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The CW at TCA: Episode Counts, the End of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and More

August 11, 2016 By Clarissa Leave a Comment

There’s been some re-jigging at The CW. While a few shows changed nights on their fall schedule, the network also said today that some shows will be getting fewer episodes this coming season.

According to CW President Mark Pedowitz’s TCA presentation, SUPERNATURAL, THE FLASH and ARROW will all have 22 episodes, down from the 23 episodes in past years. SUPERGIRL will also have 22 episodes. REIGN is also getting cut a bit and will have up to 16 episodes, although the decision on the exact number is still pending.

CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND will only have 13 episodes this coming season, as opposed to the 18 episodes of season 1. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW also has 13 episodes, with Pedowitz admitting the show didn’t perform as well as hoped in season 1 (but they’re retooling a bit for season 2). LEGENDS OF TOMORROW’s count might grow as they have an option for a back order, but that’s where it stands for now. iZOMBIE and THE 100 will both have 13 episodes as well.

While THE ORIGINALS got its episode total cut to 13 for season 4, Pedowitz is hopeful we’ll see a fifth year for the show. The network is also hopful that Nina Dobrev will return at some point for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES’ final season (which will consist of 16 episodes), although that deal hasn’t been finalized. Even if she doesn’t, Pedowitz said that Julie Plec has a finale planned out that he thinks will satisfy the fans.

As for the longevity of SUPERNATURAL, Pedowitz said what he always says: that he’s happy to have the show continue as long as stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are up for it and the ratings continue to hold.

In addition, MY LAST DAYS has been renewed for a second season on CW Seed. FREEDOM FIGHTERS: THE RAY (an animated series) is also coming to CW Seed. This DC character will be the first gay superhero to lead a show.

What’s Coming to Netflix Canada in August 2016?

July 26, 2016 By Clarissa 2 Comments

Baz Luhrmann’s THE GET DOWN, weekly episodes of SCREAM and a new David Cross special are just a few of the programs coming to Netflix Canada in August. In terms of films, YOUTH, THE GOOD LIE, WHERE TO INVADE NEXT and AMERICAN HUSTLE are also coming to the streaming service.

Check out the full list below of what’s coming to (and leaving) Netflix Canada in August 2016.

August 1

Blackstone – Season 1-5
Cast: Carmen Moore, Eric Schweig, Michelle Thrush
Blackstone is an unmuted exploration of community, power and politics on a First Nation reserve.

Brick Mansions
Cast: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA
A cop infiltrates a condemned, militarized Detroit housing project to avenge his father’s death and bring down the killer and reigning drug kingpin.

Caught on Camera – Seasons 1-3
Cast: Nick Wallis
Nick Wallis presents crimes caught on CCTV, cell phones and other devices and reveals how investigators use the recordings to solve tough cases.

Chain Reaction
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz
When a team of scientists that discovers a clean, low-cost energy alternative gets sabotaged, a student machinist fights to preserve the discovery.

Chef
Cast: Jon Favreau, Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo
When chef Carl Casper’s plans for opening a restaurant in Los Angeles fail to pan out, he returns home to Miami and debuts a food truck instead.

Cocaine – Season 1
Three films chronicle the cocaine trade’s sweeping impact on the citizens of Peru, Brazil and Columbia, from poor farmers to powerful drug lords.

Courage Under Fire
Cast: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips
While investigating the death of a chopper pilot, Lt. Col. Serling hears conflicting stories about her service and works to uncover the truth.

Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 – Season 1-2
Cast: Krysten Ritter, Dreama Walker, Michael Blaiklock
Chloe is a New York party girl with the morals of a pirate who bullies and causes trouble for her naive small town roommate June.

Funny or Die Presents: Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Cast: Johnny Depp, Ron Howard, Alfred Molina
Funny or Die presents a satirical rendition of Donald Trump’s 1987 best selling business book, The Art of the Deal.

Holding the Man
Cast: Ryan Corr, Sarah Snook, Francesco Ferdinandi
In 1970s Australia, two teen boys fall in love with each other and defeat obstacles to their 15-year relationship, until a new crisis comes their way.

ISIS: Women Unveiled
This 12-month undercover investigation penetrates the secret world of the women in the UK who support Isis, glorify jihadis, and preach a message of hatred, segregation and extremism.

Masha and the Bear – Season 2
Cast: Alina Kukushkina, Boris Kutnevich, Elsie Kate Fisher
Lively little Masha lives in the forest, where she has many wonderful adventures with her neighbor, a bear who used to be in the circus.

My Son the Jihadi
Cast: Michael Evans, Sally Evans, Thomas Evans
In 2011, Sally Evans made a devastating discovery: her son Thomas had left their home in a Buckinghamshire village and travelled to Somalia to join a deadly Islamist terrorist group.

Scream – Season 2 – new episodes weekly – Netflix Original
Cast: Willa Fitzgerald, Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Kama
With the killer revealed at the end of last season, don’t be fooled into believing the mystery has been solved or that more blood won’t spill at Lakewood High. As the second season opens, the hunt is on for the killer’s partner.

Seve: The Movie
Cast: José Luis Gutiérrez, José Navar, Maria Molins
This biographical docudrama tells the story of championship Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros, from childhood through his brilliant, quirky golf career.

Small Animal Hospital – Season 1
Cast: John Barrowman
Veterinarians and specialists at the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital give world-class care to ailing dogs, cats and other beloved pets.

Sparks and Embers
Cast: Kris Marshall, Annelise Hesme
Tom and Eloise meet in inauspicious circumstances, trapped in a stuck lift after Eloise has Tom fired. Nevertheless, sparks fly. 5 years later, they have broken up and Eloise is going back to France. Tom has 45 minutes to win her back.

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Cast: Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage
Told that a brain aneurysm will finish him off in just 90 minutes, a chronic malcontent scurries to make amends with as many people as he can.

The Hard Stop
This documentary takes a big-picture look at the death of a black man killed during a 2011 arrest in Tottenham that ignited riots throughout England.

The Long, Long Holiday
This series recounts the daily life of two kids, brother and sister, who are left by their parents at their grandparents’ house near the Normandy coast for a few weeks at the beginning of World War II. As the war rumbles on, those weeks become five years.

The Peanuts Movie
Cast: Noah Schnapp, Hadley Belle Miller, Alexander Garfin
Born loser Charlie Brown tries to impress the Little Red-Haired Girl, as his faithful dog, Snoopy, turns his feud with the Red Baron into a novel.

Very British Problems – Seasons 1 & 2
Cast: Julie Walters, Stephen Mangan, James Corden
Comedians and celebrities talk about the peculiarities of the British psyche.

Victor Frankenstein
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay
After scientist Victor Frankenstein rescues him from a circus, hunchback Igor aids his brilliant but erratic new friend in his quest to create life.

World’s Oddest Animal Couples US – Season 1
Dr. Carin Bondar introduces unusual animal friendships, such as an elephant who leads a buffalo herd, a jackal caring for an elderly dog and more.

Youth
Cast: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz
At a spa in the Alps, two famous friends in their 80s discuss mortality, love and creativity as they close in on the end of their artistic careers.

August 2

This is Where I Leave You
Cast: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda
When their father dies, four siblings return home for a week, but mourning quickly takes a back seat to bickering and opportunistic back stabbing.

August 3

Beat Bugs – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Five funny, charming young bugs have adventures and learn life lessons in their overgrown backyard, in stories inspired by the songs of The Beatles

The Lady in the Van
Cast: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent
A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that’s parked in his driveway.

August 5

David Cross: Making America Great Again – Netflix Original

Ever After High: Epic Winter – Netflix Original
Cast: Jonquil Goode, Karen Strassman, Audu Paden
When a curse on the Snow King causes global freezing, Crystal Winter and her pals must find a cure, or they’ll all live winterly ever after!

Who Took Johnny
Cast: Noreen Gosch
An examination into an infamous thirty-year-old cold case: the disappearance of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, the first missing child to appear on a milk carton. The film focuses on the heartbreaking story of Johnny’s mother, Noreen, and her relentless quest for the truth about what happened.

August 6

The Confirmation
Cast: Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Patton Oswalt
Eight year old Anthony is somewhat uneasy about spending the weekend with his alcoholic, down-on-his-luck carpenter dad Walt while his mom Bonnie and her new husband Kyle go to a Catholic retreat together. Walt is just as uneasy about spending time with Anthony, especially since their first day together is a series of characteristically unfortunate events.

August 8

Synchronicity
Cast: Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, AJ Bowen
A physicist tries to stop a mysterious woman from stealing his coveted invention by traveling back in time, where he uncovers surprising truths.

August 9

Dheepan
Cast: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby
Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.

The Good Lie
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Emmanuel Jal
A young Sudanese War refugee wins a lottery that allows him to start life anew in the United States. But adapting to his new home presents challenges.

T-Rex
17-year-old Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields from Flint, Michigan dreams of being the first woman in history to win a gold medal in Olympic boxing. But in order for her to succeed, she’ll need to stand her ground both inside and outside the ring.

August 10

Son of Saul
Cast: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn
Amid the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp, a Jewish prisoner must choose between aiding in a rebellion and giving his son a proper burial.

Where to Invade Next
Michael Moore “invades” Europe to learn about policies implemented there that could solve social problems plaguing the United States.

August 11

The Railway Man
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth
Decades after World War II, a still-shattered soldier unexpectedly falls in love and sees a bizarre coincidence bring his past back into focus.

August 12

Ask the StoryBots – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Erin Fitzgerald, Fred Tatasciore, Judy Greer
Based on the award-winning educational apps, the StoryBots are curious little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens and go on fun adventures to help answer kids’ questions.

Project Mc² – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Genneya Walton, Mika Abdalla, Victoria Vida
They’re the smartest girls in school. They’re also spies who use science and technology to catch the bad guys.

The Get Down – Season 1a – Netflix Original
Cast: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Skylan Brooks
Told through the lives and music of a ragtag crew of South Bronx teens, The Get Down is a mythic saga of the transformation of 1970s New York City.

August 13

45 Years
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James
As Kate and Geoff prepare to celebrate their 45th anniversary, shocking news reopens old wounds and reveals painful secrets about Geoff’s past.

August 14

The Nut Job
Cast: Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson
An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren raid a nut store to survive, that is also the front for a human gang’s bank robbery.

August 16

Annabelle
Cast: Ward Horton, Annabelle Wallis, Alfre Woodard
A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

August 17

Puffin Rock – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Chris O’Dowd, Kate McCafferty, Sally McDaid
Life is sweet on beautiful Puffin Rock, where puffling Oona, her baby brother Baba and their pals learn about nature, friendship and family.

August 19

Bottersnikes and Gumbles – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Jason Callender, Kathryn Drysdale, Akiya Henry
Based on the much-loved books, three young Gumbles bounce and play while they avoid getting tin-canned by their grumpy neighbours, the Bottersnikes.

Fearless – Netflix Original
On a journey from brazil to the championships in Las Vegas, a tight-knit group of professional bull riders prove why they’re the best. A new series.

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead – Netflix Original
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead takes a compelling look into the life and mind of Steve Aoki, one of dance music’s most hardworking, controversial and captivating characters. Directed by Justin Krook and co-produced by the team behind the critically acclaimed documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead follows Aoki on his journey to play the biggest show of his career at Madison Square Garden, while exploring his complex yet loving relationship with his father, Rocky Aoki, former Olympian and founder of the Benihana restaurant empire.

Snowpiercer
Cast: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton
Set in a future where a failed climate-change experiment kills all life on the planet except for a lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system emerges.

August 20

22 Jump Street
Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stomare
Bickering partners Schmidt and Jenko are sent undercover once again, this time on a college campus to crack a fraternity’s drug-dealing crime ring.

The Midnight After
Cast: You-Nam Wong, Janice Man, Simon Yam
A group of passengers climb aboard a minibus that is to take them from Mongkok to Tai Po. As the bus emerges from a tunnel, everything is suddenly quite still: the streets and buildings are all empty and there’s not a soul to be seen; it’s as if everyone has suddenly been swallowed by the earth.

August 23

American Hustle
Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

August 24

How to Get Away with Murder – Season 2
Cast: Viola Davis, Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch
Brilliant criminal defense attorney and law professor Annalise Keating, plus five of her students, become involved in a twisted murder case.

August 26

Dawn of the Croods – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Stephanie Lemelin, Laraine Newman, Dan Milano
The first human. First tool. First house. First date night? For the first family, there’s a first time for everything!

Glitter Force – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Laura Bailey, Kate Higgins, Alex Cazares
Five preteen girls learn they’re a legendary superhero squad known as the Glitter Force. Their mission? To defend Earth from evil fairytale villains.

Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy: We’ve Been Thinking… – Netflix Original
Grammy-nominated comedians Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy bring their distinctive brand of humour to a packed crowd in Minneapolis.

XOXO – Netflix Original
Cast: Sarah Hyland, Graham Phillips, Brett DelBuono
Set amidst the biggest EDM festival in America, this film follows six strangers whose lives collide on one frenetic, hopelessly romantic night.

August 30

Hello, I am David
Cast:David Helfgott, Gillian Helfgott, Cosima Lange
A journey into the world of the outstanding pianist David Helfgott whose life inspired the OSCAR-winning film ‘Shine’

The Judge
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.

August 31

Pandemic
Cast: Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen, Missi Pyle
Pandemic is set in the near future, where a virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained.

Last Call – Titles That will be Rotating off the Service in August 2016

Leaving August 1
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Paul
The Lego Movie
The Losers

Leaving August 3
300: The Rise of an Empire
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble – Season 1

Leaving August 20
Sophia Grace & Rosie’s Royal Adventure

Leaving August 25
Moneyball

Leaving August 31
Death Note

Morning Static: SHERLOCK, NETFLIX, STEPHEN COLBERT & More!

July 26, 2016 By theTVaddict Leave a Comment

• SHERLOCK Season 4 Trailer: Something’s Coming….
• Funny Business: Stephen Colbert Attempts to Rush DNC Podium in ‘Hungry for Power Games’
• Mark Your Calendars: Big Brother will air season 19 this fall
• Nostalgia: ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Revival Set at Netflix
• TV Review: ‘Looking: The Movie’
• Watch Video: J.J. Abrams Produces Michelle Obama DNC Retrospective
• Tim Goodman’s TCA Journal No. 1: Networks Need to Go Big or Go Home
• Profiles in Awesome: Tessa Thompson
• Coming to Netflix: David Cross: Making America Great Again!
• HA: Samantha Bee Tells TBS “Delete Your Account” Over Twitter Video Comparing Hillary Clinton to Hyena
• The Business of Show: Netflix and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution Announce First Global Agreement
• SUPERNATURAL Comic-Con Panel: The Cast and Producers Tease Season 12
• Inside the Troubled Production of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Get Down,’ Netflix’s Most Expensive Series Yet
• LOVE: ‘Orange Is the New Black’s’ Samira Wiley to Co-Star in Hulu’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’

THE FLASH Roundtable: Season 2 In Review and Looking Ahead to Season 3

July 19, 2016 By Luciana Mangas Leave a Comment

Oh, Barry… What have you done?

THE FLASH ended season 2 in one of the biggest cliffhangers ever. Zoom was finally defeated, but before that, the speed demon had managed to take Barry’s father’s life before our Scarlet Speedster could finally beat him. The season 2 finale was controversial, to say the least, because a grieving Barry went back in time to save his mother, just like he did in season 1. Except this time, he couldn’t keep a level head and decided to change history by defeating the Reverse Flash and saving his mom.

The problem is, by doing so, he erased an entire timeline and god only knows where we are headed from here on out. However, before we can start talking season 3 this week at San Diego Comic-Con, we need to talk about what worked and what didn’t this past season. So in order to do that, I sat down to chat with my fellow writer friends about the best and worst of season 2 of THE FLASH.

Best Episode

Luciana Mangas: It’s kind of a tie for me, to be honest. “Enter Zoom” remains one of the best episodes of the season, but I really, really loved the entire Earth-2 arc, so both “Welcome to Earth-2” and “Escape from Earth-2” get all the awards this time. The cast brought their A game to these episodes and, meeting their doppelgangers was just so much fun. Also, Iris was such a badass on Earth-2. I really hope we get to see more of her next season. And Killer Frost. She was basically my favorite doppelganger and I was devastated when she died.

Shana Lieberman: I’m just going to echo everyone’s sentiments regarding the Earth-2 two-parter here and move on. Good stuff. A+. Would watch again.

Lizzie Lanuza: “Escape From Earth-2,” because Earth-2 Iris was badass and her relationship with Earth-2 Barry seemed like something I could go for. Also Killer Frost was badass, and not just because of her costume. And finally, because even though I didn’t care one iota for Jay, the ending of this episode was kind of cruel and the kind of thing that should have propelled this season to a high point. Which it never really did, but that’s neither here nor there.

Meredith Zylberberg: “Welcome to Earth-2.” The entire cast was brilliant playing their doppelgangers, and some of them playing both their original characters and Earth-2 counterparts at once. The storyline was intriguing, and I was more invested than I usually am in the episode. Jesse L. Martin is one of the strongest actors on the show, and this episode allowed him to showcase that (AND SING!), which was very welcome. It was a fun, exciting change of pace, but one that made sense to the narrative. Not an easy feat to accomplish.

Melissa Smith: I’m going to call it a tie between “Welcome to Earth-2” and “Invincible.” I love Jesse Martin and he’s such a good singer. I wish they had let him do a song from RENT. Of course, I loved “Invincible” because they finally let Katie Cassidy do what should have been part of the Black Canary character on ARROW.

Worst Episode

Luciana: I don’t even know where to start. My first impulse is anything that involves animals, because those are always just… not good. But I think this time, I’m going to have to go with “The Race of his Life”. That finale was kind of underwhelming, which was so disappointing after such an excellent arc with Zoom. But what really took the cake was those final moments of the episode, with that awkward scene between Barry and Iris, and then when Barry decided to make the stupidest mistake of his life. I can’t even wrap my head around the catastrophe he created when he went back in time and saved his mother.

I understand that they are setting up Flashpoint, but that really didn’t work for me. After such an amazing Zoom arc, that ending just felt wrong. The entire resolution to the Zoom storyline felt wrong, which ruined a fantastic season long arc; that and the fact that Barry invalidated the entire season for all the DC shows. Way to go, Barry.

Shana: That finale was a big, fat pile of no. What an awful way to end an otherwise excellent season arc. Between Caitlin telling Barry to stop and take a breath when he was emotional about his father’s death — she might as well have just hit him with a “cheer up, emo kid” to be more thorough in her lack of understanding — and whatever that mess was with Iris, there was just so much wasted time.

…and then you had Barry traveling back in time to kill Reverse Flash, thus destroying our entire timeline. This is why we can’t have nice things.

Lizzie: I’m going to say “The Runaway Dinosaur,” mostly because what even was that? The speed force? Really? So all Barry needed to regain his speed was to come to terms with his mother’s death? Oookay. That makes sense. Not. But who cares, it’s not like this has to make any sense, right? It’s all about stupid choices and Barry being very, very fast!

Meredith: I agree with Lizzie here. “The Runaway Dinosaur,” felt out of place, not paced well, and unnecessary.

Melissa: I’m sentimental and still have things from my childhood hanging around, and I still have to go with “The Runaway Dinosaur,” as well.

Favorite Character

Luciana: Cisco is still my favorite. He is so much more than the comic relief in this show and Carlos Valdes does such an amazing job with him. He is basically the glue that holds the entire team together and I enjoyed so much seeing more of him this season and watching his powers grow and evolve.

Shana: I’m totally cheating here, but I’m going with Wally West. We didn’t get to see a whole lot of him, but when we did? It made me happy — and for purely off-topic reasons. Keiynan Lonsdale played Ollie on a little Australian series by the name of DANCE ACADEMY. So, whenever I saw Wally West, I thought of Ollie; and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Lizzie: Either Joe West or Cisco Ramon. Probably Cisco, who is always consistent, has gone through some growth this season, and yet is still recognizably himself – a lovable dork who is very, very loyal and brave. He’s literally capable of giving me feels while interacting with absolutely everyone, and same goes for making me laugh.

Meredith: Always Cisco. Cisco is consistently the strongest character on this show, managing to be layered and deep while still maintaining his unique brand of humor. He was often throughout the season the show’s saving grace for me.

Melissa: Cisco. Carlos Valdes has made the most out of could have been a throwaway character and turned it into a multilayered metahuman who has much more to show the audience.

Least Favorite Character

Luciana: Caitlin. It really pains me to say this, but aside from Killer Frost – who was amazing – Caitlin felt like a waste of screen time this season. She was just there most of the time, doing nothing, and even Danielle Panabaker seemed to be bored. Her entire relationship with Jay/Zoom just added fault to her case and I just really, really didn’t like her this season.

It’s too bad that they killed Killer Frost off, because she was – ironically – the very best part of Caitlin Snow in season 2.

Shana: Aside from Sharky and poor man’s King Kong or whatever, I’d probably go with what’s-her-name from the backdoor LEGENDS OF TOMORROW pilot. I’m still not over how bad that two-parter was — much less how poorly envisioned her “relationship” with Cisco was.

Lizzie: Can I say Barry? I love Barry to death, but I also want to strangle him half the time. He never learns from his mistakes and he tends to see the world as black and white. Plus, his drama is the ONLY drama in the world that’s important. Newsflash, kid: The world sucks for everyone. Suck it up. Don’t be so selfish.

Meredith: Ugh, I dunno. Jay Garrick? He was boring when we thought he was good, and boring when we knew he was bad, and I just didn’t buy him or it at all, really.

Melissa: They haven’t given the Wally West character enough to do. Even though he was on-screen during much of the season, I still don’t have a feel for where the character is going. I don’t think it’s Keiynan Lonsdale’s fault. They just haven’t given him much to work with yet. Wally West is Kid Flash in the comics, but there may not be much of a path for something that requires more special effects or another Flash.

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ARROW Roundtable: Season 4 In Review and Looking Ahead to Season 5

July 18, 2016 By Luciana Mangas Leave a Comment

ARROW ended season 4 on a very bittersweet note and left fans around the world with endless questions. Team Arrow is basically no more, with only Oliver and Felicity still standing; Dig is drowning in guilt for everything he has done – including killing his brother and, inadvertently contributing to Laurel’s death; Thea asked for some time off to reassess her life choices and Oliver is now mayor of Star City.

So much has happened and I am sure we are going to deal with the fallout of it all when we start season 5. With San Diego Comic-Con right around the corner, I got some friends and fellow ARROW fans to discuss what happened in season 4. It is time for us to look back and talk about what worked and what didn’t, so we can get some answers from The Powers That Be and the cast in San Diego this weekend.

They got together. They got engaged. Oliver was an idiot. They broke up. What are your thoughts on Olicity this season and what do you expect for them in season 5?

Luciana Mangas: I was so, so excited about Olicity when season 4 started. They had so much potential – what with the sizzling chemistry between Emily Bett Rickards and Stephen Amell – and they did alright for the first few episodes of the season. It was the honeymoon phase. We were just as in love with them as they were with one another, and things were pretty fantastic for the first seven episodes.

And then that godforsaken crossover happened.

There were so many things that didn’t work with that episode and we will get to them in a minute, but this was the moment where we all knew Olicity was doomed. And I understand that it’s a drama show and that they just couldn’t let Oliver and Felicity just be together and not add unnecessary melodrama to their story, but they did it in the worst possible way.

The problem wasn’t even that they introduced the plot line that Oliver was a father. No, the problem here was that they had Oliver do a complete reversal to season 1!Oliver and erased all that amazing growth and development that they had built over the course of the other three seasons. The fact that he didn’t tell Felicity right away about his son was the proverbial nail in the coffin and we were all just waiting for it all to crash and burn. And then he went ahead and proposed to her, while keeping something major about his life a secret, and if Dahrk hadn’t kidnapped William when he did, he wouldn’t even have told her.

So now we have two amazing characters and a fractured relationship. I can only hope that – in the wake of Laurel’s unexpected death – they can find the strength to pick up the pieces and build themselves back up and find their way back to each other.

Shana Lieberman: Olicity was…not handled well. At all. I can’t even begin to explain just how horribly this relationship was managed this season. Yo, ARROW writers: What were you thinking?

Start the season out with a happy couple? Good, good. That’s nice to see on television once in a blue moon.

Add a dash of angst? Sure, sure. TV writers are totally convinced that happy couples don’t keep viewers engaged or whatever, so manufactured drama for the sake of drama is standard practice. I’m over that mindset and that kind of sloppy writing, but whatever. That’s par for the course. I’ll let it slide.

But the particular way the relationship angst — if you can even call it that — was created? No. Just no. Please…no. Oliver lied to Felicity for no discernible reason other than that his babymama asked him to. I get that he wanted to be able to have a relationship with his kid, but if Oliver was going to be a big, fat Liar McLiarson, he could’ve lied to Babymama Whatshername instead of Felicity. Like, “sure, sure. I won’t tell anyone,” and then go home to have a real discussion with Felicity, the woman he’s in love with and supposedly going to marry. Even though New!Oliver would still have been following in Original Oliver’s dishonest footsteps, this would have been the better option.

Instead, viewers were supposed to not only swallow Oliver’s lies but also listen to various other characters both supporting and even encouraging those lies. Are you kidding me?

Felicity was absolutely right to walk away, but the ARROW writers chose to make it seem like she was the bad guy in all of this for, you know, not liking that the man she was planning on marrying had lied to her for months. And even when other people found out his secret, he still perpetuated his lies against her.

Oh. And about other characters finding out about Oliver’s secret love child? If it was that easy for them to do so, then the whole lie was even more pointless.

Felicity Smoak deserved better. I’m not sure Oliver Queen did, seeing as how he is completely incapable of learning from past mistakes; but Felicity and the ARROW viewers certainly deserved better.

Meredith Zylberberg: The season started out so promising for Olicity. Fans were excited about the prospect of ARROW bucking the tendency to insert drama for drama’s sake. The Olicity fandom, by and large, was so sure that this couple could conquer it all. This couple wouldn’t lie to each other, this couple could overcome obstacles together. And yes, it started that way. But the Baby Mama Drama storyline just…messed it all up.

It was super refreshing to watch this couple communicate, and argue and fight but eventually talk it through and figure it out. It was so awesome to watch them act as a team within the team. And there were so many ways to handle that entire secret kid storyline that would have made more sense to the characters and the relationship and the dynamic that the show has built. As it stands now – the breakup had to happen because of the way the secret child stuff happened. It had to. But as a big time Olicity fan, I feel very let down that the storyline was made to play out this way at all. I have read no shortage of articles outlining much more interesting and creative ways it could have been handled – but the show fell into the trap of drawing out the drama and the angst for no apparent reason other than drawing it out.

Time and time again Olicity fans hear that other viewers don’t want the “soap opera stuff.” But the thing is – neither do Olicity fans. I can’t speak for an entire fandom, but as someone actively involved, someone who speaks to and hears from thousands of other Olicity fans – what fans of this couple want is a united duo who weather challenges and storms together. The relationship doesn’t need to be the main storyline. At all. ARROW is a show about action and mystery and heroes. But Oliver’s relationship with Felicity is important, it makes him stronger, and it humanizes him. Plus – the chemistry between Amell and Rickards is almost distracting in how sizzling it is. It’s a shame that the show gave in to bad tropes and overdone drama, rather than playing up the strength this relationship provides.

I hope season 5 rights this wrong, and allows these actors/characters to do what they do best – play off each other, together, as a united team.

Lizzie Lanuza: Look, I love Olicity. I loved what they did at the beginning of the season with them, and I even appreciate what they tried to do at the end of it. I just can’t condone what they did in the middle.

Because, holy mess, Batman. That was painful. Painful to see Oliver regress for no discernable reason other than the writers needed some artificial drama. Painful to see fans turn on Felicity for acting like a normal human being with feelings and walking away. Painful to see a couple that, at the beginning of the season, looked like they were on their way to providing us with one of the few examples or a mature, functional, adult relationship, become just another on-off couple.

Painful.

Do I think they’re done for good? Not by a long-shot. Do I hope the writers take this opportunity to actually develop the good parts, the couple that knew how to communicate, the Oliver that treated Felicity like a partner in life and work, the Felicity that talked about her issues instead of bottling them up and letting them blind her? Yes. Just because they screwed up in Season 4 doesn’t mean they have to keep screwing up. They can learn from their mistakes.

People live and love and suffer and go through everyday things without breaking up. Sometimes people even go through crazy, life-changing things without parting ways. Couples become stronger together. And I hope the writers have learned this lesson and that they’re working to build back Olicity to then not break them up again. We’d rather see them facing the challenges together than apart – we really would .

Christy Spratlin: This season has been rough on me and my feelings for Olicity. They are probably my favorite ship out of all the ships (and I’m a big shipper so that’s a pretty big deal) but this season has really been a mess for them.

The beginning of the season was great. They were together, they were happy, they were cute, and they really seemed to be making it work. The proposal seemed to be a little quick for me but I could support it because they were so great together. Watching them work through Felicity’s injuries was pretty magical. Oliver was amazing to Felicity, they were making it work and I loved watching them do it.

All of this stuff worked for me, but what didn’t work were all the lies on Oliver’s part. All the lies about his son. This part I feel was really poorly handled by the writers. First off, why would Oliver’s ex (the mother of his child) ask that he not tell anyone about his son? How does him lying to the ones that he is closest to show this woman that he can be trusted? And second, why the hell did Oliver listen to her? I could see keeping it from his team and even from his sister for the time being but from Felicity? Are you kidding me? She was supposed to be the most important person in his life, the one that he could trust with anything, so why couldn’t he trust her to keep his secret? I’m sure that if he had told her and asked her to keep it a secret (as his ex had requested) that she would have been 100% willing to do it. And we can’t forget what Barry told Oliver in their crossover episode. He told Oliver that if he didn’t tell Felicity about his son that eventually she would find out and it would end their relationship. You’d think with all of that Oliver could have made the right choice and saved his relationship, but nope, he went ahead and screwed it all up anyway.

I was almost like we watched Oliver grow and improve himself in the first three seasons and then we watched him regress back into his selfish arrogant old self in season 4. Why would the writers have him regress after they spent so much time developing his character? I just don’t get it.

Now having said all that I do still have hope for Olicity. Felicity seems to be on her way to forgiving Oliver and I do think that she will give them another chance. Let’s just hope that the writers don’t screw it up again this time. It is possible to write an interesting story about a couple without breaking them up. Normal couples go through ups and downs all the time and they manage to work things out. I really hope that the writers will let Olicity do the same thing.

Melissa Smith: Emily Bett Rickards plays smart and sassy as well as any actress on television when given the setup. Yes, all of the fumbling for words was cute when it started and the painful shyness endeared her to the audience, but bringing her out of that shell was one of the better character developments of the series.

Oliver Queen is hardheaded and stubborn and, well, very stubborn. Let Rickards go wild and pull him out of his own head. He needs an equally-stubborn partner who will not let him live in “Ollie-land.” Rickards can pull it off. Without a rudder, his boat-like nature will have him driving around in circles with singular focus.

It the green one is going to be in a relationship, it should be with someone who can stand toe-to-toe with the guy as a partner, as he does with Black Canary in the comics. Felicity had the strength to walk away. Now, give her the strength to walk alongside him and keep him on the path.

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Warner Bros Teams Up with TV Guide for Special Comic-Con Magazines

July 12, 2016 By Clarissa Leave a Comment

Warner Bros is bringing 21 shows to Comic-Con this year and the studio is also pairing up with TV Guide for its annual Comic-Con issue focusing on the various WB shows.

This year, the magazine is putting out four special covers (see photos below) featuring the stars of SUPERNATURAL, BLINDSPOT, SUPERGIRL and THE FLASH.

Attendees of San Diego Comic-Con can pick up their issues at the Warner Bros booth (4545 on the convention floor) beginning on Preview Night on Wednesday, July 20.

For those unable to attend Comic-Con in person, all four collectible covers will be on sale from July 19 at retailers nationwide, as well as online at www.tvguidemagazine.com/comiccon beginning July 18. The special issue will also be available for digital download on Amazon Kindle Fire, NOOK by Barnes & Noble, Google Play and Zinio.

The 88-page special issue will find features and photos dedicated to the following programs:

Returning Comic-Con favorites The 100, Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, Blindspot, DC’s Legends of Tomorrrow, The Flash, Gotham, iZOMBIE, Lucifer, The Originals, Supergirl, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries
Previews of WBTV’s highly anticipated new series Frequency, People of Earth, Powerless, Riverdale and Time After Time
A musical walk down memory lane with Warner Bros. Animation’s hit series Teen Titans Go!, as well as a sneak peek at the animated DC all-star team in the upcoming series Justice League Action

And if that’s not enough for you, there’s more, including:

Two exclusive pull-out posters: one from Warner Bros. Consumer Products for the all-new DC Super Hero Girls, and the other featuring a striking image of DC Super Heroes from DC Universe: Rebirth by superstar artist Ivan Reis
A sneak peek inside the upcoming DC Universe Original Animated Movie Batman: The Killing Joke from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment
A look at the DC Super Hero Girls universe, in addition to a preview of the all-new Flintstones and Batgirl and the Birds of Prey comic book series from DC
Behind-the-scenes photos from the TV Guide Magazine yacht and photo booth at Comic-Con 2015
All the scoop on the stories behind Barry Allen’s metahuman enemies on The Flash; the super women of both Supernatural and Gotham; a two-on-two interrogation with Blindspot’s Sullivan Stapleton and Jaimie Alexander; the bloody family tree of both The Originals and The Vampire Diaries; a DC’s Legends of Tomorrow timeline; plus, iZOMBIE’s Rose McIver’s favorite brains; a soul-searching chat with Lucifer’s Tom Ellis; set deconstructions on Arrow’s new high-tech bunker and Gotham’s Arkham Asylum; and more
Burning questions answered about fans’ favorite shows, including The 100, Arrow, Blindspot, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Gotham, iZOMBIE, Lucifer, The Originals, Supergirl, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries

On TV Tonight: Wednesday July 6, 2016

July 6, 2016 By theTVaddict Leave a Comment

NET	8PM	8:30PM	9PM	9:30PM	10PM	10:30PM
ABC	The Middle (R)	The Goldbergs (R)	Modern Family (R)	Blackish (R)	Fresh Off the Boat (R)	The Real O’Neals (R)
CBS	Big Brother		Criminal Minds (R)		American Gothic
CW	Arrow (R)		Supernatural (R)
FOX	MasterChef		Wayward Pines		Tyrant (FX)
NBC	America’s Got Talent				The Night Shift
MISC	Young & Hungry/Baby Daddy (8:30PM Freeform)		Maron (IFC)		Any Given Wednesday With Bill Simmons (HBO) Greenleaf (OWN) Royal Pains (USA) Another Period (Comedy) Lopez/The Soul Man (TVLand)

Orange denotes what the TV Addict is watching and/or recording tonight!

STRANGER THINGS Preview: The Disappearance Of a Young Boy Leads to Big Discoveries

June 30, 2016 By Clarissa Leave a Comment

The supernatural films of the 1980s are the genesis of STRANGER THINGS, the new Netflix series set to stream in mid-July.

One night, Will Byers and his friends are playing Dungeons & Dragons. But after all of the boys set out for home, Will never makes it and he vanishes…seemingly into thin air.

It’s 1983 in Hawkins, Indiana and the town is abuzz with conspiracy theories about what happened to Will. Soon, a strange young girl shows up (known only as 11) and she helps uncover a mystery about top-secret government experiments and terrifying supernatural forces. Will’s friends start to learn that this girl might have a strange and sinister connection to their missing friend.

STRANGER THINGS will be available on Netflix on July 15.

Evening Static: NETFLIX, GAME OF THRONES, ARROW & More!

June 29, 2016 By theTVaddict Leave a Comment

• Only 6 days remain to support my LGBTQ inclusive Greeting Card Kickstarter. PLEASE check it out:
• Spoiler Alert: Here’s the First Concrete News About Game of Thrones Season 7
• Found: ‘Lost In Space’ Remake Picked Up To Series By Netflix
• ‘American Crime’: Felicity Huffman Set To Return For Season 3
• The Business of Show: ‘Preacher’ Renewed for Second Season at AMC
• Supernatural Stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki Share Season 12 Hopes: More Cas Time, Back-to-Basics Hunting
• Late Night Exit: Jessica Williams Is Leaving The Daily Show for Her Own Comedy Central Show
• Tribute: 49 Top Stars Gather to Record Short Film to Honor Orlando Victims
• Spoiler Alert: HBO just like, casually revealed Jon Snow’s father in a graphic
• Opinion: The best show on TV is ?CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND.
• The Business of Show: Nielsen Unveils Streaming Ratings for ‘Orange is the New Black,’ ‘Seinfeld’
• Woo-Hoo! 12 Monkeys Renewed for Season 3
• Super News: Arrow Casts Popular Alum Carly Pope as Coast City Reporter in Season 5

On TV Tonight: Wednesday June 29, 2016

June 29, 2016 By theTVaddict Leave a Comment

NET	8PM	8:30PM	9PM	9:30PM	10PM	10:30PM
ABC	The Middle (R)	The Goldbergs (R)	Modern Family (R)	Blackish (R)	Fresh Off the Boat (R)	The Real O’Neals (R)
CBS	Big Brother		Criminal Minds (R)		American Gothic
CW	Arrow (R)		Supernatural (R)
FOX	MasterChef		Wayward Pines
NBC	U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming		The Night Shift
MISC	Young & Hungry/Baby Daddy (8:30PM Freeform)		Maron (IFC)		Any Given Wednesday With Bill Simmons (HBO) Greenleaf (OWN) Royal Pains (USA) Another Period (Comedy) Lopez/The Soul Man (TVLand)

Orange denotes what the TV Addict is watching and/or recording tonight!a

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