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Wow, that's a great possibility - esp. given the Vegas location. Ironic, if true, because Donna Walker was the Queen of the Royal Flush Gang ... and Oliver Queen ;) -- http://dcanimated.wikia.com/wiki/Queen_(Walker_Family) Donna Walker was blonde and blue-eyed (like Charlotte Ross) and had a husband (King), a son (Jack) and a daughter (Melanie Walker, Ten). Melanie was also blonde and blue-eyed, and her abilities were: security systems expert, and hand to hand combatant. Sound familiar? For additional information on Ten: http://dcanimated.wikia.com/wiki/Melanie_Walker EDITED TO ADD: Even though they've already done the Royal Flush Gang on the show, there have been different versions of this gang in the comics. Alternatively, the EPs could do their own version of the Walker Family's Royal Flush Gang and call it something else (since the EPs are not following the comics strictly).

For Castle fans... ABC developing drama based on Derrick Storm novels from 'Castle' By Natalie Abrams on Aug 20, 2014 at 10:10PM http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/20/abc-castle-derrick-storm/

Some fan's pretty awesome cosplay outfit... http://www.blastr.com/2014-3-21/cosplay-we-love-straight-awesome-arrow-outfit

I didn't read the comments. I thought the poll results would be more of an 80-20 split.

Fall TV Preview - Wednesdays Posted by Oma bin at Thursday, August 21, 2014 http://www.spoilertv.com/2014/08/fall-tv-preview-wednesdays.html

Closer than I expected... USD POLL : Who should become Arrow's official Black Canary until the show is done? Posted by DarkUFO at Thursday, August 21, 2014 http://www.spoilertv.com/2014/08/usd-poll-who-should-become-arrows.html

Unbelievable... TV ratings: CBS' 'Under the Dome' most watched of night AUGUST 19, 2014, 10:28 AM http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-tv-ratings-cbs-under-the-dome-20140819-story.html

Even if the EPs come up with some motivation for Laurel to walk Sara's vigilante path, are they going to address the hypocrisy of being a DA during the day (someone charged with enforcing laws and prosecuting those who break laws) and a vigilante at night (someone who breaks laws)? Or are they just going to hand-wave away the legal and ethical obligations that come with being a DA?

JB as Malcolm Merlyn brings to the show what EBR as Felicity brings to the show - but in a different way. Let me explain. Felicity brings a light cheeky humor to the show, while Malcolm brings a dark cheeky humor to the show. Without them, we would've been left with a pretty humorless cast of characters headed by dour Oliver, bitter Laurel, sad Thea, wooden Roy, tortured Sara and serious Quentin - okay, maybe the occasional quip from Diggle. (To clarify, I am not talking about or comparing acting abilities at all, I'm only talking about the characters.)

Sean Bean is still mesmerizing to watch. I kinda wished they would've introduced the personal family drama later on in the series because it does seem to drag down the episode. I don't know if it's the writing or the acting, but Ali Larter's character is just so annoying. It shouldn't be that difficult to write a strong female character who clashes with the hero but is still likeable. Other TV shows do it all the time.

I still believe that Ricky is the best dancer left and I'm rooting for him, but I think Zach will win. I think it's going to be like the Benji vs. Travis showdown when Travis was the better dancer but Benji was more popular.

First Look at Paul Rudd in ‘Ant-Man’ Posted by: Brent Hankins 1 day ago http://nerdrepository.com/paul-rudd-antman/

BBC America is running a marathon of Doctor Who episodes this week (leading up to the new Doctor, Peter Capaldi, debuting the end of the week). Last night, they aired reruns of three episodes from David Tennant's tenure as the Doctor in which John Barrowman played Captain Jack Harkness. Even though this was only seven years ago, JB looked much younger then. Even now, it's difficult to believe he's playing someone who could be the father of 28-year-old Tommy Merlyn. Malcolm had to have married young.

If Sara dies early in the season, she could still appear in flashbacks. In fact, I can see them doing parallels of Nyssa training Sara in flashbacks with Nyssa training Laurel in the present day - hence, that EP interview comment about Laurel seeing if she can walk in her sister's shoes.

There are a lot of attention-seeking, PR stunt-doing celebrities - BUT there are also a lot of celebrities who use their fame to do good things for other people and to raise money and awareness for good causes. Yes, the ice bucket challenge is a waste of water, but the water aspect is what makes the stunt funny and what gets more people to watch those videos, so I guess it's a balance. If it wasn't so funny (famous people getting soaked - ha, ha), then the videos probably wouldn't be as viral and they probably wouldn't be raising as much money for the charity. (It's like the dunking booth at the state fair - people like to dunk other people in water.) If it was the money bucket challenge, do we really want to watch a bunch of celebrities dumping cash on themselves? We know they have plenty of money - dumping it just seems like they're showing off that they have money. The important thing is that they donate the money. Anyway, just my opinion.

I guess in the Arrow-verse, both doctors and lawyers have zero to little ethical obligations. Again, Felicity had the best lines - the one about not getting the eyeholes in her face mask to line up, whether she can put bomber on her resume, and the one about Barry being in a coma and still moving on.

More details on Episodes 11 and 12 (season finale) and video interview with EP David Eick: Falling Skies Season 4 2-Part Finale Synopsis http://www.threeifbyspace.net/2014/08/falling-skies-season-4-2-part-finale-synopsis/#.U_NPi_ldUuQ

Nothing much new, but I thought this quote by David Ramsey was interesting (a lot of DR quotes in this article).... AMELL, KREISBERG & MORE ON HOW "ARROW" CONTINUES TO GROW THE DC UNIVERSE Posted: 21 hours ago | Updated: 21 hours ago http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54915 The EPs really love their Hollywood screen legends. So far, in different interviews, they've compared SA to Clark Gable and John Wayne, and they've compared BR to Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and Humphrey Bogart. Those are all vastly different types of men, so I don't know what the EPs are talking about. EDITED TO ADD: Sorry, I didn't realize @Morrigan2575 had already posted this article link above when I posted this reply.

This is kinda interesting... Warner Bros. Moving Forward With ‘Suicide Squad’ Movie? Published 1 hour ago by Andrew Dyce http://screenrant.com/harley-quinn-suicide-squad-movie-discussion/

Falling Skies 4x10 Promo "Drawing Straws" (HD)

The first TV couple I ever shipped was Mulder and Scully from The X-Files. Since then, I've shipped many TV couples. Bit of trivia: http://fanlore.org/wiki/Shipping http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Shipping

With all that time Barbie had on the outside, why didn't he write "DON'T JUMP" on a piece of paper and take that with him to the Dome, then hold it up for Julia to read? He must've known that he would have a short period of time to stand at the Dome before he was caught. And I'm still not clear on why he's keeping secret how he got out of the Dome. Even if he didn't trust the military and his father's corporation, there's still the media or even Internet bloggers. There are villains you love to hate - and then there's Big Jim. Someone, please, put him out of his Bad Gollum-Good Gollum misery. Wow, they're not even trying to hide the Microsoft product placement any more, are they? I'm glad thuganomics85 mentioned Sleepy Hollow. That show is proof that you can have a ridiculous premise but still have a good and quite entertaining show if it's well cast, well written, and well executed. One of my surprise favorite new shows of last season.

A fairly recent issue of Entertainment Weekly (Iron Man and Captain America on cover) contained an article with information about Avengers: Age of Ultron. Some of that info can be read at the following link: http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/07/16/this-weeks-cover-avengers-age-of-ultron/ If you can't find this issue on sale, there's probably a copy at the local library (where I read it).

Falling Skies Episode: "Space Oddity" Season 4, Episode 11 Episode Synopsis: Part 1 of 2. A mission to destroy the Espheni power core turns complicated when Lexi returns. Elsewhere, Lexi takes drastic measures when an airship malfunctions, and the 2nd Mass fears an Espheni attack. Original Air Date: Aug 31, 2014 Guest Cast Treva Etienne http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/falling-skies-2014/episode-11-season-4/space-oddity/309031 Falling Skies Episode: "Shoot the Moon" Season 4, Episode 12 Episode Synopsis: In the conclusion of the two-part Season 4 finale, Tom and Lexi must triumph over Tom's mortal enemy as they desperately try to destroy the all-powerful Espheni power core. Elsewhere, the 2nd Mass faces a terrifying new Espheni bomb. Original Air Date: Aug 31, 2014 Guest Cast Mira Sorvino Treva Etienne http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/falling-skies-2014/episode-12-season-4/shoot-the-moon/309031

Regarding J.R. Ramirez becoming a regular on another show, I guess that means Ted/Wildcat is going to be either a one-shot character or a recurring character on Arrow this season. If a one-shot character, then he can't be Laurel's love interest and trainer this season - so who's her love interest then? The only other new male character we've heard of (who's not Ray Palmer and not in flashbacks) is Ra's al Ghul. If Ted is going to be a recurring character, then he can be Laurel's love interest and trainer for season 3 only - if he dies near the end of the season and his killer escapes justice on a legal technicality, then that could be her impetus to move forward on her vigilante 'hero' journey (though it would be difficult to reconcile with her legal and ethical obligations as a DA). Having another lover die would also be consistent with Laurel's self-pitying "everyone leaves me" attitude.