I almost forgot that I finished a season of a series recently...
Arrow: Season 1 - 7.5/10: I didn't really go into this show expecting much. Green Arrow has never really been a favorite DC hero of mine... probably just because of lack of exposure. If I had to guess, that's probably because any possible media suitor never saw much use in Green Arrow given the prevalence of the similar yet different DC hero, Batman. Anyway, I think the show benefits from a decent cast overall. I doubt the cast would win any acting awards, but they get the job done. One thing that kind of took me off guard was when I realized that the main character (Oliver Queen played by Stephen Amell) was doing some of his own stunts. A quick Google search on the subject revealed that he does do most of his own stunts excluding any that are deemed too risky (insurance-wise) or there hasn't been enough preparation. I also thought the season had a few episodes that weren't nearly as interesting; however, some of the better ones really make up for it. Also, it was really nice to see Manu Bennett as
since Spartacus had only recently ended. Crixus lives! :awe:
Season two starts in October, and the trailer that they showed at Comic-Con looked pretty good. Summer Glau has a role in the show, and they're introducing Black Canary.
On the topic of comic book TV shows, I was watching Comic-Con coverage this weekend, and during an interview with Kevin Fiege (head of Marvel Studios), he seemed to express hesitance in the past over creating a TV show. That kind of surprised me that Marvel didn't suspect a good TV show to be doable when DC has had a good amount of hits in the past: Wonder Woman, Lois and Clark, Smallville, etc. There were of course a few failed attempts like The Flash (I actually liked that show). When it comes to Marvel, the only show that I could think of was the old Lou Ferrigno Hulk. Although, it looks like that might change as they showed the whole first episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at Comic-Con, and the response was very positive.