Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D....this fall on ABC
Josh Whedon is involved. I'm in!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...-agents-520903 It's official: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is on the air at ABC. The Joss Whedon drama based on the Marvel Comics property has landed a series order at the Disney-owned network, ABC announced Friday. The ABC Studios project is based on Marvel Comics' secret intelligence organization that has appeared in countless titles, including Iron Man, Captain America and The Ultimates, since being introduced in the 1960s. The military law-enforcement agency's moniker stands for Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistic Directorate, which also has evolved over time in the comics. Whedon is on board to co-pen the pilot alongside his brother Jed Whedon and Jed's wife, Maurissa Tancharoen; the trio previously teamed on the three-part web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Avengers and Buffy the Vampire Slayer mastermind Whedon directed the pilot, which has had ABC social media accounts for months. S.H.I.E.L.D. is executive produced by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Tancharoen, Jeffrey Bell and Marvel TV's Jeph Loeb. ER's Ming-Na stars as Agent Melinda May, The Avengers' Clark Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulson, Killing Lincoln's Brett Dalton is set as gruff rising star Agent Grant Ward, Elizabeth Henstridge as science whiz Agent Gemma Simmons and Iain DeCaestecker as tech guru Agent Leo Fitz, with Nashville's Chloe Bennet set as Skye, a superhero-obsessed woman. Since the project was first announced in August, it has been a clear front-runner to land on ABC's 2013-14 schedule. ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee told reporters in January that the project was being fast-tracked and he was "very hopeful" that the entry with a "great script" would go "Marvel has the ability to bring the whole family around it," Lee said at the time. "Joss has great relationships around it. There's a lot of real funny male-female relationships and flirtations, but it's also Joss and Marvel, so there's a lot of action to it." "My boss Bob Iger buys Marvel, and how wonderful is it for ABC to be able to use the core talent from that and not use the Marvel brand but the Avengers franchise for a show that is not exactly about the Avengers but is attached to it?" Lee said, noting that Whedon was already working on scripts at the time. ABC will start a major marketing push for the high-profile project with a sizable built-in fan base Sunday, May 12, airing a first look at 8 p.m. ahead of the season finale of Once Upon a Time. |
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Wheedon = Buehler445 in.
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I love Whedon but... Not sure about this. If they don't let him get superheroey, I don't see how it'll hold interest and an audience. If they do let him get superheroey, given the cheapness of broadcast TV I don't see how it won't look cheesy like "The Greatest American Hero". I'm sure there won't be any cameos from "Avengers" actors (too pricey).
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This might be enough to make me watch TV again...
Or I'll just pirated it.. Either way, hope for some Avengers cameos. |
Welp, I guess we know with certainty Fury tricked the Avengers about Coulsons death now.
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Believe in The SHIELD. |
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But, yeah, I think Fury was lying. |
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I don't think they will but this series would be the perfect avenue to test the waters on Doc Strange.
The hard part is finding the right actor... |
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Coulson lives! |
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"Put me in this mother****'n show!" http://img.moviepilot.com/assets/tar...ke_cage-oo.jpg |
Sweet Christmas, yes. He's one of the biggest-named Marvel characters who hasn't shown up in a movie yet.
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This will probably not be the ONLY Marvel spin-off on TV.
From what I've heard, a Peggy Carter show is likely to happen, due to the success of the Peggy short at Comic Con. |
Dr. Strange is SLs favorite.
I am shocked that he hasnt been introduced. |
I have heard rumors of a dr strange movie, but nothing solid
like the Peggy Carter idea luke cage, iron fist, misty knight, and the other girl, HEROS FOR HIRE |
Colleen Wing.
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I think Atwell could carry a TV series, especially with solid guest/recurring guests. I'm think Sebastien Stan could pop in as Bucky/Winter Solider/etc and give her someone solid to play off of. Whitford as her boss, long-term, would also work well. |
They're currently shopping a Peggy series with Atwell as the lead.
Anywho, early reviews are in, and they all seem positive. |
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I'm skeptical that this can work for multiple seasons (or even 24 episodes) but it's set to record. |
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EDIT: Indeed, check out Deberg's post earlier in this thread. |
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What I wonder is why they put it up against NCIS. Starting a new series up against the #1 show seems like a gamble. Maybe they're not counting on audience cross-over, and hoping the (likely) younger audience they should bring in skews things in their favor. |
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No Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, or Captain America. Even lessor knowns like Hawkeye, Black Widow and Ant Man won't appear, either, because there are plans for stand-alone films for each. Jeremy Renner and Scarlett Jo aren't going to appear on a weekly TV series. It's possible that whomever they cast as Ant-Man will have a crossover but that's about it. And certainly no Spidey. So with that in mind, how does this series sustain the already built-in audience? That's the biggest question, IMO. |
Curious to see what heroes/villains appear in this.
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I liked it.
See how it goes when Joss Whedon isn't writing and directing it. |
Forgot to DVR. Any chance I can watch this (legally) online? ABC.com or some such?
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I think lesser know characters like Maddrox (multiple man,) Luke Cage, and inter-dimensional and ET characters could be used. |
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Can't say I was overly impressed with the first episode.
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kinda cheap and corny....not real impressed with the bland casting
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I thought it was okay. Blacklist pilot was better. Sleepy Hollow pilot was worse. We'll see where it goes week 2.
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I fell asleep 30 minutes in. I'll watch the rest tonight.
But so far, it seems like a low-rent "Heroes" with uninspired casting. I like Ming-Na Wen but this just didn't work for me. This is actually a good Beta Test for Disney and a future live action Star Wars series. This pilot felt like they were sleepwalking and playing off the brand. |
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This is exactly why pilots are necessary. If a pilot doesn't find an audience immediately, more often than not, the show doesn't survive. Networks aren't going to commit to 13 or 24 episodes when no one is watching. |
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(And I should clarify I was just laying out how I thought it would best be done, not making a prediction that that's what they'll do, or that it will work. I obviously have no idea what's going to happen...) |
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He's busy working on Avengers 2. |
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It sounds like he may be intending to stay more involved with shield than any of us expected, to the point of putting other projects on hold:
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I've been a Marvel fan my whole life and I didn't love it. I felt like it was pretty hokey. Especially the end when everyone was looking at each other in an approving manner. That was bad.
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:D ABC's Lucky 7 only pulled in 4 million viewers. It's probably safe to say it won't be around in three weeks, unless ABC doesn't have anything else to put in its timeslot. |
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And then there are the good shows that are marketed badly and never find an audience. |
This is interesting to me:
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The first season of "Buffy" was slow.
The first season of "Lost" was great. I'll give it more than one show to impress me. |
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So far, I'm recording it with the hope that it improves. If not, adios. |
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As I mentioned way back, Tuesday's a busy TV night... |
What, there aren't any marvel c team characters to put in the pilot?
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I'd be really surprised if Colbie Smulders makes a return appearance. I thought Coulson was way too glib. The explanation of his return was classic comic book murky. I don't think the Avengers tie-in is enough to keep this going.
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Honestly wasn't as impressed as i had hoped to be, but it was good. |
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I'm guessing clone with implanted memories or similar. I would not be surprised to see Smulders again, she's a TV actress and this show has a lot of hype. Might be a regular guest star. I thought the show was decent. I don't expect it to be deep. |
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Deep?! It was pretty campy if you ask me. |
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I'd need to go back and watch it but right after Coulson said he recovered on an island etc.. he walked away and someone said.. he still believes that? So Coulson most likely is a clone and he doesn't even know it himself. I cant help thinking how pissed Penny & Tony will be not to mention Cap & the others. Their gonna want answers. The show was a tad better than I expected However I wasn't expecting to last 30 minutes in. I'll watch another week and go from there. |
I thought it was decent.
It's not Mad Men or House. It's trying to be something lighter. More like a Cheers mentality with technology and a mission. It definitely has a Firefly feel to it though. It depends on where it goes whether it kicks ass or sucks ass bit I thought it was decent enough start. And IIRC, Dane didn't like Avengers, I'm not surprised he didn't like this. If you didn't like the style of Avengers this will suck. |
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I didn't care for the casting of Ming-Na. I like her as an actress, I just don't get her character. The two chickies were hotties and the other agent just "blah" to me. Clark Gregg is the key and so far, he's delivered. But 24 episodes of Clark Gregg being the most interesting part of the show is a stretch, IMO. |
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Looked to me like they were trying to make it clear that this series will deal much more with the SHIELD agents than the actual popular superheroes we're used to. I'm wondering if we'll ever see any popular heroes like Iron Man, Hulk, or Thor. I'm guessing not....
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just watched it
Sort of Men In Black meets Heroes |
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