Having seen several full episodes of Arrow, I feel comfortable calling it pure garbage with no redeeming qualities. A rating above eight at IMDb is a proof that the site is vulnerable to exploitation by fan boys and cruel jokers. Even if you cut the score in half it is still a bit high. And no, I am not exaggerating to make it seem shocking...
I am speaking the truth. Arrow is quite simply one of the worst written shows I have seen. The direction and writing is so terrible that it seems like a cruel joke. No actor or actress could pull of these characters and lines without falling into a deep sea of cheese. The story is also bad... very bad... Most of the time they seem to make things up as they go along, other times they just steal story lines from Batman.
Are they making it up as they go along? Are they trying to see how bad they can write before teens stop watching? Is this a social experiment? The drama is 90210 stuff, but acted terribly and done with no sense of direction. The writers are obviously either untalented people or smoking monkeys behind typewriters. Please be monkeys! The characters are thin, flat and pathetic. The acting is terrible, but obviously caused by the direction. The cheap budget shows, because almost every scene is shot inside and with bad lighting covering the terrible fight choreography. The flashback gimmick is annoying and done in a way that seems bland and boring.
In a show like this the action could have saved the entire thing, if only it didn't suck as much as it does. But not only is this more of an emo/teen drama soap than an action show (which shows when there is almost no action sequences), but it is even bad when it tries to show off fight moves and archery. There is no redeeming quality here. It just sucks. The action scenes are incredibly short, all done in weird shaky cam, and looks like rehearsal footage.
So what about the 8.1 rating? What about the people who love it, or at least loved the first couple of seasons? The quality of the show never really changes: it was bad from the start. People (over the age of eleven) who say they liked the first and second seasons must be joking. An adult that is into a show like this would be too much for my feeble mind. The sadness, the sadness... Just go the message boards and witness the thoughts of the fans – you will thank me for it.
If you have ANY sense of quality, you will hate this show. This show is so overrated that I feel like screaming. Arrow is a clear three (maybe four) out of ten. I cannot overstate this: stay away from this garbage. Instead, try watching Daredevil on Netflix. You will thank me.
I am speaking the truth. Arrow is quite simply one of the worst written shows I have seen. The direction and writing is so terrible that it seems like a cruel joke. No actor or actress could pull of these characters and lines without falling into a deep sea of cheese. The story is also bad... very bad... Most of the time they seem to make things up as they go along, other times they just steal story lines from Batman.
Are they making it up as they go along? Are they trying to see how bad they can write before teens stop watching? Is this a social experiment? The drama is 90210 stuff, but acted terribly and done with no sense of direction. The writers are obviously either untalented people or smoking monkeys behind typewriters. Please be monkeys! The characters are thin, flat and pathetic. The acting is terrible, but obviously caused by the direction. The cheap budget shows, because almost every scene is shot inside and with bad lighting covering the terrible fight choreography. The flashback gimmick is annoying and done in a way that seems bland and boring.
In a show like this the action could have saved the entire thing, if only it didn't suck as much as it does. But not only is this more of an emo/teen drama soap than an action show (which shows when there is almost no action sequences), but it is even bad when it tries to show off fight moves and archery. There is no redeeming quality here. It just sucks. The action scenes are incredibly short, all done in weird shaky cam, and looks like rehearsal footage.
So what about the 8.1 rating? What about the people who love it, or at least loved the first couple of seasons? The quality of the show never really changes: it was bad from the start. People (over the age of eleven) who say they liked the first and second seasons must be joking. An adult that is into a show like this would be too much for my feeble mind. The sadness, the sadness... Just go the message boards and witness the thoughts of the fans – you will thank me for it.
If you have ANY sense of quality, you will hate this show. This show is so overrated that I feel like screaming. Arrow is a clear three (maybe four) out of ten. I cannot overstate this: stay away from this garbage. Instead, try watching Daredevil on Netflix. You will thank me.