I am old, but I love the Arrow. At a time of a tragic double loss in my life, when I was depressed, and unable to focus on what I needed to be doing, the only thing that made me happy, lifted me up, and took me away from all that was going on around me, was the Arrow. I ran across this show by accident, had never heard of the Arrow before, but I am so glad I found it. I love Stephen Amell and all the characters. In my opinion the casting is perfect, there is never a dull or boring moment, great story, lots of action, normal people dealing with things in their lives, while fighting against the evil, to make things better. It was hard for me to wait for the next show, so I bought all the shows that are out, and have a pre order in for the next series. I guess you could say I am probably the biggest fan, and I hope it does not change into something else, I hope it does not fail me in the future.

"Arrow" is a soap opera with a comic-book background, and it was definitely finding its feet this first season. Stephen Amell does a pretty good job of showing Oliver Queen's change from "Ollie the playboy" to "brooding almost-hero". (Later he gets to show more emotional depth, but that's for another review for another season.) David Ramsey and Emily Bett Rickards really strengthen the cast, with Mr. Ramsey bringing a reality and solidity to a situation that's hard not to mock in real life (really? arrow-shooting-vigilante? reeeaaaallllllly?), and Ms. Rickards' energy and honesty are endearing and another flavor of reality (Felicity's facial expressions at Oliver's lies are PRICELESS; when Dig joins her in the eyerolls, you'll have to hit pause while you giggle). Susanna Thompson also brings an honesty to Moira Queen (honesty? Moira Queen? hmmm....) that makes her creepily believable and even likable. Everyone else's acting had a weird kind of clench-jawed-ness to it, although I was sad that A Certain Character was killed off at the end of the season; I think that role and situation had potential.

I read some of the posted comments and the majority were really quite positive. I had been looking for an adventure series that I hoped would not get me interested like Lost did and then during season three turn into a pathetic soap opera. So far this series has me staying up late with interest.
The stories are not too far fetched, the Island background is most interesting, and the acting from these fine actors is top notch. I hope I am not letting too much out by saying this, but this series has some of the most exquisite and talented actresses (I know, they want to be called actors.) I have ever seen.
Katie Cassidy is stunning to watch.Willa Holland is beautiful and mischievous, Susanna Thompson's heart-stopping pulchritude is almost enough to make one forget the story lines.
The two actresses I hope stay involved with the show for as long as it lasts are Kelly Hu and Emily Bett Rickards. These two ladies walking into a room would make blind men wish they could see and lame men walk. I also hope we see more of Janina Gavankar.
The male actors are not slouches. They are great actors.
I love the stories and there is enough jeopardy to keep ones attention.Maybe if I periodically write glowing reports of this series the producers will invite me the set one day. I am only half way through season one.

'Arrow' kicked off what continues to be an amazing run of television programming for DC Comics. I hope it continues, and I definitely hope all these shows continue to be released on Blu-Ray compilations with good, consistent packaging like this one. Of all the DC shows, 'Arrow' is the most soap-opera-ish, which can be frustrating at times. Some of the actors are just too over the top to take seriously sometimes. But Oliver Queen has been one of my absolute favorite superheroes for a long, long time, and it is great to see such a lovingly crafted live-action telling of his life and times.

Not a D.C. Comic reader at all!
But this show is different somehow!
First the hero is no hero!just an average person.
Well average spoiled rich kid who never cared about anyone else his entire life!
But shipwrecked on a deserted island made the playboy wake up!
Very well done show that shows him as he came home after 5 years on the island Lian yu. (Purgatory) shows his daily life back home adjusting and shows what really happened on the island and why he must right his fathers wrongs and save his city!
It's fun,smart,entertaining and very enjoyable!
But if a guy in a green outfit and green Hood pops up at night and says
YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY!
Run!
Good show for most all ages!

I have been watching this show since it came out, I even remember getting excited when it was announced. With that in mind I will do my best to not be bias. Season One of Arrow is actually addicting, and nowhere near what the show has turned into today. The action is a bit dated already, but it is still entertaining and smooth. The story is actually very intriguing, and has a bit of a variation from the comics, but nevertheless if you keep an open mind, it is great!

Please note that this show, as well as all the other DC Universe shows are on Netflix, I only purchased this; because I couldn't access my Netflix account for a couple months at a time due to poor internet connection in college. With that in mind, the price for Blu-Ray + DVD + HD Digital is amazing. You really can't get much more bang for your buck anywhere else on Amazon.

Dark, a bit cutthroat, and with a nicely developed plot. Also; Stephen Amell working out with his shirt off. Yay!

You need strength to pull and hold an old fashioned bow string. But you only need five pounds of pressure on a gun trigger. Which one is more bad-ass? You tell me.

Though I kind of get annoyed with how Oliver doesn't always defend himself when people judge him six ways till' sunday, it's like they all need to verbally smash his face in because of all their own issues. Thea is a judgy problematic teenager, Laurel is razor-tongued because she's still hurting from things that happened in the past (you'll see), and all the while Oliver has to handle his own PTSD and save Starling City. The emotional segments are offset by moments of conflict.

As much as I wanted the Smallville series to be better than it was, I didn't even want to view this series when first announced. In spite of Tom Welling's input, Smallville left me feeling unfulfilled for my favorite DC Comics characters. Having said that, I'm glad the show runners for Arrow have learned the lessons well from what came before re: Smallville and have turned out a quality product that I'm glad to be the owner of and am looking forward to the Season 2 Blu-ray discs all the more. This is a well acted and written show which is respectful of the material's origins and takes them forward in exciting directions. The clever use of both DC characters and original characters (to my knowledge anyway - I'm talking about Diggle - a nod to former DC writer Andy Diggle perhaps?) is a good mix. Stephen Amell sells the character and it's clearly his show, but that's not a slight of the other actors involved because they interact really well with one another. I'm glad they've hired really good actors like the former Captain Jack Harkness from the Dr. Who BBC series also known as John Barrowman. They've even hired Alex Kingston (River Song from Dr. Who as well) and they're only just starting. This is geeky fan fun all the way around with a compelling story about the Island and what's going on currently that all ties back to that island. This is a good show and I recommend it to comics fans and adventure fans alike. There's something for everyone with this show, it's too bad they killed off...ah...but that would be telling and even then there's more to say. Bought this at a great Amazon price $16.99 whereas other vendors still had it going at a full bore $39.99. All of that Arrow goodness and a great price. Tanam Shud!