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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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01-28-2015, 07:26 PM | #496 |
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For the folks who don't watch Agent Carter (WHY!!??!?!?!):
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02-23-2015, 12:51 PM | #497 |
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Normally I'd hate a long layoff like this, but I've been really invested in Agent Carter, and the last ep of SHIELD was so good with such a big ending that they've actually got me chomping at the bit for more. |
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03-04-2015, 08:26 AM | #498 |
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Pretty badass. Fitz was awesome at the end.
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03-04-2015, 10:19 AM | #499 |
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I don't read the comics. Is the eyeless guy Quicksilver or some relation? And which characters are Raina and Skye trending towards?
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03-04-2015, 10:22 AM | #500 |
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Skye is Daisy Johnson, aka Quake. Still no idea who Raina is.
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03-10-2015, 07:42 AM | #501 |
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I love Jaimie Alexander. She is soooooo hot.
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03-12-2015, 09:58 PM | #502 |
Back again, again.
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Autoplaying videos kind of defeat the purpose of the spoiler shield.
Also, the eyeless guy is a minor character called Reader. Who knows how closely he'll stick to his comic version; the teleportation would suggest that he will be wildly divergent. I think Raina is a character invented for the show. They had originally expected her to be a short-lived guest star until the actress did so well, and they signed her on for longer. That would suggest her alter ego was not planned out long in advance (as I'm sure Bobbi was). And yeah, Skye is Daisy Johnson/Quake. Kyle McLachlan is her father Calvin Zabo/Mr. Hyde, and old Thor villain who, in the comics, is approximately the size of a city bus. |
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03-13-2015, 02:39 PM | #503 |
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03-14-2015, 01:20 PM | #504 |
Back again, again.
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No arguments there.
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05-13-2015, 07:45 PM | #505 |
Ain't no relax!
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No comments on the season finale? Cause I thought it was pretty incredible...
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05-14-2015, 12:11 AM | #506 |
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05-14-2015, 02:16 AM | #507 |
Shaken. Not stirred.
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05-14-2015, 07:29 AM | #508 |
Banded
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05-14-2015, 07:37 AM | #509 |
Back again, again.
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I definitely yelled "Whoa!" at my TV at least once, and my mouth was literally agape at the last five seconds. It was a quality finale.
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05-14-2015, 08:18 AM | #510 |
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Yeah this show has been pretty good this season.
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