Well, that's all fine and dandy for you guys then, but it doesn't change the fact that the rest of us are still left grasping for a reason to be excited for Agents of SHIELD, which is the topic of the thread.TheDrunkNinja said:
Agents of SHIELD TV Series | Thoughts?
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Indeed, that's also fine and dandy. Really, so many people only took issue with your comment because of the "Absolutely Nobody" generalization, facetious intentions or not. There's no issue with your opinion as it is.GodzillaGuy92 said:
It's not. It's Rage, and I'm extremely disappointed. We could have had a Heroes for Hire tv show (or in my best dreams, a feature length film)!Copper Zen said:Does anyone else wonder if the super human black guy in the trailer is Luke Cage?
That's what I'm hoping they'll do, especially as phase 3 comes up they'll have to step up the HYPE.
To be perfectly honest, it looks meh. I reckon the first season will go through, be alright but everyone will say it is amazing because anything Joss Whedon touches is instantly gold. The second season will come out, be crap and everyone will turn against it like everything else on the internet, tv or in the cinema that isn't constantly good.
Nothing really happened in the trailer, or the extended trailer to peak my interest. It looks like every other crime show on the tv, except with a Marvel twist. I liked most of the Marvel films that cam out recently but the show just doesn't feel like the movies.
Maybe when more information comes out, or if I watch the first episode when it decides to grace Ireland with its presence, but until then, I don't really care.
Nothing really happened in the trailer, or the extended trailer to peak my interest. It looks like every other crime show on the tv, except with a Marvel twist. I liked most of the Marvel films that cam out recently but the show just doesn't feel like the movies.
Maybe when more information comes out, or if I watch the first episode when it decides to grace Ireland with its presence, but until then, I don't really care.
I'd be interested in watching this to see how it goes.
Unfortunately I don't live in the US and I don't have satellite TV so I don't really have a way of watching it. All I can really do is hope that episodes get leaked onto YouTube or something.
Unfortunately I don't live in the US and I don't have satellite TV so I don't really have a way of watching it. All I can really do is hope that episodes get leaked onto YouTube or something.
I mean, it's probably more Super Hero shows all share thematic elements. Just stylistically, the way it was shot and a lot of the music, made me feel like I was watching a trailer for a new season of Heroes.gxs said:
Yes! Torchwood + Whedon + Marvel = a risk worth taking! As long as it avoids being Miracle Day, I am here for this shit!knight steel said:
I reckon it has a good chance of being pretty good; Joss is pretty good with making you care about his characters and I like his vision. Also he seems to have learned that spanking a load of money is a good way of getting cancelled.
Coulson died heroically in Avengers. Now he's back, making his death meaningless.
Hollywood doesn't do heroic death any more, and that annoys me.
Hollywood doesn't do heroic death any more, and that annoys me.
First thing first, it look like those who theorise/ believe in the whole "Life Model Decoy" (look it up, it's a proper thing in Marvel universe) are padding themselves in the back.
Anyway I have high hopes for it just as long they do make some reference to Marvel stuff and aswell having comicbook SHIELD agents in the live screen. In saying so I can easily seeing it being a flop so the more reason why I hoped it's sucessful.
Anyway I have high hopes for it just as long they do make some reference to Marvel stuff and aswell having comicbook SHIELD agents in the live screen. In saying so I can easily seeing it being a flop so the more reason why I hoped it's sucessful.
I'm looking forward to it. To me, it looks like it'll be a lot like "Heroes," only without going flaccid because of the writers' strike.
The only thing I'm annoyed at is Coulson's resurrection. I have never understood why so many fans like him. At best, he's an uninteresting character. At worst, he's annoying. His being brought back to life is nothing but fan-service and I don't approve.
Then again, it's not like Joss Whedon had my complete adoration. I like his work better than most others, but he's definitely done some that I thought was of poor quality. Looking squarely at you, Dr. Horrible.
The only thing I'm annoyed at is Coulson's resurrection. I have never understood why so many fans like him. At best, he's an uninteresting character. At worst, he's annoying. His being brought back to life is nothing but fan-service and I don't approve.
Then again, it's not like Joss Whedon had my complete adoration. I like his work better than most others, but he's definitely done some that I thought was of poor quality. Looking squarely at you, Dr. Horrible.
I know it's ridiculous to complain about retconning in a comic-related thing but Colson not being dead kind of cheapens the last half of the Avengers.
This is what I see. This is a place to try out characters before seeing if they are worth the investment on the big screen. They can test out lesser known characters to gauge fan reaction, or try out some of the other Avenger characters that might not stand so well on their own. Ant-man comes to mind. I'm not a comic book guy so I don't really know much about him except he was an original avenger (I think) and I can't really see myself getting too excited if a character with that name got his own movie.Copper Zen said:Does anyone else wonder if the super human black guy in the trailer is Luke Cage?
I can see Marvel using this series to introduce lesser known super heroes to people's attention and then including said characters in their movies. That would make a lot of sense given that they can't do in depth intros on every super hero/villain in the Marvel universe in their movies without the risk of bogging down the movies.
However, you develop a cool concept for him, introduce him in this series, people get it, like it and bam, you have another movie from this cash cow.
I'm thinking of it this way:
It's basically "Men in Black: The TV Show". So in other words, a slightly more chopsocky, less hard sci version of the X-Files.
Think about it.
And of course, you're free to love, hate, or be "meh" about the idea as much as you want. But I'd definitely give it a shot. There's always room in my heart for a cast of Badass Normals inamongst all the supers. And Whedon's quite good at that sort of thing; even in Buffy, only a few members of the gang actually had anything supernatural or otherwise "extra" going for them (enhanced strength and agility; not-particularly-impressive witchcraft; lycanthropy or vampirism that was more annoying than beneficial; part robot, but running off floppy discs...), and it was usually fairly limited and still left them vulnerable in all the other areas. It was little more than an excuse to set up the story in the first place, have a bit of action to break up the episode, and occasionally go off on a complete tangent to everyday reality, in between all the more sitcom type banter that is his hallmark. From what I saw of Firefly, it didn't have ever so much in the way of supers other than River's "engineered killing machine" traits and a couple of the bad guys being just so amazingly evil it was hard to even resist them. It's main "thing" was it was in the future, in space. People still loved it.
And who knows, it might be the SCPesque TV show that Warehouse 13 should've been but couldn't quite manage as it tried to be a little too funny and play up the "its like X-Files but not as serious" side of it, right down to the mismatched guy/girl team who start to crush on each other but never quite see it through.
It's basically "Men in Black: The TV Show". So in other words, a slightly more chopsocky, less hard sci version of the X-Files.
Think about it.
And of course, you're free to love, hate, or be "meh" about the idea as much as you want. But I'd definitely give it a shot. There's always room in my heart for a cast of Badass Normals inamongst all the supers. And Whedon's quite good at that sort of thing; even in Buffy, only a few members of the gang actually had anything supernatural or otherwise "extra" going for them (enhanced strength and agility; not-particularly-impressive witchcraft; lycanthropy or vampirism that was more annoying than beneficial; part robot, but running off floppy discs...), and it was usually fairly limited and still left them vulnerable in all the other areas. It was little more than an excuse to set up the story in the first place, have a bit of action to break up the episode, and occasionally go off on a complete tangent to everyday reality, in between all the more sitcom type banter that is his hallmark. From what I saw of Firefly, it didn't have ever so much in the way of supers other than River's "engineered killing machine" traits and a couple of the bad guys being just so amazingly evil it was hard to even resist them. It's main "thing" was it was in the future, in space. People still loved it.
And who knows, it might be the SCPesque TV show that Warehouse 13 should've been but couldn't quite manage as it tried to be a little too funny and play up the "its like X-Files but not as serious" side of it, right down to the mismatched guy/girl team who start to crush on each other but never quite see it through.
Actually, now it's exactly like the comic book industry: characters only stay dead for however long is necessary until writers resurrect them. Standard fair at this point.Kristian Fischer said:
You know, the fan theory that Coulson didn't die but Fury used his apparent death as a catalyst to the rest of the Avengers doesn't really cheapen the Avengers to me. Instead it adds a whole new layer for me. Of Fury being a manipulative prick.TheDrunkNinja said:
Also anyone who knows Whedon knows he knows how to do heroic death... you know? It's just that this particular case it was him messing with us.
kind of has a up beat xfiles look to it. might be quite good, but from i have seen of Whedons work, which is mainly fire fly and avangers, his character seem to spont nothing but one liners to the point were the character become interchangeable, not to mention it reduce the story down some. but despite that i like firefly and the avengers so ill check this out.