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Sleepy Hollow - Episode 3.03 - Blood and Fear - Press Release Posted by Nirat Anop at Thursday, September 24, 2015 http://www.spoilertv.com/2015/09/sleepy-hollow-episode-303-blood-and.html

In addition to the deleted scenes on page 617 of this thread, here are 4 more deleted scenes... Oliver/Diggle deleted scene from 303 ("you are my family") https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646482062594211840 Malcolm/Thea deleted scene from 305 pt3 ("family's precious, Thea") https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646486290192560128 Thea/Roy deleted scene from 309 ("get out of my bar!") https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646479307808882697 Diggle/Lyla/Cupid/Deadshot deleted scene from 317 ("and here I thought I couldn't hate politicians any more") https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646493062156394496 And here's a youtube compilation of some of the deleted Felicity scenes:

This video is from the Mar. 1, 2015 Long Beach Comic Expo (fyi, MG & TB also attended a Long Beach Comic Con on Sep. 12-13, 2015). I found the following three responses by MG particularly interesting... 1. A fan commented on how they've taken a lot of liberty with Arrow and how they've created whole new things that were never part of the GA canon, and she asked about their working relationship with DC. - MG: "With respect to Arrow, it's probably more a function of the fact that, you know, Green Arrow may be well known as a character, but the canon's not that well known, in the sense that - the canon's pretty thin... You got billionaire, you know, playboy, marooned on an island, comes back, basically fights crime as Robin Hood. No supporting characters really to speak of. An origin story that's been re-interpreted so many times that the canon's sorta gotten a little mushy, a little watered down - which is where we get to come in and do our own thing. Whereas Batman, Superman, Spiderman - the more, quite frankly, A-list characters, you have a lot less leeway... If you're doing Spiderman, Uncle Ben's gotta die. When we said, 'okay, you know what, Moira's alive', no one cared, even though Moira's dead in the comics. So it's a different - part of it's that... We sort of have periodic check-ins with DC, where we give them sorta big 30,000 feet pitches on 'okay, this is what the next'- you know, we always begin with this is what the year's going to be. And then, you know, as we go through the year, we're like, 'okay, let us give you the next five episodes with a little bit more refinement'. Um, and, it's been great and, to answer the last part of your question, the comics have slowly started to reflect - you know, they've introduced Felicity in the comics, they've introduced Diggle in the comic books. The tone of Arrow has gotten reflected. So it's become like a synergistic, you know, symbiotic type of relationship." 2. A fan asked about being able to use or not use DC characters. - MG: "In addition to our periodic plot, story meetings with DC - probably like twice a year, we'll sit down with DC and we'll say, 'okay,' ... They have a list of characters they'd like us to use, and we have a list of characters that we'd like to use, and there's actually a fair amount of overlap, or more overlap than you might expect. At the same time, I think, they know what characters kinda work best on Arrow, and we know what characters in the canon are probably more about - I don't walk in and say, 'hey, I want to use Lex Luthor'. I know Lex Luthor's not available... Ray Palmer was originally supposed to be Ted Kord. We wanted a character like Brandon's character - someone smart, someone tech-based. Our original inclination was Ted Kord, and DC's like, 'no, we've got plans for that character'. They said, 'what about Ray Palmer?' Great. So sometimes it's a little bit of horse trading, just discussions back and forth." 3. A fan asked what MG thought draws fans to the Oliver & Felicity relationship and how he maps out the progression of that relationship, not knowing how many seasons they have to go and not knowing actors' contracts and things like that. - MG: "You know, it's funny. I don't think we anticipated the level of passion for a lot of the relationships on the show, um, certainly Oliver and Felicity is the one that comes up the most. We were a little surprised... I think it's fantastic, and I don't know what fuels it... I'm just glad that there is that kind of passion. (Tara: "It's just chemistry.") Yeah, it is chemistry. We really - we didn't have a plan, except there was so much chemistry between Stephen and Emily. Um, though I also say, like, I defy you to put Emily in a scene with anyone else and have her not have chemistry with someone... It's a cool, fun thing. In terms of mapping it out, I would say the relationships on the show are probably the least mapped out part of the show. We sorta pride ourselves on thinking in advance and, you know, I always call it planting flags, stuff that will pay off, you know, two, three years down the road. The relationships are something we do a lot less planning on, quite frankly. And we sorta feel our way through it and feel what feels right for the characters and the moment. I think that's what makes it so fluid and unpredictable because it's probably the least predictable part of the show for us."

Olicity fans managed to get #CountdownToOlicity to trend in the USA and Worldwide this afternoon... http://smoakandarrow.tumblr.com/post/129733723664/trend-countdowntoolicity-complete Nice of the new guy... https://twitter.com/Alex8Calvert/status/646812112988147712

Tom Payne has been cast as Paul Monroe, aka "Jesus"... 'The Walking Dead' Casts Key Comic Character Jesus SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 10:29am PT by Lesley Goldberg http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-jesus-tom-payne-826720

'Arrow' Cast Emily Bett Rickards: 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Woman Behind Oliver Queen’s Love Interest By Alex Cruz 10 hours ago http://www.jobsnhire.com/articles/27986/20150923/arrow-cast-emily-bett-rickards-5-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-about-the-woman-behind-oliver-queen-s-love-interest.htm

Robert Dougherty's speculation about that "game changing" pic of Oliver and Barry (which was posted by both SA and GG on their instagram accounts on Sep. 22)... http://www.themovienetwork.com/article/stephen-amell-and-grant-gustin-film-game-changing-arrowflash-scene

This is interesting... When TV Shows Hook Viewers — And It’s Not the Pilot SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 | 11:22AM PT Todd Spangler http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/netflix-tv-show-data-viewer-episode-study-1201600746/

Vixen | Episode 6 Trailer | CW Seed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZV4IJwPwzM

Video clips of MG and WM commenting on 3x01 and 3x09 scenes (from the Arrow Season 3 DVD) - big thanks to heidy @OlicityMafia (you may have to unmute the sound)... "the first appearance of the fern" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646413309856587777 "God bless Emily Bett RIckards" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646415845762142209 "Felicity is someone who he actually does trust and the tragedy of that is that he can't actually be with her" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646438286215544833 "Yes, except now the only person you're fooling is yourself" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646418243230502912 "Stephen's like, 'I really want to look foolish here'" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646422568057065472 "[Emily] looks absolutely amazing in this scene" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646426104601923584 "Stephen's performance is so strong here" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646430362759995392 "the seed of the entire season" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646441241215922176 "Stop dangling maybes" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646450101406310400 "She loves Oliver that much" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646463698257768448 "Felicity, as usual, is right" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646465998330200065 "She finally hears Oliver say 'I love you' - as he's leaving to go face his death" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646467623346151424 "now we see him at the lowest point" https://twitter.com/OlicityMafia/status/646471658652495872

On September 22, 2015, the Amell Daily fansite posted the following EP comments from the Arrow Season 3 DVD... -- Wendy Mericle [from the DVD commentary on Episode 3x01] commenting on Oliver’s trust issues and how he only trusts Felicity: “I think Oliver, as we go through the first season, he realizes the people who he loves the most and are supposed to love him the most are the people who are also betraying him. That sets him up as a character who, no matter what happens, or what people tell him or how much he loves somebody or somebody loves him, he can never fully trust anybody. Felicity is someone who he actually does trust and the tragedy of that is that he can’t actually be with her." http://amell-daily.tumblr.com/page/3 -- Marc Guggenheim [from the DVD Commentary on Episode 3x01] commenting on SA's performance in the #Olicity date: “Stephen’s performance is so strong here. It’s very unusual on television to linger on one actor or one shot as long as we do here in this moment with Stephen, but we’re able to because the performance is so strong by not cutting away, it’s really a testemant to his acting. I love Stephen’s delivery of the line ‘It was red’ like there was no doubt in his mind.” http://amell-daily.tumblr.com/page/3 -- Marc Guggenheim [from the DVD Commentary on Episode 3x01] commenting on SA's performance when Oliver was asking Felicity out on a date: “Stephen really wanted to play this, you know, with the implication of ‘I-am-not-quite-sure-what-i-am-saying-here’ about Felicity here, so we really love that. There’s not a lot of leading men in television or film who wanna look foolish & Stephen’s like 'I really wanna look foolish here.'" http://amell-daily.tumblr.com/page/2 Apparently, the Arrow Season 3 DVD has commentaries for Episodes 3x01 (The Calm) and 3x09 (The Climb). ETA: After watching the video clips below, I found some minor errors in the above transcribed quotes, although they're substantially accurate.

Hmm... Ray's going to be part of another love triangle on LoT - at least temporarily (spoilers!): https://tvline.com/2015/09/23/legends-of-tomorrow-stephanie-corneliussen-cast-valentina-vostok/

Stephanie Corneliussen has been cast to play Valentina Vostok... Legends of Tomorrow Casts Breakout Mr. Robot Star as DC Ice Queen By Michael Ausiello / September 23 2015, 10:00 AM PDT https://tvline.com/2015/09/23/legends-of-tomorrow-stephanie-corneliussen-cast-valentina-vostok/

Talk TV to Me: Give these “super” returning series a watch! BY GABRIELA VELASQUEZ | SEPT. 23, 2015 http://move.themaneater.com/stories/2015/9/23/talk-tv-me-give-these-super-returning-series-watch/#.VgLpvctVikp

Lending new meaning to the term "coffin fly" (sorry). If that deleted dream sequence had been kept in, plus the final O&F driving off scene, then questions would've been raised, such as: Is Oliver psychic? Even though their clothes are different, Felicity is wearing the same earrings and has the same hairstyle in both dream and real scenes. Or did Oliver ask Felicity to wear her hair that way and wear those earrings (controlling, much)? Did Oliver have that Porsche stashed away somewhere or rented in advance? Is Oliver's final "I'm happy" now a calculated, planned line (rather than a spontaneous utterance) because he's trying to actualize his dream? Deleted 3x23 O&F Driving Off Scene (O's Dream): https://twitter.com/emiIybetts/status/646175012748062720 Actual 3x23 O&F Driving Off Scene:

Will Watch: Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, Arrow, Gotham, Once Upon a Time, Orphan Black, Person of Interest, Sleepy Hollow, Supergirl, The Walking Dead, The X-Files (and Vixen, if it qualifies as a 'show') Will-Might Watch?: Fear the Walking Dead, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow Might Watch: Blacklist, Blindspot, Castle, Doctor Who, Elementary, Fresh Off the Boat, Hawaii Five-O, Heroes Reborn, The Muppets, Project Runway, Quantico, The Voice, Top Chef Wish I Could Watch: Daredevil, Game of Thrones

The above article included a clip of the "Second Skins" featurette from the S3 Blu-Ray/DVD. The following article has a different clip from that same featurette: Making The Costumes For Arrow [VIDEO] Posted September 22, 2015 by Dan Wickline http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/09/22/making-the-costumes-for-arrow/#.VgLFudZLdP8.twitter BTW, while watching that "Best Lines from the Cast" video, I laughed when Roy said, "Don't abandon me" and Oliver replied, "Never" - because I immediately thought of Oliver leaving unconscious Roy on the ground after his fight with Ray Palmer.

In case you missed voting in online polls ;) -- Supergirl, Ash vs. Evil Dead, and The Muppets are currently tied for the lead ... Poll: Which Fall 2015 New TV Shows Interest You? Posted by Josh Zyber - September 22, 2015 http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/fall-2015-new-tv-shows-poll/

Article about CW Seed (home of Vixen) and how it's connected to CW TV (home of Arrow and Flash)... Inside The CW's digital studio Sahil Patel @sizpatel 10 hours ago http://digiday.com/publishers/inside-cws-digital-studio/

This is interesting (written by a familiar name)... Way More People Are Streaming Content Than Ever Before BY LAURA HURLEY 15 HOURS AGO http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Way-More-People-Streaming-Content-Than-Ever-87107.html

Agents of SHIELD - Episode 3.02 - Purpose in the Machine - Press Release Posted by Bradley Adams at Monday, September 21, 2015 http://www.spoilertv.com/2015/09/agents-of-shield-episode-302-purpose-in.html

I'm trying to resist feeling bitter about S3 complaints that unjustifiably focus on Olicity. I just read a recent review that referred to "tweens". Is liking a good romance any more or less mature than liking fantasy violence scenes and fights, where the 'good guys' callously beat down and sometimes kill the 'bad guys' while throwing off one-liners? To be clear, I like both the personal relationships and the action stunt sequences on Arrow. I think the show needs both.

The lesson I'm learning from FTWD is that you can't catch lightning in a bottle twice when it comes to making a good zombie show.

BBC America didn't do any favors re-airing some really good, past Doctor Who episodes recently. After watching those, the premiere episode of the new season of Doctor Who was even more disappointing. I've also given up on trying to like Peter Capaldi's Doctor. I just find him irritating and unappealing - and it's not his age. I loved John Hurt's War Doctor. Peter Capaldi's quirkiness seems forced and I don't find him authoritative or charismatic.

Mari outran the Flash, but couldn't escape these human guys?