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**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.

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.

keg in kc · 10-24-2013, 04:30 PM

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

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

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Originally Posted by keg in kc

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.

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.

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.

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.”

keg in kc · 11-04-2013, 08:44 PM

Sounds like a smart move there.

duncan_idaho · 11-04-2013, 11:42 PM

I want to see this succeed - as its success increases the chances of a Peggy Carter series, which I think would be excellent (Atwell and Whitford could really carry a show off well, I think).

But its a little too tame. Needs to be more of a 9 PM show than a 7 PM show. (CST)

Aries Walker · 11-05-2013, 07:33 PM

Yeah, so far, the only thing they're really accomplishing is to completely undermine Agent Coulson's character and somehow make him simultaneously boring, annoying, and forgettable.

keg in kc · 11-05-2013, 11:55 PM

Still didn't feel like it was going much of anywhere tonight.

You know, maybe that's the problem: I don't have a sense of a larger arc behind the scenes, leading to some kind of payoff later. They all feel like one-off episodes. Even the Coulson "mystery" doesn't feel all that interesting anymore.

They need an external threat, some kind of "big bad" to fight.

Silock · 11-06-2013, 03:46 AM

I actually thought tonight's episode was my favorite so far. Lots of character development between the team members, which I think has been sorely lacking so far.

I didn't think that they undermined Coulson at all tonight. They have just revealed so little of the larger story arc that it has made the whole thing too slow.

journeyscarab · 11-06-2013, 10:37 AM

It got a little corny at the end with Skye embracing Jemma like a long lost friend. I didnt get the impression they were that close to begin with. The show still feels a little stiff and more like an X-files type show.

10-24-2013, 04:30 PM	#4
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	It's about time for some meaningful events to happen. It's felt like a month and a half of introduction and setup.
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10-24-2013, 04:38 PM	#6
Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	It's good, and that's all. It's part of the Marvel universe, so it should be great, but it's just . . . good.
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10-24-2013, 06:44 PM	#7
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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10-24-2013, 06:48 PM	#8
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11-04-2013, 05:23 PM	#9
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3884454	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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11-04-2013, 08:44 PM	#10
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Sounds like a smart move there.
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11-04-2013, 11:42 PM	#11
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $1620308	I want to see this succeed - as its success increases the chances of a Peggy Carter series, which I think would be excellent (Atwell and Whitford could really carry a show off well, I think). But its a little too tame. Needs to be more of a 9 PM show than a 7 PM show. (CST) __________________ "You gotta love livin', cause dying is a pain in the ass." ---- Sinatra
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11-05-2013, 07:33 PM	#12
Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	Yeah, so far, the only thing they're really accomplishing is to completely undermine Agent Coulson's character and somehow make him simultaneously boring, annoying, and forgettable.
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11-05-2013, 11:55 PM	#13
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Still didn't feel like it was going much of anywhere tonight. You know, maybe that's the problem: I don't have a sense of a larger arc behind the scenes, leading to some kind of payoff later. They all feel like one-off episodes. Even the Coulson "mystery" doesn't feel all that interesting anymore. They need an external threat, some kind of "big bad" to fight.
Posts: 58,682

11-06-2013, 03:46 AM	#14
Silock MVP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $10020882	I actually thought tonight's episode was my favorite so far. Lots of character development between the team members, which I think has been sorely lacking so far. I didn't think that they undermined Coulson at all tonight. They have just revealed so little of the larger story arc that it has made the whole thing too slow.
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11-06-2013, 10:37 AM	#15
journeyscarab SHOCKERS BABY! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Overland Park, KS Casino cash: $3653555	It got a little corny at the end with Skye embracing Jemma like a long lost friend. I didnt get the impression they were that close to begin with. The show still feels a little stiff and more like an X-files type show.
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