101 Facts About Arrow

greetings [ __ ] and welcome to this brooding and bullseye piercing edition of 101 facts I'm Sam and today I'm here to talk about the TV sensation about a man who obsessively can't stop thinking about that time he was stuck in an island nope not this guy or this guy all this wait what was that no I'm talking arrow but how many DC Easter eggs are lurking within the show what connects ro with Doctor Who Bruce Springsteen and Kevin from the office can we go one video just one video without me being compared to that stampy guy or Liam Neeson cuz this is getting ridiculous now two out of three those questions are going to be answered so buckle up because mother factors you have failed this city just kidding you haven't loved you guys this is 101 facts about arrow number one in case you thought this video is about one of these bad boys in ain't no arrow is a TV show that's been airing on a TV channel fa'inna namely the CW and has been on earth since the apocalyptic year of 2012 number two arrow follows a story of Oliver Queen Yas Queen a character from the realm of DC Comics who was originally known as green arrow yeah I know confusing isn't it adding a random color to the front but stick with me here number three Oliver Queen can apparently shoot 29 arrows in under a minute just in case you were doubting his expertise number four the show has been running for five seasons and over 100 episodes now since 2012 in that time it's been nominated for over 50 awards including plenty the mr. arrow himself Stephen Amell number 5 it's also started a universe yeah that's right how many universes have you started likely affectionately known as the air over the series acted as a springboard from which other syriza's could blossom woops mixed up I'm a supporter base fictional universe now includes other properties including the flashbacks and legends of tomorrow Supergirl Sothis and the flash wait did I say the flash twice damn it Barry always screwing with the timeline number 6 anyway more on him later let's focus on Queenie boy for now on other Queens first appearance in the world ever was in more fun Comics number 73 in 1941 created by Mort Weisinger and George Pat number 7 the green arrow was initially based on a 1940 serial no not like kind of Sara Lee absolute hit Clive it was called the Green Archer not the Green Arrow and it was based on a novel named well of the Green Archer written by Edgar Wallace in 1923 Magritte in the green archer a mysteriously masked man is stealing stuff from evil billionaire Abel Bellamy and his big Castle stealing from the rich with a Polaroid place it though number 9 in the world of comic books the Green Arrow's a member of the Justice League of America and has been since 1961 along with several other DC heroes like Wonder Woman and Martin Manhunter and all those Batman and Superman Guide to number 10 yes by the way I'm sure you've noticed he's kind of similar to old Hawkeye from the Marvel camp but who came first come on enough of that well Green Arrow didn't buy quite some margin he debuted in 1941 whereas old Clint Barton also known as Hawkeye first appeared on the scene in 1964 so that's one point to kwikki last clean animal phone canonic dancer number 11 as well as being able to shoot arrows very tremendously well indeed Green Arrow is very well disciplined in martial arts such as Carly Wing Chun Oh Jitsu and [ __ ] numbers 5 and that's not all this special abilities either nope siree Bob apparently the Green Arrow's chili is the hottest chilli on the planet it also tastes very nice apparently here's the recipe maybe stop amido on the man who finds oxygen a bit so still miss hung I bet it's not as good of cabins anyway number 13 Batman himself called it a foul scorched taste in 2038 but I've only Batman and Green Arrow himself or the only ones you could eat it without writhing in pain yep back 13 and with this deep already but you didn't think would get this weird this quick number 14 even though we frequently see him paired up with the flash on the old telly box all in fact green arrow is actually most use being paired with fellow emerald comrade Green Lantern he often appeared by his side and they also even had their own emerald colored comics together number 50 it was actually very socially conscious comic which done with a lot of political issues at the time including racism and pollution according to some comic historians Lanzon Inara was supposed to have different political views Green Lantern was a big fan of rules give me the Legion to his precious Lantern Corps whereas Green Arrow was more of an anti-establishment liberal radical number 16 like all good superheroes Green Arrow also had a sidekick named speedy also known as Roy Harper jr. which south of the name of a green grocer rather than a superhero Roy also goes on to be known as Arsenal and red arrow to rule hichy number 17 on the show Roy's paid by Colton Haynes which in itself is actually a pretty good superhero name Coulson used to model for Abercrombie and Fitch and sometimes nicknamed Abercrombie from the program itself number 18 Speedy's had a bit of a rough ride over the years especially in the Apple mentioned Green Lantern Green Arrow comics in a comic art Kohn as snow birds don't fly Harper Antony Rob's Oliver Queen to fund his drug addiction number 90 this arc was actually a pretty big deal in comics history as it was when DC started to deal with more controversial and mature themes it also came out just after the comics code Authority had been rewritten after a similar drug addiction story in spite of our number 96 number 20 it also wonder Shazam award in 1971 for best individual story answer that DC also got a letter from the mayor of New York praising the story to number 21 later in 2005 another character took up the mantle of speedy named Mia Dearden created by all-round declawed dude Kevin Smith if you think Roy had a tough time of it poor boy Mia was the victim of a child prostitution ring with an abusive father yep they went that dark number 22 in fact Mia is notable in the world of comics because she's one of the only characters in the history of the genre to be HIV positive number 23 Green Arrow's first arch-nemesis evils bullseye a bad guy he dressed up like a clown nope not the Joker or the obscure 80s British TV show and no not the bean balls Oh from that terrible Ben Affleck daredevil movie clips hopefully have been complicated just come up with a new name number 24 although has not appeared in the TV show yet anyway Isis later archenemy dark Archer also known as Arthur King or Malcolm Merlyn has been featured heavily since season 1 number 25 some people have pointed out that Golden Age Green Arrow has a lot of similarities to Batman after all he had an arrow signal a clown villain and worked from the arrow cave you can see what similar Gaddafi however wising a denies that he based his character off The Dark Knight number 26 Oliver Queen's origin story has actually changed over the years in the original comics he got his beginnings as an archaeologist Indiana jones-style who worked alongside a Native American servants to find the lost city of gold it was Roy a PA speedy who had been stuck on a desert island which is of note become number 27 his origin story was rewritten to have Queens shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and he was forced to learn to use a bow like his childhood hero Robin Hood to survive if this sounds familiar to you that's because that's the origin in the TV show number 28 of course he can't just fire your plain ass regular Joe arrows all the time Green Arrow has used a series are pretty sick as the kids say souped-up arrows over the years these include a mind-reading arrow a boxing glove arrow and the maximum overkill an atomic warhead arrow when could that possibly be useful number 29 several trick arrows have made it onto the TV show including a tear gas arrow a magnet the arrow and yes the boxing-glove arrow still no sign of the nuclear one though yet though who knows finales coming up soon number 30 arrows aren't the only tech the archer has employed neither I mean he can't exciting ride arrows get from A to B but hey how cool would that be he also has a narrow car and an aeroplane it really likes the arrow thing isn't it number 31 the arrow TV show came out of the gate strong getting over 4 million people to tune into season 1 premiere this was the most-watched TV episodes at the station the CW had in three years number 32 the first season was also highly praised by critics who clearly loved the multitude of bad guys ailing Starling city you failed this city you have failed this city receiving a rating of 73 out of 100 on Metacritic and reaching 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes number 3 K arrow is set in Starling city but for obvious reasons such as parking permits being real [ __ ] there and also private entities fictional it isn't shot there most of the filming takes place in Vancouver Canada which is real and I'm sure the parking is great number 34 the city skyline showing throughout the show isn't of Vancouver there's actually a mix mash of real-life other cities these include Frankfurt Philadelphia Tokyo Norwich and Boston okay maybe not Norwich it is a fine City number 35 despite being on a TV show called arrow all about the character Green Arrow the name Green Arrow isn't use until the second series number 36 that's I mentioned earlier Oliver Queen is played by Canadian actor Stephen Amell Amell has also previously appeared in small roles in co-signs 90210 and The Vampire Diaries number 37 he's also appeared on True Blood wow he must love vampires we're dia Nazis v actor on the show to appear in a superhero TV series some others are featured an x-men and spider-man as well as the daredevil Netflix show another 38 ml has 30 was attracted to the roll vial of a Queen's various sides and facets in fact he even said he sees it as four different roles yeah four different roles in about 1,000 different muscles tone to a point I didn't know was possible I mean my lord look at that number 39 ml has now spent so much time pulling the archer that now he claims he has a nervous tic when he's not holding a bow which must be almost all the time in his personal life right I mean well I hope so anyway it must be debilitating the poor guarding number 40 in a season 1 episode called damaged Queen finds himself in jail whoopsy is prisoner number 399 471 is also the next color code to the shade of green his food is wow those are some artistic prison guards number 41 Oliver Queen's Club which are here isn't the best place to find a lover it's called the Verdon verdant literally means green by the way not Freight cover that is it mind you I'm just surprises are called the arrow at this point nor meaning of life are no fans will know that Queen has a big tattoo on his chest however that tattoo was actually removed from the covers of the arrow DVD and blue-ray for some reason number 43 Oliver Queen's digs are pretty sweet sand no I don't mean new Diggle I mean his house in fact it's so nice that Lex Luthor and the x-men have also lived there sort of the building that they shoot in is featured in Smallville as Lucis castle and debut school for gifted youngsters in the x-men movie number thathe speaking of superhero connections Brandon Ralph plays Adam on the show a hero who can shrink all tiny like an ant-man rather spacious superhero before namely Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns as well as one of the evil exes in Scott Pilgrim vs. the world not really a superhero I starts that My lordy that movie it to correct number 45 John Diggle was an original character created for the show however he's proved so popular he has since been added to the comic books he also now rocks this helmet taken that look Diggle number 46 the character John Diggle on the TV show is named after the comic book writer Andy Diggle who wrote the comic Green Arrow year 1 which was a main source of inspiration for the show number 47 there's also the other love of arrows life Felicity Smoak they even have a ship name which means the name of two people together as one you know like sama feh for example their name is Alisa T which sounds more like a law firm to me but hey whatever floats your boat at number 48 felicity first appeared in DC Comics in the 1980s but not with Green Arrow at all but rather with firestorm more on that hothead later kind of more about the legend tomorrow later but number 49 Felicity was meant to be a one-off character in season 1 episode 3 but Warner Brothers and Stephen Amell like Emily BETT Rickards so much they decided to keep her wrong ah you know sometimes goes by the name overwatch no dammit not that one Clive lordy Lordy number 50 singer queen is Oliver sister in the series played by wheeler Holland SIA is typically another character made for the series although she sort of inspired by Mia Dearden and she does end up taking the name speedy number 51 SIA doesn't have HIV nor was she a child prostitutes but she was resurrected by the Lazarus Pit and it's strike by bloodlust a lot of the time so man being a speediest the new 52 Roy Harper the original speedy also appears in the arrow TV series 2 however when he suits up he goes from the name Arsenal instead hashtag a beggar out football joke Nanda 53i Rose character of Roy has a phobia of needles which is a sneaky reference with comic counterparts drug addiction number 34 the show was originally intended to present a more realistic version of superheroes by featuring only heroes without powers except the power to kick ass am i right anyway that kind of fell apart when the flash started zipping around all metahuman dad was not number 35 the TV show has also includes two comics in their depiction of Green Arrow the new 52 version of the character has lost most of his bright green costume to look more like the TV character and his dark emerald in mocha number 56 season 2 of arrow features Deathstroke or Slade Wilson and the big bat in the comics Deathstroke is more a villain of basket of all the men Batman and it even defeated him in hand-to-hand combat suspecting something number 57 in the show Slade Wilson was stuck on the same island as Oliver was the fact that Queen was a castaway and that his only friend was Wilson serves as a nice nod to the famous Tom Hanks film the terminal all know what no my sorry castaway even-even all you can see the funny part I'm trapped on an island and my only friend is named Lawson so number 58 Harley Quinn makes a cameo from behind in Suicide Squad and no not the movie she's even voiced by Tara Strong who performs Quinn's vocals in the Batman Arkham game series and voiced her very first appearance in Batman the Animated Series number 59 if Starling city's police force ever seen one equipped to deal with a crime it's probably because that she would be dipping into a book or two I say this because the exterior of the police station is actually the Los Angeles Public Library number sixty arrow actors John Barrowman and Alex Kingston have both been dr. su companions theremin was Captain Jack Harkness and Kingston was River Song number 61 the character of Barry Allen first appears in the 8th episode of arrow second season comic book fans will recognize Barry Allen as the police scientist he becomes the flash this was intended to be a soft launch of the potential flash series which evidently worked number 62 Barry was able to run so fast as he run away into his own TV show that's how it works called the flash this is the beginning of that universe that I was on about earlier actually as Oliver Queen also appears in several episodes of the flash - number 6 three at the same time of the beginning of barrows third season green arrow and the flash both repeatedly appear in another spin-off show named vixen so that's another show that Samia reversed - even though it's animated Nintendo 64 Batman villain Ra's al Ghul has also appeared on the show since season 3 played by Matt Nabal but the role was almost dips into the Lazarus Pit and revived by Liam Neeson if you I don't look like and who also took on the role in the Dark Knight trilogy which would make the Nolan verse and the air over the same verse all by Lord Lovat excite rather ghouls deadly chums the League of Assassins also appear in the dark like movies and arrow too although it's called the League of Shadows over in Gotham City performance number six six apparently the title of most arrow episodes is fokin at some point during the episode itself probably explains titles like the last radius and a felicity want to make some smoky clean loft okay maybe not that second number 67 on top of that in another quirky little coincidence the penultimate episode of every season is named after a Bruce Springsteen song Springsteen has released 18 studio albums there's no risk of running up front as anytime soon looking forward to the episode where Queen and Diggle are dancing in the dark number 68 the fourth series of arrow was the first to received mixed reviews with the show falling to 45 percent on Rotten Tomatoes audience score number 69 Oh Green Arrow's enemies often his own self thundered oh well kinda green arrow villain damien darhk's played by Neal McDonough on the TV show Madonna has actually also boys green arrow in a number of DC cartoons he's also in Captain America the First Avenger too and you look like Matt Damon he's got it going on number 70 during the show spitting Lee named policeman Quentin Lance often reports crimes as Delta Charlie 52 this is a phonetic alphabet using reference to DC's comic book reboots the new 52 number 71 every season of arrow opens with Ollie running outdoors with gay abandon for instance in the first two he's running for a forest in the third he sneaking through bushes and the fall starts of him talking in a path number 72 green arrow also appears in DC smashing up game injustice gods among us rather unfairly being beating the [ __ ] out of so more powerful characters there's also a special Stephen Amell skin and voice packs that a character in the game to number 73 actors Paul Blackthorne and Alex Kingston both play American characters despite being British almost like they're actors or something however Katrina law who plays a character in mr. with a British accent is actually American number 74 the villain prometheus and now I don't mean incredibly mediocre movie it's played by Joss Sagara when his voice is all scrambled up by its mask though the vocals are done by Michael Dorn better known as Worf from Star Trek number 75 the cities of blood Haven and coast city are occasionally mentioned in the show - one of which sounds far far nicer than the other one in the comics these places are home to the heroes Nightwing and Green Lantern respectively number 36 arrows old comic books body cream London also gets another subtle nod when Ferris air is mentioned this fictional airline is a that is in United and be the one Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern used to fly for number 77 arrow has also tackled the issue of gun violence and mass shootings in America in its episode spectre of the gun this is also an episode title of the ogee science fiction show Star Trek though I don't think they're about the same thing number 78 arrow has made heavy use of flashbacks over the years but it's been teased that future episodes may use flash forwards to fall sexy I look forward to flash forwarding to me watching those episodes that doesn't make any sense number 79 IRA creator Mortimer wising er also created superhero who is now desperate to taken seriously Aquaman its first appearance within more fun Comics number 73 along with the Green Arrow who knows a new era vers spin-off could lie under the sea awkward is much number eight in adventure comics body one in 1941 it's revealed Superboy's in fact the person who persuaded a young Oliver Queen is classic to first pick up a bow and arrow thanks Supes number 81 because he is the most accurate and quickest shot in the DC Universe it's been speculated that he is indeed metahuman which means he's more than human no super-powered probably true thing is he apparently never misses well even if not Ollie I think it just super number 82 he's so super in fact that in the Dark Knight Returns Batman comic art he's able to find his bow and arrow with just one arm Wow now there is a party trick number 83 he uses this bow to basically help that man to beat Superman in this comic - by firing a kryptonite arrow at him then like in Batman V Superman ready but sphere but less Martha number G for green arrow got a gritty comic all to himself in 1987 writer Mike Grell gave the character more realistic surroundings it took away two superpowers and many with trick arrows number 85 Oliver Queen isn't the only Green Arrow though oh no siree whatever your name is Green Arrow sacrifices his life after throwing himself in front of a bomb that could have destroyed metropolis in Green Arrow number 100 the mantle is then taken up again by his son Connor Hawke number 86 the name Connor Hawke does pop up in the arrow TV series but it's a name adopted by the son of Diggle not folliver the operators to bring our own a potential future in the 2040s he also appears in legend of tomorrow number 87 oh yeah actually that reminds me another arrowverse show was also launched from arrow named legends of tomorrow Oliver Queen himself even appears in its first season a Wow Stephen Amell is a busy guy number 88 all the arrowverse shows crossed over regularly with each other and Supergirl which is also on the CW but isn't a kind of different universe or something re probably bothered the timelines to oblivion again somehow so it's confusing number 89 this includes the series spanning episode hopping invasion events in which team arrow team flash team legend dancing Supergirl all like aliens ha ha ha yep remember when I said earlier that Arabs must be grounded and realistic yeah number 90 Arroyo has also crossed over would Constantine the show all about DC demon buster John Constantine but after it was canceled this was a one-time deal apparently and Matt Ryan's company probably won't be appearing again anytime soon number Gnostic movement was one oh yeah by the way just in case you were worried about old only being dead from like five facts ago or something this being comics he of course wasn't or isn't anymore in fact that all-round heat lord dude Kevin Smith who I mentioned earlier resurrected him in the series quiver except without a soul a keen greeting really sir hey number 92 speaking of things that sound depressing Black Canary like canary also known as Dinah Lance is a vigilante he's been casually dating Oliver Queen since the 16th the pair shared an ongoing series 20 2007 2010 and in 2007 the couple married are number 93 but their wedding isn't so romantic after canary murders arrow on the night of their wedding there's so many jokes want to make the Heather Hey as for dead Oliver again don't worry it was actually the shape-shifting every man in disguise number 94 this marriage itself came to an end after the continuity reset button the new 52 campaign in 2011 to hang it new 52 everything the new 94 owners 195 like canary makes no parent in the TV series but she's played by three different people this is because across the multiverse of the arrow burst three women take up the mantle of the Black Canary Sarah Lum Dinah Laurel Lance and Dinah Drake number 96 Green Arrow has only ever appeared in one episode of the iconic Superfriends cartoon entitled Gulliver's gigantic spoof he goes like no no this is what you should be adapting number 97 similar to Batman as apparently seemingly everything is when it comes to arrow and a rogue doesn't kill many fans are the comics were left angry because the TV show kind of ignored this and Queen pop Taro's in Falls left right and center TV arrow did eventually bring in this rule though number 98 however comic cover has been a bit lex on this rule and has killed people too like when he shot villain Prometheus right between the eyes good times so he could have shot the film too number 99 Kevin Smith also created what IDN called one of the coolest evil into the 21st century specifically for arrow a chap by the name of onomatopoeia onomatopoeia as the name suggests often so things like blam or snap his aim to kill non-powered superheroes that includes you to that group on earth 11 a parallel universe like every other DC character Green Arrow is a woman who is known as Olivia Queen yes Queen at one feels like it fits more this time so that's why so vacant I'll never do number 101 arrow is definitely getting a season 6 and 2018 has been confirmed to the delight of all you arrow heads I'm sure Hey arrow head see what I did there no the head on me alright you still don't love me even after I try those great jokes in Florence no I can't one day want a some vignetting board that was 101 pounds now arrow and I don't know about you but I had a lovely time I really did if you're more than one both videos like I really want to try out one of the arrows maybe the boxing one that'd be good or maybe with a nuclear warhead one like I'm unhelpful then click on subscribe right now and you get exactly that also you can click on the bell you can avocation to be on the video why would you not do that it's simply silly not to in the meantime click on either of these or these or this by which I mean the SUBSCRIBE thing and you know more fun awaits I'll just stare at you while you are choose what to do it's up to you it's all on you now you choose do one thing or the other it's I mean you've got Myriad's of factual choices are waiting gun you got a few two three good by the way go watch it honestly is spectacular anyway bye

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Length: 27min 48sec (1668 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 28 2017