Green Arrow series in the works at The CW

[Thundercrack85]

Presumably Oliver Queen would know Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor. Most billionaires know each other.

 

[chris moore]

No visits for several seasons really. Smallville did the right thing there with keeping guest away until Clark was more developed.

Merlyn, Vetigo, Shado, Deathstroke, Deadshot - all villains that would suit GA, be easy to adapt (though I really didn't like the visual or characterisation of the SV Deadshot), and present challenges to an archer. They're all villains who either almost match his accuracy, seek to surpass it, can throw his aim off, or be smaller pieces to bigger puzzles but with clout of their own.

Hell, you can even have Brick be simplified to someone a bit like Killer Croc was at one point. Give him a dermal ossification condition that gives the impression of them having a tougher hide, which isn't enough to stop bullets or arrows, but it sure makes it seem like he has skin that's entirely calloused - that's certainly going to make him tougher in unarmed combat. Combine it with his massive size, and you've got a skull crushing, punch shrugging former drug pusher who's made it to the big time.

 

[Rockstar]

I'm in the group who doesn't want a visit from Supes or references of Supes. References to Smallville and Metropolis I'm opened to, but not really in favor of.

If this series is going for a realistic take with no superpowered characters, there will definitely be no ridiculous fanwank crossovers like that.


Didn't the producers say they're avoiding the "comic-booky" approach and going for a grounded route? I remember someone attached to Arrow using that term.

 

[Webhead2006]

All good points chris which is hope they do.

All they said was they where taking a realistic approach in vein of borune. That doesn't mean that they where going all real life take with no super powers/meta/magic/aliens. Like I said as long as they leave the door open we could have it. Like I said look how sv wove in magical threats. They presented there world at first as a real place, physics and all that. Then they slowly woven in more alien/magic stuff. So even if we don't see that in pilot doesn't mean it doesn't exist in the world.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Man of Steel will be grounded. It will still be a film about a cape wearing flying altruistic alien. They could definitely intertwine their sci-fi with Green Arrow.

 

[protocida]

Movies don't interact with TV shows.

 

[solidsnake86]

No visits for several seasons really. Smallville did the right thing there with keeping guest away until Clark was more developed.

Merlyn, Vetigo, Shado, Deathstroke, Deadshot - all villains that would suit GA, be easy to adapt (though I really didn't like the visual or characterisation of the SV Deadshot), and present challenges to an archer. They're all villains who either almost match his accuracy, seek to surpass it, can throw his aim off, or be smaller pieces to bigger puzzles but with clout of their own.

Hell, you can even have Brick be simplified to someone a bit like Killer Croc was at one point. Give him a dermal ossification condition that gives the impression of them having a tougher hide, which isn't enough to stop bullets or arrows, but it sure makes it seem like he has skin that's entirely calloused - that's certainly going to make him tougher in unarmed combat. Combine it with his massive size, and you've got a skull crushing, punch shrugging former drug pusher who's made it to the big time.

I agree with everything in this post.

Sometimes I don't understand the logic of some posters. They announce a series based on green arrow and right away they are already thinking of what other heroes can be brought in during the first season.

Also agree with your villain choices.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Movies don't interact with TV shows.

No, but genres are multimedia.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Movies don't interact with TV shows.

O RLY?

 

[protocida]

You're not gonna see Superman or Batman or even Green Lantern in the show. It's pretty much proven that it's the way DC Entertainment rolls.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

I never said we would. I said if a cape wearing flying altruistic alien can be made grounded, then so can Green Arrow's villains.

 

[protocida]

I wasn't responding to that statement in particular.

 

[Webhead2006]

And superman in sv and mos are not grounded. Seesh folks thinking just cause nolan on supes mean thhat. Nolan has stated many times he knows bats/supes ae different and all that.

As for ga ya we probably won't see guest heroes for awhile. Hell bc would be bbest to start with once they develop dinah a bit and so forth. Then maybbe they can do a few big guns. Not supes/bats/gl but flash/mm and so forth. But it probably be better to do likes of wildcat/the question, and that type.

 

[Manic]

I agree with everything in this post.

Sometimes I don't understand the logic of some posters. They announce a series based on green arrow and right away they are already thinking of what other heroes can be brought in during the first season.

There's only one other hero I want to see during the first season, and she's a blonde martial artist who (as it's Green Arrow's show) I wouldn't mind being reduced to a supporting character/love interest just this once.

I do have my hopes on Ollie visiting a certain Res in another season or two, though. A res with a random white boy in it who happens to be a good archer.

 

[Rockstar]

Nothing in SV was grounded in reality, intelligent or logical. There was alot of suspension of disbelief and leaps of logic required.


The "comicbook-y" comment they made was actually referring to SV and how Arrow will be different than Smallville.

 

[Webhead2006]

Which at this point we dont know how that will be in the show. But like i said as long as they leave door open for super powers, metas, magic, or aliens. I wouldnt write it out from being around. We just dont have to see it all the time.

 

[Rockstar]

The pilot will define the show's direction.

It all depends by what they meant in avoiding "comicbook-y" stuff in this reimaginging.

They also said this would be an original reinterpretation on the character, not based on the comics or anything that came before.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Well that just seems like a bad decision from a general business perspective from CW. They should've just given him a new name and taken away the bow so there isn't an immediate backlash from actual Green Arrow and Smallville fans.

 

[Thundercrack85]

The pilot will define the show's direction.

It all depends by what they meant in avoiding "comicbook-y" stuff in this reimaginging.

They also said this would be an original reinterpretation on the character, not based on the comics or anything that came before.

Wait, what?

 

[HighFivingMF]

Wait, what?

It's not based on a specific story. He's still a guy who got stranded no an island and put on green and grabbed a bow. But it's just running with that premise instead of building their arcs around things that happened in the comics.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

Oh, it's doing a Smallville. I thought they were gonna make it GAINO.

 

[Webhead2006]

rock yes you are true that pilots define thing i was just saying we still yet to know how much comic elements will be used in the pilot or how "realistic/realism" it has. Then like i said even that could change within the series as long as they leave the door open and can write in magical/alien stuff. In the end of the day the show is still based off comic books if they dont include anything whats the point in making a show on said character. When if they want to do a man facing justice deal do something original like person of interest or stuff like that. Also the reinterpation thing is slapped onto everything like the various comicbook movies, SMALLVILLE and others.

 

[solidsnake86]

Well that just seems like a bad decision from a general business perspective from CW. They should've just given him a new name and taken away the bow so there isn't an immediate backlash from actual Green Arrow and Smallville fans.

Not to sound rude, but what green arrow fans? The ones that do exist aren't enough to sustain a tv show when they barely read the comic book.

I'm fine with them taking a different direction with the series. If they want to go with a more realistic direction I'm fine with that. Its worked wonders for batman, no matter how many fans complain.

Don't get me wrong I don't want an absolute realistic approach because that will get boring, but the more you ground it in reality and the less you have magical elements will probably be the way to go with this series.

I find spider-man to be in that realistic approach because they explain things, no matter how flawed, through science.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I have to agree on the target audience. He's a c-list hero. Not to say he can't be interesting, but he doesn't have a fan base comparable to franchises like Batman and Superman, whose names / image are recognized by 100s of millions, if not billions.

 

[Manic]

In order for Arrow to become the highest watched show on TV, all we'd need is for one Green Arrow reader to be in most of the Nielsen households.