Episode:            “Blood Ties” [Season 1 Episode 3]

Air Date:           Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Director:           Dermott Downs 20 titles dating back to 2006

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236173/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#director

1xNikita | 1xGotham | 2xArrow | 4xThe Flash | 3xSupergirl | 1xBlindspot |

3xLegends Of Tomorrow

ACCOMPLISHED CINEMATOGRAPHERR and ACTOR

Writers:             Marc Guggenheim 25 Titles dating to 2001

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0973233/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

31xArrow | 9xLegends Of Tomorrow | 1xVixen | 3xNo Ordinary Family | 8xLaw & Order | 2xThe Practice

PRODUCER: Legends Of Tomorrow; Arrow; Vixen; No Ordinary Family; Flashforward; Law & Order

Chris Fedak 3 Titles dating to 2007

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1776338/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

16xChuck | 3xForever | 2xLegends Of Tomorrow

PRODUCER: Chuck, Forever, Legends Of Tomorrow

IMDB:               http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4832610/?ref_=ttep_ep3

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4743844/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

• What was the overall theme for this episode / What was the link to the ep. name
  • “Blood Ties” (SP start us off)
    • Sara’s Blood Lust
    • Uniting the team and experimenting with “pairing” them off
      • Sara and Rip
      • Ray and Stein
      • Bad Boys & Jax
    • Fight scenes & Stunts: Share your thoughts (Michelle then Chris)
      • Fights
        • Fight at the bank — Sara has moved on from bars
          • How many knifes DOES she have?
          • Battle at the long life ceremony
        • Time Travel: Share your thoughts (Chris then Michelle)
          • 1700 BC Ancient Egypt
            • Is 1700 BC Egypt just “Egypt” and not “Ancient Egypt?”
            • Why does Rip Hunter stop and monologue with Savage? “I’m the ma who’s here to kill you”
            • Rip hesitated? Why?
            • Why does Rip speak “Ancient Egyptian?”
          • 1975 Germany
            • Rip and Sara disco jamming intot he bank
            • Carter’s Body
          • 1975 Central City
          • Team learns to work together – heads to 1986
        • Rip Hunter
          • “Vessel”
          • 1700 BC
        • Ray Palmer
          • Wants to shrink in the ATOM suit to help save Kendra
          • “That’s what they said on the Titanic
        • Sara Lantz
          • Rip’s confident
            • Dance
          • Weaken your enemy. Money is power
          • Thea — Blood Lust
        • Hawkgirl – Kendra Saunders
          • Kenda deteriorates. Pieces of dagger going to her heart
          • Mantra while unconscieous
          • Stuck in the dentist’s chait for most of the episode
        • Hawkman – Carter Hall
          • Still dead
          • Body used to prolong the life of Savage’s followers
          • Is buried by the team
        • Captain Cold – Leonard Snart
          • Steals an access key from Rip
          • Needs to head to Central City
        • Heatwave – Mick Rory
          • “Thick….Does that mean stupid?”
          • “We’re practically bankers”
          • “Sorry. I don’t do sorry.”
          • “Can I shoot him? So… no shooting?”
        • Professor Martin Stein
          • Guides Ray.
          • “Size of an iceberg”
          • What does confidence have to do with Ray’s suit working?
          • Stein DOES remember Ray …. Maybe not
        • Jefferson Jackson
          • “Automechanic” ….. “Spaceship.” – Jump Ship
        • Waverunner/Gideon
          • Med-bay with Kendra. Not good enough
          • Jump-Ship!!!!!
          • Gideon helps find Savage’s money
          • Gideon tells Rip that he knew Vandal was immortal
        • Vandal Savage
          • Uses Carter’s body to prolong follower’s lives
          • Discover’s Rip Hunter’s family’s picture
          • Discovers their names
          • Heals from Rip trying to kill him
        • Lewis Snart
        • Blake
          • “Careeb”
          • Eric Roberts and Peter Gallagher’s long-lost brother

EPISODE DC EASTER EGGS:

Season 1 Episode 3 “Blood Ties” (Date: 4 Feb 2016)
Article:http://comicbook.com/2016/02/04/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-easter-eggs-and-dc-comics-references-in-/

1. STAFF OF HORUS
2. MEN OF STEEL die and DARK KNIGHTS fall (Or is it NIGHTS with no K?)
3. JONAH HEX WANTED POSTER
4. WHAT THEY SAID ON THE TITANIC
5. SARA’S RESURRECTION
6. ANNA LORING
7. ATOM LOGO
8. RELIGION OF CRIME?
9. EYES WIDE SHUT
10. FIXED TIME

ARROW NEWS:

Arrow taps Rick Gonzalez as DC Comics Vigilante Wild Dog  (Date: 15 June 2016)
Entertainment Weekly: Rick Gonzalez will play Wild Dog on season 5 of Arrow. Wild Dog is a new vigilante in Star City whose reckless and cocksure nature prompts Green Arrow to take him under his wing.
Link: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/15/arrow-rick-gonzalez-wild-dog-season-5

‘Arrow’: Josh Segarra Cast as Star City’s Newest Vigilante in Season 5 Regular Role  (Date: 16 June 2016)
Deadline: Josh Segarra will play Adrian Chase, Star City’s new district attorney and an ally of Mayor Oliver Queen, who aims to clean up the streets through the legal system. Adrian Chase and his alter ego the Vigilante first appeared in the 1983 New Teen Titans Annual #2; his family was killed by mobsters, so sought justice his own way. In the comics, the character has strong ties to Deathstroke.
Link: http://deadline.com/2016/06/arrow-josh-segarra-cast-adrian-chase-vigilante-season-5-1201774049/

GENERAL DC TV NEWS

‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’: Nick Zano Joins as New Hero with Steel Pedigree (Date: 15 June 2016)
Deadline: Nick Zano, who most recently starred on Fox’s Minority Report, will join season 2 as Dr. Nate Heywood, a historian whose grandfather was Commander Steel, a member of the Justice Society of America. In the comics, Nate eventually becomes Citizen Steel, but producers have not confirmed if this Nate Heywood will follow the comics.
Link: http://deadline.com/2016/06/nick-zano-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-2-steel-nate-heywood-1201773397/

‘Supergirl’ Casts Tyler Hoechlin as Superman for Season 2 (Date: 16 June 2016)
“Teen Wolf” alum Tyler Hoechlin has been cast as Superman/Clark Kent in Season 2 of the Greg Berlanti-produced drama, which is making the jump from CBS to The CW for its sophomore outing.
Link: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/supergirl-tyler-hoechlin-superman-season-2-the-cw-1201796796/

NEXT EPISODE

Promo for Next Week: Legends Of Tomorrow – “White Knights” (Date: 7 Feb 2016)

***********  SUPERBOWL EARLY CANANDA PREMIERE!!!!    ***********
Article: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/dc_tv/legends_of_tomorrow/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-season-1-episode-4-promo-white-a130718

Episode:            “White Knights” [Season 1 Episode 4]

Air Date:           Thursday, February 7th, 2016

Summary:         When Vandal Savage (guest star Casper Crump) retreats behind the Iron Curtain in the early 1980s, a string of nuclear scientists begins to mysteriously disappear. The team follows Vandal’s trail straight into the heart of the Soviet Union in an attempt to find his next target. Ray tries to bond with a beautiful Soviet scientist, Valentina Vostock (guest star Stephanie Corneliussen), in the hopes of finding out Vandal’s next move. When Valentina rejects him, it’s Snart to the rescue. Stein pushes Jax to be better, which frustrates Jax and ultimately threatens the Firestorm matrix. Rip asks Sara to train Kendra.

Director:           Antonio Negret

Writers: Sarah Nicole Jones and Phil Klemmer

IMDB:   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4838236/?ref_=tt_ep_nx

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This podcast was recorded Thursday June 16th, 2016.

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