ARROW

So today I mentioned on Twitter that I would like to write a BOP episode of ARROW and forty bagillion people responded, mostly very enthusiastically, but a few pretty firmly against the idea…”I watch ARROW for Green Arrow, hon, get your OWN series”-type things. Which is fine.

So there’s some confusion.  I keep saying I haven’t watched ARROW. But routinely, I get asked about a million ARROW questions a day, even things like casting questions, which I REALLY don’t know anything about because I don’t follow Hollywood at all and don’t know any actors or actresses. This is true. When I go grocery shopping, all the celebrities on the covers of the magazines, I have NO IDEA who they are. Not a clue. It’s funny how quickly not watching broadcast television puts you out of that loop.

So I always say I’m an expert on ARROW because it makes me laugh. But the truth is, I haven’t seen any episode of ARROW since the first one. I haven’t seen any of the other recent comics series except two episodes of Constantine, which I enjoyed, and the King Shark Flash, which I REALLY enjoyed (he’s a shark).

It’s true. I haven’t watched it.

BUT I have nothing at all against it. Some friends work on the show, they have put in several kind nods towards me and my work, I like the casting I have seen, and I have no expectations that they will follow the comics, that’s not their job.

That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like to write a BOP episode. I don’t care about my resume, it’s not that, it’s that I love the BOP characters and writing a film version of them again, animated or live action, is always very appealing, even if they are very different versions. When I wrote for JLU, Huntress and Canary (who love each other in the comics) had to hate each other in the show. I dug it. It’s just an alternate version.

IF I wrote an episode, and they haven’t asked me but I’ve been told it comes up a LOT, I would spend a week getting caught up and learning the intricacies of the show first. I don’t mess around when it comes to that stuff.

But it was really just an idle thought, I love the Boppers, I know that Canary and Huntress are very different on that show, but I think there’s always fun to be had if you bring passion and intensity to a gig. 

TV is not my goal as a writer, film is not my goal. But I have enjoyed the things I’ve written primarily because it’s fun to hear talented actors bringing their skills to my stories. That really makes me feel awe. 

Anyway, it’s true. I haven’t seen Arrow beyond the pilot. But if the opportunity came up, I would do my best to make the girl characters awesome.  

That’s all. :)