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Deberg_1990 · 05-11-2013, 10:22 AM

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.

Aries Walker · 10-24-2013, 04:38 PM

It's good, and that's all. It's part of the Marvel universe, so it should be great, but it's just . . . good.

**DaneMcCloud** · 10-24-2013, 04:40 PM

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It's about time for some meaningful events to happen. It's felt like a month and a half of introduction and setup.

Yeah, I keep waiting for something cool to happen. I don't know if this is Disney keeping family friendly for the 8pm time slot or that they don't want to step on the toes of Phase 2 and Phase 3.

Regardless, they're bleeding audience and if they don't fix it soon, it'll be too late to save it.

**007** · 10-24-2013, 04:49 PM

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Hmm, I thought last night's episode was worse than the pilot.

And as I've said in other threads, I like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mom, Masters of Sex and the pilot of The Blacklist. I haven't watched the rest of the episodes yet.

S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to be moving backwards for me. There's no tension. Everyone knew that Skye wouldn't betray Coulson and the team. "Scorch" seemed generic.

Until there's some real, believable conflict, it'll be hard to connect for me.

I thought the pilot was a letdown and the 2nd week was about the same. However, I have felt that it has gotten better each week since then. Probably just a taste thing though. Personally, I like Sleepy Hollow as well. Not great but enough to keep me interested. Blacklist has been great!!!

Deberg_1990 · 10-24-2013, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

I thought the pilot was a letdown and the 2nd week was about the same. However, I have felt that it has gotten better each week since then. Probably just a taste thing though. Personally, I like Sleepy Hollow as well. Not great but enough to keep me interested. Blacklist has been great!!!

Almost Human premier got kicked back a couple weeks till mid November. That might be decent.
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ragedogg69 · 10-24-2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Seems like lately you just don't like anything on TV Dane.

Dan Harmon calls that consuming by complaining.

Actually, Dane's take on TV this season is pretty solid.

**007** · 10-24-2013, 04:57 PM

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Almost Human premier got kicked back a couple weeks till mid November. That might be decent.
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yes, I'm really looking forward to that one.

**007** · 10-24-2013, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ragedogg69

Dan Harmon calls that consuming by complaining.

Actually, Dane's take on TV this season is pretty solid.

Well, thats an opinion. But it all comes down to personal tastes. I just happen to disagree with him when it comes to TV this year.

Valiant · 10-24-2013, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Hmm, I thought last night's episode was worse than the pilot.

And as I've said in other threads, I like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mom, Masters of Sex and the pilot of The Blacklist. I haven't watched the rest of the episodes yet.

S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to be moving backwards for me. There's no tension. Everyone knew that Skye wouldn't betray Coulson and the team. "Scorch" seemed generic.

Until there's some real, believable conflict, it'll be hard to connect for me.

I think that is what it will be, generic. It is a marvel universe but I doubt they want these agents to get into some real shit against huge marvel characters.
they want that for the movies. It will be shield against generic villians and finding heroes.

I think eventually they bust out cameos or the season cliff hanger of a big time marvel character. Hell they could introduce the new actors that will be in the 2014movies.

Kind of like how a certain people hated avengers but loved batman, Avengers was the quintessential comic movie..

Aries Walker · 10-24-2013, 06:44 PM

I'd like to see the show be a venue where they can show some of the more minor, street-level, FX-lite characters that would never be 'big' enough for a movie slot. They've already given us the origin story of Graviton; they could easily write in Taskmaster, Wrecking Crew, and the Agents of Atlas, among others.

TEX · 10-24-2013, 06:48 PM

I think it's pretty dumb.

keg in kc · 10-25-2013, 04:29 AM

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Almost Human premier got kicked back a couple weeks till mid November. That might be decent.
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Been some behind-the-scenes trouble with that one. Although I do think they're being smart moving its premiere date to right behind a big NFL double-header. Should give it a boost.

ragedogg69 · 10-25-2013, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Well, thats an opinion. But it all comes down to personal tastes. I just happen to disagree with him when it comes to TV this year.

Oh for sure. I was saying more of his explanations of his opinion. Rather than just saying, this show sucks or this show is great, he explains, giving examples of his opinion.

To me, Agents seems to have an identity crisis. It cannot figure out if it wants to be Alias or the first 3 seasons of Chuck. Right now it is a meddling version of Burn Notice. If this was a summer series, it would be okay, but its going up against fall competition. Kinda like Rookie Blue, which had no reason to be renewed, but since ABC kept it for midseason/summer, it kept its numbers up.

ABC cannot afford to do that with SHIELD, so they need to figure out quickly how to stop this backslide in the ratings.

whoman69 · 10-25-2013, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru

Well, thats an opinion. But it all comes down to personal tastes. I just happen to disagree with him when it comes to TV this year.

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Originally Posted by ragedogg69

Dan Harmon calls that consuming by complaining.

Actually, Dane's take on TV this season is pretty solid.

I think TV has improved from the reality TV days. At least shows are being written now, not just scripted.

siberian khatru · 11-01-2013, 10:29 AM

We Have a Theory About Agents of SHIELD and Agent Coulson

The real Phil Coulson is in a coma hidden away in a SHIELD facility somewhere connected to the decoy Coulson we’re seeing on the show.

Deberg_1990 · 11-04-2013, 05:23 PM

Going to be a Thor 2 crossover on Shield in a few weeks

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/11/01/ag...r-2-crossover/

It’s official: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is doing a crossover episode with the upcoming film

After Dark World is released in theaters Nov. 8, the Nov. 19 episode of S.H.I.E.L.D., “The Well,” will continue where the film left off. Here’s the official description: “In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces–one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.”
The episode is directed by sci-fi TV luminary Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation), who previously directed an episode of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-creator Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse.
There’s a slew of announced guest stars in the episode, but none from Thor 2 (so no Chris Hemsworth stopping by to wave his hammer at Coulson): “Peter MacNicol as Professor Elliot Randolph, Michael Graziadei as Jakob Nystrom, Erin Way as Petra Larsen, Toby Wilson as Neils, Alex Neustaedter as Maynard and Sylvia Brindis as Elena.”

05-11-2013, 10:22 AM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3914454	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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Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	I'd like to see the show be a venue where they can show some of the more minor, street-level, FX-lite characters that would never be 'big' enough for a movie slot. They've already given us the origin story of Graviton; they could easily write in Taskmaster, Wrecking Crew, and the Agents of Atlas, among others.
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11-04-2013, 05:23 PM	#195
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3914454	Going to be a Thor 2 crossover on Shield in a few weeks http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/11/01/ag...r-2-crossover/ It’s official: Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is doing a crossover episode with the upcoming film After Dark World is released in theaters Nov. 8, the Nov. 19 episode of S.H.I.E.L.D., “The Well,” will continue where the film left off. Here’s the official description: “In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces–one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.” The episode is directed by sci-fi TV luminary Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation), who previously directed an episode of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-creator Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. There’s a slew of announced guest stars in the episode, but none from Thor 2 (so no Chris Hemsworth stopping by to wave his hammer at Coulson): “Peter MacNicol as Professor Elliot Randolph, Michael Graziadei as Jakob Nystrom, Erin Way as Petra Larsen, Toby Wilson as Neils, Alex Neustaedter as Maynard and Sylvia Brindis as Elena.” __________________ Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made.
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