DC TV Off-Season - Crisis on Infinite Reruns
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It's very heavy like the first quarter of the season. Then it settles down to an okay level.
I like the Arrow trailer.
It settles after the first few episodes when Cat comes into her own.
It settles after the first few episodes when Cat comes into her own.
Finaika
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I don't think they beat you over the head with it, maybe mentioned it once or twice.
The problem is HOW they mention .... they are not very good with it
Da-Kid
Member
At this point, I'm giving Arrow at least 5 episodes to be compelling and good or I'm going to drop the show. I've stuck with Arrow since the beginning but after the second season things have legitimately been terrible. And the series has failed in a number of ways to move itself forward.
I'm really floored by the often pointless and lack of use of Green Arrow actually using his bow. I'm baffled this show has done nothing interesting with his bow either. No trick arrows except for explosive (which is more sparks) and... net arrows. No electric tazer arrow, smoke arrow, flash bang arrows, sonic arrow, or concussion arrows? It's not like these are in the realm of disbelief, they're not ridiculous like the Glove Arrow. Seriously, it would add a new dynamic.
I just wish this show was more about sharpshooting and espionage than literally walking normally around a hostile environment, and forced hand to hand combat situations.
I'm really floored by the often pointless and lack of use of Green Arrow actually using his bow. I'm baffled this show has done nothing interesting with his bow either. No trick arrows except for explosive (which is more sparks) and... net arrows. No electric tazer arrow, smoke arrow, flash bang arrows, sonic arrow, or concussion arrows? It's not like these are in the realm of disbelief, they're not ridiculous like the Glove Arrow. Seriously, it would add a new dynamic.
I just wish this show was more about sharpshooting and espionage than literally walking normally around a hostile environment, and forced hand to hand combat situations.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
He also still shoots guys (well, sometimes seeing how infrequent he used his bow lately) with the same arrows in the same place where it use to kill them but now we pretend it doesn't.
You're far braver than I in giving it five episodes.
I don't know why they're so resistant to trick arrows. They really want to avoid the less realistic archery stuff, despite all the magic going on.
The main reason it becomes hand to hand combat is simply because it's more exciting to watch than a guy launching arrows from afar.
The main reason it becomes hand to hand combat is simply because it's more exciting to watch than a guy launching arrows from afar.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
Hopefully having a gadget guy joining the team means we'll see more trick arrows.
He actually used a taser arrow against Bronze Tiger in the second season and then never again since then.
Da-Kid
Member
Sure, but seeing him pick off multiple enemies from afar then swooping in to take on the remainder is far more interesting than swooping into an heavenly guarded area, just walk around until you get into a fight. Most of the time GA is shooting arrows from merely a few feet away from the bad guys.
This show also lacks any type of spectacle. You never see GA swinging from rooftop to rooftop in pursuit.
Not very long as far as I remember.
Well, yeah, budget.
KonradLaw
Member
Uh...really? Season 3's start was bad. It wasn't untill Cupid episode when things picked up for a good stretch of episodes.
He didn't earn that win. Ra's should have bodied him a second time.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
S3 started off bad by fridging Sara, got worse with the complete waste of Komodo, started to get a little better up to the mid-season finale (even with that fight scene where they didn't even really try to hide the stunt double) and then for the most part shit to bed afterwards.
I thought the episodes with Brick were decent, if you ignore the "will to live" thing that is.
Da-Kid
Member
I really feel it's more laziness.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I don't think that's fair. All of these shows have a lot of effort put into them.
But time constraints and budget greatly affect what you can reasonably pull off.
Da-Kid
Member
Arrow looks like it has the least amount of effort put into of all the shows.These are some pretty simple things they should be able to do. For god's sake Nikita had better action and espionage than this show.
I guess I don't remember Season 3 much. I know I hated the finale though. I enjoyed the Cupid episode.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
What did Nikita look like in its third, fourth and fifth season?
The budget gets tighter and tighter every season. Plus every show on the planet films in Vancouver so they don't have unlimited time.
The truth is most people want to do good work, regardless of if they're an actor, writer, or videogame developer. You don't have to forgive the problems, but you can at least make a reasonable attempt to understand why they happen.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I think Arrow looks fine for its age. It was dark Vancouver warehouses in Season 1, it's dark Vancouver warehouses now. They still try to do good fight choreography from time to time. The daylight action sequence in the suburbs with Ollie and Diggle was pretty dope.
I'm more concerned about how The Flash is going to age since it is so reliant on CG. Supergirl too now that I think about it.
I'm more concerned about how The Flash is going to age since it is so reliant on CG. Supergirl too now that I think about it.
PHOENIXZERO
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Supergirl is supposedly going to actually have a higher VFX budget in season two than it did in its first thanks to the cost cutting of moving to Vancouver whether that's literally higher or just because more can be done with the same cost I'm not sure.
Watching Family Feud right now... I would love.. LOVE to see a Team Flash vs. Team Arrow Family Feud.
I never understood why people think the CG is going to get worse on Supergirl with the move to the CW. Like have you seen the Flash? That shit is some of the best on TV.
I never understood why people think the CG is going to get worse on Supergirl with the move to the CW. Like have you seen the Flash? That shit is some of the best on TV.
Supergirl's effects were wonky, I think the new team in Vancouver might be a little better.
No, it's not. "Lazy devs" or "lazy showrunners" isn't an actual thing.
No, it's not. "Lazy devs" or "lazy showrunners" isn't an actual thing.
Finaika
Member
Smallville still looks ok.
KonradLaw
Member
If they need to conserve the budget for S6 of Arrow it would be good idea to just cut everyone aside from Olie and Chesthair from the regular line-up 
Would improve the show and if Olie would need help it would be better to have guest star allies for episode or two, which would allow for more DC cameos.
The fact that Supernatural has so few regulars (I think it's 3-4) is probably a big reason why it's went for so long.
Would improve the show and if Olie would need help it would be better to have guest star allies for episode or two, which would allow for more DC cameos.The fact that Supernatural has so few regulars (I think it's 3-4) is probably a big reason why it's went for so long.
KonradLaw
Member
I think he meant that he's afraid of budget cuts as the show ages. Since it's a lot easier to make Arrow on lover budget than Flash.
Flash was already reusing VFX shots from S1 in S2. They're wizards but we're going to see more and more shortcuts as time goes on.
Not to mention stunts aren't nearly as cheap as people think. Stunt team, insurance, practical rigs, all add up. Also Arrow does use effects more than you'd think, they never shoot real arrows on the show after all.
very questionable
Not to mention stunts aren't nearly as cheap as people think. Stunt team, insurance, practical rigs, all add up. Also Arrow does use effects more than you'd think, they never shoot real arrows on the show after all.
very questionable
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I hope so. I've actually never really been bothered by how Supergirl looks effects wise. The makeup and costumes (Kara excluded) have been the questionable part of the show for me.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
The early seasons, where they had a higher special effects budget and used it in a very limited way, do.
The later seasons, where they lost their budget but started having the ambition to use it have aged poorly.
It also helps that they have few effects, with all monsters being humans with scary teeth. Hell, their big bad this season was smoke.
BlackGhost
Banned
Gotham starts tomorrw, wish Netlix would have uploaded s2 alittle sooner -_- (s2 gets uploaded tomorrw)
Feel behind on Gotham and a few others last season. Arrow and legends -_-
Feel behind on Gotham and a few others last season. Arrow and legends -_-
Stallion Dan
Member
Had Gotham series 2 on Netflix for about 2 months here. Weird because it was months behind US when airing here.
Nabs
Member
Gotham fell off shortly after returning from the break, so don't feel too bad about that.
Stallion Dan
Member
Lies detected.
Saw Whiplash. I assumed they cast Melissa Benoist in a movie about a music academy to get five seconds of singing in there, like she is a fellow student or something. Still, she did good. Made an impression despite her limited time. Great movie, but stupid
Gordon had it right
Reed Richards dumping Supergirl.
humiliating him.
It's weird to be creepily obsessed with a fictional character.
To be fair, Benoist is waifu