"The FLASH" Season 3, official thread
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Green Arrow, The Flash, the Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl will not be acquiring another superfriend in the foreseeable future.
“We weren’t expecting to have four [superhero shows] this season,” The CW president Mark Pedowitz told TVLine on Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, referring to the Girl of Steel’s arrival. “Supergirl came thanks to the parent company [CBS] bringing it over to the CW — ‘I said where can I sign up?’ — so at this time, there are no real discussions about any [additional] superhero characters.”
Pedowitz did leave the door open a crack, though, saying that if a peripheral character on an existing series “pops,” you “reexamine the situation. But at this time there are no discussions” — save for the just-announced animated CW seed seriesFreedom Fighters: The Ray, which in success a la Vixen could result in a live-action version of that yet-to-be-cast character visiting a CW show.
Other topics covered during the CW boss’ TCA appearance:
* Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and Supernatural all have 22-episode orders, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is back for 13 and Legends Season 2 currently has a 13-episode order which could grow. Returning midseason shows The Originals, The 100 and iZombie will be back for 13 episodes each, while Reign may get as many as 16.
* Asked to justify the renewal of low-rated Reign, Pedowitz said, “I like the idea of three queens.”
* Pedowitz admitted, “We made some mistakes” with Season 1 of Legends of Tomorrow. “We think this year we will correct it.”
* Pedowitz is under no illusion that Supergirl will pull the audience it did on a major broadcast network, but anticipates “it will probably be our No. 1 or No. 2 show” behind The Flash.
* Coming off Rachel Bloom’s TCA Award win, Pedowitz again touted Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jane the Virgin as “quality programs,” adding that he hopes the former gets a (needed) viewership bump as the result of Netflix catch-ups.
* Asked for the status of the Friday the 13th series the CW had eyeballed as a possible pilot, Pedowitz said, “We are not developing it at this time.” Similarly, the dystopian take on Little Women is not moving forward. A small-screen version of The Notebook, meanwhile, is seeking new writers.
Additionally, a first look poster for Legends of Tomorrow‘s Vixen aka Amaya Jiwe (played by Maisie Richardson-Sellers) was released prior to The CW’s TCA arrival:
The masterminds behind The CW superhero shows Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl andLegends of Tomorrow unleashed a litany of announcements — a musical crossover! casting news! — during the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Thursday.
“One of the characters [on the four series] is going to be coming out,” executive producer Andrew Kreisberg revealed. EP Greg Berlanti added that it will be a “significant character.” (All signs are pointing to… Supergirl‘s *spoiler*!)
Other highlights from the session:
* New Supergirl series-regular Chris Wood will be playing Mon-El, who is in the Season 1 finale’s pod. Supergirl has also added Sharon Leal (Grimm, Hellcats) as Miss Martian.
* Legends of Tomorrow will introduce Lance Henriksen (Millennium) as Justice Society of America member Obsidian in Episode 5 of Season 2.
* In addition to Dr. Alchemy, The Flash‘s other Big Bad for Season 3 will be the speedster Savitar.
* “This is the last year of flashbacks” on Arrow, which will move to Russia, EP Marc Guggenheim confirmed. “It’s going to involve Oliver’s introduction into the Bratva. He’s basically recruited into this criminal organization. In the present day, he has recruits of his own. He’s a trainee in the past and a trainer in the present.”
* Speaking about whether actors from the other DC shows will appear in the Flash/Supergirl musical crossover, Berlanti acknowledged it was a possibility. “There’s a lot of time travel shows this year,” he said. “There’s only one time travel show where Victor Garber will be singing ‘Edelweiss’ to a bunch of Nazis. That is happening on [Legends].”
* Kevin Smith will direct an episode of Supergirl and another Flash installment.
Atsym Sknyfs
Superstar
see they made ms martain black...
Clark Wayne
Superstar
Not even surprising when you think about it. Both Flash and Supergirl were on the show Glee. Plus Jesse Martin can sing as well.A musical crossover?
The dude who runs all the superhero shows is a gay dude so I was expecting it sooner or later.
Flash Paradox lasting only one episode is like only getting a sip of Juice
It's not one episode. That dude is trippin
THE FLASH: According To CW President, Barry's Flashpoint Arc Will Only Last "A Couple Of Episodes"
At the Television Critics Association press tour, The CW president Mark Pedowitz revealed to the audience the length of Barry's journey into the alternate Flashpoint timeline, teasing that "The Flashpoint exercise is only for a couple episodes before it comes back in" (presumably back into the original timeline). He doesn't say much more, likely saving it for the show's panel later today.
With the show set to co-host an epic four-part crossover event with its DC TV sister shows -Supergirl, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow - sometime before the winter hiatus, it wasn't a stretch to assume the Flashpoint arc would be completed before the event took place and/or be resolved during the crossover itself. Not much is currently known about how The Flashplans on tackling Flashpoint, but a couple things we do know are that Wally West will be taking on the Kid Flash mantle, the Reverse Flash will return, and the Mirror Master is set to make his debut.
THE FLASH: According To CW President, Barry's Flashpoint Arc Will Only Last "A Couple Of Episodes"
If they are doing this then they need to hire Neil Patrick Harris to bring the Music Meister to live-action.A musical crossover?
Atsym Sknyfs
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dabestkeptsecret
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Im a little more hopeful about this. They need him to take over arrow. If he cam get it back to being dark and grimey like angel
Ironman
#Knickstape
Currently watching season 5 on netflix this week
They need him to take over arrow. If he cam get it back to being dark and grimey like angel
I missed the banter between Angel and Spike man
Sidenote did you know Steven DeKnight same guy that worked on Daredevil season 1 was a part of this show?I wouldn't mind Marc getting booted for the gawd Whedon to bring Arrow back to Angel s1 crime/drama action levels
Dillah810
Flat Girther
Musical Crossver? Really? 
Norrin Radd
To me, my board!
I thought the same thing. This the kinda shyt they save for the seventh or eighth seasonsMusical Crossver? Really?