[*OldHollywoodStarlet*]

ϟTHE FLASH ϟ


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October 7
8:00 PM Tuesday on The CW

Barry Allen was just 11 years old when his mother was killed in a bizarre and terrifying incident and his father was falsely convicted of the murder. With his life changed forever by the tragedy, Barry was taken in and raised by Detective Joe West, the father of Barry’s best friend, Iris. Now, Barry has become a brilliant, driven and endearingly geeky CSI investigator, whose determination to uncover the truth about his mother’s strange death leads him to follow up on every unexplained urban legend and scientific advancement that comes along.

Barry’s latest obsession is a cutting edge particle accelerator, created by visionary physicist Harrison Wells and his STAR Labs team, who claim that this invention will bring about unimaginable advancements in power and medicine. However, something goes horribly wrong during the public unveiling, and when the devastating explosion causes a freak storm, many lives are lost and Barry is struck by lightning. After nine months in a coma, Barry awakens to find his life has changed once again – the accident has given him the power of super speed, granting him the ability to move through Central City like an unseen guardian angel.

Barry has always had the heart of a hero and now he has the legs to match, but he quickly learns that being a superhero is not as easy as it seems -- and he can’t do it alone. While Barry struggles to understand his new abilities, the people around him also have to adjust to a new reality. Joe West, Barry’s surrogate father, is coming to grips with the fact that the world of the extraordinary actually does exist. Joe thought he understood what it meant to chase criminals, but now he’s facing opponents who can do more than just rob a bank, they can control the weather. Though he knows this remarkable turn of events is Barry’s destiny, every time Barry faces danger, Joe is terrified for his surrogate son. While Joe worries about Barry, Barry worries about Joe’s daughter Iris, and how his new life as The Flash will change their relationship. Iris and Barry grew up together, and she has always believed in Barry’s conviction that unknown forces were at work the night his mother was killed. Barry has kept his romantic feelings for Iris hidden, and now feels he must protect her by keeping his new identity a secret as well. And Iris has a secret of her own -- she has been dating her father’s partner, Detective Eddie Thawne, who is such a good guy, even Barry finds it hard to hate him. Still, there is tension between Barry and Thawne, who is jealous of Iris’ newfound fascination with The Flash and is determined to unmask him. Barry realizes that keeping the secret of his new identity separates him from Iris, even as her growing obsession with uncovering the truth brings her ever closer to The Flash.

Barry has found another kind of surrogate family in the team at Harrison Wells’ S.T.A.R. Labs. Wells himself is quickly becoming a second father figure to Barry, who learned about morality and justice from Joe, and is now learning about science and technology from Wells. Wells’ ultimate agenda remains somewhat mysterious, but Barry is excited by the grander worldview that has been opened for him, and the friendship he’s building with S.T.A.R. lab team members Caitlin Snow and Cisco Ramon. For Caitlin, who lost her fiancé in the catastrophic explosion, working with Barry is providing a much- needed sense of purpose and a way to deal with her grief. Caitlin’s excitement at seeing Barry learn to use his new power is balanced by her growing concern for his safety – she and Cisco have both learned that accidents have devastating consequences. Cisco was a close friend of Caitlin’s fiancé and secretly blames himself for the tragedy. A mechanical genius who comes up with amazing gadgets that help Barry control his speed, Cisco is happy to suddenly have a new project –- and a new friend –- in Barry.

While he struggles to combine these two very different groups of people into a crime-fighting unit, Barry is still excited every day by his newfound powers. He is also shocked to discover he is not the only “meta-human” created in the wake of the accelerator explosion – and not everyone is using the new powers for good. In the months since the accident, the city has seen a sharp increase in missing people, unexplained deaths and other strange phenomena. Barry now has a renewed purpose – using his gift of speed to protect the innocent, while never giving up on his quest to solve his mother’s murder and clear his father’s name. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive, but it won’t be long before the world learns what Barry Allen has become…The Flash.

The series stars Grant Gustin (“Glee,” “Arrow”) as Barry Allen/The Flash, Candice Patton (“The Game”) as Iris West, Rick Cosnett (“The Vampire Diaries”) as Eddie Thawne, Danielle Panabaker (“Necessary Roughness,” “Justified”) as Caitlin Snow, Carlos Valdes (“Once” on Broadway ) as Cisco Ramon, with Tom Cavanagh (“Ed,” “Eli Stone”) as Harrison Wells and Jesse L. Martin (“Law & Order”) as Detective West. THE FLASH is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Tomorrow People,” “Green Lantern”), Andrew Kreisberg (“Arrow,” “Eli Stone”), David Nutter (“Arrow,” “Game of Thrones”) and Sarah Schechter. The pilot was directed by David Nutter. This series is based upon characters published by DC Entertainment.

ϟ CAST
Grant Gustin as Barry Allen

Candice Patton as Iris West

Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne

Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow

Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon

Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells

Jesse L. Martin as Detective West


ϟ CREW

Greg Berlanti

Andrew Kreisberg

Sarah Schechter

Official Twitter

Flash TV Writers






ϟ UPCOMING EPISODES



1.01 Pilot

Promotional Photos

1.02 Fastest Man Alive X

1.03 Things You Can't Outrun x

1.04 Going Rogue X

1.05

1.06 The Flash Is Born x

1.07

• Got anything juicy on CW’s The Flash? –Andy B.
  Looks like Central City will get hit with a Blackout in Episode 7, when Farooq, an electricity-wielding metahuman, seeks vengeance against Dr. Wells.
  Flash to the rescue? Mayyyybe not, seeing as Barry will be suffering a “powers” outage just when this new baddie arrives. Source

1.08

1.09

1.10

1.11

1.12

1.13

ϟ SEASON ONE NEWS/SPOILERS

CW's 'The Flash' To Do Stand-Alone Pilot Instead Of 'Arrow' Backdoor Pilot Episode - Deadline.com

TCA: CW's Mark Pedowitz Touts Pilot Model Success, "Bullish" On 'Reign' & 'Flash' - Deadline.com

Jesse L. Martin To Co-Star in CW Pilot 'The Flash'

Rick Cosnett & Danielle Panabaker Join 'Flash' Pilot On CW

Candice Patton Cast In CW Pilot 'The Flash' As Iris West

Carlos Valdes Cast In CW's 'The Flash', Elena Kampouris In NBC's 'Odyssey' - Deadline.com

Tom Cavanagh Joins CW's 'The Flash'

Original 'Flash' Star Joins CW Reboot; Todd Grinnell & Bret Ernst Cast In 'Mason Twins' - Deadline.com

Charlie Weber Cast In 'How To Get Away'; 'The Flash' Gets Mother - Deadline.com

CW's 'Flash', CBS' 'Red Zone' & ABC's Richard LaGravenese Add To Casts - Deadline.com

CW Orders Series 'Flash', 'iZombie', 'Jane The Virgin' & 'Messengers'

TCA Interview: Grant Gustin on The Flash

The Flash Casts Wentworth Miller, Plots Arrow Crossovers - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com

Andrew Kreisberg Talks The Flash, Arrow, Crossover Episodes, and More


The CW's Flash: Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg Talks About What's Coming | KSiteTV

Grant Gustin Teases The Flash Suit, A Different Barry Allen, Felicity Crossover & More - TV Fanatic

Question: Do you have any scoop on any DC heroes or villains coming to Arrow or The Flash? —Michael
Ausiello: I’ve got some explosive scoop on this one (you’ll see what I did there in a minute): Sgt. Bette Sans Souci – AKA Plastique – will make her way to The Flash this season.
The series’ incarnation of the metahuman is a fetching young redhead who was a bomb specialist with the Army before she was injured by an IED in Iraq.
Since being exposed to the Central City explosion, she can turn any object into a bomb with just a touch of her hand – not a bad comrade for The Flash to have on his team, eh? http://tvline.com/2014/07/22/flash-plastique-season-1-cw-cast-spoilers/(Source)

What can you tell me about Stephen Amell’s cameo in the pilot for The Flash? —Kat
I can tell you that it’s a nice enough, if obvious, moment, where Barry seeks out the nudge he needs to be the hero he now can be. Now, if I can interest you in some Episode 2 scoop, I am hearing that the second metahuman The Flash will face off against might make us all feel a bit… well, Mist-y. (Source)

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Stagg to be in THE FLASH | SciFi4Me.com

‘The Flash’: Robbie Amell Cast as Firestorm | Variety

Any info on the crossover episodes of Flash and Arrow? — Leona
I hear the shows' overall narrative arcs will be somewhat related this season, enough so that the crossover will make sense. "Something will happen at the end of Episode 7 of Arrow that will send the Arrow team to Central City and they will discover it was a wider plot, which will drive them all back to Starling City," executive producer Andrew Kreisberg tells me. (Source)

DC Entertainment Launches New Arrow and The Flash Digital Comics - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com


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The Flash Casting Scoop: It's Time to Meet Plastique | E! Online

‘The Flash’ Season 1 Casting DC Comics Villain Girder aka Tony Woodward | TVLine

The Clock King On ‘The Flash’ — ‘Arrow’ Villain In Crossover Episode | TVLine

'The Flash': Clancy Brown, Wade Eiling/The General, Joins 'Arrow' Spinoff - Hollywood Reporter

Zap2it First: 'The Flash' casts 'Star-Crossed's' Greg Finley as Girder - Zap2it | News & Features

‘The Flash': Heatwave Spoilers — Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller Reunite | TVLine







ϟ SET PHOTOS, CANDIDS, and VIDEOS

Pilot - BTS

BTS Photos

The Flash - Behind the Scenes - Facebook Video | Spoilers

BTS Photos - Grant Gustin

BTS Photos - Candice Patton

BTS - Episode Four

BTS - Episode Four

WentWorth Miller

WentWorth Miller/BTS Photos

BTS - Episode Five

ϟ PAST THREAD

[CityGal]

Great thread and THANKS! Look forward to this one, too.

[*OldHollywoodStarlet*]

Thank you and you're welcome! It's suppose to start filming in July.

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[Roswell Dream Girl]

Thanks for starting the thread here.

[NikNak]

Thanks for starting a thread for this show. I will add to Rachel or Meredith's list tomorrow,

[*OldHollywoodStarlet*]

You're welcome and thank you.

[CityGal]

Originally Posted by *OldHollywoodStarlet* (View Post) Thank you and you're welcome! It's suppose to start filming in July. Source

Thought they already had. During the finale of Arrow, I thought it aired a longer mini-movie Flash promo. Assumed it meant they were already filming.

[find something real]

^ they filmed the pilot...that's what all shows do, film a pilot episode to show the network and then the network decides if the show will get picked up for the season, and if so they film more episodes.

[CityGal]

Maybe that was it. I really liked Grant's performance during his episode in Arrow. He was really, really good. Hopefully it lives up to the hype.

[*OldHollywoodStarlet*]

I agree I loved Grant on Arrow as Barry. Loved him from his first episode. The casting was great!

Originally Posted by find something real (View Post) ^ they filmed the pilot...that's what all shows do, film a pilot episode to show the network and then the network decides if the show will get picked up for the season, and if so they film more episodes.

Yep. I wonder if it will get 23 episodes like Arrow if it does well. I could see that happening.

[CityGal]

Do we know if Felicity will have a part in the pilot? Something to remind and tie,the two characters and the show?

[Honeycutt]

No news yet whether Felicity will be in the pilot, though they might leave that a surprise guest cameo, which would be awesome, who knows. Oliver/Arrow is confirmed.

I reckon she will likely show up at some point during the first season (hopefully).

Anyway the casting has been great, cant wait for the fall season. There hasn't been much of Iris, hopefully they will be more promo material featuring the character.

[Missou]

According to people who saw the pilot already... there's no Felicity. Barry does talk about her very briefly, but doesn't mention her by name, just refer to her as a girl he met. That's it.

[SuitUp]

Tftnt! We were in need of this thread!

Yeah EBR is not going to be in the pilot, SA will guest star. There will be a conversation between either Barry/Cisco/Caitlin about Felicity and he'll call her from what I heard - Arrow and the Flash will always have an open line.

Barry friendship with Felicity and Oliver is a great gateway to that

Can't wait!

[NikNak]

I have assigned this show to Meredith.