Arrow Spin-off - Firestorm or Atom?

[Ted]

I'd like them to just hop in and out of both shows for now. Having too many shows at once could ruin what they have going for them.

This. The quality of existing shows might go down with writers and producers focusing on the new ones. But, between the 2, I would pick Firestorm.

 

[Micromind]

atom

 

[Drz]

Neither.

Vixen!

 

[az824]

I agree with the Vixen concept, but I think the coolest thing to do is a Brave and the Bold series. That way you can introduce several characters and so different story arcs. It might be hard to work out in terms of actors and such, but it would be the most interesting.

 

[Marvin]

Asking this question before one(or even either) has really taken off and put on the costume or anything seems loaded imo. It would almost be like asking for more of Arrow in season two or a show about barry when the audience had just him pre flash.

That being said I have no interest in seeing Routh do his 'thing' any longer. With the wide eyes and fast taking and on and off assertiveness, in his own show no less? And what's more, another Felicity relationship launch...pass.

I do hate the idea of looking at someone's rouges to determine a characters potential. When they started the show 'Alias'(example), they just made villains that made sense and lent to a great story and were cool etc. This idea that the minute you commit to a character you now are stuck or they are limited by this list of rogues. Someone recently invented the winter soldier, they weren't just limited by what cap had. Of course the movies jumped off of that but the origin point is the same. Just invent the best possible villains period. This is one of the saving graces of modern spy movies imo.

 

[DrCosmic]

Neither.

There is already a magic show its called VIXEN

Neither.

Vixen!

Pretty much.

I think it'd be really slick if next season during the episode where Arrow goes to Central City for some reason again, that that episode of Arrow is "ATOM" including title credits and opening monlogue and everything. Same with Firestorm, when Flash is off in Starling for whatever reason, the Flash crew can shoot an episode of "Firestorm" without Gustin, but focusing on Ronnie and Martin's characters. Like imagine if Arrow midseason premiere had just gone on as though Oliver was dead for good like. "My name is Ray Palmer." or "My name is Dinah Laurel Lance." I'd have lost my mind.

 

[CaptainCraig]

Firestorm.
The last episode of The Flash where Ronnie and Stein go off to Pittsburgh shows that they've developed the characterization for them AND they are interesting.
While I wouldn't at this point believe the version of Caitlin Snow we've seen on FLASH becomes the villain they could have it be the original version, Crystal Frost as Killer Frost.
Let's face it, Caitlin is going to be a supporting player on The Flash for the next several years, she isn't going evil anytime soon and Frost is too cool a visual to not use early in a Firestorm show.

Sidenote: I've just started Arrow. I'm on ep 17 of S1 so I've not yet seen any of the episodes with Routh as Ray Palmer. However, there was that article with the shows producers who mention, and I paraphrase, "fans are going to be disappointed if the expect A.T.O.M. to be shrinking down". Really, then why be ATOM, a in name only concept does not excite me at all.

 

[b_boy]

...I'm going to wait and see Atom in costume/in action before voting though. It's only fair.

Same here, Atom hasn't done much on Arrow besides chasing Felicity and making his suit with her help, while Firestorm had much more development on the Flash.....

 

[CaptainCraig]

The front 2/3 of The Flash were as much a backdoor Firestorm pilot than anything I've seen in some time watching television.
The CW essentially started a show and a half during Flash S1.

 

[zenith16]

Firestorm.
The last episode of The Flash where Ronnie and Stein go off to Pittsburgh shows that they've developed the characterization for them AND they are interesting.
While I wouldn't at this point believe the version of Caitlin Snow we've seen on FLASH becomes the villain they could have it be the original version, Crystal Frost as Killer Frost.
Let's face it, Caitlin is going to be a supporting player on The Flash for the next several years, she isn't going evil anytime soon and Frost is too cool a visual to not use early in a Firestorm show.

Sidenote: I've just started Arrow. I'm on ep 17 of S1 so I've not yet seen any of the episodes with Routh as Ray Palmer. However, there was that article with the shows producers who mention, and I paraphrase, "fans are going to be disappointed if the expect A.T.O.M. to be shrinking down". Really, then why be ATOM, a in name only concept does not excite me at all.

there are 3 killer Frost's from what I know of.


Caitlin is one of them related to Ronnie as his girl friend one time enemy. now if they do this it can work in the sense that she had some temporary point of madess where he has a split personality for a bit but when the finally have her reform she doesn't have to answer to the name killer frost Caitlin can have a new name to her self as a hero like Frost bite not ice cause that's taken from the duo of Fire & Ice one of which is wally Wests possible love interests partner in that duo.

she already helped Ronnie & professor stein, let Ronnie help her with her mental issue.

this way it'll be a full circle of how they helped each solve their problems . now the other killer frost's they can both be used to frame Caitlin which will be used to greater effect there's the one you mentioned Crystal Frost and there's the other one that showed up in the Assault on Arkham animated movies she was called Louise.

 

[p4poetic]

Brandon Routh has what it takes to lead a show but Firestorm is way more interesting.

A spin off though, not a good idea. Don't want to be burnt out. Unless its a miniseries.

 

[b_boy]

....
A spin off though, not a good idea. Don't want to be burnt out. Unless its a miniseries.

I would like something along this lines too. A mini-series during the break between the seasons would be better than a full show.

 

[Loki882]

Right now, the answer is Firestorm. He has the more unique/interesting set-up and they've done more to establish him. I like Brandon Routh as Ted Kor...I mean Ray Palmer, but Arrow hasn't really done much with him yet. He feels very out of synch with the rest of the show, and given how disjointed this season has been overall, that's saying something. Maybe he'll fit in better later on, but right now I'm going with Firestorm.

But truth be told, I'd rather have someone else entirely get their own show. The Question, Zatanna, Birds of Prey, The Outsiders, Vixen, or even Suicide Squad. I'd take them all over either of these guys.

 

[Herolee10]

Others have probably mentioned this already, but another strange issue is how the producers have unknowingly better established/prepared Firestorm's character to have his own series when compared to Ray Palmer's.

I mean they accomplished more with Ronnie's character, origin, and background in a few episodes in what Arrow has failed to do with Ray's (who's appeared in more episodes for Arrow than Ronnie has for Flash)

 

[BigSams50]

Neither,. give us Nightwing