Aha! So the Arrow folks initially wanted Ted Kord and was told the character was unavailable (hmmm) which is why they went with Ray Palmer : [link]
See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.
Oz ,'First Date'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
Vonnie K - Jul 26, 2014 4:45:51 pm PDT #25461 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Kalshane - Jul 26, 2014 5:03:15 pm PDT #25462 of 30001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
DC has weird availability requirements at times.
Young Justice was originally supposed to have Donna Troy on the team, but they were told both Wonder Girls (as well as a bunch of other characters) were unavailable. Then, when they were starting on the second season, suddenly all characters were open, but with the 5 year time skip, they felt it was too late to bring in Donna and brought in Cassie with rest of new team. (Donna was then planned to show up at Rocket's bridal shower in the one episode, but they ended up not having time to design both her civilian and superhero look. Same goes for Mary Marvel.)
And of course there was the infamous "Bat Embargo" during JLU and the time Big Barda was on the Justice League in Batman Beyond because Wonder Woman wasn't available.
Out of all of those times, only the Batman villains ended up in use (for The Batman). So while it'd be cool if we got some sort of Blue Beetle series (though I'd rather see Jaime Reyes) I wouldn't hold my breath.
Steph L. - Jul 26, 2014 5:16:22 pm PDT #25463 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I wondered why that character wasn't Ted Kord. That would have been excellent.
(though I'd rather see Jaime Reyes)
Oh man, if they did it right, with Paco and Brenda and his family and Peacemaker, that would be SO GOOD. (I was thrilled to see Paco in the "Rise of the Blue Beetle" episode of the Brave and the Bold.)
Kalshane - Jul 27, 2014 7:14:07 pm PDT #25464 of 30001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Nerd HQ Panel with Stephen Amell. [link]
Warning: some Arrow casting spoilers. (Including mention of a guest star becoming a regular.)
Vonnie K - Jul 28, 2014 5:46:18 am PDT #25465 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
What a charming bastard.
sumi - Jul 30, 2014 12:09:51 pm PDT #25466 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Sharknado II on SYFY tonight!
Will the madness continue?
DCJensen - Jul 30, 2014 1:52:40 pm PDT #25467 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Mark of Mark Reads and Mark Watches fame started watching Star Trek The Original Series in June.
The posts start at [link] .
billytea - Jul 30, 2014 2:13:43 pm PDT #25468 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I feel obliged to add that he's also started watching Farscape: [link]
-t - Jul 30, 2014 2:15:54 pm PDT #25469 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sharknado II on SYFY tonight!
I never saw the first one. I'm sure it would be futile to try to follow the no doubt intricate plot and meticulous world-building at this point.
Theodosia - Jul 30, 2014 2:20:18 pm PDT #25470 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Heh.