THIS BLOG POST IS FOR "ARROW" SEASON 8 EPISODE 09. TITLED "GREEN ARROW AND THE CANARIES" AS WELL AS EPISODE 10 "FADEOUT" If you have not seen the episode, and do not want to see or read possible spoilers about it prior to seeing it, do not continue reading the article or viewing the photos below. . . . last warning . . PLEASE NOTE - Photo limits are in place for website use/social media posts. PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW GUIDELINES POSTED HERE. I will not be responsible for your ignorance. If I file a takedown notice on you, it really is on you for not educating yourself. If you are confused on how many you can post, ASK FIRST, and I will let you know. **NOTE - Marc Guggenheim, the former show runner of the show claims this scene is for episode 809. So Take note this scene COULD be for episode 809. UPDATED TITLE - This scene WAS IN FACT for 809 Yesterday I caught Arrow filming in a place fans are somewhat familiar with. Arrow had a rare location shoot for their 10th, and final episode of season 8. THEIR FINAL SEASON. This shoot was in Crab Park in Vancouver. Of course, this was more than just any ordinary shoot too. This would officially be the LAST day of filming for the 8th, and final season of the show that would launch an entire universe, known as the Arrowverse, and essentially help launch the superhero genre of shows that now populate so many parts of the TV & streaming world. On this night, I first found the crew back where they were just two nights earlier. In the far corner of Crab Park, a place they had been at other times throughout the past. For this night, they were doing scenes where the recently unveiled Oliver Queen statue is in Star City. As opposed to that nights shoot, there was little to no cast here on this evenings shoot. The only cast i am 100% certain of is Katherine McNamara was there as Mia Smoak shooting scenes. It SEEMS a guy is with her in the scene. It COULD be Ben Lewis as William Clayton, but in the photos I have of the scene, and my vision make me unsure of that. During the evening, I also saw a woman with darker hair, and a dark jacket on set. I am unsure if it is a character, or simply a stand in for Mia. I watched her do enough takes that I felt like they actually were filming scenes of this woman however. But I could not come up with a clear identity if it was. Later they seemed to shoot a scene where Mia & the man stand near the statue, and are looking in its general direction. A bit later, they shot a scene where just Mia seemed to be in the scene, and she walks toward the statue at a hurried pace. Shortly after that, a round of applause went out as crews often do when a cast member wraps. It was the end of the night for Katherine (and if any other cast were there, them too). I made an eager effort to go and try to get near the statue to get a pic of it before they took it down, but they were fast. They had the actual statue removed in mere seconds, and if there was any plates on the bottom piece, they too seemed to be removed by the time I made it in there just a few moments later. As crew were leaving the location I got 1 final autograph ever from someone on an Arrow set, as Katherine McNamara signed for me as she left for the final time. EVERYTHING BELOW HERE IS FOR EPISODE 10. DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU ARE HERE JUST TO SEE EPISODE 9 PHOTOS, AND DO NOT WANT TO SEE EPISODE 10 PHOTOS OR READ ABOUT IT. After the crew wrapped the statue location, they moved out to the street. This was the scenes I was expecting when I went down there that night. But I got a bit more than I expected. I went there thinking I would see a car leaving or coming into Star City past the "entering/leaving Star City" signs they have used in this location many times. I joked with someone the other day that for a city as large as Star City, they do seem to only have 1 way in & out, as they always use the same road. They first did a scene with a motorbike being ridden by a darker haired woman. It was not an actor, it was a stunt team driver. But her hair would have been done to depict whoever it was supposed to be. So it sort of limits the choices down to very few. At first i thought maybe Dinah Drake? But then after talking with someone, they suggested maybe Thea Queen? In either case, since there was no scene with an actual actor, and the stunt person never had the helmet off in the shoot, its hard to know certainly who it is. After that scene was shot, they did one with a Tesla driving up & down the street a couple times. I didnt know when I was shooting it, and only noticed when I got home & saw it on my computer screen. But if you look closely, the license plate looks futuristic..... so is this a scene for "future Star City"? They did a few takes of this car driving up & down the street, before director James Bamford, and the cast & crew of Arrow officially, WRAPPED (sorry Marc Guggenheim that no one told you when it actually was wrapping). There was 1 constant throughout the two scenes that I guess I sort of didnt really point out, and it is frankly why I titled this whole blog as "major spoiler". They drive by a street sign. That sign reads "Oliver Queen Memorial Drive". Unlike the statue, the signed stayed up for about 5 minutes after they wrapped, so I was able to gee a couple photos of it, before a crew member went across the street, pulled it down and started disassembling it.... and just like that, there was evidence they had even filmed a scene with that sign there. When I have a bit of time, I will work on a wrap up blog post about the entire filming of the show from my first encounter with them during episode 2 of season 1, to this very final night of filming. I also have another set of photos from this episode from 2 nights earlier at the same location for a different scene HERE Arrow season 8 will conclude in January on The CW in the U.S. If you want to see Crisis On Infinite Earths shooting, I have a blog sections specifically for that event HERE For other behind the scene blog posts of Arrow go HERE For Arrow autographs gallery go HERE
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THIS BLOG POST IS FOR "ARROW" SEASON 8 EPISODE 1 titled "Starling City". If you have not seen the episode, and do not want to see or read possible spoilers about it prior to seeing it, do not continue reading the article or viewing the photos below. . . . last warning . . PLEASE NOTE - Photo limits are in place for website use/social media posts. PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW GUIDELINES POSTED HERE. I will not be responsible for your ignorance. If I file a takedown notice on you, it really is on you for not educating yourself. If you are confused on how many you can post, ASK FIRST, and I will let you know. Yesterday I caught Arrow filming in a new studio that is literally known as "The Fortress". I hd been there a couple times in the past, but was unaware of why shows were using it so much,as I assumed it was just some business building that they were using for a day. But instead, it is 1 of the new crop of little 1 off studios across the Lower Mainland that has popped up in the past few years. This former bank has the structural integrity to withstand some of the film industries more tougher stunts to pull off, as I was told yesterday while there, they have even crashed a helicopter into the roof of it. On this day, the Arrow cast and crew were using it for scenes for their 1st episode of their last season. Obviously because of the fact everything was shot inside this structure, nothing about the specific scenes is known. But some things are known about who was there. Through out the morning & early afternoon, and late evening (I left for a few hours after lunch break) a variety of cast were seen by myself. Stephen Amell was walking to & from the set in half of his Green Arrow costume, and stopped to meet fans several times throughout the day. I also saw Rick Gonzalez at lunch, and briefly got to meet Katherime McNamara for my first time at a set. But the "I wasnt expecting to see you so soon" moment of the day came as former Arrow star, turned Chicago Med star, now back for quick drop in on Arrow, Colin Donnell. An article had come out just a couple hours before seeing him saying he would be back, and lo & behold there he was. But Tommy Merlyn looked a little different than the one we used to know, sporting a full beard. Oh that reminds me, 1 other thing I saw that I can not quite put my finger on what it means yet is... during lunch 2 stunt men in Green Arrow attire came out, 1 looking like how Oliver did, the other, had a big fake black beard on. make of that what you want. I have theories, but I wont post theories here. We also saw a blond girl go in at one point that seemed to be wearing a mask. The person that was there with me when they went in thought it could be Katie Cassidy, and I was unable to confirm if it was her or not, but you can try to judge for yourself by the pics I added below. That said, I did hear two people for the cast referenced by crew while I was there. Katie Cassidy being one, the other was "Josh" who could be Josh Segarra, as he was also announced as returning in the same article as Colin was mentioned in. When I returned later. Some fans were now there, and they pieced together to us what they had seen while we were gone. The only actors they had seen while we were gone were Stephen again, aaaaaaand John Barrowman? Now I was not there to confirm if what they say tey saw is a fact, but the fan I was talking to was well versed in his Arrowverse knowledge, so I feel confident he was not mistaken. Could the returns for Colin, Josh and others be Crisis On Infinite Earths related? I guess we will have to wait and see. At the end of the evening, we saw 3 cast leave as Andrea Sixtos, Joseph David Jones and Katherine McNamara all left together, and shortly behind them we saw the director of the episode, James Bamford also leave. Arrow season 8 will premiere in October on The CW in the U.S. For other behind the scene blog posts of Arrow go HERE For Arrow autographs gallery go HERE THIS BLOG POST IS FOR "ARROW" SEASON 7 EPISODE 22 titled "You Have Saved This City". If you have not seen the episode, and do not want to see or read possible spoilers about it prior to seeing it, do not continue reading the article or viewing the photos below. . . . last warning . . PLEASE NOTE - New Photo limits are in place for website use/social media posts. PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW GUIDELINES POSTED HERE. I will not be responsible for your ignorance. If I file a takedown notice on you, it really is on you for not educating yourself. If you are confused on how many you can post, ASK FIRST, and I will let you know. Yesterday I caught Arrow waaayyyyy up in North Vancouver on a rare out of the downtown location for me to check out. With the sad announcement recently that Arrow is ending next season, and the all too rare chances to see Arrow on location in the past couple years since they have built up their studio sets so much. I felt I should take the chance and check it out. This location is one that will have a lot of the fandoms most vocal minority screeching in excitement and horror.....because they were at the house that we saw in the flash forward scene back during Star City 2040 episode where Felicity Smoak gives birth to Mia Smoak. While I was there, there was no filming that was visible to the public. It was all either in the house, or contained in the back part of the houses yard. I DO know though that Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smaok, and LaMonica Garrett as The Monitor were on set, and PROBABLY (speculation only, I dont know it to be a fact) all filmed together based on how long they all were in there for. Shortly before I left, they were setting up things in the back yard, including a target practice board. I added a couple photos of that as well. Also added 1 photo with no zoom on so you could get an idea of what exactly I had to shoot through for any of you whining about the quality. My camera LOVES focusing on pointless tree branches. On instagram, Emily stated this was her last day filming on the show. After 7 seasons, Emily is leaving the show to seemingly try her hand at theatre, as she takes a role in an Off Broadway production of Reborning (which I saw here last summer, and she was actually really good in it, and it was a pretty good play.... if you have the chance in New York, I'd recommend seeing it if you are into dark comedies). Why The Monitor was at the couples hideaway? Let the speculation begin. Oh also.... what about that episode title? The 7th season is still filming, and will wrap later this week. Since I had no other post to really put them in, I added a couple photos I got at the season 7 wrap party last week with Katherine McNamara (Mia Smoak) and Sea Shimooka (Emiko Queen), as a bonus. Arrow begins their season 7 stretch run with a return on Monday, at a new time (9 PM Eastern/Pacific, 8 PM Central) on The CW, after a few weeks off. For other behind the scene blog posts of Arrow go HERE For Arrow autographs gallery go HERE |
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