Oh Hai New TV Green Arrow
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?In slightly less divisive news, Deadline reports that Stephen Amell — of HBO’s Hung and Da’ Kink in My Hair (seriously! It’s on his IMDB! He was apparently on it for three years!) and a bunch of not particularly notable guest spots — has been cast as everyone’s favorite comic book archer who isn’t Hawkeye in The CW’s Green Arrow series. Please note this is still only a pilot, though, and there’s no telling whether the show will get picked up; it could get tanked like Aquaman (pun very much intended). Thanks to Steven D. for the tip.
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