Arrow (2012 TV Series)

[Silver Nemesis]

That's a shame. Sounds like they really are going for the crime thriller angle.

[Silver Nemesis]

Apparently the CW is developing a new Wonder Woman show called Amazon. Heaven forbid they just call it Wonder Woman.

Unlike past TV incarnations, it will focus on Wonder Woman as a young, budding superhero, rather than a fully formed defender of liberty. (Think Smallville, but instead of a "no tights, no flights" rule, this show might have a "no bracelets, no crown" mandate.)

http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/09/06/the-cw-reportedly-developing-smallville-styled-wonder-woman-tv-series-titled-amazon

A superhero show where the hero isn't actually a superhero? I'm shocked!

[riddler]

why is DC so ashamed of being a comic book on screen?
Dark Knight
Man of Steel
Arrow
Amazon..

[BatmAngelus]

Coming up next- Scarlet Speedster, Emerald Knight (reboot of Green Lantern), J'onn Jonzz, and Arthur of Atlantis!

[BatmAngelus]

http://badassdigest.com/2012/10/03/morigin-producers-of-cws-arrow-promise-five-year-origin-story/

The more I hear, the less enthused I am.

[Silver Nemesis]

Producers also mention that "Green" was dropped from the hero's moniker because it was too "comic-booky,"

[ElCuervoMuerto]

The 5 year origin story thing could go either way depending on the execution, but dropping "Green" from the tittle is pretty silly. I like the "sorta" realistic approach myself, but the color/word "green" is not gonna make the idea of an archer fighting crime against people with guns any less realistic than it already is.

[gordonblu]

Anyone catch the pilot last night? I was planning on taping it but I forgot all about it.

[ElCuervoMuerto]

You can watch the show on the CW's site.

http://www.cwtv.com/shows/arrow/

I saw it yesterday. I actually thought it was pretty cool. While I still think dropping "green" from the name was silly, and it does take some liberties with the mythos (Speedy is Oliver's sister, hi's mom is still around, in a Smallville like twist Olie and Tommy Merlin are best friends), taken on it's own it's a pretty cool action/superhero show. At times it does very much play like a Batman Begins re-hash, but hey even in the comics GA was created as a Batman analogue so that's to be expected. All in all I liked it and will continue to tune in. Not a great show by any means, but a good one.

[BatmAngelus]

Watched the first two episodes.  Not bad.  I'll be checking out more.

Amell is okay.  I do kinda miss the more humorous and cocky version that Hartley portrayed in Smallville since he seemed less of a Batman clone.

I think the family dynamics are a good change from the comics so that there's more pressure to his civilian life.  Don't care much for the Rachel Dawes reimagining of Dinah or Merlyn, though.