Arrow 

Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.

Creators:

Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg

Stars:

Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey

11 wins & 42 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Stephen Amell	...	Oliver Queen / ... 139 episodes, 2012-2018
David Ramsey	...	John Diggle / ... 138 episodes, 2012-2018
Paul Blackthorne	...	Quentin Lance 138 episodes, 2012-2018
Willa Holland	...	Thea Queen / ... 135 episodes, 2012-2018
Emily Bett Rickards	...	Felicity Smoak / ... 132 episodes, 2012-2018
Katie Cassidy	...	Laurel Lance / ... 121 episodes, 2012-2018
Colton Haynes	...	Roy Harper / ... 78 episodes, 2013-2018
John Barrowman	...	Malcolm Merlyn / ... 66 episodes, 2012-2017
Echo Kellum	...	Curtis Holt / ... 57 episodes, 2015-2018

Storyline

Oliver Queen and his father are lost at sea when their luxury yacht sinks, apparently in a storm. His father dies, but Oliver survives for five years on an uncharted island and eventually returns home. But he wasn't alone on the island where he learned not only how to fight and survive but also of his father's corruption and unscrupulous business dealings. He returns to civilization a changed man, determined to put things right. He disguises himself with the hood of one of his mysterious island mentors, arms himself with a bow and sets about hunting down the men and women who have corrupted his city.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | archer | based on comic book | arrow | crime fighter | 

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Taglines:

A city's saviors (Season 3)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

CW Network [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Стрела

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The exterior shot of the police headquarters is actually the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.

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Goofs

In the promotional picture for the series it shows a shirtless Oliver. The scars from his time on the island are visible, but there is no tattoo. During the series Oliver has a tattoo on his chest, a tattoo that plays an important role in at least one episode (1x03 "Lone Gunmen") and has been visible in every other episode.

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Quotes

Prometheus: You're not a hero - you're a killer. And I'm going to show you that. I'm going to show you how everything you touch dies.

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros shield is colored green and behind it there are arrows flying.

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Connections

Referenced in Play It Again, Dick: Episode #1.1 (2014)

User Reviews

Marc Guggenheim strikes again

Season 3 was mediocre, but season 4 has a huge drop in quality (shoutout to Marc "Franchise Slaughterer" Guggenheim). If you are a fan of the series, do yourself a favor and stop watching. The Flash is really hitting it's stride if you're desperate for CW superhero shows. This season of Arrow is just a crudely stitched together collection of tumblr fanfics.

The characters have lost any real personality, and just serve to move the plot forward (this season is plagued by writers using half- baked concepts to push the "plot" forward by brute force). They frequently make decisions that defy any form of logic as well as any character traits of note. Any development that the characters have made in the past seasons has just disappeared, seemingly because they oppose Guggenheim's Mary Sue couple. Also it would be a misconception to think that the villain is the basis of any overarching plot. He's just a side note to said couple. Really this season seems to lack any direction whatsoever. It's like the writers are giving up on trying to provide any cohesive story. And to make it worse, while they could look back to some of the source material for some good ideas, they spit in its face in favor of their own rambling mess.

As a side-note, I feel that the length of this show has been a huge detractor from the start. Even in it's glory days, the seasons probably could have been trimmed in half or lower and tell the same story. A lot of the time on this show is wasted on silly stuff, and could it could be a huge improvement to trim down the story to something more concise and save more for the effects budget.

But honestly, is nobody in the studio checking up on them? Was this really looked at and approved by real people in the entertainment business? It boggles my mind that this could make it to air on such a well known show.

The CW's superhero shows have always been aimed at a more "teeny" audience, but at the levels that Guggenheim has taken it to, it seems like he would be better off writing those fanfics and letting someone with moderate respect for the story's integrity take over. I love the actors in this and wish them the best, but the only hope I can see for this show is to retcon this season and get a fresh team of writers because this may be the biggest train wreck I have ever witnessed make the air.