Social Media and Behind the Scenes: AKA Everything Else Not "News and Media"

[tv echo]

Farrah Aviva, the photographer who did EBR's photoshoot yesterday, apparently also did a photoshoot with Elysia Rotaru today...
https://twitter.com/elysiarotaru/status/709414755044167681

[EmeraldArcher]

Sara, Nyssa and Thea were all trained by a member of the League of Assassins, the deadliest fighting group in the world. My money will be on them all the way.

The girls would definitely win--Oliver is easily defeated whenever there are shelves for him to fall into! ;-)

 

Seriously, though:

• Almost anybody can catch an arrow mid-flight, which neutralizes Oliver's weapon.
• If the girls wear "league armor," Digg's gun won't be effective.
• If the fight occurs in a wide-open space, Roy won't have any surface to flip from.
• If it comes down to hand-to-hand combat, a simple flash of their chest will have Oliver (former frat-boy) and probably Roy at their mercy.

 

Arrow canon practically ensures that the girls would win.

[tv echo]

That argument might be more convincing if we hadn't watched S3 - where long-time trained League members were held off and even defeated by Laurel, Roy and Diggle on multiple occasions.

 

The League of Assassins might be the deadliest fighting group in the world according to comic canon.  But the Arrow S3 League assassins were more like Keystone Kops.

Edited March 14, 2016 by tv echo

[Chaser]

Farrah Aviva, the photographer who did EBR's photoshoot yesterday, apparently also did a photoshoot with Elysia Rotaru today...

https://twitter.com/elysiarotaru/status/709414755044167681

My first thought was #Boobs.

[tarotx]

Since the show is undoing/redoing season 3, I can pretend most of s3 away ;) 

[looptab]

My first thought was #Boobs.

LOL, you beat me to it, I was going to write just that. :) #Blessed #Photoshoot #Poppy

[Belinea]

Somehow I feel a little bad for the woman. I mean she is probably really excited about being on the show and her storyline is just the worst. Does anyone even care about the islands anymore. It has seriously become the worst part of the show for me. I thought we'd get Bravta Oliver at some point but this magic islands stuff is not only boring but also completely useless at this point. Maybe at the end of the season Oliver's magic tattoo will save them all from doom. 

Edited March 14, 2016 by Belinea

[Velocity23]

KC scheduled for Comic Con Paris from 21st till 23rd October. For all three days.

https://twitter.com/ComicCon_Paris/status/709426764381081600

[BkWurm1]

So glad they dropped the wig.

[wonderwall]

I hope no one books a flight all the way to Paris just to see her because she's most likely going to be late to everything or maybe even cancel 

Edited March 14, 2016 by wonderwall

[Guest]

So glad they dropped the wig.

 

This. OMG I'd forgotten/blocked how bad that wig was. She looks much better now.

[bijoux]

My first thought was #Boobs.

Mine was actually that she got better make up than EBR.

 

This. OMG I'd forgotten/blocked how bad that wig was. She looks much better now.

She totally looks like Laurel Lance in a hot vigillante costume for the office Halloween party. Which is not great identity concealment in my book if I'm being vague.

[EmeraldArcher]

I just wished that someone would have corrected her stance.  I'm not putting this on KC because she was probably just compliant with how they told her to pose.  I'm not a fighter at all, but even I can see how the trajectories of her arms wouldn't work. If she actually punched in the current vector of her left arm, the downward swing of her upraised right arm could cause her own limbs to collide. Or worse yet, neither individual striking option would be very powerful or effective because her stance is off.  She just looks like a sex kitten posing with some toys.

 

To some degree, the posing looks ridiculous because it just isn't the image of the character they've tried to sell us. The poster at best marginally evokes the costume, but not who BC is [in her bones], what motivates her, who LL might be under the mask (heart of gold!), or that I should have respect, admiration, or even fear when I see her.

 

I think Felicity's recent Overwatch poster is so much better because all of the elements are representative of her character, and even her expression is so Felicity. I'm not trying to wade into the Felicity vs. Laurel stuff (because I'm clearly and forever Team Felicity against anyone), but taking as much care for each character's poster would have been so much easier than the efforts they've had to make in script for the failed LL character.

[Delphi]

Paris? Fashion shit. She'll probably make it, but just be late for everything.

[wonderwall]

It's EBRs turn to be problematic *sigh*

 

Emily Bett Rickards ‏@EmilyBett  24m24 minutes ago

Heartthrob Alert it's like an Amber Alert but for when your friend shaves his beard.

Edited March 15, 2016 by wonderwall

[dtissagirl]

I might be having a cultural barrier moment here, but what is the problem in that?

[apinknightmare]

I might be having a cultural barrier moment here, but what is the problem in that?

In the US (and I guess Canada), Amber alerts go out when a child is missing/abducted. 

 

Personally, I don't think this tweet is bad? 

Edited March 15, 2016 by apinknightmare

[Morrigan2575]

I might be having a cultural barrier moment here, but what is the problem in that?

Over my head as well.

In the US (and I guess Canada), Amber alerts go out when a child is missing/abducted.

Personally, I don't think this is bad?

Doesn't seem like anything to me. Edited March 15, 2016 by Morrigan2575

[Primal Slayer]

It was only a matter of time. Not that I actually care since I think a lot of stuff is blown way out of proportion. 

[wonderwall]

In the US (and I guess Canada), Amber alerts go out when a child is missing/abducted. 

 

Personally, I don't think this tweet is bad? 

 

I guess to me making light of an Amber Alert is kind of problematic. 

 

Missing child =/= Grooming choices. 

 

My friend who lives in Michigan told me last week they had one a couple of weeks back and reports say that the little girl's body was found in a burned down house and I guess that made me a little sensitive about it. 

Edited March 15, 2016 by wonderwall

[dtissagirl]

No, I know what Amber Alerts are, I just don't get what's problematic. I feel like I'm missing something.

[apinknightmare]

No, I know what Amber Alerts are, I just don't get what's problematic. I feel like I'm missing something.

 

Sorry, I misread. :)

[Morrigan2575]

No, I know what Amber Alerts are, I just don't get what's problematic. I feel like I'm missing something.

If you figure it out let me know because i don't get it either.

[dtissagirl]

Okay, I get the complaint being specific to Amber alerts being a serious/devastating thing. I guess I always thought something like "spoiler alert" was also a riff on the actual serious alerts you guys have. I don't have alert systems for anything IRL, so I don't have the experience.

[wonderwall]

Okay, I get the complaint being specific to Amber alerts being a serious/devastating thing. I guess I always thought something like "spoiler alert" was also a riff on the actual serious alerts you guys have. I don't have alert systems for anything IRL, so I don't have the experience.

 

Yeah I usually take Amber Alerts really seriously... I mean I'm not crucifying her or anything this isn't extremely problematic... But I was just a bit disappointed by the tweet. 

[Guest]

Personally I don't see a problem with that tweet but I'm not sure I even understand the comparison she's made? Most of the time I don't really understand EBR's tweets tbh. Maybe it was just a poor choice of words? I don't know.

[Carrie Ann]

I don't think anyone doesn't take them seriously. I think that EBR probably just didn't think very hard about that part of her tweet, or any part at all, really, and I honestly missed that bit on the first read because the point was clearly to make some sort of joke about how being clean-shaven makes guys hotter?

 

Counterpoint:

 

[apinknightmare]

I honestly missed that bit on the first read because the point was clearly to make some sort of joke about how being clean-shaven makes guys hotter?

 

 

I thought the joke was that with the beard missing, heartthrob status was missing, haha.

[foreverevolving]

I don't think anyone doesn't take them seriously. I think that EBR probably just didn't think very hard about that part of her tweet, or any part at all, really, and I honestly missed that bit on the first read because the point was clearly to make some sort of joke about how being clean-shaven makes guys hotter?

 

Counterpoint:

 

Wow! douchy Ollie alert!

This can't be a recent picture right? dear Pluto don't let it be recent.

 

I do have to say it though (my apologies in advance) he looks like a cross dresser in that picture!

Edited March 15, 2016 by foreverevolving

[Chaser]

I thought the joke was that with the beard missing, heartthrob status was missing, haha.

That's how I understood it.

Personally I don't find it problematic. Maybe a poor word choice but that's about it.

[Delphi]

Wow. That reminds me of a very bad date. I think I may be picky when it comes to guys chins.

[apinknightmare]

Facial hair does a lot for SA. MVP status.

[Chaser]

He looks like he is waiting for the GHB to kick in.

[Morrigan2575]

So funny, I totally had it backwards but, your explanations make more sense.

[foreverevolving]

Wow. That reminds me of a very bad date. I think I may be picky when it comes to guys chins.

I think it's the white-preppy-douchy look he has.. literally he looks like one of those white dude, whose dad are super rich lawyers, and they wear those short pants, with buttoned up shirts and their cardigans or sweaters tied around their necks

 

like these guys:

 

or this guy:

[tarotx]

I personally think people need to tread lightly on using "amber Alert" because of it's history but EBR wasn't trying to weaken what the the "word" means or anything. But as a mom I want people to see "Amber alert" and pay attention to maybe finding a missing child. 

 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/amber-hagerman-namesake-amber-alert-abducted-14-years/story?id=9544038

Edited March 15, 2016 by tarotx

[wonderwall]

Oh nooooooo Emily. Nooooooo The makeup and clothes are so terrible

 

Edited March 15, 2016 by wonderwall

[catrox14]

I gave up trying to comprehend EBR's tweets long ago. They are the epitome of esoteric for me LOL

Edited March 15, 2016 by catrox14

[apinknightmare]

Oh nooooooo Emily. Nooooooo The makeup and clothes are so terrible

 

I hope she wasn't charged for this, but sadly, she probably was. 

[jay741982]

I guess I'm shallow cause I'm staring at those sexy legs. And that Body

[calliope1975]

Well, I hope she had fun. Cuz, yeah, there are much better stylists out there. 

[Morrigan2575]

I hope she wasn't charged for this, but sadly, she probably was.

Don't actors get paid for photo shoots not the other way around? I mean yeah, if she was paying for headshots or something but this seems more artsy. Edited March 15, 2016 by Morrigan2575

[Guest]

Um...well...uh...her hair looks nice. That's something, right? LOL.

[apinknightmare]

Don't actors get paid for photo shoots not the other way around? I mean yeah, if she was paying for headshots or something but this seems more artsy.

 

I guess it depends on what it's for. Since she and Fanta were there together, I figured it was for something personal that she'd pay for, and not a mag cover/photoshoot. Could be wrong, though. 

[Chaser]

I need to see the actual photos. I think the look could work if they were going for Fun Artsy Mod style.

[SmallScreenDiva]

Yeah, I need to see more of the shoot; that looks like just an outtake so I can't really tell what they're going for. Who knows, the theme might be bordello meets the '80s or something. The background actually reminds me of a scary hotel room where people get murdered during stormy nights and a setting for a David LaChapelle photoshoot :P

[apinknightmare]

I need to see the actual photos. I think the look could work if they were going for Fun Artsy Mod style.

 

Yeah, maybe I spoke too soon. I'll withhold judgment until I see more. The makeup is at least someone of an improvement from before, so that's something.

[BkWurm1]

Oh nooooooo Emily. Nooooooo The makeup and clothes are so terrible

 

Could look interesting in B&W.  Or maybe EBR wanted something that went against her regular image.

[kismet]

She kind of reminds me of a prostitute there.......I've seen some dressed like that on a few shows...

That was my first thought! And not even the high end or quality choices.... :/

[bijoux]

SA's solo panel from HVFF Chicago.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sXXs79vTMvg&feature=youtu.be

The guy asking about BC and GA is really not bad at all. It was much ado about nothing on Twitter IMO. It's not really something supported by the show, but he didn't come off as disrespectful to me.