Arrow (season 1)

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The first season of the American action television series Arrow was aired on October 10, 2012 at 20:00 (ET) at The CW, which consists of a total of 23 episodes after the network commands the full season on October 22, 2012. The series is based on characters DC Comics, Green Arrow, a costume crime fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. The showrunners for the season are Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg.

The first season follows Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), playboy billionaire Starling City, who spent five years stranded on a mysterious island. Upon his return to Starling City, he reunited with his mother, Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson), his sister, Thea Queen (Willa Holland), and his friend, Tommy Merlyn (Colin Donnell). Oliver rekindled his relationship, while spending his nights chasing and occasionally killing criminals as hooded criminals. He unveils the conspiracy of Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman) to destroy "The Glades", the poorer part of the city that has been hit by evil. John Diggle (David Ramsey) and Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) helped Oliver in his crusade. Oliver also reconnect with his ex-girlfriend, Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy), who is still angry over his role in the death of his alleged sister. The first season also featured a flashback to Oliver's time on the island, and how it changed him.

The first season is generally well received by critics, and averages 3.68 million viewers each week. Amell's portrayal of Oliver Queen/Arrow draws a comparison with Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games , while the season itself is still found to seek its own identity. The season will continue to win several awards, including twenty-one nominations in various categories. The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 17, 2013.

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Transmission and character

Primary

• Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/The Hood
• Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance
• Colin Donnell as Tommy Merlyn
• David Ramsey as John Diggle
• Willa Holland as Thea Queen
• Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen
• Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance

Repeats

Guest

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Episode

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Production

On January 12, 2012, The CW is preparing a new series centered around the Green Arrow character, developed by Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. A week later, the series, now known as Arrow, was ordered for the pilot, directed by David Nutter, who also directed the pilot for Smallville, the series following Clark Kent on his way to Superman. At the end of the month, Stephen Amell plays a role in the titular role of Oliver Queen. When developing the series, producer Marc Guggenheim stated that the creative team wanted to "map their own direction, [their] destiny," and avoid direct connections to Smallville , featuring Green itself Arrow/Oliver Queen ( Justin Hartley), chose to portray a new actor in the role of Oliver Queen. In contrast to Smallville , this series did not initially feature heroes and super-powered criminals. On the other hand, the creative still drawing inspiration from Smallville , as one of the main themes of Arrow is to "see humanity" from Oliver Queen, like Smallville has done with Clark Kent. The decision not to include superpowers, in part, is based on the desire of executives to look realistically in the characters of the universe. The series is given full season pickup on October 22, 2012.

This series develops triangular relationships: some love triangles, others are designed to capture characters in a "philosophical debate". Kreisberg gives one example: "Every week Oliver will face the bad guy, but the fact is, his bitter enemy is Detective Lance, who tries to take him to court. [...] His daughter will be caught in the middle, because he loves and respects his father, and he always believe in what he believes, but at the same time, he will see the dark urban legends out there who actually do a lot of good things, the kind of goodness he wants to do in his role as a legal aid lawyer. "Learning from previous experience works on television, the producers worked early to identify the main story arc for the series, especially the first season, including "charting" how to achieve it. Taking inspiration from Christopher Nolan's movie series Batman , the creative team decided to "put it all down" and "not hold" from episode to episode.

The team seeks to incorporate various DC Comics characters and aspects of the DC universe. Guggenheim quotes Big Belly Burger, a restaurant franchise introduced in the Superman comic, which appeared in the third episode and beyond. Kreisberg said, "There are so many characters in the DC Universe who have not got their rights on TV and movies.We are excited to get on the [DC comics] list and pick up some of these lesser-known characters loved by fans, and do spin on our characters. "

Casting

On 31 January 2012 Stephen Amell became the first actor to cast, having previously appeared in other CW dramas such as The Vampire Diaries and 90210. The fans' reactions to the Amell castin were mixed up, with many fans wanting Justin Hartley to repeat his role from Smallville. Amell was one of the first actors to audition for Oliver Queen's role, and Kreisberg felt that he "hit the target from scratch" and "other people just paled in comparison." Arrow pilot script ' was the first Amell auditioned during the trial season, after receiving many scripts at the beginning of the year. Producer Marc Guggenheim stated that the creative team wanted to "map their own direction, [their] fate," and avoid direct connections to Smallville, which featured Green Arrow/Oliver Queen himself photographed by Hartley. Instead, they chose to portray a new actor in a titular role. Amell, already in the condition of Rent-a-Goalie, performed physical fitness training at Tempest Freerunning Academy from Reseda, California. He received archery training as well, including watching videos of how archery had been shown inaccurately or poorly on television and movies before learning the basics of shooting bows. For Amell, the appeal of the Queen is that she sees several roles attached to the same character: "There is the usual Queen of playboys: the Queen of the wounded heroine, the Reflecting Queen of Sorrow, the Queen of the Beloved, the Queen of Action Men, and so on."

A week later, David Ramsey plays the original character of John Diggle, named by Green Arrow: Year One author Andy Diggle. Ramsey enjoys the fact that he does not have to worry about matching comic books. This allows him to "just take [his character], and run it". On February 14, 2012 Susanna Thompson plays the role of Queen Moira. The next day, Katie Cassidy and Willa Holland were announced to play Laurel Lance and Thea Queen, respectively. Laurel Lance is a lawyer and Oliver's ex-girlfriend, named Dinah Laurel Lance, who "may or may not end up being Black Canary with time". Cassidy says he is interested in performances by Berlanti, Nutter, Kreisberg, and Guggenheim, which he calls smart, creative, and tense. The character of Hollands is described as "Oliver celebutante sister who tests the boundaries of acceptable behavior". She is based partly on Mia Dearden's character, shares her middle name, uses Mia as an alias in Season 3 and picks up the "Speedy" codename at the end of season 3. Then. Brian Markinson was cast as the guest villain of Adam Hunt, described as "Hunt was a corrupt businessman who tore up some people - a behavior that has received attention from Dinah Laurel Lance and his CNRI Company ". On February 21, 2012, Colin Donnell plays the role of Tommy Merlyn, named after the main enemy of Green Arrow, Merlyn. She is described as "Oliver's best friend," a trustafarian playboy who thinks a good time will roll again now after Oliver returns, just to learn Oliver is a changed man. " On March 2, 2012, Paul Blackthorne and Jamey Sheridan served as Quentin Lance and Robert Queen, the father of Laurel and Oliver, with Blackthorne becoming the last regular cast member to cast. Jacqueline MacInnes Wood plays Sara Lance, Laurel's sister, for the pilot. However, when the character returns in the second season, Wood is replaced by Caity Lotz.

Filming

Production on the pilot begins in March 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This series has two different time lines, which require more specific planning in the filming schedule. Filming for island flashbacks takes place in Vancouver's Whytecliff Park area, near beachfront homes. The production team is responsible for keeping the building from being outside the frame of the camera. In addition, producer Marc Guggenheim found a difficult process: "Stephen [Amell] has to wear a wig, and his appearance has to be changed... there are many.Actually very ambitious to do this flashback every week, every single episode.Because like Andrew [ Kreisberg] say, it's almost like the show itself. "Hatley Castle, located on Royal Roads University is used for exterior shots for the Queen's home. Hatley Castle has previously been used as Luthor's ancestral home in Smallville . The Vancouver Terminal City Ironworks Complex doubles as an exterior for Queen Industrial, Inc., where Oliver prepares hiding places and then his club, Verdant. It has also been used on several other occasions, such as the warehouse where Oliver and Tommy were abducted in pilot episodes, or operational bases for the Chinese Triad in episode 108 "Vendetta".

The filming for the rest of the season starts on July 18, 2012 and is completed on April 18, 2013.

Costume

The realistic approach to this series includes the costume design for Oliver's persona made by Colleen Atwood. According to Amell, it's important that the lawsuit works, and the best way he knows for it is if he can put on his own costume: "If I can wear it myself, I think people will buy. And that is our idea.That's our world. actually is Nike Frees, which is rather cool.This is skin and tight and aggressive, but I can move in. People will love it. "David Nutter, director of the pilot episode, said that" We create a trustworthy realm where Oliver Queen can do great things.Colen Atwood's great work on the Arrow costume reflects that effort. "

Music

To compose a score for Arrow , executive producer Greg Berlanti invites Blake Neely, with whom he first worked with Everwood , Neely makes a score that combines electronic gestures and orchestras, varies between themes action and romantic. Lieutenant told Neely the series will be dark, and the music should also be good. After reading the pilot's script, Neely goes to start writing his own. According to Neely, "Of course, Oliver has his main theme but also sub-themes for many layers of his character.He and Laurel have the theme of love.Mother has a theme for Undertaking.All bad guys have a theme, makes it sad for me when one of them dies So I try not to stick to the bad guy theme Diggle has a theme Even the island itself has a theme. "The soundtrack was released on September 17, 2013. It was composed by Blake Neely.

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Reception

Critical response

Season one received good reviews, with Metacritic scores of 73 out of 100, based on reviews from 25 critics, making it the highest CW show in five years. Review the aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes calculates 86% approval ratings, based on 35 reviews, for the first season. The consensus of the site reads: "CW nailed the target with Arrow , a comic-book series useful from cinematic action sequences, powerful plots, and interesting characters."

Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times called the series an eye-catching setup with display quality, describing Amell as "a poster boy (no doubt literally) for Katniss Everdeen's set." Brian Lowry at Variety described the series as "handsome but rigid substitute for Batman who can benefit from sharper executions." In reviewing the last episode of season 1, Alasdair Wilkins from The A.V. Club gives the overall season a B rating, noting that the show "has not quite found it all, but has some prominent episodes."

Ratings

The Arrow 'episode attracted 4.14 million viewers, making it the most watched CW television show of every show on every night in three years, and The CW's most inaugural series much watched since The Vampire Diaries in 2009. In the second episode, Arrow became the only new network drama in the 2012-13 season to maintain its ranking in both 18- 34 and adults 18-49 from the premier to the second week. The first season ended in 130th place, with an average audience of 3.68 million. In Australia, the premier receives 1.32 million viewers, making it the third most watched show on the network that night. English broadcasting is the highest airing of the week on Sky 1, with 1.85 million viewers. In Canada, the first episode gets 1.32 million viewers, making it the fourth most-watched show of the night and twenty-three weeks.

Accolades

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Home media

Arrow: Season 1 was released as a 5-disc DVD set and as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo 9-disc set on September 17, 2013 in the United States and 23 September 2013 in the United Kingdom. The DVD/Blu-ray set includes additional features, including the creation of featurettes, deleted scenes, gag reels, and highlights of Paley Fest 2012.

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References

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