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More from Laura Hurley... My Favorite/Least Favorite Episode for Arrow Characters, Installment #2: Felicity Smoak Aug 24, 2015 4:00 pm http://laurawritesabout.tumblr.com/post/127498292776/my-favoriteleast-favorite-episode-for-arrow anonymous asks: Hello Laura! Could I ask you if, and why, you find Sara Lance a more likeable character than Laurel Lance, and if you think the writers should have given up their original plan of making Laurel the Black Canary and kept Sara as the BC instead? Thank you very much. Aug 24, 2015 2:38 pm http://laurawritesabout.tumblr.com/post/127493180666/hello-laura-could-i-ask-you-if-and-why-you-find ogteamarrow asks: Speaking of female friendship on Arrow are you bold enough to discuss Lyla\Felicity Vs. Laurel\Felicity and how one would be more natural than the other? I know you might get in trouble for it but haters will hate regardless of anything they disagree with lol Aug 25, 2015 9:36 am http://laurawritesabout.tumblr.com/post/127556244355/speaking-of-female-friendship-on-arrow-are-you

Arrow Season 4: 10 Things That Must Happen How do you solve a problem like Felicity? James Hunt 25 Aug 2015 http://whatculture.com/tv/arrow-season-4-10-things-that-must-happen.php

The Flash has already had two teaser trailers released, but still no Arrow trailer yet.

There's been no casting news published regarding Jessica Danforth's daughter yet. This could be because: 1. The spoiler about Madison Danforth, as played by Tiera Skokbye, is completely false. 2. The spoiler was a very early unauthorized leak of info that TPTB didn't want released yet. 3. The daughter is a one-episode minor character who appears and dies in 4x02. 4. The EPs are still deciding whether to make character recurring (which would mean daughter doesn't die in 4x02).

"GOTHAM'S" MAZOUZ TEASES "HUGE" TRANSFORMATION FOR BRUCE WAYNE Posted: 20 hours ago http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/gothams-mazouz-teases-huge-transformation-for-bruce-wayne

Apparently, Jeremy Renner told fans at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con on Sunday that he is still waiting for AoS to invite him on to reprise his role as Hawkeye on the small screen (not a spoiler since it hasn't happened yet)... ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Season 3 SPOILERS: Jeremy Renner Still Game To Bring Hawkeye To Small Screen By Emily Morgan e.morgan@hngn.com | Aug 24, 2015 04:20 PM EDT http://www.hngn.com/articles/122491/20150824/agents-shield-season-3-spoilers-jeremy-renner-hawkeye-guest-star.htm

Arrow S2 Trading Cards on sale at Cryptozoic Entertainment... http://www.cryptozoic.com/arrow-trading-cards-season-2 https://twitter.com/ArrowProdOffice/status/635972425025495040

Oliver & Felicity's first time is currently in 2nd place (way behind Outlander) - you can only vote once, just scroll to bottom of page, click “READ MORE” button and scroll down to voting poll at bottom... Vote for the Best Sex Scene! Mandi Bierly August 24, 2015 https://www.yahoo.com/tv/yahooies-best-sex-scene-127478914985.html

I agree that TA shouldn't be using Felicity's real name over the coms. I wonder if we're making a big assumption that SA's comment about Felicity not being the only woman in Oliver's life this season referred to his flashback love interest. WM has said that they already know how S4 is going to end and what will happen to all the characters by the end of S4. SA usually has more advance knowledge of what's going to happen in a season than other cast members. So I wonder if it was a real spoiler - that the EPs do plan to introduce a new present-day love interest for Oliver later this season, which will lead to the break-up of Oliver & Felicity. (I would hate that, btw.)

Some media reporting of SA's victory at WWE SummerSlam (includes some nice pics and video clips)... Arrow's Stephen Amell does not fail the crowd at WWE SummerSlam in match against Stardust BY JONATHON DORNBUSH Posted August 24 2015 — 9:27 AM EDT http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/24/wwe-summerslam-stephen-amell-stardust-match Jon Stewart and Stephen Amell Rule WWE's SummerSlam - And We're Already Awaiting Their Return! by Robyn Ross | Aug 24, 2015 9:49 AM EDT http://www.tvguide.com/news/jon-stewart-stephen-amell-summerslam/ Stephen Amell Killed WWE SummerSlam Like It Was Ra’s Al Ghul Stardust better pray for a Lazarus Pit. by shaunna murphy 50m ago http://www.mtv.com/news/2248927/stephen-amell-wwe-summerslam/ WWE SummerSlam 2015 Highlights: Stephen Amell, The Undertaker...and Jon Stewart? AUG. 24, 2015 AT 10:00AM BY ALLISON TAKEDA http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/wwe-summerslam-highlights-stephen-amell-the-undertaker-and-more-2015248

Post-fight interview... Is the rivalry over between Stephen Amell and Stardust?: WWE.com Exclusive, August 23, 2015 Stephen Amell & Neville reflect on their victory and the "Arrow" star wonders if his rivalry is over with Stardust

Ben McKenzie was at Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con this weekend and apparently had this to say about when fans could expect to see Batman on the show: GOTHAM: Ben McKenzie Reveals When BATMAN Will Appear On The Show By Isaac Orr - 8/24/2015 http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GutspinnerNewsNetwork/news/?a=124336

Courtesy of SmoakandArrow... http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/08/21/thursday-final-ratings-big-brother-food-fighters-boom-dateline-adjusted-down/451458/

Fear The Walking Dead - Episode 1.02 - 1.06 - Titles Revealed + Synopsis Posted by DarkUFO at Monday, August 24, 2015 http://www.spoilertv.com/2015/08/fear-walking-dead-episode-102-106.html

Here Laura Hurley talks about what she sees as the differences between Oliver's relationship with Felicity as compared to his past romantic relationships... anonymous asks: hey! love your answers really!!!! i was wondering whta do you think are going to be the differences between Oliver and Felicity and Oliver with his other ex girlfirneds? i am talking mainly about Sara since she was the only one, till now, how was Oliver's girlfriend and partner in his night work Aug 24, 2015 1:03 am http://laurawritesabout.tumblr.com/post/127455233861/hey-love-your-answers-really-i-was-wondering

From watching the video of SA and DR in Birmingham (City of Heroes) that's posted on page 187 of this thread, I loved these conversations about EBR as an actress... DR: "It's tough to shoot a bad scene or a tough scene with Emily because she's a very giving actress and that's probably the best compliment that you can give to any other actor - it's that they're giving and they listen, because actors have a tendency of waiting until they have to speak. Because the nature of the business is they encourage you to just kind of be selfish and wait for your line - ." SA (cuts in): "We're not gonna name names." DR: "We're not gonna name names." SA: "One of the nice things about working with Emily is that she comes to a scene at once incredibly prepared but also without any real firm choices. She waits to make her choices until she gets an opportunity to put the scene on the [unintelligible word] with an actor, which is how you're supposed to do it." DR: "Which is the mark, by the way, of a very well-trained or seasoned actor, if you will, that they come with very good choices already but at the same time with no choices,... they're really pliable... It's just a really good quality... no wonder she's become a regular very quickly." When asked about his fave scene to shoot with EBR, DR said that his "most fun" scene with Emily was back in season 1 when Diggle was teaching Felicity how to fight in the foundry. DR: "She's just a joy to work with. Every scene is just a lot of fun to work with."

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James Bamford tweeted: "So very proud of this guy right here." https://twitter.com/Team_Barrowman/status/635608200272736256

https://twitter.com/ARROWwriters/status/634833341657710592 Was it just inadvertent that they covered up the part of the BC package that showed the pic of CL as Sara Lance/Canary?

Interview with SA and Neville before their SummerSlam match...

It was difficult watching this episode all the way through because my attention kept wandering and I wanted to switch channels a lot. The three teenagers were all annoying in different ways. The two teenage boys were too similar. The teenage girl was almost like a cliche with her silent, sulky, earbuds-to-shut-out-everyone persona. When the sister climbed on the hospital bed, it almost seemed like she was going to start making out with her brother. The two siblings had more chemistry than the adults. The two adult leads (Cliff and Kim) had zero chemistry together - it was hard to believe they even liked each other, let alone loved each other. Individually, Cliff's character was more likeable and has more potential. Kim's character comes across as a bit cold, despite the scenes that are supposed to show her compassion (like the one with the student), and could be headed toward Lori territory. It just made me appreciate how good the pilot episode of TWD was in writing and execution, and just how good Andrew Lincoln was in portraying a compelling character from the get go. Ditto for other early episodes of TWD and other original cast members (like Shane and Glenn).

I missed the SummerSlam live streaming (and the above video is no longer working), so I found these video clips on youtube... WWE SummerSlam 2015 Neville & Stephen Amell vs. Stardust & King Barrett _ WWE network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clKqAa6CVts WWE Summerslam 2015 Full Show Stephen Amell and Neville vs Stardust and King Barrett Full Match https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2F8hq_o00 Jon Stewart and a shirtless Stephen Amell bring extra attention to wrestling hijinks [PHOTO SLIDESHOW] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R401DS-_wOs

From watching the above-posted video of SA's panel at Wizard World's Chicago Comic-Con on Aug. 22... -- SA has not yet shot a scene with JB. -- SA is "very excited" about his upcoming match at WWE SummerSlam. -- "Being employed" is what drew SA to the role in Arrow. Arrow is SA's 10th American job. He was only available to do it because his previous show got cancelled. It was his first audition during pilot season in 2012. -- If SA had Firestorm's powers, he'd probably warm up Vancouver. GA's new sleeveless suit is a good idea "in theory" and "optically" but not a good idea in Vancouver in November. If you take a close look at his arms this season, you'll notice they'll look a little purple. -- In response to a female fan asking if he thinks Oliver will never have a romantic relationship with Laurel or Sara again, SA said that on a show where people come back to life, you wouldn't be that smart to use the word "never". But that being said, SA thinks it's important "that we establish relationships for Oliver, specifically relationships with female characters that don't involve him sleeping with them. Right? Because there are real relationships in the world where men and women can work together without going home together, or having sex on the floor of the Arrowcave.... I don't know. I doubt it, but I will never say never. Plus I don't write the show." -- SA has not been in the new Arrowcave yet. He was surprised when they put out the pic of the new Arrowcave. They've been working in the temporary Arrowcave, which is "small and dingy and dark - and actually very reminiscent of the early parts of season one before Felicity came in and installed lights (laughs) and uh... looking at Diggle and Oliver, 'what are you guys even doing down here?' - I was surprised when they put that picture out. Apparently it's a gigantic set, the biggest set piece that we've ever had... That's really important for the show because from a logistical standpoint, we do so many big action pieces and sequences, and those take so long that the only way that we're going to be able to make the show over nine shooting days is if we're able to take a significant chunk of the script and bang it out in the Arrowcave. And we usually do that on a Friday - we used to call them Foundry Fridays because we're having like 13, 14 pages of dialogue, which for the uninitiated, is an insane amount to film in one day." -- Asked by a female fan if he sings, SA said "occasionally" but not necessarily well. He said to "youtube Stephen Amell Little Mermaid and all of your dreams will come true." -- SA talked about some JB pranks. -- Young male fan dressed in red Arsenal/Speedy suit asked if EBR is single because he has a crush on her. SA replied, "I'm not sure. I think so. But who knows? When we did an Arrow and Flash crossover episode screening in Los Angeles last November, December, that was a guy's question. He got up - Emily was there - he said 'hey, are you single? would you like to do something afterwards?' Okay - which is a pretty bold thing to say when you're asking a question on a microphone and you've never met the person before. So we at the panel assumed that it was a joke. And the guy's standing there (SA stands up) and he's just asked the question, and we all laugh, and he goes like this (turns head down and walks away). He didn't just walk back to his seat, he walked out of the auditorium. Poor guy. He's still walking. (SA sits down and points to fan) You'd have to ask Emily yourself." -- Female fan said that he says Felicity's name a lot on the show and asked if that was scripted. SA said that it's scripted and that he actually cuts out the number of times they write him saying her name by about 50% - so it's half-scripted. He "tries to interject little pieces of dialogue into a basic conversation because that's the way we speak, we don't speak in speeches, we speak in fragments." He does say Felicity a lot. He says Diggle a lot, more John than Diggle this season. -- SA was coy about Diggle's code name. Diggle has a costume and mask, which are very cool and "very Diggle". -- Young male fan said that he "is so awesome" because he went from killing Ra's al Ghul to getting "a very pretty lady". -- Female fan asked who is his fave actor or actress from Arrow and The Flash. SA wouldn't answer that question. But he said that the person he wants to work with the most, that he hasn't had the opportunity to work with yet, is Victor Garber. -- Young male fan asked what his chances were of getting a date with Felicity. SA said "they're slim" only because fan is in Rosemont, IL, and she's probably in Vancouver. However, referencing SumerSlam, he tells fan to "follow your dreams, young man, follow your dreams." -- Male fan asked who he would choose to be Arrow's girlfriend - Felicity, Laurel or Sara. SA said that "Oliver and Felicity are fully together this year. (audience screams) It's good.... So often on the show we've had the dynamics of either a new relationship or a burgeoning relationship or a relationship that you think is gonna happen and doesn't. We've never really had a - aside from Diggle and Lyla - we've never really had an established relationship where we see two people interact as a team, and I feel like we're doing a good job of that this year without being cheesy." -- Host asked if he's looking forward to the "positive famiy unit." SA: "Season 4 has been extremely refreshing for me personally because things are really bad for Oliver, save for one episode, for the course of almost a season and a half. From the point that Slade Wilson shows up in the Queen Mansion to essentially - with the exception of episode 301 - until the end of season 3, things are really bad for him, really, really bad. And it's been so fun to play a more grown-up, relaxed, happy, easygoing, and yet still steely and determined version of Oliver this year. It's been really, really fun. And I think you guys are really going to like it." -- SA's favorite beer is Rogue Dead Guy Ale out of Portland, OR. -- Male fan said that Arrow followed the comic book's Green Arrow Year 1 almost consistently and then for some reason it turned into a Batman story. He asked if they will at some point meet one of the heavyweights from Gotham like Bruce Wayne, Damien Wayne or Dick Grayson. SA said again "never say never". He had a conversation with Diane Nelson who runs DC. They talked a lot about them wanting exclusivity in the universes and wanting separation in the universes. Her explanation revolved around wanting the best version of each thing and not forcing crossovers just for the sake of forcing them. So when they get into the "heavyhitters of the DC Universe" (essentially all the superheroes in Batman v Superman), it's going to be tough to bring them into the show. In the same way that Ezra Miller is playing The Flash in the cinematic universe, SA thinks there's no reason why they can't have their own version of Bruce Wayne. But that's his opinion and may not be DC's opinion, and they're the bosses. -- SA's been filming all weekend with Matt Ryan. He's "a treat and a trip". -- SA's fave flashback scenes were in ep 119 (first big island-centric episode, first adventures of Oliver and Slade on the island, first time Oliver stood up for himself) and way back flashback with Moira and Oliver (re Oliver's baby mama, last batch of scenes with ST, what ended up on the screen was very different from what was on the page). -- SA would want to bring Bruce Wayne into the Arrowverse as rivals or teammates because they are very similar and have similar experiences. -- Young male fan said that at SDCC, SA said that Felicity was the only girl in Oliver's life in season 3. SA said "that's not true in season 4." (audience makes disturbed noises) -- SA talked about filming TMNT 2. -- SA did a lot of martial arts training, but it's training for on-screen combat. -- Male fan asked if he felt the chemistry with EBR immediately or whether it took a little time. SA said "that's a good question... You know, we shot episode 3 several months before the show even premiered. So the only people who are seeing it are the people that are in it and the executive team. And sort of across the board there was a feeling, all the way up to Peter Roth, who's the president of Warner Bros. Television - he watched the third episode and he gives notes, especially in the early portion of a season, and he just says 'umm, the blonde computer girl, eh, more - more please - more.'"

There was a previous Eonline spoiler that "Patty" (earlier name given for the Jessica Danforth character) is a mother and cares for her daughter above all else. So this spoiler might be true. I've been wondering how Madison could have "lasting impact in Oliver's life". The actress looks too young to play a past or future love interest (or another baby mama, please no) for Oliver. It would also be inconsistent with other spoilers. Presumably Madison knew Oliver and Thea as children. So here's my wild theories: Madison is Oliver's half-sister, the result of an affair between Robert Queen and Jessica - probably at about the same time that Moira had an affair with Malcolm. Maybe Moira's affair was in retaliation for Robert's affair(s). The result was Thea and Madison, who are the same age but not blood-related at all. This theory would be consistent with the S4 theme of family: biological vs. created. Jessica might also have returned to Star(ling) City to claim part of former QC assets on behalf of her daughter. While Oliver (GA?) is able to protect Jessica from Anarky, Madison is killed by Anarky. Jessica blames Oliver (GA?) for Madison's death and becomes his enemy. Oliver also blames himself for not preventing the death of an innocent. This theory would work whether or not Madison is Robert's illegitimate daughter.

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