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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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05-14-2015, 08:39 AM | #511 |
Ain't no relax!
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Man, there were a lot of Holy Shit moments. What a finale to a great first season. I'm stunned how well they brought everything together by the end. They've got a really complex story going, and it's working brilliantly. And the fact that it's tied into the bigger MCU gives me hope that it won't Firefly...
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05-14-2015, 09:18 AM | #512 |
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05-14-2015, 10:48 AM | #513 |
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Yeah, was a solid season, if not quite as awesome as the end of season one. Really set up some interesting things for next year.
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Back again, again.
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05-14-2015, 07:25 PM | #515 |
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Glad to hear they renewed Agent Carter. I thought it was fun, even though I know a lot of people thought they were trying to hard.
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05-14-2015, 08:23 PM | #516 |
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I liked Agent Carter a lot. It might be the cable snob in me talking, but I think shorter seasons are usually better because it lets the story be more focused. Similarly, I think Agent Carter helped Agents of SHIELD this year, because the big break in the middle either forced or allowed them structure it like two short seasons.
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05-14-2015, 10:38 PM | #517 |
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Agreed. I really liked Agent Carter. The acting was great and I enjoyed being immersed in the period. Of course, I've really enjoyed the Flash and Daredevil as well. The comic folks are really doing well with television/netflix.
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05-16-2015, 06:45 AM | #518 |
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This has been great. I am definitely looking forward to season 3.
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09-24-2015, 04:15 PM | #519 |
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NSFW
In case of issues, direct link is http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...first-5-826863 Last edited by Bwana; 10-25-2015 at 02:46 PM.. |
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09-24-2015, 04:52 PM | #520 |
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Couldn't get it to play. Assuming this...
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09-30-2015, 09:38 AM | #521 |
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Solid premiere.
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10-21-2015, 06:37 AM | #522 |
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This show has sucked balls this season. I can watch it in fast forward and glean the plot and scene. It's turned into a boring soap opera. I don't give a shit what happened between Melinda and her ex. I don't give a shit what happened to the girl on the other planet. I am tired of the whole "Ward as a bad guy" subplot. Just show us some damn inhumans and some good special effects.
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10-21-2015, 06:46 AM | #523 |
Shaken. Not stirred.
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Can we please stop putting Autoplay items in threads. It gets really annoying when video starts playing when you don't want it to.
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10-21-2015, 07:44 AM | #524 |
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The only autoplay I see is spoilered? Maybe should use NSFW tags to prevent loading? Doesn't load on my system, so not sure if it is autoplay.
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Shaken. Not stirred.
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