Starling Tribune - Season 4.5 Special Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow River Of Time (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) #119

Starling Tribune - Season 4.5 Special Edition – Legends Of Tomorrow River Of Time (A CW Network Arrow Television Show Fan Podcast) The Official Arrow Podcast of the Gonna Geek Network Episode: Season 1, Episode 14 of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow - “River of Time” Air Date: April 28, 2016 on the CW television network, and on CTV up here in Canada Transcript: http://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewtopic.php?f=557&t=27027 IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4952748/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Director: Alice TroughtonThis is the first time we’re seen Alice’s name pop up in the director’s chair, but fans of Galifrey Public Radio may know her from BBC series like Doctor Who, Torchwood, Atlantis and others genre shows on the other side of the pond! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1488618/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1 Berlantiverse: 1x Director LoT “River of Time” | 1x Director Flash “Flashback”Other Director Credits: 2x Doctor Who | 2x Torchwood | 9x Sarah Jane adventures | 5x Atlantis | 3x The Living and the Dead | 13x The Adventures of Merlin ...and many others Writers: Cortney NorrisThe last time Cortney wrote an episode was in Night of the Hawk, but she’s a no stranger to a script - aside from only two writing credits, which include Legends and the Flash, she has a ton of script coordinator creditshttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm5099297/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr5 Berlantiverse: Writer credits - 2x LoT | 1x FlashScript Coordinator credits: 1x Flash | 13x Tomorrow People | 13x Finder | 13x Mad Men and others Anderson MackenzieWe’ve seen Anderson on one other episode this season, and she’s another great example of relative newcomers to writing getting a chance to break into the industryhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm6406162/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr6 Legends of Tomorrow: 2x writer credits “Marooned” and “River of Time”Other credits: 19x Scorpion as assistant to executive producer Nicholas Wootton, whose credits include 45ep as EP of Scorpion, 22ep EP of Chuck, 21ep Producer on Prison Break, 62ep as EP of NYPD Blue and others… Anderson has definitely had the opportunity to work with a powerhouse in the industry. Weekly Ratings Rating: Episode 14 - 1.63 (May 5th, 2016) - down from 1.86 the preceding week! May 2016 Monday 2 May 2016 Supergirl No episode Season 1 ended April 18th Tuesday 3 May 2016 The Flash Ep 2.20 Rating 3.34 "Rupture" With Barry powerless the team rigs a hologram of the Flash to stop crime. Wednesday 4 May 2016 Arrow Ep 4.20 Rating 2.07 "Genesis" Darhk returns to H.I.V.E. Oliver meets an immortal shaman, Fortuna & learns magic. Thursday 5 May 2016 Legends Ep 1.14 Rating 1.63 "River of Time" Rip decides to take the captured Savage to the Time Masters Friday 6 May 2016 Constantine No episode Season 1 ended February 13th Links for Other Shows Arrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arrow_episodes#Season_4_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Flash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Flash_episodes#Season_2_.282015.E2.80.9316.29 Supergirl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)#Episodes Episode # Episode Title Episode Air Date Rating 1 Pilot, Part 1 21-Jan-16 3.21 2 Pilot, Part 2 28-Jan-16 2.89 3 Blood Ties 4-Feb-16 2.32 4 White Knights 7-Feb-16 2.39 5 Fail-Safe 18-Feb-16 2.25 6 Star City 2046 25-Feb-16 2.47 7 Marooned 3-Mar-16 2.28 8 Night of the Hawk 10-Mar-16 2.01 9 Left Behind 31-Mar-16 1.97 10 Progeny 7-Apr-16 1.88 11 The Magnificent Eight 12-Apr-16 1.98 12 Last Refuge 21-Apr-16 1.78 13 Leviathan 28-Apr-16 1.86 14 River of Time 5-May-16 1.63 15 Destiny 12-May-16 1.89 16 Legendary 19-May-16 1.85 What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name “River of Time” They are stuck in the time streamCharacters flashbacksRecurring theme of Time still wanting to happenFight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts Ray and Savage fightSavage and Carter against Kendra, Ray, Snart, and MickTime Travel: Share your thoughts Stuck in the time streamCharacter flashbacksNo actual time travel - just going to the Vanishing PointJackson is sent back to 2016 on jumpship, but we don’t see him arriveRip Hunter Sent Jax on a Suicide mission to fix shipRate on scale of 1 to 10Needs Sara and Stein’s help to navigate the ship so he can sit in the chair and push that leverVandal Savage Savage thinks he’s saving the world“I have held dozens of my children” quote“You may be a time master, but I’m a master of time…”“How’s your sister Lauren” - Savage is the master manipulatorThe Atom - Ray Palmer Identified future tech - allowing the time masters to undo Savage’s damageHeart to heart with Savage - happy in the past with Kendra - kinda creepyWhite Canary - Sara Lance We’ve thrown in with Captain who cares more about himself than about his crewLearns how to navigate and pilot a complex time ship on the flyHawkgirl - Kendra Saunders Picture of Aldus, their son - don’t you think that’s weird.Drama with RayKicks Savage’s butt after Carter is stabbed (again!)Hawkman - Carter Hall Still a douche when brainwashed when in cuffs.Gets memory back when Kendra is chokedGets stabbed again, but livesCaptain Cold - Leonard Snart Doesn’t like Savage on board; plan was to kill himWants to leave with Mick on the jumpshipTell Sara they need to hideHeatwave - Mick Rory Love going through all the future snacksWants to leave with SnartNot fazed when getting arrested againFirestorm - Professor Martin Stein Learns how to navigate a complex time ship on the flyAsks Savage for help for JacksonSends Jackson back to 2016 on jumpship to save his life w/o telling anyoneFirestorm - Jefferson Jackson Blast of chronometric energyRip has a lot of faith that Jax can fix a complex time drive on the flyAges rapidly so has to be sent back to 2016Waverider/Gideon Rip runs her too hard; she tried to warn himHas an upset tone - No, I can’t save Jackson, Rip, you dumb dumb EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS: Season 1 Episode 14 “River of Time” (Date: 05 May 2016)Article:http://comicbook.com/dc/2016/05/06/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-things-you-might-have-missed-in-river-of/ Rob Roy Reference:Rob Roy Macgregor, who provided Rip with some 17th Century Scotch, is a well known historical figure...and he was also played by Liam Neeson, who played Ra's al Ghul in the Dark Knight Trilogy.You showed a caveman fire:Savage explains that once he figured out time travel existed, he knew he had to master it. Funny, becuase in the comics vandal savage was a caveman.Jitters Reference:Jitters, of course, is the name of the coffee house in Central City where characters like Iris West and Kendra Saunders used to work.Temporal Radiation:The effects of being bombarded with chronal/temporal energy being rapid aging isn't unprecedented. In fact, in the comics it recently happened to Rip Hunter's father, Booster Gold.Hot Wheels reference:We talked about this one during the Arrow season. Ray calls Felicity Hot Wheels right before he leaves on the mission.General Order 52:Hey, a “52” reference… whaddayaknow?WWII novelty pen:Unrevealed, but the producers have teased Sgt. Rock, a popular DC comics soldier characterJax is roofied:Jax has a habit of getting roofied... ARROW NEWS: Arrow: David Meunier Cast As Ishmael Gregor in Season 5 (Date: 30 Aug 2016) * Meunier will play Ishmael Gregor, the slick and intimidating Pakhan (“Godfather”) of the Bratva. * In the comics, Gregor was a Russian crime boss who craved the magical abilities of the demon Sabbac; however, Arrow will explore his more earthly ambitions. * Meunier is best known for his role as Johnny Crowder on FX’s JustifiedLink:http://deadline.com/2016/08/arrow-david-meunier-cast-ishmael-gregor-season-5-the-cw-1201810579/Arrow: Thea makes date plans in exclusive season 4 deleted scene (Date: 30 Aug 2016) In the clip from the episode “Blood Debts,” Thea is hounded by the press, but she is pulled away by Alex [aka Intern Booty Call - our addition]Link: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/30/arrow-season-4-deleted-scene-theaArrow unveils new villain Prometheus in season 5 photos (Date: 30 Aug 2016) * Photos have been released of the mysterious new baddie Prometheus (his face is covered, he’s wearing black leather, and he carries a bow), of Thea in her Speedy attire, and of Ollie facing off against more bad guys * Does not look like the purple clad villain from the comicsLink:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/30/arrow-season-5-photosVideo:Arrow: Wendy Mericle expands on Ollie’s role in Season 5 (Date: 31 Aug 2016) * In a recent interview for TVLine Wendy Mericle expanded on what we already knew about Season 5 re: recruiting and training a new team * “He appreciates more the significance of being a teacher and what that means. In terms of this universe of martial arts and fighting and training people and what that means, he’s learning there’s value in being a mentor.”Link:http://www.cbr.com/oliver-learns-the-value-of-mentoring-in-arrow-s5/ DC TV NEWS Legends: Legends of Tomorrow Promo: Sara Beds a Queen, Albert Einstein Kidnapped (Date: 1 Sept 2016) CW promo for season 2 shows Sara telling Rip that a queen seduced her, the team plots to kidnap Einstein (Mick calls him a “pig”), and Rip notes that no one listens to him. The show premieres Oct. 13th Link:http://tvline.com/2016/09/01/legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-promo-video-sara-seduces-queen/Link2:http://www.superherohype.com/news/381029-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-tv-spot-features-stargirl-and-reverse-flashFlash: Flash cast collaborate on short film: the Letter Carrier (Date: 27 Aug 2016) * The film was funded by kickstarter (raised $79K - $29K over the initial goal of $50K) * The film was written, co-directed and with songs by Jesse L. Martin who plays Detective Joe West on the Flash. * The co-director is Rick Cosnett who played Eddie Thawne, * The musical arrangements were done by Carlos Valdez who plays Cisco Ramon * All three were producers along with Patrick Sabongui who plays Captain David Singh. Link:http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/08/29/the-flash-cast-join-together-to-make-the-letter-carrier/ Video: https://youtu.be/zC5n0eCcF38Flash: Take a deep dive into the Flashpoint universe with new pics from Flash Season 3 (Date: 31 Aug 2016) CW has released a lot of pics from Season 3. Included are pictures of Barry as the Flash with Kid Flash, Barry’s parents alive and happy, and a bearded Eobard Thawne in a cell Link: http://www.blastr.com/2016-8-31/take-deep-dive-flashpoint-universe-new-pics-flash-season-3?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=57c8508204d30141b79d56a1&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebookVideo:Flash: Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Flash, Once, Nashville, Bates Motel, Supernatural, Bones, Stranger Things, and More (Date: 31 Aug 2016) When asked if certain characters can come back to The Flash because of Flashpoint, co-showrunner Todd Helbing, said, “There are different characters that you will see, some [that have] passed.” He also added that there is “a lot of Easter egg stuff that’s a lot of fun” Link:http://tvline.com/2016/08/31/nashville-connie-britton-season-5-rayna-dies-spoilers/ Video:Flash: Draco Malfoy Has A Love/Hate Relationship w/ Barry (Date: 31 Aug 2016) *Tom Felton's Julian Dorn Has A Love/Hate Relationship With Barry Allen *We know very little about Tom Felton's (Harry Potter) role on The Flash, but the actor has now provided a little more background on his CSI, Julian Dorn, and his relationship with Barry Link:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/the_flash/the-flash-tom-feltons-julian-dorn-has-a-love-hate-relationship-with-a144915 Video:Supergirl: Supergirl casts Superman villain Metallo (Date: 30 Aug 2016) Frederick Schmidt will play Metallo, one of Superman’s oldest foes. When international assassin John Corben is badly injured after fighting Supergirl and Superman, he is reborn by a shadow organization into the Kryptonite-powered supervillain Metallo Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/30/supergirl-metallo-season-2Video:Supergirl: American Ninja Warrior: See Jessie Graff’s epic Stage 1 finish (Date: 30 Aug 2016) Jessie Graff, a stuntwoman on Supergirl, became the first woman to ever complete the punishing Stage 1 course in Las Vegas. In fact, she finished in fourth place overall. The Ninja Warrior finals continue next week. Link:http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/30/ninja-warrior-jessie-graffs-stage-1-videoVideo:Report: Black Lightning DC superhero series in works from Greg Berlanti, Mara Brock, and Salim Akil (Date: 1 Sept 2016) It seems Berlanti has partnered with The Game and Being Mary Jane creator Mara Brock and her husband Salim Akil for Black Lightning, a drama series based on the DC character created by Tony Isabella with Trevor Von Eeden. Black Lightning centers on Jefferson Pierce, who hung up his secret identity, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he’ll be pulled back into the fight Link:http://deadline.com/2016/09/black-lightning-dc-superhero-series-greg-berlanti-mara-brock-akil-salim-akil-1201811892/ GREEN ARROW COMICS & TOY NEWS DC reports 12 million Rebirth issues ‘shipped’ this summer (Date: 31 Aug 2016) DC’s Rebirth did very well this summer. Nearly 12 million comic books shipped this summer. A total of 11 issues exceeded 200,000 units shipped, and additional 60-plus issues shipped more than 100,000 copies each, and 21 issues have gone back to print multiple times. The flagship book, Geoff Johns’ DC Universe: Rebirth Special, recently went back to press a fifth time and has sold nearly 350,000 copies.Link:http://www.newsarama.com/30846-dc-reports-12-million-rebirth-issues-sold-this-summer.htmlVideo:DC signs Green Arrow artist to exclusive contract (Date: 31 Aug 2016) * DC Entertainment has just signed international artists Robson Rocha and Otto Schmidt to exclusive deals * Siberian-born Otto Schmidt now resides on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and is currently doing all cover and interior work — including pencils, inks and colors — on “Green Arrow,” written by Benjamin Percy. * Rotated off the book after Issue #2 and Juan Ferrera took over, but it looks like he’s coming back!Link:http://www.cbr.com/dc-signs-robson-rocha-and-otto-schmidt-to-exclusive-deals/ FEEDBACK NEXT EPISODE Promo for Next Week: Legends Of Tomorrow - “Destiny” Article:http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/legends_of_tomorrow/legends-of-tomorrow-season-1-episode-15-promo-destiny-a141351 Video:https://youtu.be/OzYh4SkPnFo Episode: “Destiny” [Season 1 Episode 15] Air Date: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 Summary: Being in the vicinity of the Time Masters leaves Rip and Rory incredibly disturbed for very different reasons. Meanwhile, Sara takes over the Waverider, Kendra is reunited with Carter and Snart decides he might be a hero after all. Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1069989/?ref_=tt_ov_dr Writers: No “writer” creditStory by: Marc GuggenheimTeleplay by: Phil Klemmer & Chris Fedak IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4952748/?ref_=tt_ep_nx Join The Starling Tribune each week as we stream live on Thursday nights at 9:00 PM eastern or 8:00 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. You can find us on iTunes under ''Starling Tribune." We are very thankful for all of our positive iTunes reviews. 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