"Arrow" showrunners, star discuss Huntress,
Villains & John Barrowman's Mystery Character
As the recent promotional push for Arrow has
been telling us, the new CW show is not your average superhero story.
In fact, Oliver Queen isn't technically a superhero at all.
The series' protagonist doesn't have superpowers, his enemies don’t have
supernatural abilities and his weapon is a bow and arrow. But that's exactly
the type of superhero story showrunners Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg and
Greg Berlanti want to tell.
Comic Book Resources was invited to attend an Arrow press event at DC Comics' Los Angeles headquarters where
Guggenheim, Kreisberg, leading man Stephen Amell and DC Entertainment's Chief
Creative Officer Geoff Johns were on hand to answer questions about the debut
season of Arrow. One thing they all drove home repeatedly is that
the show is grounded in reality to make it accessible to all audience members.
"We want everybody to like this show," Kreisberg
explained. "If you've never picked up a comic book, if you have no idea
who the Green Arrow is, you have no idea what DC Comics is, you can watch this
show, come into this show and really enjoy it. And yet, if you are a huge fan
of the comics and Green Arrow, you see enough of the DNA in the comic books and
enough of what makes the comic book special."
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John Barrowman and The Krankies launch their 'Jack and the
Beanstalk' panto
The trio have teamed up three years on the trot for the
annual pantomime at the SECC Clyde Auditorium – and they were in hilarious form
as they suited up to promote their latest show.
John Barrowman and The Krankies will be appearing this
Christmas in Jack and the Beanstalk – with Barrowman taking the leading role of
Jack, and The Krankies playing Farmer Trot and Jimmy Trot.
Barrowman and The Krankies took some time out to pose for
the press, with Daisy the pantomime cow in tow.
Referencing the infamous swinging “scandal” last year, as
they were taking direction from photographers Ian from The Krankies joked:
“Slip his chopper between your fingers – where have I heard that before?”
Special effects will feature heavily in the latest
production, with brand-new surprises including a 3D Giant, and a journey
through the giant’s castle.
The three stars of the show were joined by children with
Down’s syndrome who receive support from Down’s Syndrome Scotland, one of
John’s chosen charities.
Jack and the Beanstalk runs at SECC Clyde Auditorium from
Saturday December 15 to Sunday January 6, 2013.
Tickets, priced from £12.00, can be booked on 0844 395 4000
or online at
www.ticketSOUP.com.
Video: John Barrowman and The Krankies launch Glasgow
pantomime
John
– star of Torchwood, Desperate Housewives and Tonight’s the Night –
will anchor the event and was one of a number of high-profile
guests attending the awards in Central London on Thursday (18
October). 
