Arrow If you had to introduce Super Powers/Metahumans into this show how would you do it?

[BH/HHH]

Star Labs would be a great idea

 

[BlackMagicWolf]

Star Labs would be a good reference point for a lot of characters.

 

[Sub-Zero]

i'm sure this has already been said, but:
i'm guessing that the movieverse and the tvverse are one in the same. and they won't be introduced in arrow, but the flash show. i bet meta humans exist already, but they aren't coming forward, and are scared. the kryptonian invasion has dramatically impacted the world. superman's appearance and his heroic, yet destructive, efforts draw out more and more heroes/people with abilities into the limelight. an influx of costumed crime fighters emerge. maybe a pre-speedforced barry allen comes to starling city(based on the info we already know of him coming to sc to search for his mother's killer) and that prompts the spinoff, and in the spinoff is where we see him get his powers.

 

[S. Grundy]

That would make sense, but this is WB/DC it ain't connected at all.

 

[Vaibow]

What the title says.

As previously stated before, it was established that this universe is very much a reality based world where people have no powers, and gods, aliens, Atlantis, Amazons etc do not exist.

The challenge here is how you could introduce these concepts into the very much real world of the Arrow tv show.

Go.

easy. oliver switches on the Tv, watching the news then BAM....
'you are not alone'.... have him deal with kal el like everyone else did

 

[smallville fan]

easy. oliver switches on the Tv, watching the news then BAM....
'you are not alone'.... have him deal with kal el like everyone else did

That depends if they are indeed linking the movie-verse to the tv-verse which is still a rumor at this point?

 

[Charlatan]

Well you have to understand that there are several ways that the already established characters in the DCU have acquired their powers and to change them would be to change their characters. Wonder Woman is one who is unique. She has powers granted by the ancient Gods. Then you have the aliens. MM,Superman etc. Then you have metahumans like Flash,Black Canary etc. Seems to me that you'd have to accept all these forms. About the only ones you would have trouble explaining (imo) are those that are magical or mystical in nature. Zatanna,Spectre etc. maybe you could come up with some sort of metaphysical thing like they did with Star Wars and the midichlorians. But imo you'd need to accept all of these or you'd limit the universe and the kind of cameos you would have on.
If you're limiting it to metahumans like they may be doing then make it about genetics and that somehow Flash and Canary activated a gene that mutated their physiology giving them their abilities. And yes Star labs could play a role in that.

 

[Herolee10]

Honestly, I'm still kind of hesitant in introducing "powers" on this show given how well Season 1 established a very realistic world that seemingly didn't have such a phenomenon existing about.

And when you consider the budget that they have to work with, given on how expensive CGI can be at times, they might have to sacrifice the quality of certain episodes productive value wise just to compensate for the powers.

And introducing the likes of the Flash can introduce a whole can of worms regarding the question of which other DC Hero exists within the universe, most notably Superman and Batman.

 

[smallville fan]

Honestly, I'm still kind of hesitant in introducing "powers" on this show given how well Season 1 established a very realistic world that seemingly didn't have such a phenomenon existing about.

And when you consider the budget that they have to work with, given on how expensive CGI can be at times, they might have to sacrifice the quality of certain episodes productive value wise just to compensate for the powers.

And introducing the likes of the Flash can introduce a whole can of worms regarding the question of which other DC Hero exists within the universe, most notably Superman and Batman.

Both Smallville and Heroes (season 1) have had quality episodes with superpowers. So I don't see that as an issue. As for that Flash issue, that all depends if that rumor that the show exists inside Man of Steel is true.

 

[Herolee10]

Both Smallville and Heroes (season 1) have had quality episodes with superpowers. So I don't see that as an issue. As for that Flash issue, that all depends if that rumor that the show exists inside Man of Steel is true.

I'd argue that Smallville had better effects in its first five seasons due to its budget being a lot higher than it was in its last 5 seasons. I mean just notice on how many locations that they were able to shoot at as opposed to the on-set studio locations that they had to shoot at for Metropolis in its latter seasons; one of the recurring gags in its latter three seasons was that Metropolis was just consisted of one street since we always saw them shot there.

And Heroes had a much higher budget than Arrow since it was on a bigger network.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

Simple.

Have the beginning of Arrow Season 2 feature the "You are not Alone" business.

The arrival of Superman makes people with superpowers gradually come out of hiding.

 

[InnerWarrior]

I just want a final answer on whether the show is connecting to the films or not! I'm excited to see the possibilities of Filmvision (film and television crossovers)! I know shield is doing it, but I'd love to see the crossover the other way with Arrow appearing on the big screen

 

[Ultimatehero]

Have those with super powers come out of the blue and mysterious. How did these people get their powers? Why didn't we know? How long has this been going on?

Realistically if people had super powers it would be so rare and very very few people would use them that they'd be seen as articles for a tabloid, something a manager at a journalism company wouldn't let get published because of how it would reflect upon the company, be seen as just somebody with special effects software on youtube, and be seen as "just one of those rare surge adrenaline things that happen." So, you just set it in a realistic world and have this at the very start.

 

[InnerWarrior]

Have those with super powers come out of the blue and mysterious. How did these people get their powers? Why didn't we know? How long has this been going on?

Realistically if people had super powers it would be so rare and very very few people would use them that they'd be seen as articles for a tabloid, something a manager at a journalism company wouldn't let get published because of how it would reflect upon the company, be seen as just somebody with special effects software on youtube, and be seen as "just one of those rare surge adrenaline things that happen." So, you just set it in a realistic world and have this at the very start.

This would be a great route for them to go towards. It'd be a lot easier to go with this instead of *Boom* "Did we mention super powers exist in the world? Oh well, they do!"

 

[p4poetic]

I think season 2 may be too early to introduce super-powered characters. I'd save that for season 3 or 4 (if they ever plan on it).

 

[smallville fan]

I think season 2 may be too early to introduce super-powered characters. I'd save that for season 3 or 4 (if they ever plan on it).

I disagree. Super-powered characters practically built the DC universe, why not showcase some? I'm not asking for the Anti-Monitor or Darkseid or even Superman, but people like Flash are good. Street level metahumans would suffice. A possible direction for future villains could be say Killer Frost?

 

[DrRocket]

The writers said the super freaks would be rare, here
And there

 

[p4poetic]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304373104579105641351934138.html

For the coming second season of its superhero series "Arrow," the CW Network is adding actual superpowers.
"Arrow" is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, who was introduced in 1941, and it features a costumed crime fighter, played by Stephen Amell, who is great with a bow but doesn't have any supernatural abilities.

To differentiate the TV hero from the comic-book character, the series splits its time between the Arrow and his alter ego, a billionaire playboy named Oliver Queen who picked up his archery skills when he was marooned on a mysterious island for five years.

An exclusive clip from the season two premier of CW Network's show, "Arrow," premiering October 9. Read the related story on how producers decided to introduce superpowers to Starling City at Speakeasy.com. Photo: Bonanza Productions Inc.

Rather than rely on superheroes, the show's first season featured high-octane fight scenes and high-tech weaponry. The result was the network's most watched show in the 2012-2013 season, with a premiere that drew 4.1 million total viewers, the largest audience for any show on the network in three years.

"We always pitched this show more like Jason Bourne than a comic book," says Greg Berlanti, a writer, executive producer and co-creator of "Arrow." "But we're changing some of it up this season."

Those changes include a shift in genre, from action-adventure series to superhero-driven drama.

Arrow "doesn't want to be the vigilante anymore, he wants to be the hero," says Marc Guggenheim, a writer, executive producer and co-creator of "Arrow."

As the CW seeks to continue broadening its programming beyond its core demographic of women 18 to 34 years old, the show's creators have teamed up with DC Entertainment's chief creative officer, Geoff Johns, to introduce another DC character, Barry Allen/the Flash, played by "Glee" co-star Grant Gustin, into three of this season's 22 episodes.

Allen is a forensic police scientist who gets struck by lightning and transforms himself into the Flash, a costumed hero who is imbued with super speed.

Season 2 of "Arrow" will start Oct. 9, just a few weeks after "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."—Marvel Entertainment's first live-action series since it was acquired by Walt Disney Co. DIS +2.00% —arrived on ABC with 11.9 million viewers, the highest-rated network-drama debut in four years.
DC Entertainment is owned by Time Warner, as is Warner Bros. Television, which produces and distributes the series. In addition to the Flash, "Arrow" is also incorporating the Black Canary and the Bronze Tiger, two other DC characters, into its sophomore season.

Culling a greater number of characters from the DC universe is a big synergetic move for Warner Bros., whose film studio has grossed more than $6 billion world-wide because of its DC film properties such as Batman, Superman and the Dark Knight trilogy.

Translating that relationship to the small screen, Warner Bros. Television announced two DC-related projects that are in development, "Constantine," an NBC drama about a con man turned detective, and "Gotham," a Fox show that takes on the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and some of the fictional city's villains.

Last season 51% of the audience for "Arrow" was men. To increase those numbers, the network created its first two-hour TV special recap for a continuing show titled "Arrow: Year One," a nod to the titling style of DC's graphic novels. The recap will air Oct. 2.

"We approached season two of 'Arrow' like a sequel," said Mr. Guggenheim, "and we've all seen how superhero sequels have performed. We want to tap into that."

 

[Crimz]

Why not introduce superpowers in a flashback at the time he was on the island, you could make it that he has witnessed superpowers and it was a part of what has change him. Or it was used and explained that is rare when he is not present, for example when the bad guys are plotting with each other a superpower is shown. Oliver doesn't see this but, the audience does and because it was six years ago it gives the idea that superpowers are not new and have been around for longer than thought.

 

[smallville fan]

So I'm just watching the first new season 2 episode, interesting how they mentioned Particle Accelerators in Central City...

 

[smallville fan]

Why not introduce superpowers in a flashback at the time he was on the island, you could make it that he has witnessed superpowers and it was a part of what has change him. Or it was used and explained that is rare when he is not present, for example when the bad guys are plotting with each other a superpower is shown. Oliver doesn't see this but, the audience does and because it was six years ago it gives the idea that superpowers are not new and have been around for longer than thought.

You could be partially right after seeing the newest episode, particularly with all the stuff about Professor Ivo and Japanese super-soldiers in the new episodes.

 

[regnak]

You could be partially right after seeing the newest episode, particularly with all the stuff about Professor Ivo and Japanese super-soldiers in the new episodes.

After 2x06 I think it likely Blood has a connection to Ivo and will be injecting people with a version of the Japanese super soldier formula until he finds somebody it doesn't kill.

 

[batnkevlar]

Is the formula Miraclo?

 

[DarkKnight FTW]

Is the formula Miraclo?

Yes. It's probably how they'll spin off the Hourman series and also how Deathstroke will get his powers.

 

[Lord]

Season 2 is already introducing some more fantastic elements, so it makes sence to slowlly introduce meta-humans with time and nor force it, but at the same time not try to overexplain it to the point of exhaustion and not being afraid to explore these.