lengthy acting resume and is a martial artist. He's 6'5"... IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000185/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dolph_lundgren

The Flash and Supergirl Will Stage a Musical Crossover This Season by Kaitlin Thomas | Aug 11, 2016 2:39 PM EDT http://www.tvguide.com/news/the-flash-supergirl-musical-crossover/?ftag=TVG_Twitter

New 'Star Trek' series lead: A woman but not a captain by Canadian Press - BC Local News Aug 11, 2016 at 5:23 AM http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/national/389845831.html

For Winn fans... Newsies headed to movie theaters with Jeremy Jordan BY MARC SNETIKER August 10, 2016 http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/09/newsies-musical-movie-theaters-original-cast?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter

Scoop: WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? on THE CW - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 August 11 7:32 2016 ?by TV Scoop http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-WHOSE-LINE-IS-IT-ANYWAY-on-THE-CW-Wednesday-August-31-2016-20160811#

Why is this being retweeted by the Arrow production office? (posting here because I guess it's spoilery)...

Remember this May interview with GB?... TV Producer of the Year Greg Berlanti: "I Still Fight About Everything" By Lacey Rose 6:15am PT | May 12, 2016 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/flash-arrow-producer-greg-berlanti-892417

How Warner Bros can recover from Suicide Squad and save the DC cinematic universe BY HUGH ARMITAGE 11 AUGUST 2016 http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/suicide-squad/feature/a804296/how-warner-bros-can-recover-from-suicide-squad-and-save-the-dc-cinematic-universe/ Article's bullet points: 1. Trust the directors 2. Slow down 3. Lighten up 4. Think about diversity 5. Learn from the small screen 6. Calm down

Ironic - considering CBS dropped Supergirl (er, moved it to The CW)... CBS' Glenn Geller Admits to Diversity Problem: "We Need to Do Better" AUGUST 10, 2016 9:47am PT by Marisa Guthrie, Michael O'Connell http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-glenn-geller-admits-diversity-918671 Also from the TCA summer press tour (more executive B.S.)... Why CBS Moved ‘Supergirl’ The CW [TCA 2016] Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2016 by Fred Topel http://www.slashfilm.com/supergirl-cbs-cw/

This is a fun article.. 7 TV Characters Who Should Compete in the Summer Olympics Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Kartik Chainani http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/7-tv-characters-who-should-com-60882.aspx

Warner Bros Firms ‘Ocean’s 8’ Lineup: Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling Join Sandra Bullock & Cate Blanchett by Mike Fleming Jr August 10, 2016 7:37am http://deadline.com/2016/08/oceans-eight-rihanna-anne-hathaway-sandra-bullock-cate-blanchett-awkwafina-helena-bonham-carter-mindy-kaling-1201801342/

Interesting article (the whole article is lengthy but worth reading)... "Canon Isn't Real": And Other Controversial Things I Say About Source Material Just About Write August 10, 2016 http://www.itsjustaboutwrite.com/2016/08/canon-isnt-real-and-other-controversial.html

This was posted in the Social Media thread, but I'm following up here... AK's disclosures that Greg Berlanti only did Arrow so that he could do The Flash and that one of the basic premises of Arrow was being undermined by Berlanti from the start is illuminating as to why Arrow is treated like a poor cousin (or an old Christmas toy). Even when the EPs were telling the press (and public) that there'd be no superpowers on Arrow, Berlanti was secretly planning to introduce the Flash to the Arrowverse. So why didn't Berlanti simply start with the Flash? At 2013 PaleyFest, he was asked why he chose Green Arrow and he responded as follows (with no mention of the Flash): ""Arrow was always to me, it seemed like, um, ripe for a TV show, in part because he's a crusader for social justice, which you kinda knew, uh, in the DNA of the show, it felt like, well, that's - there's many episodes of a TV series there. And I would say, the other thing that was appealing to us, uh, was - it's always exciting and interesting - was the possibility of doing an origin story. You know, in a movie you do an origin story and it's the first 20 minutes of the film. But, uh, in a series, you can do an origin - in this instance, you know, for us, it's the island - you can tell that over multiple years. And so much of the DNA of who that character was and the origin of that character and his development on that island just seemed ripe for storytelling. And then there was also, I think, the ability that he was really of our world, you know, and that he was one of us. And so there was that element of it I think the second half of it, just the desire to, uh, you know, uh, for all of us that were involved at the outset, was our experience - (indicating GJ) our experience, and Marc's experience along with us - working together before and, uh, wanting to work together again. And then our experience working with Marc and I both, and Andrew, all came over from ABC where we had worked with Mark Pedowitz, who is at CW now, at the time. So it was really one of those great, kind of things of we all really wanted to work together and bring the character to life, and this just seemed like - he just seemed like the right one. And then, the final thing I'll say about it is, you have all those ideas and you have all those notions, but truthfully, until you have, uh, you know, the director of the pilot and your cast, uh, you don't know if you - you don't, you just have scripts, pages of a script - and you don't know if you have a TV show. And this is - we were so fortunate, from Stephen [Amell] through everyone we were able to get her, and David Nutter, and everything that everybody brought to bringing it all to life, uh, was for us, that's - you know, as much as you like to think you kinda create the show, before that happens, that's really when the show is created. And, uh - and so, uh, that was incredible." Now, that just sounds like a lot of B.S. More likely, he just wasn't sure if a more fantastical, more superpowered superhero show like The Flash would get a green light or be a success at the time, so he went with the more "grounded" drama of Arrow - which was described prior to its debut in 2012 as "more like a crime thriller" and not a superhero show. ETA: Addressing @Sakura12's point below - then I have no clue why they didn't just start with the Flash. Maybe DC wouldn't give them permission to use a more famous superhero like the Flash until they had proven themselves with Green Arrow first?

Here's how I interpreted David Rapaport's tweet - each row represents the casting stats for a role that they're casting. For example, for the first role, they viewed 2,684 submissions (resumes? videos?) and selected 58 actors to audition for that role. Of those 58 actors, they've scheduled auditions for 47 of them, but have not (yet) scheduled auditions for 11 of them.

Note that Suzanne Gomez (https://twitter.com/chico6) is no longer handling publicity for LoT... http://cbspressexpress.com/TCA/cw/pdf/tca_cw_binder_summer_2016.pdf

Yes... Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer 2016 Press Tour, July 26 - August 11, 2016 (Los Angeles, CA) *Aug. 11 @ 9:00-9:30 am (PT) - Executive Session Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW *Aug. 11 @ 11:15-11:45 am (PT) - What's Next for "Supergirl," "The Flash," "Arrow" and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow": The Executive Producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Sarah Schechter, Wendy Mericle, Phil Klemmer, Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing http://tvcritics.org/press-tour-schedule-overview/ http://cbspressexpress.com/TCA/cw/pdf/tca_cw_binder_summer_2016.pdf ETA: If you go to the second link above (the pdf file), after the schedule info, there's a listing of everyone in The CW Publicity Department (with contact info).

Fat Man on Batman Podcast 103: Passion of the Kreisberg - Part 2 of 2-part interview (Dec. 16, 2015) https://soundcloud.com/fatmanonbatman/103-passion-of-the-kreisberg Kevin Smith asked how The Flash happened. AK: "Greg and I were working on the - It was right near Christmas, and Greg and I were working on an episode. And he's just being really quiet, and I'm like, 'What are you thinking about?' And he said, 'The whole reason I've done this is to do The Flash.'" KS: "Really, he's the big fan?" AK (laughing): "Huge. I mean, like, to me, my seminal comic is when Tara died in Teen Titans... you know, in The Judas Contract. For him, it was when Barry died in Crisis... That was his - He said it was the first time he ever cried at a comic book. He also said it was like - It was the first time he realized that comic books were basically just soap operas for boys. And, um, it was the first time - again, like, we're so used to people dying and coming back to life now, but at the time it was like he really gave his life for everybody." KS: "And they kept it that way for a long time." AK: "They kept it that way for 20 years. And he was the one who really, like, you wouldn't have expected it to be him. You know, again, he was, you know, Barry Allen, The Flash." KS: "He just runs fast." AK: "He just runs fast. But that - he was the one who did it. Um, you know, it really spoke to Greg. And - so he was like, 'I've - I -' - you know, so for all of our talk, every interview, like, 'there'll never be superpowers on Arrow, it's just not that kind of show,' Greg is like secretly plotting... I mean, episode 9 of Season 1 hadn't even aired yet, and he said, 'Here's what we're going to do.' Because the show was a hit at that point. He's like, 'Next year, in episodes 8 and 9, we're going to introduce Barry Allen as the scientist. At the end of 9, he's going to be hit by lightning. Then we're going to do a Flash pilot. And in year 3 of Arrow, there'll be Arrow and Flash on at the same time.'" KS: "He called it. He's Nostradamus." AK: "He said all of that... And he's like, 'And we're going to write it together.' Okay! And again, it was like, you know, how can this keep getting any better?" Also, FYI:

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