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I'm concerned with how much time in Season 4A will be devoted to setting up LoT with Ray and resurrected Sara, and how much time in 4B will be devoted to setting up another possible spinoff (BoP?).

New Best Ever category - CH nominated for Star You'll Miss the Most (new end date for voting in all Best Ever polls is now Sunday, June 28 at 5 p.m. PT)... Best. Ever. TV. Awards 2015: Vote for the Star You'll Miss the Most Now! by TIERNEY BRICKER Thu., Jun. 18, 2015 10:00 AM PDT http://www.eonline.com/news/668007/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-the-star-you-ll-miss-the-most-now Previously posted polls (voting still open)... Ra's al Ghul nominated for Best Baddie http://www.eonline.com/news/667685/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-tv-s-best-baddies-of-the-season-now Ra's killing Oliver nominated for Best Shocker http://www.eonline.com/news/667193/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-the-best-and-worst-shocker-of-the-season Oliver and Felicity's premiere kiss nominated for Best Kiss TA vs LOA nominated for Best Fight http://www.eonline.com/news/666712/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-the-best-kiss-of-the-year-now Oliver and Felicity nominated for Best Couple http://www.eonline.com/news/666072/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-the-best-couple-now SA and EBR nominated for Best Actor and Actress in a Drama http://www.eonline.com/news/665203/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-officially-begin-vote-for-the-best-actor-and-actress-in-a-drama-now

-- When asked for three words to describe 4x01, SA replied: "What's wrong Speedy?" -- SA again said that he doesn't know if he'll be at SDCC. -- When asked how a movie set is different from a TV show set, SA replied: "Bigger. Currently on a single set that would equal about four Arrow sets." https://twitter.com/amellywood/with_replies

Here's the promised Q&A from SA (you have to go to his facebook page to watch the video because I can't post it here and it hasn't been uploaded to youtube yet)... https://www.facebook.com/stephenamell Nothing real spoilery revealed (surprise, surprise). When asked to disclose something small about the S4 premiere, SA said that time has passed, the usual amount of time - about 5 or 6 months have passed since the S3 finale. In reading the S4 premiere, his jaw dropped twice. He texted MG with 3 or 4 pointed questions right after reading, which MG answered. The first member of the Arrow cast that he met was Willa Holland - and it was at an audition about a year before Arrow actually happened, maybe six months. He knew her from The OC. He was really hungry in the audition room and his stomach was rumbling. He said "Hi, my name is Stephen. I'm really sorry about this. I can leave, I can go outside and wait." And she was like, "no, no, no - it's okay." But apparently, it wasn't okay, it messed both of them up. But they ended up with Arrow. "So you're welcome, Willa." When asked if he was going to host a panel again at SDCC, SA said that he doesn't know if he's even going to make SDCC this year because he's in NY filming TMNT2, SDCC is in San Diego and Arrow films in Vancouver, and the amount of time between wrapping TMNT2 and starting Arrow is shrinking by the moment. But he's going to do his best to go to SDCC.

Same fan added 3 more scenes (for total of 6 so far)... http://quiveringbunny.tumblr.com/felicitypop

KL was interviewed by phone in advance of her upcoming appearance at Smallville Comicon (June 20-21) in Hutchinson, KS... Convention guests excited about Smallville By Ryan Christner For The Bee ryanc@hutchnews.com 3 hrs ago http://www.hutchnews.com/the_bee/convention-guests-excited-about-smallville/article_2d0941b0-b25c-5f93-98e3-19aa246e7812.html

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More casting news... Ruben Blades Joins ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ On AMC by Denise Petski May 18, 2015 2:29pm http://deadline.com/2015/05/ruben-blades-cast-fear-the-walking-dead-the-walking-dead-companion-series-1201429353/ Sandrine Holt Joins ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ On AMC by Denise Petski June 1, 2015 1:22pm http://deadline.com/2015/06/sandrine-holt-cast-fear-the-walking-dead-amc-the-walking-dead-1201435819/ Colman Domingo Joins AMC’s ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ by Denise Petski June 10, 2015 10:04am http://deadline.com/2015/06/colman-domingo-cast-fear-the-walking-dead-1201440675/ Shawn Hatosy Joins ‘Fear The Walking Dead'; Madison McLaughlin In ‘Chicago PD’ by Denise Petski June 16, 2015 9:18am http://deadline.com/2015/06/shawn-hatosy-cast-fear-the-walking-dead-the-walking-dead-1201444873/

Fear the Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman reveals new details and casting BY DALTON ROSS • Posted May 18 2015 — 6:00 AM EDT http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/17/fear-walking-dead-robert-kirkman-reveals-new-details-and-casting 'Fear the Walking Dead' Boss Reveals Details of AMC's Big Spinoff MAY 18, 2015 3:00am PT by Lesley Goldberg http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fear-walking-dead-boss-reveals-796461 (source)

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Mistresses, Nashville, Teen Wolf, Suits, iZombie, Falling Skies, Walking Dead and More By Michael Ausiello / June 16 2015, 2:30 PM PDT http://tvline.com/2015/06/16/nashville-season-4-cast-will-kevin-ask-ausiello/ Spoiler Chat: Scoop on The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf, The Good Wife, Homeland, Arrow and More! by KRISTIN DOS SANTOS Tue., Jun. 16, 2015 10:10 AM PDT http://www.eonline.com/news/666878/spoiler-chat-scoop-on-the-walking-dead-teen-wolf-the-good-wife-homeland-arrow-and-more

Spoiler Chat: Scoop on The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf, The Good Wife, Homeland, Arrow and More! by KRISTIN DOS SANTOS Tue., Jun. 16, 2015 10:10 AM PDT http://www.eonline.com/news/666878/spoiler-chat-scoop-on-the-walking-dead-teen-wolf-the-good-wife-homeland-arrow-and-more

DC Comics interview with the artist behind the new BC... Are You Ready for Black Canary's Annie Wu? By Tim Beedle Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/06/17/are-you-ready-for-black-canarys-annie-wu

Here is the original DC Comics announcement of the Arrow Season 3 Blu-ray & DVD release... ARROW: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON on Blu-ray™ & DVD September 22, 2015 By Official Press ReleaseWednesday, June 17th, 2015 http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2015/06/17/arrow-the-complete-third-season-on-blu-ray%E2%84%A2-dvd-september-22-2015

https://www.facebook.com/stephenamell

In response to the pic of the 4x01 script posted by MG on twitter... https://twitter.com/amellywood https://twitter.com/MericlesHappen https://twitter.com/arrowwriters

New Best Ever category - Ra's al Ghul nominated for Best Baddie (you can vote as often as you like, voting in all categories ends Thursday, June 25 at 5 p.m. PT)... Best. Ever. TV. Awards 2015: Vote for TV's Best Baddies of the Season Now! by TIERNEY BRICKER Wed., Jun. 17, 2015 12:00 PM PDT http://www.eonline.com/news/667685/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-tv-s-best-baddies-of-the-season-now Previously posted Best Ever categories (voting still open)... Ra's killing Oliver nominated for Best Shocker http://www.eonline.com/news/667193/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-the-best-and-worst-shocker-of-the-season Oliver and Felicity's premiere kiss nominated for Best Kiss TA vs LOA nominated for Best Fight http://www.eonline.com/news/666712/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-the-best-kiss-of-the-year-now Oliver and Felicity nominated for Best Couple http://www.eonline.com/news/666072/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-vote-for-the-best-couple-now SA and EBR nominated for Best Actor and Actress in a Drama http://www.eonline.com/news/665203/best-ever-tv-awards-2015-officially-begin-vote-for-the-best-actor-and-actress-in-a-drama-now

Spoiler Chat: Scoop on The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf, The Good Wife, Homeland, Arrow and More! by KRISTIN DOS SANTOS Tue., Jun. 16, 2015 10:10 AM PDT http://www.eonline.com/news/666878/spoiler-chat-scoop-on-the-walking-dead-teen-wolf-the-good-wife-homeland-arrow-and-more

More about the new comics GA... 'Green Arrow #41' Is Just, Plain, Good Storytelling BY RICHARD GIRALDI 17 June 2015 http://www.popmatters.com/review/194493-green-arrow-41/

Flash Season One & Arrow Season Three Box Sets Announced Andrew Steinbeiser- 06/17/2015 http://comicbook.com/2015/06/17/flash-season-one-arrow-season-three-box-sets-announced/

This is really interesting (I think it's the first in a weekly series by this guy)... The Arrow and philosophy, part one: the morality of vigilantism Matthew Beard June 16, 2015 10.32pm EDT http://theconversation.com/the-arrow-and-philosophy-part-one-the-morality-of-vigilantism-43355

Regarding the Emmy submissions... https://twitter.com/ARROWwriters

Also linked from that WB press release... WARNER BROS. TELEVISION GROUP COMIC-CON 2015 SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS 06-05-15 | #WBSDCC http://comiccon.thewb.com/wbtv-social-media-contacts/

In case anyone's interested, Arrow Season 3 DVD/Blu-ray and The Flash Season 1 DVD/Blu-ray will both be released on September 22, 2015 (according to Amazon.com).

Oh thanks... I missed that. I just listened to the voiceover and assumed it was Oliver. Too bad about that great crossbow.

I don't think this was commented on yet... at the end of this episode, during Oliver's voice-over, when he's putting away his bow & arrow and the rest of his Arrow gear, he's wearing gloves - like the kind you wear to prevent leaving fingerprints. That was a nice touch, but I wonder if it has any significance (other than a surprising attention to detail).