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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.

keg in kc · 10-22-2013, 12:19 PM

Red herring in the promo I would suspect.

JD10367 · 10-22-2013, 05:50 PM

Finally caught up to this show on my DVR. Not bad, but not great. Probably would've been better before shows like "Heroes" and "Warehouse 13". Chloe Bennett is smoking, though; she's like a younger, curvier Olivia Munn.

**007** · 10-23-2013, 01:20 AM

pretty good ep this week.

Silock · 10-23-2013, 07:52 AM

Best episode of the series so far.

journeyscarab · 10-23-2013, 08:01 AM

Definitely a better episode. I still don't know how they keep Sky around when half the team doesn't trust her.

**petegz28** · 10-23-2013, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by journeyscarab

Definitely a better episode. I still don't know how they keep Sky around when half the team doesn't trust her.

Makes for good eye candy......I mean story line. Yeah, that's it...story line

Mr. Laz · 10-23-2013, 12:17 PM

Ming-Na Wen ‏is a kickass hottie

**The Franchise** · 10-23-2013, 12:35 PM

I've got all 5 episodes on my DVR.....I just haven't been able to bring myself to watch any of them yet.

Valiant · 10-23-2013, 08:54 PM

I thought it was best so far.. If they keep building the characters it will be a decent show..

arrowheadnation · 10-24-2013, 01:14 AM

I'm wondering if we will get any cameos from the avengers as the movies approach.

ragedogg69 · 10-24-2013, 03:13 PM

I am just going to leave this here:

http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/10/dog...nts-s-h-e-l-d/

My favorite part is "Jesus Christ. THE SHOW IS NOTHING BUT BURN NOTICE WITH THE WORD “MARVEL” IN FRONT OF IT."

**DaneMcCloud** · 10-24-2013, 03:17 PM

I thought it was the worst episode yet.

Completely predictable plot and generic characters.

**007** · 10-24-2013, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I thought it was the worst episode yet.

Completely predictable plot and generic characters.

The pilot was the worst ep. Seems like lately you just don't like anything on TV Dane.

**DaneMcCloud** · 10-24-2013, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru

The pilot was the worst ep. Seems like lately you just don't like anything on TV Dane.

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.

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.

05-11-2013, 10:22 AM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Deberg_1990's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx.	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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10-22-2013, 12:19 PM	#166
keg in kc oxymoron keg in kc's Avatar Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever	Red herring in the promo I would suspect.
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10-22-2013, 05:50 PM	#167
JD10367 Cheaterlover* JD10367's Avatar Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI	Finally caught up to this show on my DVR. Not bad, but not great. Probably would've been better before shows like "Heroes" and "Warehouse 13". Chloe Bennett is smoking, though; she's like a younger, curvier Olivia Munn.
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10-23-2013, 01:20 AM	#168
007 Shaken. Not stirred. 007's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London	pretty good ep this week.
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10-23-2013, 07:52 AM	#169
Silock MVP Silock's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Overland Park	Best episode of the series so far.
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10-23-2013, 08:01 AM	#170
journeyscarab SHOCKERS BABY! journeyscarab's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Overland Park, KS	Definitely a better episode. I still don't know how they keep Sky around when half the team doesn't trust her.
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10-23-2013, 12:17 PM	#172
Mr. Laz Don't Tease Me Mr. Laz's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KS	Ming-Na Wen ‏is a kickass hottie
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10-23-2013, 12:35 PM	#173
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain The Franchise's Avatar Join Date: Dec 2006	I've got all 5 episodes on my DVR.....I just haven't been able to bring myself to watch any of them yet.
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10-23-2013, 08:54 PM	#174
Valiant Valiant 'The Thread Killer' Valiant's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kansas City	I thought it was best so far.. If they keep building the characters it will be a decent show..
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10-24-2013, 01:14 AM	#175
arrowheadnation MONTANA #19 arrowheadnation's Avatar Join Date: Mar 2005	I'm wondering if we will get any cameos from the avengers as the movies approach.
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10-24-2013, 03:13 PM	#176
ragedogg69 Oh yeah..... you like that ragedogg69's Avatar Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	I am just going to leave this here: http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/10/dog...nts-s-h-e-l-d/ My favorite part is "Jesus Christ. THE SHOW IS NOTHING BUT BURN NOTICE WITH THE WORD “MARVEL” IN FRONT OF IT."
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10-24-2013, 03:17 PM	#177
DaneMcCloud Supporter DaneMcCloud's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hollywood, CA	I thought it was the worst episode yet. Completely predictable plot and generic characters.
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10-24-2013, 04:30 PM	#180
keg in kc oxymoron keg in kc's Avatar Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever	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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