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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.

Vixen - Series Premiere Featurette / CW Seed

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What keeps me watching a show week after week are the characters and the actors who portray them - whether they're compelling and interesting to watch, whether I can get drawn into that world and those characters' lives enough to care about what happens to them. I normally don't like zombie movies or horror movies for that matter, but I like TWD because of the characters, so I would probably like the show if the post-apocalyptic world had been caused by a viral disease or a power blackout or some other non-zombie catastrophe that resulted in groups of humans struggling for survival amidst dangers. If FTWD is a ratings hit, just imagine other spinoffs that AMC could roll out: Rear the Walking Dead - spinoff set 10 years in the future about the difficulties in raising children in a walker-infested world. We're the Walking Dead - spinoff set 20 years in the future that stars Carl Grimes as the leader of a human settlement. They're the Walking Dead - spinoff set in Europe and starring a cast of new characters. Cure the Walking Dead - spinoff set 30 years in the future in which different groups of humans are working on a cure for walkerism. Near the Walking Dead - spinoff set in the same time as TWD that features a farm family and others who manage to live an isolated life away from all walkers. Wear the Walking Dead - spinoff set in a Hunger Games-style future where citizens are forced to compete in a televised reality fashion design competition.

Even though Arrow didn't win any Teen Choice Awards, it did get some wins in the official CarterMatt pre-show voting results (readers' "who should win" votes)... Teen Choice Awards 2015: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Emily Bett Rickards among reader picks August 16, 2015 http://cartermatt.com/175912/teen-choice-awards-2015-jared-padalecki-jensen-ackles-emily-bett-rickards-among-reader-picks/ Arrow won Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series EBR won Actress, Sci-Fi/Fantasy SA & EBR won TV Liplock

MG has given several hints about Oliver's familiarity with magic in the past, first when talking about Vixen and then when talking about the Constantine episode... So I think the 5th episode will include an Oliver flashback showing his past exposure to magic and mysticism. Also, I wonder how different the team's reaction will be from Oliver's more experienced reaction. Will they be like Barry, skeptical and needing proof? Felicity especially is supposed to be like Barry, so will she be the most skeptical? On the other hand, having accepted the idea of metahumans like The Flash and having Thea come back from almost dying via the LP, how skeptical can they be? Yet Barry can accept metahumans but has trouble with magic.

This is interesting... Are Green Arrow and The Flash the New Batman and Superman? Rob Bricken 8/20/15 12:30pm http://io9.com/are-green-arrow-and-the-flash-the-new-batman-and-superm-1725425981

Will We See The New Green ARROW Costume In Action At SummerSlam? By Mark Julian - 8/21/2015 http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GraphicCity/news/?a=124263 Stephen Amell Teases Green Arrow Costume For WWE Summerslam Andrew Steinbeiser- 08/21/2015 http://comicbook.com/2015/08/21/stephen-amell-teases-green-arrow-costume-for-wwe-summerslam/

Laura Hurley is not a fan of the possibility of Oliver running for Mayor and here's why: http://laurawritesabout.tumblr.com/post/127179459616/hi-laura-maybe-its-because-of-all-the-olicity She's been doing blitz postings on tumblr. I especially like her response to the following... anonymous asks: Hello Laura - Thank you for sharing all your thoughtful insights with us fans. Love your blog! At this past SDCC, there appeared to be a lot ignorant questions posed to Emily Bett Rickards about Felicity. I suspect some of it is sexism/misogyny; who knew that you can be hero without a costume/code name/martial arts? As a new generation of reporters/writers advance thru the ranks - one that is diverse & open-minded - I hope we as an audience will witness more intelligent questions. Your thoughts? Aug 21, 2015 4:18 am http://laurawritesabout.tumblr.com/post/127223978681/hello-laura-thank-you-for-sharing-all-your

Funko will be releasing a Holiday version of its Baby Groot Funko POP! figure... http://popvinyl.net/news/holiday-baby-groot-and-agent-coulson-with-lola-pop-ride-revealed/

Stephen Amell Muscle Up Challenge: Attempt #4 Published on Aug 20, 2015, by Arrow TV12

I don't think any of the designers in those three squabbling teams came across well. I hated the winning look. My advice to designers? Don't listen to Tim Gunn! As others have noted above, lately when designers listen to Tim Gunn, they go wrong. Tim basically told Hanmiao to go with Edmond's swimsuit look, and she got sent home. In the previous episode, IIRC, Tim encouraged the guy who got sent home to continue with his jacket and card letter look. I think there are other examples as well (including from last season) when Tim's advice led to a designer being sent home. Then at judging, Tim never owns up to the fact that he gave the wrong advice and steered the designer wrong.

It seems to me that, just like DC's Legends of Tomorrow, the more generic title - Marvel's Most Wanted - would allow the show to change cast members or try out new comic characters from season to season, if the original cast members don't work out or want to leave, or if the producers simply want to test out new comic characters.

MG (and wife Tara Butters) are going to attend the Long Beach Comic Con on Sept. 12 & 13... http://www.longbeachcomiccon.com/ (pic source)

Hmm... why does all that sound familiar?