On The 8th Day of Christmas, CCD Gave To Me....

.... Arrow's sidekick/main chick Felicity! Emily Bett Rikards is the hottest nerd girl in the world right now. She is extremely recognizable for her integral role on the hit CW show Arrow as Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen's main squeeze. She was originally only supposed to be on one episode... and that was parlayed into a full first season guest staring role and a full time starring role moving forward from season 2. She was getting cozy with Atom at first... but now she is with the Arrow baby! It helps that she is a smoke show (or should I say "SMOAK SHOW"... see what I did there?) and that her quip games is strong (she is the funniest character on the show). That is what we here at CCD love about a lady that makes our 12 Days of Christmas-y Sexy list!

Check back for more entries as we get closer to Christmas Day!

It All Comes Around For The "Original" TV Flash....

I make no apologize for the fact that Warner Brothers has made a complete mess of the fact that they own the rights to all of the DC characters. They have owned them for years, and aside from a handful of successful Batman films and a 10 + season run on Smallville (of which only 2 were really "good") they have little to show for it. But one of the best things that they have done, aside from Batman, is a little television show by the name of Arrow. Yup, I can't exactly figure it out either... but it is baffling to me that a TV show featuring a minor DC character such as Green Arrow on a shit network like the CW is the only thing DC seems to be doing right. But boy are they doing it right... and they have no signs of slowing down. They are parlaying that success of Arrow into another show, this one featuring the Scarlet Speedster himself, Flash! Flash, or should I say his alter ego Barry Allen, appeared on a few episodes of Arrow and suffered an explosion that apparently turned him into the Flash. Next season CW will give him his own show, and the cast is shaping up to be pretty great. Grant Gustin will continue his Barry Allen/Flash role that he started on Arrow, Jesse L Williams will play lawman James West, and the lovely Danielle Panabaker will be on board to bring some sex appeal to the show. But further proof that the guys in charge, the same gang that is responsible for Arrow, is all about getting it right comes in the small details. Case in point: They are casting John Wesley Shipp, aka the original Flash from the 1990-91 TV series, to a role....

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Now it isn't exactly clear who Shipp will be playing, and whether or not he will be a series regular or just a guest star in the pilot, but the fact that he is even there is proof that they understand certain nuances that can make or break a production. For those of you who don't know, the 90s Flash show was outstanding... the show was well done, the effects were good, and the suit that Stan Winston designed was way ahead of its time. But that was the problem. The show was too early... people weren't ready for the Superhero invasion that would dominate TV & Movies in the coming decade. That show would work perfect today... so lets hope that this casting of Shipp will help this version of the show do its thing. Considering WB's track record, I expect nothing. But considering the Arrow pedigree that the show is coming from, lets just hope they figure it all out.

Here is a clip of someone else I hope they bring back: Mark Hammil as The Trixter! Another perfect part of the 90s Flash show.

OHC of the Day: Willa Holland

Willa Holland is no newbie to the game of Hollywood. Not by a long shot  So why is she todays Obscure Hot Chick of the day? because she is finally coming into her own by playing the sister of Oliver Queen, the title character of the new CW hit Arrow. Funny thing is that Willa is basically Hollywood royalty. Her step dad is Brian De Palma... yup, that Brian De Palma. She has been acting for quite a bit, playing Mischa Barton's little sister on The O.C. and as a guest star on Gossip Girl. She has also been in some films, like the remake of Straw Dogs (really good flick) and Legion (another pretty good flick). Those films did not have an overwhelming amount of success, so people may have missed the lovely Willa. But if you tune in to Arrow you will see her as Thea Queen, aka Speedy, and all of the beauty that she has to give. I am interested to see if Thea will ever develop into the 'Speedy' of the comic books, aka Green Arrow's sidekick. But with eyes like that and a smile that sparkles, either way as long as i get more of her I will be totally happy. enjoy the pics after the jump...

'Arrow' On The CW Is Shaping Up Rather Nicely....

So a few months back the CW announced that it would stay in the superhero business after the wrapping up of Smallville by starting up 'Arrow', an origin story about DC's favorite archer Green Arrow. G.A. is the kind of superhero that a TV show can get right... he doesn't have super powers like Superman or Green Lantern, he is more of a practical super hero like Batman. They don't have to convince us with special effects shots of him flying or using super strength. Just some good old fashion action, which is getting done better on TV then EVER BEFORE (see Spartacus, Game of Thrones, Human Target, Doctor Who, etc). But when the first trailer was released last week, I wasn't sure if they could get it right. I knew it was just the first teaser trailer, but it looked very basic. But over the weekend I found a second teaser, and despite the fact that it is 10 seconds shorter than the original it shows way more "Arrow" type footage. After viewing both, I think this show is going to be A-OK. I'll be watching this fall on Wed. nights, that's for sure. Watch both of these clips after the jump...



Thanks to Joe Fletch for sending me the first video...

First trailer (meh):



Much better second trailer (Much More Action):