Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/marvels-agents-of-shield-tv-show-facts-characters" target="_blank">http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordan...aracters</a> "Following the record-setting bonanza that was The Avengers last year, Disney decided that the best way to fulfill its long desire of expanding its empire onto the small screen was to give its new golden boy, Joss Whedon, the keys. Yep, years after putting up cult classics like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and the criminally canceled Firefly, Joss was handed a big-budget TV show about which a network actually cared."
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I am very excited for this and have been following this closely since they announced they were filming the pilot earlier this year. Whedon actually directed the first episode, and will hand the day to day duties to his wife and brother now that the show got picked up for series...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I saw Iron Man 3 and thought it was a complete waste of time. Still, I'm overjoyed that Disney has the Marvel brand at its disposal and that audiences are enjoying the Iron Man films. There's something about Marvel as a fantasy franchise that is the perfect balance for all the barrage of saccharine princess stuff and tug-at-your-heartstrings Pixar material that has been the bread and butter of the WDCo for the past few decades. I can't wait to see what they do with Star Wars.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "I saw Iron Man 3 and thought it was a complete waste of time." HANS!!! LOL
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA While I dont watch Iron Man or Avengers movies and probably won't watch Leonard Hero Part 6 or this new Marvel TV series, I am impressed that Disney is going after it -- and is utilizing talented people. Joss Whedon for the TV series. So obvious, it's brilliant! And then signing J.J. Abrams for the new 'Star Wars' movie. Getting John Williams to do the score? Score! Getting Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill to be part of it -- agai brilliant!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 While I dont watch Iron Man or Avengers movies and probably won't watch Leonard Hero Part 6 or this new Marvel TV series, I am impressed that Disney is going after it -- and is utilizing talented people. Joss Whedon for the TV series. So obvious, it's brilliant!<< What impresses me if not only is Disney getting talented people to do these films, but they are not micromanaging them... They are allowing the people they hire to do their job with minimal interference...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I saw Iron Man 3 and thought it was a complete waste of time." >>HANS!!! LOL<< Didn't you think so? I loved the first Iron Man. I also enjoyed the Avengers, Thor, and Captain America. Other than a few witty lines, a surprising plot twist (that came way too early) and a couple of amazing action sequences, I thought this film was kind of a by-the-numbers experience. It was kind of pointless and designed for big box office and nothing more. Maybe I was in cynical mood when I saw it. Spending 4 days in Utah can to that to a person. "What impresses me if not only is Disney getting talented people to do these films, but they are not micromanaging them... They are allowing the people they hire to do their job with minimal interference..." That seems to be Iger's style.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Didn't you think so? I loved the first Iron Man. I also enjoyed the Avengers, Thor, and Captain America." No, I really liked it. I didn't especially care for the first two Iron Man movies (they were okay, but nothing great) or Captain America (thought it was a big time snoozefest). Thought the first Thor was very mediocore (besides the fact that you get to stare at Chris Hemsworth for a couple hours). But liked this one and the Avengers a lot. Next Thor movies looks quite a bit better too, so hoping that'll be good.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Really nice viral site for the show... I am super excited and hope Marvel plays it right as this could continue the momentum from their feature films... <a href="http://www.wearetherisingtide.com/blog/" target="_blank">http://www.wearetherisingtide.com/blog/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert After seeing the first trailer of the show, I am looking forward to Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Hopefully it will not take too long until it comes to Germany/Austria.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh New, longer trailer came out yesterday - <a href="http://io9.com/get-a-way-better-look-at-agents-of-shield-plus-two-mor-506072296" target="_blank">http://io9.com/get-a-way-bette...06072296</a> Looks good to me.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan It's amazing how the production values on this trailer look like feature film quality. I hope the show turns out to be as good as it looks from this early glimpse.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 It's amazing how the production values on this trailer look like feature film quality. I hope the show turns out to be as good as it looks from this early glimpse.<< It helps that Josh Whedon directed the pilot, I don't see every episode looking this polished..
Originally Posted By leemac I think the cost of the show might be ABC's biggest stumbling block. The Lost pilot was $12m - still the most expensive on network TV (allegedly the Boardwalk Empire pilot was nearly $20m) and I suspect Whedon's show might be more. It is a tough call for Paul Lee if it doesn't open big. There is a commitment but ABC has a terrible track record of backing underperforming shows these days - critical darlings or otherwise - and particularly procedurals.
Originally Posted By leemac It is a decent spot though - I'm happy to see Ming Na back on TV too - she was exceptional in Crichton's ER. It will be interesting to see if it can differentiate it between the other supernatural/superhero TV shows of the past and present like Fringe, Revolution and Heroes.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Lee, is there a chance Marvel might leverage their movie division to help keep the cost down, whether it be filming scenes on sets built for the movies and/or have special effects shots designed by the team working on the movies?
