The CW Picks Up "Arrow"

[CBR News]

The CW has given a series order to "Arrow," the superhero drama created by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg based on DC Comics' Green Arrow.


Full article here.

[MattBearPig]

So he won't be known as Green Arrow then?

[Oni Squirrel]

Doesn't seem like it, can't say I particularly mind them shortening it to Arrow.

Still sounds interesting enough to me; though at the same time it has that very CW vibe to it.

[Theozilla]

Sounds interesting, at least there seems to be a better creative team attached to this than the Wonder Woman pilot.

[StoneGold]

Sounds interesting, at least there seems to be a better creative team attached to this than the Wonder Woman pilot.

Guh? David E. Kelley? OK, so he might not have know what the hell he was doing with Wonder Woman, but he's made a hella lot more compelling television over the years the the people on Arrow.

[Theozilla]

Guh? David E. Kelley? OK, so he might not have know what the hell he was doing with Wonder Woman, but he's made a hella lot more compelling television over the years the the people on Arrow.

I meant as creative team for a superhero comic character based show, I am just comparing from the results of the Wonder Woman pilot, I did not intend to disparage David E. Kelly's work on other TV shows.

[Flash Gordon]

I'll check it out, but I have very low expectations. I wish they'd release that WW pilot already, I'd love to see it.

[StoneGold]

I meant as creative team for a superhero comic character based show, I am just comparing from the results of the Wonder Woman pilot, I did not intend to disparage David E. Kelly's work on other TV shows.

OK, that potentially works. But mostly, I wanted to post Denny Crane.

[ArnoldoAAD]

I'll check it out, but I have very low expectations. I wish they'd release that WW pilot already, I'd love to see it.

oh you will wish i didnt show this but just check it

PANTS TO BE DARKENED!

[Zak213]

Im gonna check it out.

[Fan-El]

"Green Arrow" is a better and more distinctive name than "Arrow". This smells like the "Birds of Prey" series. Stink.

[Kalen O.]

"Green Arrow" is a better and more distinctive name than "Arrow". This smells like the "Birds of Prey" series. Stink.

Err, you're using the fact that this show has an abbreviated version of the source material's name to say its going to stink.....like a show that used the exact same name as its source material?

I mean, it might very well suck, but if so I doubt it'll be because of the name.

[ArnoldoAAD]

Err, you're using the fact that this show has an abbreviated version of the source material's name to say its going to stink.....like a show that used the exact same name as its source material?

I mean, it might very well suck, but if so I doubt it'll be because of the name.

well they also change Star City to Starling City
no idea why it obviously means that the series will suck XD

[StoneGold]

well they also change Star City to Starling City
no idea why it obviously means that the series will suck XD

Because they made it different from what I know!!!!

[Ebon]

Because they made it different from what I know!!!!

Such changes usually are good indicators of (1) someone has decided that by Gosh he's going to put HIS MARK on this show, so there will be all sorts of unneeded and unnecessary changes to justify someone getting a salary when really all they need to do the vast majority of the time is to open up a comic and say 'OK, storyboard is done'. Or, (2) someone has decided that they need to wash the 'comic book stink' off the character to make him appealing to Aunt Minnie in Peoria, so she won't get all confused and stuff.

Eh, what do I know. I never would have bet in a million years that Smallville would last 10 years.