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Why ‘Arrow’ Doesn’t End With the Death of Laurel Lance April 11, 2016 http://fangirlish.com/arrow-doesnt-end-death-laurel-lance/

https://twitter.com/ArrowProdOffice/status/720397297369145344

I've read a couple articles where the writers want Oliver to become a lone, crimefighting vigilante who has no romantic attachments - he has sex with a lot of different women but mostly goes out and ruthlessly beats up the bad guys. In other words, they want him to revert back to S1 Oliver (basically, Bruce Wayne). This is the James Bond fantasy where the protagonist is this tough killer who treats women like interchangeable bodies for his temporary pleasure, but he's still a "hero" because he's always saving the world. The problem, however, is that Oliver is supposed to be on a hero journey where he evolves and changes (I believe). If he ends up the same guy he was in S1, what was the point of the past four years? They've also set up Diggle to be his aspirational role model of someone who can both have a family and fight crime. I don't know what the EPs are going to do or where the show is going, but if they were to have Oliver back off of any serious romantic attachments at all, that just seems to be a major regression of his character and his journey. It also always annoys me when the hero is allowed or encouraged to have deep bromance friendships ("brothers') and familial relationships (father-son usually, or siblings), but discouraged from having a serious romantic relationship.

6 Reasons Why Killing Laurel Lance Was the Right Move for Arrow [Contributor: Marilyn] April 8, 2016 http://www.itsjustaboutwrite.com/2016/04/6-reasons-why-killing-laurel-lance-was.html 1. It's a bold move to make. 2. It trims excess from the show. 3. It gives Quentin Lance some meaty story. 4. It honors Laurel’s arc as a hero. 5. It shows more of Oliver’s evolution. 6. The fandom will (hopefully) be better for it.

Remember that SA will be receiving CinemaCon's Male Star of Tomorrow Award on April 14 ("2016 Big Screen Achivement Awards" show with multiple awards being given to various stars in the evening)... CinemaCon, April 11-14, 2016 (Las Vegas, NV) http://cinemacon.com/schedule/2016-events/#horizontalTab5 UPDATED: Currently scheduled comic con appearances (before SDCC in July)... Supanova Pop Culture Expo-Melbourne, April 15-17, 2016 (Melbourne, AU) Manu Bennett http://www.supanova.com.au/guest/manu-bennett/ WGFESTIVAL 2016: THE CRAFT, April 16, 2016 (Beverly HIlls, CA) Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg and Wendy Mericle (also Phil Klemmer, Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing) https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-events/wgfestival-2016-craft/ Calgary Expo, April 28-May 1, 2016 (Calgary, Canada) John Barrowman (also Brandon Routh) http://www.calgaryexpo.com/ Justice Squad Convention, May 7-8, 2016 (Paris, France) Colton Haynes (also Caity Lotz, Rick Cosnett, Jesse L. Martin, Victor Garber and Robbie Amell) http://www.guestsevents.fr/en/justice-squad-convention-2/ Rogue Events' The City of Heroes 2, May 13-15, 2016 (Birmingham, United Kingdom) Stephen Amell, Emily Bett Rickards, David Ramsey, Katie Cassidy, John Barrowman, Charlotte Ross, Colton Haynes, Michael Rowe and Amy Gumenick (also Carole Barrowman, Robbie Amell, Brandon Routh, Tom Cavanagh, Danielle Panabaker, Keiynan Lonsdale, Franz Drameh, Ciara Renee, Falk Hentschel, Peyton List and Italia Ricci) https://rogueevent.co.uk/wordpress/city-heroes-2/ Cheyenne Comic Con (C3), May 13-15, 2016 (Cheyenne, WY) Paul Blackthorne, Katrina Law, Matt Nable and Manu Bennett http://www.cheyennecomiccon.com/index.html MegaCon, May 26-29, 2016 (Orlando, FL) Katie Cassidy and John Barrowman (also Carlos Valdes) http://megaconvention.com/ Wizard World's Philadelphia Comic Con, June 2-5, 2016 (Philadelphia, PA) Stephen Amell http://wizardworld.com/comiccon/philadelphia Awesome Con, June 3-5, 2016 (Washington, D.C.) John Barrowman (also Carole Barrowman) http://www.awesome-con.com/washington-dc/guests-washington-dc/ Fan Expo Dallas presented by Dallas ComicCom, June 3-5, 2016 (Dallas, TX) Katie Cassidy (also Arthur Darvill and Candice Patton) http://fanexpodallas.com/ Starfury's The Ultimates, June 10-12, 2016 (Blackpool, England, UK) Paul Blackthorne and Manu Bennett http://www.starfury.co.uk/ Super Heroes Con II, June 11-12, 2016 (Paris, France) Emily Bett Rickards, David Ramsey, Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland and Colin Donnell (also Rick Cosnett, Carlos Valdes, Teddy Sears and Shantel VanSanten) http://www.people-convention.com/pages/conventions-a-venir/super-heroes-con.html Heroes & Villains FanFest-New York, July 2 & 3, 2016 (Secaucus, NJ) Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Willa Holland and Bex Taylor-Klaus http://heroesfanfest.com/newyork/ Florida Supercon, July 1-4, 2016 Alex Kingston (also Arthur Darvill and Casper Crump) http://floridasupercon.com/ SAN DIEGO COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL, July 21-24, 2016 No guests posted yet, but assume Arrow cast/producers will attend. http://www.comic-con.org/cci

‘Comedy Bang! Bang!’ Returns on June 3rd with The Lonely Island, Nathan Fielder, Kristen Schaal, and More BY MEGH WRIGHT APRIL 13, 2016 http://splitsider.com/2016/04/comedy-bang-bang-returns-on-june-3rd-with-the-lonely-island-nathan-fielder-kristen-schaal-and-more/ IFC to Premiere 'Weirdest' Season Yet of COMEDY BANG! BANG!, 6/3 By TV News Desk April 13, 2016 http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/IFC-to-Premiere-Weirdest-Season-Yet-of-COMEDY-BANG-BANG-63-20160413#

SA's new facebook video (posted 1 hour ago)... https://www.facebook.com/stephenamell/ He talked mostly about Code8 stuff. But he did mention Arrow as follows: he was headed into work and said he has 5 days left shooting Arrow, but the production has 6 days left.

I'm confused. Last episode Oliver was the one telling Laurel that "Felicity convinced me that we could save the city and not surrender to the darkness, but I don't think we can". IIRC, Laurel did not say anything in response. But now Oliver is telling someone, "Laurel's gone. But if she were here, she'd tell you the same thing that I would tell you - you cannot forget who you are, and we - we can never become them." So first he thinks they will have to go dark to fight the darkness, but now he thinks they cannot go dark ("become them") to fight the darkness. And no, I never saw or heard Laurel talk to him on this point one way or the other. So his 'epiphany' must've occurred solely due to her death?

Look at the pic closely... https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/720275037740273664

She's only 5'4'' - why do they keep casting these short actresses opposite Chris Hemsworth?... Tessa Thompson Joins The Marvel Universe In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ by Anita Busch April 11, 2016 10:5 http://deadline.com/2016/04/tessa-thompson-joins-the-marvel-universe-thor-ragnarok-1201735551/

Preliminary ratings for last night's Agents of SHIELD are 1.0 and 3.01... http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/04/ratings-news-13th-april-2016.html

Agents of SHIELD - Episode 3.17 - The Team - Promo, Press Release & Promotional Photos *Updated* Posted by SpoilerTV at Wednesday, April 13, 2016 http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/04/agents-of-shield-episode-317-team-press.html

No, it's the second new Supergirl episode after the Flash crossover. ETA: Sorry, my mistake. It is the first new episode.

New podcast interview with PB (starts at around the 0:29:30 mark)... -- He'll be -- Before you know it, they'll be back filming S5 in July. The Next Level Showcast podcast with Paul Blackthorne http://www.nextlevelradioonline.com/the-showcast.html https://twitter.com/AdamNextLevel/status/719591315395256320

NICK PICKS | WHAT THE DC EXTENDED UNIVERSE CAN LEARN FROM THE ARROWVERSE By Nick Spake, Flickreel Features Editor April 11, 2016 http://www.flickreel.com/nick-picks-what-the-dc-extended-universe-can-learn-from-the-arrowverse/ His 5 bullet points: 1. The Arrowverse Doesn’t Feel Rushed 2. The Arrowverse Listens to Fan Feedback 3. The Arrowverse Has More Diverse Characters 4. The Arrowverse Isn’t Afraid to Embrace Its Comic Book Roots 5. The Arrowverse Has Felicity Smoak ETA: Other articles by Nick Spake... NICK PICKS | WHEN DID NERDS BECOME SO POPULAR IN ENTERTAINMENT? August 19, 2015 http://www.flickreel.com/nick-picks-when-did-nerds-become-so-popular-in-entertainment/ WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SECRET IDENTITIES? July 16, 2015 http://www.flickreel.com/whatever-happened-to-secret-identities/

John Ostrander: They Grow Up So Fast John Ostrander April 12, 2016 http://www.comicmix.com/2016/04/12/john-ostrander-they-grow-up-so-fast/

Supergirl ratings dropped this week... http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/12/tv-ratings-monday-april-11-2016/

This is interesting (the biostimulant is not so far-fetched)... 12:27 PM - 12 Apr 2016 https://twitter.com/ARROWwriters/status/719970101756174336

https://twitter.com/EmilyBett/status/720118445166182402

This MovieFone link was retweeted by SA... 'TMNT: Out of the Shadows' Stars Megan Fox & Stephen Amell Are Smokin' Hot in Our Exclusive Photos Posted April 11, 2016 at 3:00pm http://www.moviefone.com/2016/04/11/tmnt-out-of-the-shadows-megan-fox-stephen-amell-exclusive-photos/

https://twitter.com/Team_Barrowman/status/720010090640711680

ER was still shooting her new film Residue on Apr. 8... 5:27 PM - 8 Apr 2016 https://twitter.com/elysiarotaru/status/718596235729305600

I don't think that Oliver will say that Laurel was the love of his life at all. It is possible, however, that he will say something about loving her - or maybe about how much she helped him get through his island experience. That's plausible. He loves Sara too, and she isn't the love of his life either. I am kinda excited at the idea that the season might end with Team Arrow reunited emotionally but separated physically. They could then spend the summer hiatus engaging in small battles with the bad guys and trying to figure out how to get back together. Maybe they'll be able to communicate with each other. Then the S5 premiere could be the team executing a big plan.

I noticed that Wendy Stanzler directed last night's episode of AoS. She's directed several Arrow episodes in the past. So another person who's getting work in both DC and Marvel universes.