Post by trashcanman on May 14, 2012 21:08:53 GMT 2
So last time I reported on new live action superheroness, I brought the proposed "Graysons" show which was a horrible idea (Robin's pre-Robin days). But that show never happened. Then I heard about a Green Arrow show and thought "now that shit could be awesome", but didn't say anything because what's the point of discussing a show that will probably not get made. Well, it's getting made. Here's the synopsis.
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow - a vigilante - to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be - flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle - while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel's father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver's own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on - and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine..
Yeah, I know. Why is he just "Arrow"? Because people are fucking stupid and the execs probably assumed "Green Lantern" failed because of the color green in the title just like Disney thought "John Carter of Mars" wouldn't work because "Mars Needs Moms" was a dud. Starling City? Whatever. I assume it's "Laurel" Lance because they are afraid people may remember the misguided Birds of Prey show where Dinah Lance was a teen psychic for some reason they never bothered to get into. As long as she's a badass martial artist, I'm down. I can deal with all that as long as the show is killer, and I hope it will be. Anyone else have any hope for a street-level superhero show?
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow - a vigilante - to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be - flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle - while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel's father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver's own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on - and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine..
Yeah, I know. Why is he just "Arrow"? Because people are fucking stupid and the execs probably assumed "Green Lantern" failed because of the color green in the title just like Disney thought "John Carter of Mars" wouldn't work because "Mars Needs Moms" was a dud. Starling City? Whatever. I assume it's "Laurel" Lance because they are afraid people may remember the misguided Birds of Prey show where Dinah Lance was a teen psychic for some reason they never bothered to get into. As long as she's a badass martial artist, I'm down. I can deal with all that as long as the show is killer, and I hope it will be. Anyone else have any hope for a street-level superhero show?
