Season 5.5 Edition – CW Seed’s Vixen (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST167

Season 5.5 Edition – CW Seed’s Vixen (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) ST167 Episode: Vixen: The Movie (Vixen Seasons 1 and 2) Air Date:CW SEED: Season 1 - 6 episodes - original air date: August 25 - September 29, 2015; Season 2 - 6 episodes - original air date: October 13 - November 18, 2016 Movie originally released digitally on May 8, 2017 and on Blu-ray and DVD May 23, 2017 CW aired the movie on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Directors:James Tucker http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1131680/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1 4x Legion of Super Heroes | 5x Static Shock | 5x Batman Beyond Curt Geda http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311435/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr2 Vixen: The Movie | 8x Beware the Batman | 10x Batman Beyond Writers:Lauren Certo http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6359496/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1 3x Flash Nolan Dunbar http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4445335/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr2 1x Arrow (Broken Hearts) Brian Ford Sullivan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6893205/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr3 11x Arrow Wendy Mericle http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1355890/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr4 Showrunner on Arrow Keto Shimizu http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2582956/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 6x Legends | 11x Arrow | 1x Flash Sarah Tarkoff http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3582666/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6 6x Arrow Promo: http://comicbook.com/2017/08/26/vixen-animated-series-to-premiere-as-movie-on-the-cw/ The Vixen Animated Movie Ratings Were Low And It Doesn’t Matter (02 Sept 2017) https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/09/02/the-vixen-animated-movie-ratings-were-low-and-it-doesnt-matter/ On Wednesday night, last week, The CW aired the Vixen movie and the ratings were very poor. How poor? Less than 700,000 viewers tuned in.This was not the premiere of a new project. And this is a series that started up 2 years ago for free on the CWSeed website and then had a second season. What was the overall themefor this movie? What was the link to the episodes name?Introduction of VixenIntroduction of Kuasa, her sister, who will be on Legends next seasonFight scenes and stunts - Main onesArrow and Flash chaseMari uses cheetah and camouflageMari learns she can flyMari and KuasaMari poisoned to release totemSpirits in totem help Mari defeat sisterMari knocks Kuasaout; poisons Kuasa with spiderMari against smugglersMari has better control of animal spiritsLots of punching and kickingCesar the Gorilla helps MariBig Detroit FightMari loses against Eshu; goes to Zambesi and gets sisterKuasagets water totem; fights Mari; Mari starts to lose fight; Black Canary and Atom come and subdu Kuasa and convince her to fight Eshu Fire fights Water; Eshukills KuasaTeam fights Eshu; Canary and Atom fall; Mari aloneGets Eshuto river; underwater fightMari smashes totemOther fightsMari either faces Stormtrooper-trained henchmen or her animal spirits know how to dodge bullets on a consistent basisFavorite totems: cheetah, snake, elephant, gorilla, hawk, rhinoUse totem, punch, kick, flip, repeat Mari McCabe / Vixen (MegalynEchikunwoke)Been away from Detroit for 4 yearsDiscovers necklace’s power when attacked outside jail (stabbed guy with pen)Loved by foster family; curious about her originRuns from Arrow and Flash because she thinks they want to capture her and take her awayHot temper; fights a lotWorked at zoo to help her understand the spirits of animalsNever see her work on her fashion; the one dress we see is a basic purple strapless number any first-year fashion student can do (the woman in red behind her at party had a more interesting dress)Being Vixen has helped her find purposeGranddaughter of Amaya Kuasa(Anika Noni Rose)Mari’s sisterBelieves the totem should be hersSees herself as the protector of Zambesi Kidnaps Mari; spider venomWeakened after fightKeeps water totem for herself, but comes back and fightsDiesGranddaughter of Amaya; will be Legends villain in S3Voice actor will not portray Kuasain Legends: Tracy Ifeachor will Professor Adam Macalester (Sean Patrick Thomas) Knower of all things ZambesiTells Mari about totemBetrays Mari to her sister for fundingComes back a year later with the fire totemFinds way to break fire totem in bookChuck McCabe (Neil Flynn)Bails Mari out of jailWants her to be carefulSupportiveLena Vargas (Actor Unknown)Works at zoo; helps Mari understand animalsRescues animals; caught up in smuggling ringGets immunity; dates Chuck againBenatuEshu (Hakeem Kae-Kazim)Warlord who burned Zambesi and killed Mari’s familyWields fire totemBurns Detroit, tells citizens it will end when he gets Mari’s totemUnderwater fight; dies?Felicity Helps Mari steal water totemRay Palmer / The AtomHelps in fight against EshuBlack Canary / Laurel LanceHelps in fight against EshuBarry Allen / The FlashGoes to Detroit to “help” Mari understand her metahuman powersQuippy and funOliver Queen / Green ArrowReluctantly “lets” Mari be a superhero; she has no trainingGreat back-and-forth with Barry (were you and Felicity separated at birth?)Cisco RamonNames Mari “Vixen” because she’s hotThinks she’s a metahumanCalls her in for fight with Weather WizardMartin Stein / FirestormFight with Weather WizardJefferson Jackson / FirestormFight with Weather Wizard ARROW NEWS Arrow Season 6 Features Two-Episode Arc Starring Deathstroke(Date: 06 Sept 2017)Arrow executive producer and co-showrunner Marc Guggenheim revealed that the first half of season 6 will include a “Slade Wilson-centric” story, a two-part episode heavily featuring the high-profile DC Comics antagonist, complete with flashbacks told from Deathstroke’s “We’re doing a cool two-parter where the flashbacks will be from Slade’s perspective,” Guggenheim told Collider, revealing that the episodes will be the fifth and sixth installments of the upcoming season. “It’s very much a Slade-Oliver two-hander.”http://www.cbr.com/arrow-season-6-features-two-episode-arc-starring-deathstroke/Arrow casts Slade Wilson's son (Date: 07 Sept 2017)EW can exclusively reveal that Camp and Lucifer alum Liam Hall has been tapped to play the son of Manu Bennett’s reformed villain, who will appear in the two-part Slade Wilson adventure. Joe Wilson has followed in his father’s footsteps by joining the secret Australian military agency, A.S.I.S. After years of brutal combat, Joe now finds himself in a remote Kasnianprison under the alias, Kane Wolfman, fighting for his life.http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/07/arrow-slade-wilson-son-liam-hall/Colton Haynes Teases 'Arrow' Season 6 Return (Date: 9 Sept 2017)Colton Haynes, who portrayed Roy Harper/Arsenal in the hit The CW series, recently teased a return appearance on his Twitter. After one fan lamented about Roy's absence from the series, Colton confirmed that Roy is "coming back very soon".http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/09/10/arrow-season-6-roy-harper-return-colton-haynes/Spoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Arrow, The Good Place and more (Date: 07 Sept 2017)Each of the villains this season on Arrow is basically matched to someone on the team, like Anatoly with Oliver or Black Siren and Black Canary — and the same can be said of Vigilante. “I know who he is,” Stephen Amell “I’m not going to tell you who he is, but I will tell you Vigilante is a villain, if you want to call him that, for a member of the team as well.”http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/07/spoiler-room-supergirl-arrow-good-place/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_facebook_entertainmentweekly GENERAL DC TV NEWS Legends of Tomorrow adds Courtney Ford as Damien Darhk'sdaughter (Date 31 Aug 2017)Dexter and Parenthood alum Courtney Ford has booked a recurring role on the CW super series as the daughter of Damien Darhk(Neal McDonough), EW has learned exclusively. The actress, who will first appear in episode 305, will play Eleanor, who is smart and cunning with a charming dose of otherworldly creepiness — think Wednesday Addams all grown up. Her innocent looks can be disarming, but it’s all an act. This woman is dangerous with an uncanny ability to manipulate others, and is able to tell people exactly what they want to hear. She’s highly intelligent and is always several moves ahead. Her unique dark talents all stem from the fact that she is Damien Darhk’shttp://ew.com/tv/2017/08/31/legends-tomorrow-courtney-ford-damian-darhk-daughter/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitterSpoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Arrow, The Good Place and more (Date: 07 Sept 2017)Outside of the “Midvale” episode, are we going to see a bigger focus on the Danvers sisters this season on Supergirl? — EP Andrew Kreisbergdropped quite a tease. “Kara and Alex are at the center of it through all four hours [of the upcoming four-way crossover],” Kreisberg “One of the things we’ve been doing a lot this season is getting back to season 1 and really making it Danvers sisters-centric, so a lot of what’s going on this season is Kara and Alex doing things in tandem, and the crossover won’t be any different.”http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/07/spoiler-room-supergirl-arrow-good-place/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_facebook_entertainmentweeklySpoiler Room: Scoop on Supergirl, Arrow, The Good Place and more (Date: 07 Sept 2017)Will Barry and Iris definitely get married this season on The Flash? — Good news: Yes. Bad news: “They are finally going to get married this season and then it’s going to be: Can they stay married with everything that’s coming up against them?” EP Andrew Kreisberghttp://ew.com/tv/2017/09/07/spoiler-room-supergirl-arrow-good-place/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_facebook_entertainmentweeklySUPERGIRL Casts Izabela Vidovic& Olivia Nikkanen As Young Kara & Alex For An Upcoming Flashback Episode (Date: 05 Sept 2017)The CW has announced that Supergirlhas recast the roles of young Alex & Kara for an upcoming flashback-heavy episode of the series. Izabela Vidovic & Olivia Nikkanen have been tapped for the roles. The episode will follow present-day Kara (Melissa Benoist) and Alex (Chyler Leigh) as they embark on a road trip back to their childhood home, where they revisit a high school murder mystery that helped shape the foundation of their relationship. Benoist teases the adventure to come, "You’ll get to see, through the way they interact, how their relationship started when Kara first came to Earth, how it grew, how it became so close and why they’re so close nowadays.”https://www.comicbookmovie.com/tv/dc/supergirl/supergirl-casts-izabela-vidovic-olivia-nikkanen-as-young-kara-alex-for-an-upcoming-flashback-episode-a153646 Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Sunday afternoons 6:00 PM eastern or 5:00 PM Central at www.geeks.live. Join the fun chatroom and interact with the hosts live. Contact us: @StarlingTribune - [email protected] - www.starlingtribune.com - www.facebook.com/starlingtribune - 612-888-CAVE or 612-888-2283. Starling Tribune is proud to be a member of the GonnaGeek network found at GonnaGeek.com. For more geeky podcast visit GonnaGeek.com. aa You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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