The hit series ARROW returns on The CW tonight, and to prep for that check out four interviews from our San Diego Comic-Con trip. We got a chance to speak with actors Paul Blackthorne (Quentin Lance) and David Ramsey (John Diggle), actress Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity Smoak), and executive producer Wendy Mericle. You can see those interviews below. In many ways ARROW sort of paved the way for some of the other superhero TV shows we’re getting now. While it followed SMALLVILLE, it was one of the first DC Comics adaptations in many years to really show the comic book side of its characters successfully. As the series enters its fourth season, it’s helped spawn other DC/WB television shows like THE FLASH, iZOMBIE, GOTHAM, and very soon SUPERGIRL. It stands to reason had ARROW not been a hit, we may have never seen these other entries. Sadly, I missed seeing Stephen Amell at the press line, which was a bummer as I’ve moderated a few Q&A sessions with him at conventions, and he’s always a great guy to talk to. My thanks to Jeni DeFeo for shooting these, and the fine folks at WBTV for including us. Check out the interviews below and look for ARROW‘s return on Wednesday night this week!
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
