Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Vidar, Norse God of Silence, Teleblog with Vidar, Arrow, David Barrett, David Nutter, Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, George Papp, Mort Weisinger, Moira Kirland, Stephen Amell, Stephen Ameil, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland, Sebastian Dunn, Jon Wallace, Blake Neely, Glen Winter, Andi Amaganian, Paul Karasick, David Rapaport, Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre, Maya Mani, Colleen Atwood, Tish Monaghan, Chris Rudolph, Jack Hardy, Doris Deutschmann, Adrien Van Viersen, Jessica Goodwin, David Gauthier, Matthew Enright, Jayson Castro, Mike Leeming, J. J. Makaro, Will Erichson, Simon Burnett, Jon Kraft, Scott Andrew Armstrong, A.J. Gillespie, Mike Page, Christian Cordella, Douglas J. Stewart, Isabel Bloor, Jessie Murray, Peter Rotter, Tom Trafalski, Shandi Leadbetter, Kelsey Chobotar, Daniel Biagi, The Green Arrow, DC Comics, Colin Salmon, Jamey Sheridan, Kathleen Gati, Roger Cross, Susanna Thompson, Darren Shalavi, DAvid Ramsey, Annie Ilonzeh, Brian Markinson, Laci Mailey, Nneka Croal, Hugo Steele, Babak Motamed, Noel Johansen, Simon Chin

Arrow – Season 1 – Episode 1 – “Pilot”

[The following review is written completely honestly and without platitudes of any kind.]

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Vidar, Norse God of Silence, Teleblog with Vidar, Arrow, David Barrett, David Nutter, Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, George Papp, Mort Weisinger, Moira Kirland, Stephen Amell, Stephen Ameil, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland, Sebastian Dunn, Jon Wallace, Blake Neely, Glen Winter, Andi Amaganian, Paul Karasick, David Rapaport, Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre, Maya Mani, Colleen Atwood, Tish Monaghan, Chris Rudolph, Jack Hardy, Doris Deutschmann, Adrien Van Viersen, Jessica Goodwin, David Gauthier, Matthew Enright, Jayson Castro, Mike Leeming, J. J. Makaro, Will Erichson, Simon Burnett, Jon Kraft, Scott Andrew Armstrong, A.J. Gillespie, Mike Page, Christian Cordella, Douglas J. Stewart, Isabel Bloor, Jessie Murray, Peter Rotter, Tom Trafalski, Shandi Leadbetter, Kelsey Chobotar, Daniel Biagi, The Green Arrow, DC Comics, Colin Salmon, Jamey Sheridan, Kathleen Gati, Roger Cross, Susanna Thompson, Darren Shalavi, DAvid Ramsey, Annie Ilonzeh, Brian Markinson, Laci Mailey, Nneka Croal, Hugo Steele, Babak Motamed, Noel Johansen, Simon ChinArrow – Season 1 – Episode 1 – “Pilot”

Reviewed by Vidar – The Norse God of Silence, Stealth & Revenge

Last night, The CW aired the greatest show in the history of television.

“Arrow” (previously known in boring comic book form as “The Green Arrow”), to put it simply, has relegated Superman, Batman, Spider-man, all of the Avengers, all of the X-Men, etc. etc. etc., every fucking superhero in the known universe to fucking nothingness.

Those characters are dead to me now. And they are all “Arrow”‘s little bitches.

If you’re a geek-dork and love comic book movies and shows, there is only one character necessary to fill your nerdy cup.

“ARROW”!!!

Vidar was expecting something shitty. Really really “CW-like” shitty.

But this show is not shit.

It is the filet mignon you eat before your body processes it into shit. The shit that comes out your ass now is Spider-man (in comparison to the greatest of “Arrow”).

EPISODE 1 “PILOT” Synopsis (courtesy of IMDB.com with Vidar interjections):

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Vidar, Norse God of Silence, Teleblog with Vidar, Arrow, David Barrett, David Nutter, Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, George Papp, Mort Weisinger, Moira Kirland, Stephen Amell, Stephen Ameil, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland, Sebastian Dunn, Jon Wallace, Blake Neely, Glen Winter, Andi Amaganian, Paul Karasick, David Rapaport, Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre, Maya Mani, Colleen Atwood, Tish Monaghan, Chris Rudolph, Jack Hardy, Doris Deutschmann, Adrien Van Viersen, Jessica Goodwin, David Gauthier, Matthew Enright, Jayson Castro, Mike Leeming, J. J. Makaro, Will Erichson, Simon Burnett, Jon Kraft, Scott Andrew Armstrong, A.J. Gillespie, Mike Page, Christian Cordella, Douglas J. Stewart, Isabel Bloor, Jessie Murray, Peter Rotter, Tom Trafalski, Shandi Leadbetter, Kelsey Chobotar, Daniel Biagi, The Green Arrow, DC Comics, Colin Salmon, Jamey Sheridan, Kathleen Gati, Roger Cross, Susanna Thompson, Darren Shalavi, DAvid Ramsey, Annie Ilonzeh, Brian Markinson, Laci Mailey, Nneka Croal, Hugo Steele, Babak Motamed, Noel Johansen, Simon ChinAfter a violet 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 (yeah, right), much-beloved sister Thea (nicknamed Speedy – why because she snorts a lot of cocaine?), and best friend Tommy (with friends like Tommy who needs fucking friends), welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. (You think?)

While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the spoiled brat he was as a boy. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Vidar, Norse God of Silence, Teleblog with Vidar, Arrow, David Barrett, David Nutter, Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, George Papp, Mort Weisinger, Moira Kirland, Stephen Amell, Stephen Ameil, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland, Sebastian Dunn, Jon Wallace, Blake Neely, Glen Winter, Andi Amaganian, Paul Karasick, David Rapaport, Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre, Maya Mani, Colleen Atwood, Tish Monaghan, Chris Rudolph, Jack Hardy, Doris Deutschmann, Adrien Van Viersen, Jessica Goodwin, David Gauthier, Matthew Enright, Jayson Castro, Mike Leeming, J. J. Makaro, Will Erichson, Simon Burnett, Jon Kraft, Scott Andrew Armstrong, A.J. Gillespie, Mike Page, Christian Cordella, Douglas J. Stewart, Isabel Bloor, Jessie Murray, Peter Rotter, Tom Trafalski, Shandi Leadbetter, Kelsey Chobotar, Daniel Biagi, The Green Arrow, DC Comics, Colin Salmon, Jamey Sheridan, Kathleen Gati, Roger Cross, Susanna Thompson, Darren Shalavi, DAvid Ramsey, Annie Ilonzeh, Brian Markinson, Laci Mailey, Nneka Croal, Hugo Steele, Babak Motamed, Noel Johansen, Simon Chin(Good luck there – he was banging her sister, Sarah, on the yacht that sunk which started this whole mess. Sarah died [though that was left wide open with no body discovered – she’ll be back]. Forgiveness of Oliver might be a problem for Laurel and her dad – Detective Lance Quince.)

As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow (fuck yeah!) – 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 the wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle (seems like a decent guy but there’s something up with him – ‘don’t trust’ alert!), while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness.

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Vidar, Norse God of Silence, Teleblog with Vidar, Arrow, David Barrett, David Nutter, Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, George Papp, Mort Weisinger, Moira Kirland, Stephen Amell, Stephen Ameil, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy, Willa Holland, Sebastian Dunn, Jon Wallace, Blake Neely, Glen Winter, Andi Amaganian, Paul Karasick, David Rapaport, Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre, Maya Mani, Colleen Atwood, Tish Monaghan, Chris Rudolph, Jack Hardy, Doris Deutschmann, Adrien Van Viersen, Jessica Goodwin, David Gauthier, Matthew Enright, Jayson Castro, Mike Leeming, J. J. Makaro, Will Erichson, Simon Burnett, Jon Kraft, Scott Andrew Armstrong, A.J. Gillespie, Mike Page, Christian Cordella, Douglas J. Stewart, Isabel Bloor, Jessie Murray, Peter Rotter, Tom Trafalski, Shandi Leadbetter, Kelsey Chobotar, Daniel Biagi, The Green Arrow, DC Comics, Colin Salmon, Jamey Sheridan, Kathleen Gati, Roger Cross, Susanna Thompson, Darren Shalavi, DAvid Ramsey, Annie Ilonzeh, Brian Markinson, Laci Mailey, Nneka Croal, Hugo Steele, Babak Motamed, Noel Johansen, Simon ChinHowever, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. (Dude also doesn’t care much for Oliver. Oliver is, after all, somewhat responsible for his daughter’s death in the shipwreck.)

Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on. (She’s going to turn out to be some sort of hardcore beyatch that no one wants to cross.)

FINAL THOUGHTS

Holy fucking shit, this is a great show! The Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded today to some guy in China.

Vidar says “BULLSHIT!” The Noble Prize should have been awarded to the Pilot Episode of “Arrow”!

The cast is perfect. The action, clothes, special effects, hair and even make-up is perfect times six. The story is better than any shit you’ve ever loved before.

No platitudes, just truth.

THIS SHOW ROCKS!

Manka Bros., Khan Manka, Teleblog With Vidar, Vidar, Norse God of Silence, American Idol, Bruce Gowers, Ken Warwick, Gregg Gelfand, John Pritchett, Nigel Lythgoe, Shane Drake, Simon Fuller, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Kara DioGuardi, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, Ellen DeGeneres, Taylor Hicks, Elliott Yamin, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Fantasia Barrino, Crystal Bowersox, Katharine McPhee, Blake Lewis, Lee DeWyze, Chris Daughtry, David Archuleta, Adam Lambert, Casey James, Kellie Pickler, Michael Lynche, Vonzell Solomon, Melinda Doolittle, Kimberly Locke, Syesha Mercado, Danny Gokey, Aaron Kelly, Kris Allen, Ruben Studdard, Paris Bennett, Diana DeGarmo, Lakisha Jones, Brooke White, jason Castro, Matt Giraud, Jimmy Iovine, Jasmine Trias, Chris Richardson, Phil Stacey, Carly Smithson, Siobhan Magnus, Haley Reinhart, Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, Justin Guarini, Ace Young, La Toya London, George Huff, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai, Katie Stevens, Brian Dunkleman, John Stevens, Sanjaya Malakar, Tim Urban, James Durbin, Anwar Robinson, Kristy Lee Cook, Lil Rounds, Andrew Garcia, Bucky Covington, Clay Aiken, Jennifer Hudson, Nadia Turner, Casey Abrams, Tamyra Gray, Mandisa Hundley, Haley Scarnato, Michael Johns, Jacob Lusk, Nikki McKibbin, Lisa Tucker, Nikko Smith, Ramiele Malubay, Scott MacIntyre, Gina Glocksen, Didi Benami, Stefano Langone, Paul McDonald, Carrie Underwood, Jon Peter Lewis, Mikalah Gordon, Jessica Sierra, Kevin Covais, Chris Sligh, Chikezie Eze, Megan Joy, Christina Christian, Lindsey Cardinale, Michael Sarver, Pia Toscano, R.J. Helton, Amanda Overmyer, Lacey Brown, Paige Miles, Naima Adedapo, Melissa McGhee, Matthew Rogers, Amy Adams, Camile Velasco, Stephanie Edwards, Tatiana Nicole Del Toro, Jasmine Murray, Thia Megia, Joshua Gracin, Will makar, Brandon Rogers, David Hernandez, A.J. Gil, Ayla Brown, Gedeon McKinney, Alexis Grace, Jorge Nunez, Todrick Hall, Ryan Starr, Bo Bice, Trenyce, Amanda Avila, Kinnik Sky, Jared Cotter, Sundance Head, Katelyn Epperly, Leah LaBelle, Heather Cox, David Radford, Alaina Alexander, Antonella Barba, Kady Malloy, Luke Menard, Nick Mitchell, Alex Lambert, Lilly Scott, Haeley Vaughn, Karen Rodrigguez, Jim Verraros, EJay Day, Matthew Metzger, Constantine Maroulis, Brenna Gethers, Jose Penala, Leslie Hunt, Sabrina Sloan, AJ Tabaldo, Asia'h Epperson, Danny Noriega, Ann Marie Boskovich, John Park, Jermaine Sellers, Ashthon Jones, Elizabeth Letendre, Lisa Leuschner, Marque Lynch, Tiara Purifoy, Susie Vulaca, Katie Webber, Eric Yoder, Edward Boddington, Janay Castine, Travis Tucker, Mario Vazquez, Patrick Hall, Becky O'Donohue, Rickey Minor, Nicholas Pedro, Matt Breitzke, Jesse Langseth, Nathaniel Marshall, Jackie Tohn, Michelle Delamor, Jannell Wheeler, Mark Thompson, Kimberly Caldwell, Clive Davis, Carmen Rasmusen, Rickey Smith, Anthony Fedorov, Scott Savol, Alexis Lopez, Ryan Nikole Parker, Bobby Bennett, Stevie Scott, Stacy Ferguson, Miley Cyrus, Junot Joyner, Robbie Carrico, Alexandrea Lushington, Alaina Whitaker, Jason Yeager, Casey Carlson, Stephen Fowler, Kai Kalama, Kristen McNamara, Joanna Pacitti, Jamar Rogers, Von Smith, Alexander Wagner-Trugman, Tyler Grady, Ashley Rodriguez, Jessica Cunningham, Gwen Stefani, Katy Perry, Julia DeMato, Olivia Newton-John, Barry Manilow, Corey Clark, Alexandra Bachelier, Adriel Herrera, Jamar, Tenia Taylor, Smokey Robinson, Marisa Joy, Charly Lowry, Kara Master, Jonah Moananu, Heather Piccinini, John Preator, Briana Ramirez-Rial, Jesus Roman, Noel Roman, Ashley Thomas, Erskine Walcott, Lisa Wilson, Antonio Wheeler, David Brown, Aloha Mischeaux, Joseph Murena, Celena Rae, Annie Lennox, Ben Stiller, Teri Hatcher, Rudy Cardenas, Amanda Coluccio, Paul Kim, Amy Krebs, Nicole Tranquillo, Amy Jean Davis, Arianna Afsar, Felicia Barton, Kendall Beard, Ricky Braddy, Katrina Darrell, Misha Henson, Brent Keith, Taylor Vaifanua, Stevie Wright, Victoria Beckham, Barry Gibb, Tony Bennett, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jones, Shania Twain, Mary J Blige, Will Young, Jules Sanchez, Christopher Aaron, Kelli Glover, Angela Peel, Quentin Tarantino, Gladys Knight, Ashley Hartman, William Hung, Donna Summer, Nigel Lythgoe, Guy Sebastian, Nicole Tieri, Ben Hausbach, Rachel Zevita, Joely Fisher, Bono, Maroon 5, Camryn Manheim, Jennette McCurdy, Daughtry, Renaldo Lapuz, Alexis Cohen, Colton David Berry, Joanne Borgella, Mariah Carey, Garrett Haley, Natashia Williams, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Furney, Alicia Keys, Slash, Will i Am, Rose Flack, David Osmond, Jeanine Vailes, Joe Munoz, Kimberly Kerbow, Jovany Barreto, Jordan Dorsey, Clint Jun Gamboa, Erika Schiff, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Bon Jovi, Martina McBride, Peter Noone, Lulu, Avril Lavigne, Jewel Kilcher, Gene Simmons, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Carole Bayer Sager, Michael Buble, Shakira, David Foster, Ray Romano, Chris Bandano, Natalie Burge, Khaleef Chiles, Rodesia Eaves, Brad Estrin, Kristin Holt, Jazmin Lowery, Emmy Robbin, Tanesha Ross, Melanie Sanders, Mark Scott, Gil Sinuet, Justinn Waddell, Robin Gibb, Lionel Richie, Diane Warren, Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, J.D. Adams, Rebecca Bond, Samantha Cohen, Equoia Coleman, Frenchie Davis, Meosha Denton, Patrick Forton, Jennifer Fuentes, Louis Gazzara, Charles Grigsby, Hadas, Kimberly Kelsey, Vanessa Olivarez, Bettis Richardson, Jack John Smalley, George Trice, Elton John, Gloria Estefan, Jae Tracie, Judd Harris, Melinda LIra, Sarah Mather, Jared Yates, Antonio Banderas, Jeff Beck, Anthony Fitzgerald, jack Black, Michael Chiklis, Celine Dion, Eric McCormack, Phil Bredesen, Dan Castellaneta, Jarrod Fowler, Denise Jackson, Rachel Jenkins, Sarah Krueger, Perla Meneses, Matt Sato, Jim Carrey, Dane Cook, Rascal Flatts, Sons of Sylvia, Janice Dickinson, Paul Stanley, Kobe Bryant, James Denton, Neil Diamond, Snoop Dogg, Fawn, Jimmy Kimmel, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dolly Parton, Brad Pitt, Ashley Tisdale, Forest Whitaker, Robin Williams, Apl de ap, Lady Gaga, Queen Latifah, Taboo, Frankie Jordan, March Raducci, Randy Travis, Julissa Veloz, Leneshe Young, Rihanna, Josh Sussman, Justin Bieber, Harry Connick Jr, Amanda DeSimone, Bernadette DeSimone, Amedea DiRocco, Cornelius Edwards, Justin Gaston, Orianthi, Larry Platt, Mary Powers, Erica Rhodes, Charity Vance, Vanessa Wolfe, Marc Anthony, kendra Chantelle, Tim Halperin, Brett Loewenstern, Robbie Rosen, Lauren Turner, Stephen Werner, Tatynisa Wilson, Julie Zorrilla, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Ken Warwick, Patrick Lynn, Megan Michaels, Nigel Lythgoe, Katie Fennelly, Ron De Shay, Charles Boyd, Norm Betts, Brian Robinson, Simon Jones, Theo Dimitrious, Simon Lythgoe, Melanie Oberman, David Goffin, Jessica Kelly Toby Gorman, Sam Brenzel, Beth McNamara, Camilla Rahaman, Steven Schillaci, James Breen, Mike Yurchuk, Sarah Kane, Rebecca Dobkowitz, Kathleen Sheets, Clay Wolflick, Tom Brunell, Esther Frank, Jill Schwartz, Robert Gustafson, Charles Boyd, Cambrietta Frierson, Beth Van Dyke, Jerry D'Alessandro, Priya Balachandran, Matthew Watkins, Nikki Boella, Jennifer Bresnan, Billy Cooper, Brian Gadinsky, Mona Grenier, Tarvenia Jones, Andy Meyer, Tim Roddy, Hope Wilson, Jessica Jones, John Eritz, Aaron Weiner, James Wright, Chris Wagner, Tisha Fein, Nisa Ahmad, Suzie Weis, Dan Sacks, Nicola Gaha, Brent Wilson, Mark Gamsey, Jensen Oliver Moon, Ben Dolenc, Matt Cavanagh, Adam Cooper, Jonathan Hay, Ben Idorn, Pam Niedzwiadek, Nicole Slamer, Stephanie Lydecker, Marc Ambrose, John Bard Manulis, Colby Cote, Cam Frierson, Dean landon, Shawn Clement, Jack Elliot, Matt Vowles, Wes Hambright, Jeremy Sweet, Sean Peden, Jack Messitt, David Rutherford, Narumi Inatsugu, Andy Walmsley, James Yarnell, Steve Bass, Craig Gooder, Wylleen May, Alessandro Fadin, Christine Klages Staley, Chris Wagner, Michelle Baker, Mike Hofferth, Tyson Janisch, Reilly Oliver, Paul Cozzi, Barry Ward, Justin Healy, susana Santiago, Michelle LeTarte, Paula Frank, Melissa Wong, Michael Briggs, Brian Farguharson, Timothy Hamilton, Jenny Stanley, Tina Cannizzaro DeBone, Vicki Ariamal-Preto, Gregg Galfand, Tent Girl, Amy Brumfield, Phillip Phillips, W.T. Thompson, Ashlee Altise, David Leathers, Shane Bruce, Heejun Han, Reed Grimm, Samantha Novacek, Creighton Fraker, Eben Franckewitz, Travis Orlando, Erika Van Pelt, Hallie Day, Jane Carrey, Ali Shields, Ashley Robles, Kyle Crews, Jason "Wolf" Hamlin, Jenni Schick, Richie Law, Haley Smith, Alanna Snare, Shelby Tweten, Angie Zeiderman, Magic Cyclops, Curtis Gray, Tealana Hedgespeth, Jairon Jackson, Phony Vu, Skylar Laine, Pistol Annie, Baylie Brown, Bon Jovi, Kristine Osorio, Alejandro Cazares, Cortez Shaw, Ramiro Garcia, Brittany Zika, Jermaine Jones, Britnee Kellogg, Romeo Diahn, Jessica Phillips, Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlisle, Fenrir, Loki, Ragnarok, Johnny Keyser, Rachelle Lamb, Oliver McCrary, Reis Kloeckner, Ethan Jones, Mark Ingram, Lauren Gray, Richie Law, Colton Dixon, Skylar Laine, Cory Quinones, Gabi Carrubba, Jeremy Rosado, Ariel Sprague, Adam Brock, Angie Ziederman, Erika Van Pelt, Reed Grimm, Eben Franckiewicz, Brielle Von Hugel, Jermaine Jones, DeAndre Brackensick, Curtis Gray, Jessica Phillips, Courtney Williams, Peggi Blu, Heejun Han, Jairon Jackson, Neco Starr, Nick Boddington, Creighton Fraker, Schyler Dixon, Deandre Brackensick, Adam Brock, Colton Dixon, Creighton Fraker, Eben Franckewitz, Reed Grimm, Heejun Han, Joshua Ledet, Chase Likens, Aaron Marcellus, Phillip Phillips, Jeremy Rosado, Hollie Cavanagh, Jennifer Hirsh, Haley Johnsen, Skylar Laine, Shannon Magrane, Jessica Sanchez, Chelsea Sorrell, Elise Testone, Erika Van Pelt, Brielle Von Hugel, Jermaine JonesVidar – The Norse God of Silence, Stealth & Revenge

15 comments

Cancel

Protected by WP Anti Spam
  1. Arrow Does Rock! · October 11, 2012

    Agreed! (though maybe not about the Noble Prize thing)

    This show was waaaay better than I expected.It frankly looked terrible in the preview.

    • Vidar · October 11, 2012

      Arrow Does Rock, have you ever read Mo Yan (the winner of Nobel Prize), Arrow is so much better. Really.

  2. Huckleberry Hound · October 11, 2012

    I wasn’t sold on the idea of yet another comic book remake for CW, but I happened to catch this last night and it was really excellent! I’m not familiar at all with the source material, but I love the grittier Batman Begins feel and the whole island survival plot is reminiscent of those good kids books like Hatchet and The Cay– in the best way.

    One quibble though- So the Green Arrow guy learned complex computer espionage and hacking skills while on a deserted island? WTF was up with that fancy hacking arrow?

  3. John Jack Joe · October 11, 2012

    Im certainly on a different page than you vidar. I have mixed feelings about the pilot- liked few scenes,hated others

    1) hated that it copied Batman Begins

    2) really, NO ONE noticed( not cops or Hunt’s staff) that there was arrow on wall behind desk

    and then he ask himself how did he managed to steal 40$ million dollars from him

    3) they give us more “realistic” Arrow and what we get is skinny bitches and guys pumped on stereoids

    4) driving in car and after he jumps out ( yeah right, I believe that one (sarcasm here)), his guard/driver looks puzzled and checks if he is still in the car or if he somehow got in drivers seat…LOL

    5) more “realistic” Arrow and no one will figure out that Ollie is behind mask,with him spraying/painting green line over his eyes( over and over again,since he needs to take it off fast,when he needs to be Ollie again)….at least to have a mask is more realistic and practical,than to spray/paint “mask”…yeah hood hides part of his face,but at least with mask I believe it is harder to recognize someone

    • Vidar · October 11, 2012

      Nitpicking, man. The show is awesome.

  4. Movie Blogger · October 11, 2012

    I’m going over to watch the stream of it now. The trailers that ran on TV looked amazing. Hopefully it will live up to those.

  5. E. Volve · October 11, 2012

    most boring char in marvel universe, hawkeye, most boring char in dc universe, green arrow, and they choose to make a series of him ? it was a pain to watch through the trailer even, this series wont last…

    he’s like a wannabe ironman, but without anykind of appeal whatsoever

    • JW · October 11, 2012

      You know, you’re a prime example of When Geeks Get Stupidly Pissy For No Goddamn Good Reason. And I do mean “stupidly”.

      Okay, so you’re not interested in it. That’s fine. Nobody says you have to be; that’s the beauty of having a jillian channels plus the internet, you can always find something more to your taste (assuming you like ANYTHING, anyway, which I have to wonder if you do). And you know, maybe you’re right about the relative “boring” nature of the character and the writer of this review is wrong – I wouldn’t know, I haven’t seen it yet myself, so I don’t know if I agree with either of these extreme points of view, or even the GASP middle ground view of “I liked it, but I like other things better”, which, honestly is how I am expecting to react.

      But “this show won’t last”? Did you fail Reading Comprehension? This show literally is the HIGHEST RATED premiere for the CW in the last THREE YEARS.

      Considering this same channel already kept Smallville hanging around for nine years (and considering everything I’ve heard elsewhere indicates this show is better than Smallville)? I don’t think they’re going to kill it anytime soon.

      This show WILL last, at least for the season – on an itty bitty network like the CW, something that starts off to that big of a start compared to EVERYTHING they have done for the PAST THREE YEARS? That’s not dying, not for at least the season. And it’s not a fucking crime for it to be successful just because you aren’t interested in it yourself.

      Jesus. It’s like just because it’s the internet, there’s no such thing as a “moderate” position.

      I love geeky things, but sometimes it’s an effort not to feel like everybody else who does, it’s a fucking entitled asshole.

    • Fraser · October 11, 2012

      haha… the most boring characters? dude you need to broaden your comic horizons.

  6. Tony Clifton · October 11, 2012

    A bit extreme but funny haha. I’ll check it out myself now

  7. Pingback: Arrow – Season 1 – Episode 2 – “Honor Thy Father” | Teleblog With Vidar
  8. Pingback: Arrow – Season 1 – Episode 3 – “Lone Gunman” | Teleblog With Vidar
  9. Pingback: Arrow – Season 1 – Episode 4 – An Innocent Man | Teleblog With Vidar
  10. Pingback: Arrow – Season 1 – Episode 5 – Damaged | Teleblog With Vidar
  11. Fraser · October 11, 2012

    I love how some people don’t like this. To me this is how GA is meant to be. He doesn’t have SM/CL’s morals. This show isn’t boring, it has multiple character arc’s, the flash backs are amazing, the glimpses we have had of Olivers training with Wilson on the island have been awesome. If i had any issues with it, it wold be his amazing computer skills. Felicity Smoak should’ve been introduced at the start as a member of his team. Other than that the show is incredible.