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22 hours ago, Featherhat said:

What episode are they filming right now does anyone know? I presume it must be ep 4 or 5? 

I don't know for sure, but according to

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the last pap report that I saw, they were shooting episode 2 on Sep. 23. So they're probably finishing up episode 3 by now and maybe starting episode 4.

 

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The best comic book movies and series on Netflix
By Rick Mendez     October 3, 2021
https://rustwire.com/2021/10/03/the-best-comic-book-movies-and-series-on-netflix/ 

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Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow. Pic credit: The CW

Fans of DC Comics can watch all their favorite Arrowverse shows on Netflix. The one that started it all, Arrow, is there in its entirety.

This series features Oliver Queen, the son of a wealthy family who almost dies with his father but ends up on a deserted island. He soon finds others there with him and trains to become a great warrior.

When he returns, he takes on the role of the Arrow and sets out to protect his city from evil. Fans of Arrow can also branch out on Netflix and watch The Flash, Supergirl, Black Lightning, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

 

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For some reason, Echo Kellum is listed in this talent lineup...

DC FanDome 2021 All Star Talent Lineup Announcement | DC
DC    Oct 4, 2021

Includes the following DC TV stars:
Alex Garfin
Azie Tesfai
Camrus Johnson
Candice Patton
Chris Wood
Chyler Leigh
David Harewood
Echo Kellum
Elizabeth Tulloch
Grant Gustin
Javicia Leslie
Jeremy Jordan
Jesse Rath
Jordan Elsass
Katie McGrath
Mehcad Brooks
Melissa Benoist
Nicole Maines
Rachel Skarsten
Tyler Hoechlin

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MG's new TV series...

‘L.A. Law’ Sequel Starring Blair Underwood Gets ABC Pilot Order
By Nellie Andreeva   October 5, 2021
https://deadline.com/2021/10/la-law-sequel-blair-underwood-abc-pilot-order-1234850331/ 

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L.A. Law has taken a major step in its TV comeback. ABC has given a pilot green light to a new incarnation of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama. The project, which had been in the works at the network since December, is headlined by Blair Underwood, reprising his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins in addition to executive producing.

The sequel pilot is written/executive produced by Marc Guggenheim — who is a lawyer by trade — and Ubah Mohamed, and executive produced and to be directed by Anthony Hemingway via Anthony Hemingway Productions. In it, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high profile, boundary pushing and incendiary cases. Underwood’s Jonathan Rollins has gone from idealistic to more conservative as he clashes with millennial JJ Freeman to decide the best path forward for the firm to effect political and legal change.


‘L.A. Law’ Sequel Moving Forward at ABC
BY LESLEY GOLDBERG     OCTOBER 5, 2021 
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/l-a-law-sequel-blair-underwood-abc-1235026101/ 

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ABC has handed out a pilot order to a sequel to the former NBC legal drama, with former star Blair Underwood set to reprise his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins. Sources say other cast members from the former four-time Emmy-winning NBC drama are also expected to return.

From former attorney turned TV writer Marc Guggenheim and his Arrow-verse collaborator Ubah Mohamed (Legends of Tomorrow), the new L.A. Law will see the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman reinvent itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases. The ABC take will see Underwood’s Rollins having gone from idealistic to more conservative as he clashes with millennial JJ Freeman to decide the best path forward for the firm to effect political and legal change.

 

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Is he trying to pick fights just to pick fights now? Or is this his harshly critical sense of "humor" coming out? I thought it was funny, and it was nice to see the Arrowverse having a small bit of cultural relevance, even in meme form.

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I don't know what his problem is with the "repurposing" of the pic? I kind of got tired of the original being everywhere last year because I was frustrated with how they killed Oliver in the crossover (even if the ending overall was ok). But people using it for memes is funny and harmless. 

I could see him being grumpy about Grant's V sign being more well known than his own death scene and all the stuff he said about how he felt about the crossover/ending last year but why be specifically arsy about memes and not the original? 

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‘Prophet’: Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In Studio 8 Superhero Pic From Director Sam Hargrave
By Matt Grobar   October 7, 2021
https://deadline.com/2021/10/prophet-jake-gyllenhaal-to-star-in-sam-hargrave-studio-8-superhero-pic-1234852325/ 

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Marc Guggenheim (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow) is penning the comic book adaptation, which Studio 8’s Jeff Robinov and John Graham will produce with Prime Universe Films’ Adrian Askarieh, Rob Liefield, and Brooklyn Weaver.

 

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50 TV Couples Who Will Restore Your Faith in Love, Promise
by KATHLEEN KAMPHAUSEN, MEGAN UY and CORINNE SULLIVAN    OCT 1, 2021
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/g5733/tv-couples-through-the-years/

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If you’re like me and get (severely and low-key obsessively) invested in fictional relationships, then you’ve come to the right place!! You can probs also agree that—while there have been a LOT of memorable love stories in books and movies—few fictional romances are as wild and unpredictable as TV romances. The more seasons a show gets, the more drama an onscreen couple tends to face, 'cause those TV networks have to keep our attention somehow, right? But the best TV couples always manage to face all those stressors and scandals and come out stronger on the other side, and for that, they really deserve more credit.
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Without further ado, here are 50 TV couples who've had the strongest and truest love onscreen over the past decade (as well as a few oldies we couldn't not include). Some of these shows may be over, but these incredible TV ships will live on forever in our hearts <3.

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/g5733/tv-couples-through-the-years/?slide=42

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Olicity's happy ending didn't come easy, but it was worth it.

 

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Joseph David-Jones was part of this SAG-AFTRA panel...

Conversations at Home: Journey of the Working Actor
SAG-AFTRA Foundation  Oct 8, 2021

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A Q&A with actors Cristina Rodlo (NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE), Joseph David-Jones (ARROW), Jona Xiao (HIGHTOWN) and Rome Flynn (DEAR WHITE PEOPLE). Moderated by Scott Mantz.


Joseph David-Jones was also part of the 4400 panel at New York Comic Con yesterday - you can watch video of that panel at the following link...

NYCC 2021 | The CW’s 4400 (Virtual Screening)
Sat, Oct 9, 2021 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Room 411
https://www.findthemetaverse.com/film-tv/nycc-2021-the-cws-4400-virtual-screening 

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The schedule has been posted for next weekend's Wizard World Chicago...
https://wizardworld.com/schedule

  • SA has a solo panel on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 12:00pm (Chicago time) titled "AIM HIGH: A CONversation with STEPHEN AMELL."
  • KC and CH have a joint panel on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 1:00pm (Chicago time) titled "HEROES WILL RISE: A CONversation with KATIE CASSIDY and COLTON HAYNES."

There are also photo ops scheduled (solos, duos, trios).

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SA compared Oliver Queen and Jack Spade (his new Heels character) in this recent interview...

Heels: Stephen Amell on the Big Season Finale and Wrestling Authenticity
By Mike Cecchini   October 10, 2021
https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/heels-stephen-amell-season-finale-wrestling-autenticity/ 

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I can’t help but notice the similarities between Jack Spade and Oliver Queen. You’re both the centers of these large surrogate families. You’re not afraid to manipulate other characters to get what you need. But how do you make sure you keep that distinction as separate as you possibly can with them?
We’ll start with the accent, that changes things. The amount of denim that Jack Spade wears opposed to Oliver Queen. I never really thought about it, frankly. There are those idiosyncratic elements of being an actor and then being critical of yourself when you’re watching yourself on screen, it’s like, “You’re doing that tick. You’re doing that thing. You’re doing that.” But that’s any artist, we’re vain. We need attention. That’s why we do what we do. 

I didn’t really think about the similarities between the characters, but now that you put it that way, you’re right. Oliver’s in the center of Team Arrow. Jack’s the center of the DWL family…Jack could be more like the earlier version of Oliver, where he’s really, really reluctant to accept help.

 

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New movie with Manu Bennett...

New Action-drama Film 'Muru' Announced For Nationwide Release In February 2022
Friday, 15 October 2021
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2110/S00122/new-action-drama-film-muru-announced-for-nationwide-release-in-february-2022.htm 

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On October 15th in 2007, with new anti-terrorism powers, the New Zealand Police swooped on the people of Tūhoe, raiding homes in the small town of Rūātoki in the Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa. Among the many arrested under suspicion of domestic terrorism was activist Tame Iti. Fourteen years on, award-winning filmmaker Tearepa Kahi, world renowned actor Cliff Curtis and artist Tame Iti announce their response to the event, with feature film Muru. The gripping action-drama is set for nationwide general release on February 3rd, 2022, in time for Waitangi Day.

Muru is a Māori concept for reconciliation and forgiveness. Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Poi E: The Story of our Song, Mt. Zion) and filmed in the Te Urewera and Rūātoki, Muru stars Cliff Curtis (The Dark Horse, Avatar 2), Jay Ryan (IT Chapter Two, The Furnace), Manu Bennett (The Hobbit trilogy) and Simone Kessell (Reckoning). Support cast includes Ria Te Uira Paki (The Dead Lands), Roimata Fox (Waru), Poroaki Merritt-McDonald (Savage) and Tame Iti as himself.

 

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DC Fandome interview with Blake Neely (Arrowverse composer)...

The Making of the DC FanDome Theme Song | DC FanDome
DC   Oct 16, 2021

He included bits and pieces of musical themes from DC superhero movies and Arrowverse TV shows (including a touch of Arrow's theme music). You can listen to the entire song ("A Time for Heroes") here:

(WaterTower Music)

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A few Arrow/Arrowverse comments in this interview...

Smallville @ 20: Tom Welling Opens Up About Nixed Season 1 Suit-Up, Batman Ban and Our 'Best CW Show' Tourney
By Matt Webb Mitovich / October 17 2021
https://tvline.com/2021/10/17/tom-welling-interview-smallville-20th-anniversary/ 

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TVLINE | What’s your perspective these days on Smallville‘s role in paving the way for the Arrowverse?
I mean, I don’t think we’re exactly responsible. I think we were a very good example, perhaps, of what could happen.

TVLINE | As the saying goes, do you think Smallville walked so that the Arrowverse could one day run?
I hadn’t heard that saying, but that sounds right. I mean, one of the things that they did differently than us is they went into their costume right away. Smallville didn’t, and that was on purpose, especially on my part. Sometimes I meet fans who are like, “Why didn’t you do it?” Well, I don’t think we’d have lasted 10 years if Clark put the suit on in Episode 3, as they did try to do. This is a show about a kid in high school and the human side of him trying to figure out who he was going to be, and I think that gave us legs.

Now, to Arrow: A lot of our crew members, and our cinematographers, helped with that — and [director] Glen Winter, especially, who’s gone on to be a genius. So, we’re not “responsible” for them, but I think we were a good example of what you can do. I also think technology got to a point where [Smallville] could do these visual effects on television that you literally couldn’t do a year earlier. It was a perfect storm.

 

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In this video, SA said that, while he was working on the second or third episode of the last season of Arrow (August 2019), he got a call from his manager telling him that he was going to get an offer to play the lead role on Heels. He initially rejected the idea of going immediately into another series, but then he read the first script for Heels and agreed to do it...

Heels & Arrow Star, Stephen Amell joins Brandi Rhodes on a NEW Shot of Brandi | 10/14/21
All Elite Wrestling    Oct 14, 2021

 

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You can see shots of Katherine McNamara as Mia/Green Arrow and Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The Atom in this new CW promo is for The Flash's 5-episode "Armageddon" crossover event...

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The Flash | Season 8 Trailer | The CW
The CW Network   Oct 19, 2021

 

 

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No real spoilers - TVLine's Matt Mitovich responded to a fan question about the possibility of KC returning to the Arrowverse...

Inside Line: Get Scoop on Succession, SVU, La Brea, S.W.A.T., Stargirl, Curb, New Amsterdam, The Rookie and More!
By Matt Webb Mitovich / October 20 2021
https://tvline.com/2021/10/20/succession-season-3-spoilers-new-characters/ 

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Is there any chance that Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance/Black Canary) will make an appearance on The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Superman & Lois or Batwoman this season? –Alexander
Legends would be the most logical cameo, and “I am always pitching that. I would love to have Katie back,” Caity Lotz tells TVLine. “I miss my friend. I’m hoping the writers have time or want to do some Lance family storylines, because I think fans would love to get a bit of that Arrow universe reprisal and have Paul Blackthorne on the show. Like, my dad doesn’t even know I’m married! We’ve got to fill him in! … And then Sara’s mom, does she exist or not [after ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’]?”

 

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More video clips from SA's Oct. 16 panel at Wizard World Chicago...

Stephen Amell speaks about his Green Arrow stunts
Dan the Man 23    Oct 18, 2021

-- When asked about the wildest stunt that he ever did on Arrow, SA: "I've told this story a bunch of times, but in the first episode of the second season, Oliver swings down out of a tree to sweep Felicity off of a land mine and, uh, I insisted that I do that stunt. I insisted that it was me and, um, that was the wrong call. (Audience laughter) And then there's also a scene where Oliver fights, uh, on top of a mountain in Season 3 and that had to be 100 per cent me. So to answer your question again, that - a lot of the fights are 100 per cent me, but, man, it was cold up there. ... It's one thing if you get punched in the shoulder and everyone knows you just get punched in the shoulder or the leg or you get hit in the chest or the back. It's another thin when someone like cracks on of our knuckles really hard is that - that type of pain, especially when your hand is really cold, um, those are the things that really hurt."


Stephen Amell speaks about what he learned from his career and adapted to his personal life
Dan the Man 23    Oct 19, 2021

-- When asked what he's learned on the Arrow set that he's applied to his personal life, SA: "To listen and be patient. To not assume that everyone's process is like your process. To be mindful and respectful of everyone. And I think that you can carry those things into your everyday life. ... There was a moment on set with Rick Gonzalez. ... We were shooting a wedding scene and Rick had to give a speech at the wedding... When you're doing a scene, you take it and you do something called, you put it on its feet. Okay? So the first thing that we would do is basically stand around as a cast with no one there but the directors and the cast and maybe a few crew members. You just say the lines, that's it. And from there, once everyone has said the lines, then you sort of figure out the blocking, which is, a person's going to stand here, here, here, here, here, this is when someone enters. So it's just - it should be by the numbers and this is something that the director has prepared beforehand. And then you get into rehearsing the scene. And then you get into shooting the scene. While we were just putting it on its feet and just saying the words, Rick had a speech in the scene and as he was going through the speech - and again everyone's holding their coffee, people wearing slippers, it's very, very casual - I made a joke just while he was saying his stuff. Off-handed joke, not off-color, just off-handed. And he pulled me aside afterwards and he said, 'In the future, could you not do that? This really messes with my process.'  And, first of all, I appreciated the way that he handled it because he could have not said anything and then all of a sudden something simmers or he's upset about something and I am blissfully unaware. So you learn, I guess, to - through working, you learn to - if you have an issue with someone, confront them or present it to them in a very respectful and immediate sort of way. And then it's just swept aside. And I just learned to be respectful - to get back to your question - just be respectful of everyone's process. Some people are very outgoing and extroverted. Great. Some people are introverted and like to warm up to you. Great. Be respectful of whatever that person wants. And it's going to lead to a better, lasting, more interesting relationship."


Stephen Amell at Wizard World Chicago 2021
sukkmedri6   Oct 20, 2021

-- When asked about one of the memories that he treasures the most (considering all the years of hard work on Arrow and putting his heart and soul into the show), SA: "You have to really bookend it and say that - I distinctly remember shooting the pilot. Which is a lot like shooting a movie. Because we have about a month and a half to prep for it and then we had basically a month to shoot the pilot. And so many of the cast members that were there in March and April of 2012 were there in November of 2019, when we wrapped up the show. And, um, you know, my friend Taryn, who you'll see if you come by my table today, um, was very, very helpful for a wrap gift. We, uh, rented out the - oh, well, we were - we didn't rent out, we couldn't afford to rent it out. We were given the arena where the Vancouver Canucks play. ... We got to have first of all the Arrow crew play the Flash crew in a hockey game. ... The Flash crew destroyed it... But then we had everyone out for a family skate afterwards. ... So there was that memory. And also, uh, every year... except for Season 8 because we wrapped in November, we, um, we would have Santa come to set, um, on the Thursday or the Friday before we broke for the Christmas break, so that the crew members, aside from working... 80-hour weeks, 90-hour weeks, didn't have to then on a Saturday go to a mall for their kids. So we would do that. And I would always dress up as - I would always dress up in my Arrow costume and, um, take photos….” (Video clip cuts off here.)

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‘The Flash’: Kat McNamara Says ‘Armageddon’ Will Answer Some of Your Questions About Mia
Meredith Jacobs    October 21, 2021
https://www.tvinsider.com/1019064/the-flash-armageddon-mia-kat-mcnamara/ 

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This is the Mia of “Green Arrow and the Canaries” and the Arrow finale, right?
Kat McNamara:
What I can say is that the Mia we know and love is back, and there were a lot of questions left and a lot of unanswered plotlines and things like that that people have been wondering about — where is Mia and what has she been up to and how has all this affected her story moving forward? We get some information on that moving forward, as well as, of course, Mia gets roped into the whole Armageddon of it all as it were and I can’t wait for people to see it. I was so thrilled and impressed and just humbled by the fact that they not only asked me to come back, but that they wrote a story for Mia that really means a lot, and I think will mean a lot to the Arrowverse fandom as well.

How about poor William [Mia’s brother, played by Ben Lewis]? Is he still kidnapped? Do we hear about him?
My lips are sealed. I cannot say.
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Can you say anything about how Mia is recruited? Because it looks like in one of the shots in the trailer she’s dressed for some type of event.
I can say that I spent a good portion of the episode in a cocktail dress in heels, which was very different for Mia, but a lot of fun. Mia’s always a fish out of water wherever she ends up. She’s very much a lone wolf and keeps getting thrown into these situations where she’s just uncomfortable. But now that we have this combination of pre and post-Crisis Mia having her memories back, it’s interesting to see how she is way more comfortable in these situations than she used to be. But it’s still the old Mia as well. So there’s a lot of Oliver [Stephen Amell] still left in her.

Speaking of, what can you say about the parts of Oliver and the parts of Felicity [Emily Bett Rickards] that we see in her in this event?
It very much is an amalgamation. It’s something that I was really focused on in creating the character and something that the writers were really amazing about creating — having Felicity’s intelligence and sense of humor and tenacity, but having Oliver’s brute force and penchant for vengeance and kind of a lot of his masculinity as well plays into Mia, given that she was trained by Nyssa al Ghul [Katrina Law] and given that she was brought up, at least in one reality, in kind of a harsh way. … She’s very independent and very autonomous. That plays in not only to her and her upbringing and her parentage but also to the character of the Green Arrow.
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… But we do see a lot of both sides of Mia in this new iteration. And it’s really nice to see. I think people will be happy.

Can you say with whom she interacts the most?
I wouldn’t say there is a most. She kind of runs the gamut and it plays very well in the episode.

And talk about filming the event?
I was mostly with the folks from The Flash, but it’s just so great to be a part of [it]. It’s such an awesome world, and I had a great time with Grant on the last crossover I was able to do [“Crisis on Infinite Earths”] and just getting to be back there, that whole crew is amazing. I love my time on The Flash set every time I’m there, both in the last crossover and then in this Armageddon event, and it feels like you’re back home. I had a moment putting on the suit, which is something I didn’t think I would ever get to do again, for the first time back at my fitting. And I teared up a little bit because it feels like home and it just feels right. And you’re instantly made to feel like you belong. It means a lot that they were kind enough to ask me back.
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What are the chances of seeing Mia after “Armageddon”?
This is what I always say about the Arrowverse and about the CW: They are such a pleasure to work with, and it’s one of those situations where if you’re not dead — and sometimes even if you are dead — there’s always a way to come back. And if they will have me, I would be more than happy to come shoot arrows with them anytime.


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What moments from Arrow, on and off-screen, still stand out to you?
I could write a book on the moments, truly. It really is a special experience. And I think the time that I got to spend with Emily and the time that I got to spend with Stephen will always stand out just because their characters were so integral in creating Mia. But also my first day on the Arrow set was the first day I met Stephen. I was just there for fittings and stuff, and he was in the middle of shooting an episode where he was bloody and exhausted and all of these things. And I stepped in the hair and makeup trailer to say hello to everyone and he happened to be there. He stood up, ran over across the trailer to me, opened up his arms, and goes, “I’m your dad!” And he gave me the biggest hug, took me around, set, introduced me to everyone, and just from that moment made me instantly feel welcome. I was so grateful for that. And from that moment forward, he really took me under his wing and did exactly what the Green Arrow should do and really passed the mantle on in such a beautiful way. I’m just so grateful to have to still have him as a friend and a confidante.

 

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Interesting, it seems they're potentially packing quite a bit into her ep. 

I assume there will be a William rescued mention, otherwise I will riot. I assume her possibly evil (ex?) fiance will be mentioned as well but I'm just concerned with William and that stupid cliff hanger, even though it's not really a reach to just fanwank that she rescued him. 

No real interest in what the Canaries are up to, but they might well be name checked too. 

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In his latest newsletter, MG revealed how they didn't shoot a pilot for the Legends spinoff but instead shot a "promo" (presentation). He also posted the first two script pages for that promo. Note how the first script page includes an Arrow voiceover and mentions the "evolution" of Team Arrow (order of members listed could be order in which they joined the team)...

WHEELS OFF THE WAGON
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Marc Guggenheim    October 22, 2021
https://marcguggenheim.substack.com/p/wheels-off-the-wagon 

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CUT TO: A MONTAGE OF FOOTAGE FROM ARROW:  QUICK CUTS depicting the evolution of TEAM ARROW:  John Diggle and Felicity Smoak, Arsenal, Black Canary.

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An Arrow comment in this recent JDJ interview...

4400 - JOSEPH DAVID JONES INTERVIEW (2021)
Bonnie Laufer Krebs   Oct 22, 2021

-- When asked about being part of Arrow and about the Arrowverse fandom, JDJ: "I've done a handful of comic cons now and they're nothing like Arrowverse fans. Let me tell you something... I've come to terms with it and, like, I love those guys, man. And, like... that's the reason why everyone on that show and in that universe work so hard. It's because the fans really do notice and appreciate all the stuff that we do. And that's kind of what I got from Arrow. It was like an intense work ethic because, not only are they off book on everything that they're doing, learning fight choreography and everything, but they're like staying in shape on the schedules that they have. So like working out at 5 a.m. and everything. And it's like... that's dedication."

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Katie Cassidy has joined the guest list for this weekend's Fan Expo Canada: Limited Edition, joining previously announced Arrowverse guests, Stephen Amell, Robbie Amell and Italia Ricci...

  • SA and RA are scheduled for a joint Q&A panel today at 12:00pm (ET).
  • KC is scheduled for a solo Q&A panel today at 4:00pm (ET).
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TV's 50 Longest-Awaited First Kisses From NCIS, Arrow, Evil, X-Files, Lucifer, Grey's, OUAT, Friends and More Shows
By Team TVLine / October 23 2021
https://tvline.com/lists/tv-longest-awaited-first-kisses-most-episodes/oliver-and-felicity-arrow/ 

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31  Oliver and Felicity, Arrow
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First Kiss: Season 3, Episode 1

Wait Time: 45 episodes (Note: Felicity was introduced in Season 1, Episode 3.)

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13 Actors Who Left Their TV Shows But Eventually Returned And 13 Who Never Did An Episode Again
by Nora Dominick    Oct. 24, 2021
https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/tv-actors-who-left-show-came-back-vs-didnt

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17. Emily Bett Rickards, who starred as Felicity Smoak on Arrow, left after Season 7, but she did come back during the series finale in 2020.
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Emily decided to step away from Arrow to focus on theater and other projects. Talking about ending Felicity's story before the final season, Emily said, "I feel like Felicity has done her time. We knew this was coming for awhile — for over a year — so the whole thing is exactly what we wanted to happen."

 

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Video of Oct. 23 SA/RA panel at Fan Expo Canada: Limited Edition...

Robbie Amell (Flash) Stephen Amell (Arrow) Fan Expo Canada 2021 Q&A Panel
Convention Junkies   Oct 24, 2021

-- When asked if it's weird and how he feels about no longer playing Green Arrow on Arrow, SA: "Fine... Okay. ... It was weird because it's been basically two years since we wrapped the actual production. So it was weird because I was about to go do something else and then I, along with everything else, did nothing for a while. So that was strange. But I've gone back to work now, so it feels normal." (Mod then mentioned SA's new series, Heels)

-- When asked if he was able to bring anything over from Arrow to Heels, another physically challenging series, SA: "Yeah. I was able to bring over being eight or nine years older. (Laughs)... No, it was - it was really physically challenging but in a different sort of way. ... For my next role I got - I got to be one of the patients on - in treatment or something and just sit in an office, do nothing, just talk for 75 minutes."

-- RA said that they just started shooting the sequel to Code 8 on Monday, "just a few days ago." More talk about Code 8 (how the first movie was financed and produced). The title of the sequel is just Code 8: Part 2 right now..

-- Some talk about their cousins relationship (SA is 7 years older than RA) and growing up together. They both got into acting and were in L.A. at the same time. RA got more jobs than SA in the early days.

-- RA was the one who told SA to "go audition for Arrow."

-- RA will next play Chris Redfield in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (a reboot of the Resident Evil movie franchise). He said that this reboot is truer to the Resident Evil video game.

-- RA talked about watching the Arrow premiere with SA and some of their friends in L.A. 

-- When asked what they did during the pandemic lockdown, SA joked that he started wearing "short shorts" but added that he was mostly bored because he wanted to get back to work. RA said that he had a new son and was able to stay at home with him and not be concerned about going in to work.

-- When asked which was his favorite Arrowverse crossover to work on, SA: "I liked when Barry and Oliver swapped identities. That was really fun. I liked wearing the Flash suit. It almost fit after a couple weeks, too." (Audience laughter)

-- When asked for his most valuable role and also for the most valuable part of being in the Arrowverse, SA: "Well, I mean, the most valuable role for me, career-wise, was playing Oliver Queen, I think. And, um, just the most valuable part of being in - being in the universe is - any time that you can be like a caretaker or an ambassador for a role that's been played before you, that's going to be played after you, and that... people have a personal connection to - I mean, Green Arrow has been around since the early 1940s and, you know, before there was an Arrow show, before he appeared on Smallville, there were people that were very big fans of the Green Arrow. So to embody that and to be a part of their experience is one of the reasons why I like coming to stuff like this. Because you get to meet people and you get to hear about those experiences and, um, just being an ambassador. It's very cool." RA answered the same question by mentioning The Tomorrow People (he was in Vancouver at the same time that SA was shooting Season 2 of Arrow) and The Duff (he was encouraged to take this role by his wife, Italia Ricci).

-- When asked for the biggest difference between the SA of nine years ago (when Arrow premiered its pilot at Fan Expo Canada in August 2012, with SA, CD, WH and KC signing autographs) and the SA on the stage now, SA: "I mean, aside from the time, um, I've actually tried not to - I've tried not to be that different at all... I'm so appreciative of - of being able to work. Um, you know, one of the things about finishing up on Arrow, uh, which, you know, was the decision that we came to collectively, um, is having a bit of space from it gives me a little bit of appreciation for it. I think, when you're going through something like this, it's, uh, sometimes a little difficult to see the forest for the trees. Um, forest for the trees, from the trees? Six of one. ... I've just tried to stay the same. Uh, but between now and then, you know, I've probably gotten to meet like a million people, I feel like, and, uh, just a lot more life experiences. Um, a lot easier set of priorities right now. You know, my family and, you know, my kiddo. ... I don't know. Just - same sort of guy, a lot more appreciation. Hopefully, not a dick. That's it."

-- SA said that over eight years on Arrow, he probably went through "six, seven, eight suits a year," plus they always had "doubles and redundancies" in case they have to rip or score the suit (so another four stunt suits). So, conservatively, there were 12 suits a year, for eight years, making a total of 96 Arrow suits over the course of making the show. SA: "I took a couple and like gave them away. But I got in touch with Warner Brothers and I asked for a suit. 'No.' ... I was like, really? Like what do you mean? Like, I'll take a stunt suit... I'll take one of the suits that I don't like. Like seriously can I have a suit? And they're like, 'no.' Because when a show ends, they bag everything, they categorize it, and they put it in some warehouse somewhere in Burbank, California. And once it's been like taken into stock, they - I don't know." RA then joked that SA should return for one crossover and take the suit with him. SA said that he had two stunt doubles over eight years and that both of them have an Arrow suit.

-- When asked if he would be interested in doing a theatrical version of Green Arrow (if Warner Bros. did that), SA: "Yeah, sure... Look, I played it for eight years... We were ready to be done the show. Like as Rob was saying earlier, 22, 23 episodes a year... can get a little taxing. Um, but that doesn't mean that there's not places to - to go and things to try with - with the character. I mean, I think, especially with all of the streaming platforms and stuff like that, if we were to ever do something, just, for God's sakes, can it be rated 'R', please? ... We had a - we would have a policy on the Arrow set, like, I'd be allowed to break a guy's neck, but no blood... It's one of those weird things. So, yeah, I mean, having a little distance from the character I miss playing a little bit, but, you know, who knows? I'm busy with other stuff at the moment?"

-- When asked if he would ever return as the Green Arrow in any form of media (voice acting, TV or movie), SA: "Yeah. Sure. Still, I mean, why not? There have been no opportunities - um, I mean, they're doing crossovers, I think. Like, I saw a preview for one that they're doing now on The Flash and - I've no idea. I'm so far removed. It's - it's a weird thing. ... You know, I focus on what I'm working on... But, yeah, we'll see."

-- When asked what it was like to switch between good Arrow and evil Arrow on Crisis On Earth-X, SA: "Fun... I've got to really be careful talking about how much I enjoyed a character that, you know, was a Nazi. Um, but no, that was - that was really fun... All the crossovers that we did were cool. ... Doing them was a real treat."

-- Some wrestling talk (heels versus good guys).

-- When asked if John Barrowman ever pranked him on Arrow, SA: "No." He heard about John pranking other people, but he never pranked him. He added that John just got "super caffeinated at like one o' clock in the morning." When everyone else was slowing down, he would be speeding up.

-- Some talk about RA's Upload. RA said that they just finished Season 2 and that it will come out in February. RA also talked about his audition for that Amazon series.

-- More wrestling talk by both SA and RA.

-- When asked about first seeing their likenesses on action figures and that "Holy Crap" moment, RA mentioned Scooby Doo, The Flash and Resident Evil. SA does not have a "shrine" of Green Arrow figures at his home.

-- Some talk about RA's The Babysitter movies on Netflix.

-- When asked which superhero with powers would he want to be, SA said that he was a big Superman fan, but he picked Supergirl. RA said that he just wants "convenience," so he picked Superman (so he could fly and avoid travel lines).

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Video of Oct. 23 KC panel at Fan Expo Canada: Limited Edition - she still seems bitter over her character being killed off on Arrow (she mentions it several times during this panel)...

Katie Cassidy (Arrow, Flash, Vixen, Supernatural) Fan Expo Canada 2021 Q&A Panel
Convention Junkies   Oct 24, 2021

-- When asked what she did during the pandemic, KC said that she got the rights to a book franchise and wrote the pilot. She also moved back to Los Angeles from Vancouver. She also shot two films: I Love Us (already released) and Agent Game with Mel Gibson (will be released in April 2022).

-- Mod mentioned Caity Lotz's saying in a recent interview that she hoped there would be a Canary reunion of sorts and that she would love to work with her friend again. When mod then said that KC technically could return, KC: "Technically, I could... I would love to work with Caity. She's, um, one of my closest friends. And, actually, it's - suck - I mean, it did really suck because we used to live together in Vancouver. She was my roommate also. And, uh, after Arrow finished and coming back to Los Angeles, I don't get to see her that often. And then obviously the pandemic and not being able to go - come to Canada, um - by the way, so happy to be in Canada. I'm just going to say that. Um, I want to move here. Forever. ... Anyway, Caity's been in Vancouver and I miss her a lot. And so that would be amazing. Of course, I'm open to it and would love to and, you know, we're all a family and I'm very happy to support any of it. Also, I really want to direct another episode. Just saying. ... Because actually they do listen to the fans. It's true. So you guys make enough noise - and by the way, thank you. You guys are so awesome because, you know, played a big part in bringing me back after they killed me off."

-- When asked how and why she got into acting, KC said that it was in the "gene pool." She talked about being a third generation actor and not meeting her biological father (David Cassidy) until she was in the fourth grade. But by then, she was already in plays and stuff. She also mentioned her uncles and a brother, who are all actors. So she said that being creative is in her blood.

-- KC said that she's "not a big fan of Zoom." She doesn't like all these virtual meetings and keeping up with social media. She wants to go back to pagers. She had a pager for a long time.

-- Some talk about KC's 2011 Monte Carlo movie with Selena Gomez. Also some talk about KC's Ruby role on Supernatural (KC: "The OG."). Also some talk about KC"s 2006 Click movie with Adam Sandler. KC said that she was 19 when she shot that movie. She's now 34.

-- When asked which Arrowverse show is her favorite (other than Arrow), KC: "That's like so - such an unfair question. Um... (Long pause)... No comment. ... I like them all, across the board. Arrow is my favorite."

-- Some more talk about KC's biological father, David Cassidy. She watched two episodes of The Partridge Family and thought her father looked "ridiculous" with the long hair.

-- When mod commented about how much fun it must have been to play Black Canary on Arrow and do all the wire work and jumping stunts, KC: "It was really fun and, um, they let me actually do - well, not all of my stunts because, uh, I can't jump off buildings. That's not allowed. ... But I had a great stunt double. Her name is Atlan. She's awesome, um, and out whole stunt team actually - James Bamford, he was our director, executive producer, but he started as our stunt coordinator... But everyone is so good and so I'm grateful for them. They can jump off buildings.. And through fire. It's crazy. And make me look good. But some of the stuff I did... No, didn't jump through fire."

-- KC: "I just have to tell you, between Season 2 and Season 3, and, well, from Season 3 on, the amount of work I put into the physicality and actually training and transforming my body and putting on muscle - I mean, by the way, feels great. Just the amount of work and time and effort I put into it. It's cool to - to - when you watch it back, I'm like, oh yeah... Ahh, and then these assholes killed me off. (Laughs) But don't worry, I came back. (Laughs) Vengeance."

-- When asked about working with Paul Blackthorne, KC said that she loved working with him and that their acting process was very similar. They had similar training and bonded over that. She also said that she was initially frightened of him because he's so tall, but that he's one of the kindest people she knows.

-- When asked if she took anything with her from the Arrow set, KC: "Um, yeah. But I also didn't leave the set until I got it. I was like, I'm not leaving this. Oh, this is when they killed me off, though. I was like, fine, you suck, but, I'm keeping my jacket that you kill me in and I'm keeping - like, the original jacket - and I'm keeping my tonfa and my mask. And Marc Guggenheim was like, 'Okay, okay, that's fine. Okay.' And then he was like, 'Will you also maybe come back and play with us?' And I was like, 'Hell, yeah!'" KC also said that she remembered Maya, their costume designer, chasing after her, that she even stopped the car and told KC that she couldn't take the original jacket, but that KC replied, "Oh, yeah, I can. I got permission from Marc Guggenheim. Also, I love you, Maya. Thank you. Bye." KC said that original jacket, which still has fake blood on it, is now hanging in her closet. She plans to frame it or maybe auction it off for charity eventually.

-- When asked how many versions of the Canary jacket did she wear over the course of the show, KC: "Mine was pretty straightforward. It's like, here's your superhero costume. I cried the first time I put on the jacket in my trailer because I was so happy. Um, and then, like I said, they killed me off. But I came back. So I had two suits. I had the bad, you know, Black Siren, uh, the doppelgänger, Earth-2, uh, suit and then I had Black Canary OG."

-- When asked who she would pick if she could play another character in the Arrowverse, KC: "I really want to play Catwoman. I don't think she's in the Arrowverse yet. But maybe there's going to be a Catwoman show. I don't know. I like cats. And also I just really like Catwoman."

-- When asked what it was like to work with SA and the whole cast of Arrow, KC: "It was great... You know, you become family with these people and I miss them all so much... It's very rare you have like such a wonderful group of people who actually get along and love each other so much. And, um, yeah, I mean, I miss them all. And who knows? We will somehow be reunited at some point."

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