Flash TV pilot

[liabrown]

So the Flash TV pilot has leaked online. I was going to wait until October to watch it because I bet the show creators are pretty angry about the leak, but EVERYBODY was spoiling it and I feared having the whole thing ruined by October anyway (as it was, I heard some pretty major spoilers in advance. Kind of annoying

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[liabrown]

I only started watching Arrow when Barry appeared partway through second season, but have heard that the first season really sucked. So maybe try watching it again, if you have the time and inclination. Deathstroke made a pretty good Big Bad in second season. The show definitely isn't perfect and isn't great TV or anything, but I enjoy it.

I have my doubts either Roscoe or Lisa will appear in any recognizable form, TBH. Neither really lends themselves to TV. But I figured that ever since the show was announced, so it won't be a huge disappointment. (On the other hand, I didn't think they'd ever have Grodd, and he was strongly implied, so...)

[liabrown]

Grodd is very popular (with dudes, at any rate), but I thought he'd be a) too much trouble to animate/represent on TV, and b) that a lot of people would find the concept cheesy. But if the show is running with that, more power to 'em.

Lisa would add another female character, but there's no way they'd go with the ice skater schtick (too weird and expensive). They might go with her New 52 powers, but that might be kind of tricky. I think she'd be unpowered...and might get fridged for Johns' beloved Len angst.

And given that Lisa now has a new relationship status quo, there's no reason to believe she'd be paired with Roscoe. She might be, since Johns is working on the show, but I doubt he cares whether she's with Roscoe or Sam. I'd bet they'd probably pair her with Sam >:( And that WILL piss me off.

[liabrown]

Well, Arrow seemed to have the concept of superpowers = cheesy, so not necessarily. However, they've eased off on that mindset a bit.

[liabrown]

Yeah, it does make sense for Ollie. But of course Barry has powers of his own, so he can have lots of super-powered villains.