Marc Guggenheim
Marc Guggenheim
Marc Guggenheim is an American screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer, and novelist. He is best known as the creator of the television series Eli Stone, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow, as well as the writer of Green Lantern, and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth24 September 1970
CountryUnited States of America
dark fact happen network
I happen to like dark, and I like the fact that 'Arrow' is a pretty dark show, particularly for a network show.
comics fool people programs time
The thing that I've learned, not just from writing comics but also from writing television programs like 'Law & Order,' is that you can fool some of the people some of the time - but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
relaxing
Every season, we spend what really should be our hiatus, and what really should be me relaxing on a beach, planning out the whole season.
problem problem-solving subconscious
Your subconscious is always working in the background, unlocking things and solving problems.
comic marvel projects tv
As a fan, I want all of the Marvel TV projects to be successful. I am a comic book fan.
genre
The first half of my TV career, I didn't do any genre at all.
adam comics considered days popular thanks ugly
I remember the dark days when, thanks to 1966's 'Batman' with Adam West, comics were considered the ugly stepchild of popular culture.
prefer sell soft
I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach.
brief came learn
I came up professionally as a lawyer, and when you're a lawyer, writing a 50-page brief in one night is just another day at the office. You learn to make choices really quickly, and you learn how to get thoughts down very quickly.
sooner
As always, things happen sooner rather than later on 'Arrow.'
comic movies
I actually feel like comic book movies need to be better than your average movie.
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Imagine if Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein were all alive 10, 20, 30 years before we know them to be alive; it would have advanced the world that much sooner.
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On 'Arrow,' we have Ray Palmer and Roy Harper, and if you call Roy 'Ray' and Ray 'Roy,' you have to put money into the jar.
depending means specific term
The term 'Consulting Producer' is extraordinarily nebulous in TV, and it really means something different depending on the show and the specific circumstances negotiated.