Agents of Shield debuts tonight

[Sideshow Spock]

I thought it was okay, my attention wavered here and there. I'm sure it will get stronger...

Where was the Doc Brown "Roads?..." quote at the end?

[jimsmegos]

Looks like I may be in the minority on my take but what everybody's got an opinion.......


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The show was okay but didn't hook me. I appreciate the production quality of the effects but the overall look and feel seems too distant from the movie-verse... Plus for this to be "Level 7" the agents seem to be awfully clumsy, inexperienced and inefficient. Plus the Agent Coulson from the movie aspect seemed to be far and above this ensemble of characters. The only exception being the one reluctant agent who didn't want to return to field work (Melinda May) even though she was the only one that seemed worthy of the "Level 7" designation. Also, I did like seeing Ron Glass on the show. Something about his look and mannerisms just works for me. Here's to hope for Abe Vigoda to make a guest appearance

I can't put my finger on what it is but something about the show just doesn't seem quite right. Perhaps I'm being too picky but considering the planning and money that was available for the show I guess I was looking for something just a little bit "more". I don't know. I'll give it a few more episodes to see if my fanboy needs are met.
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[bobws]

Simply put, i enjoyed it and look forward to the rest of the season.
Oh, and i hope Ming Na can keep her job here. she was great.

[jwyblejr]

I'm wondering if that other group is the Commission On Superhuman Activities.

[madmarva]

^^^Jim, it was Ron Glass not Tom Reid. My mind has fuzz on it.

I actually thought the sitcom after SHIELD, the Goldbergs, was pretty funny. Yeah, I'm a sucker for low-brow humor.

[Sideshow Spock]

It was good to see Venus Flytrap on the show.

Is this a WKRP reference, or the name of a comics character I know nothing about? If it's the former, that's Ron Glass (of Barney Miller and Firefly), not Tim Reid.

Edit: you beat me to it

[MIB41]

I got bored with it fairly quick. It was the supporting cast of Avengers meets "Heroes". It just kept reminding me of the main stars of the movie I wasn't seeing. I like Coulson much better as a supporting cast member, where he is more or less comic relief. Not enough screen presence to hold my interest for an hour, let alone a whole series. I couldn't help but chuckle seeing the Marvel licensed toys in the front window of that store in the opening scene. Shameless plug.

[Hector]

I forgot about it and missed it...but will catch it OnDemand later.

[Operation:Mego]

A great start for sure! Lots of humor, action, and tense filled scenes.

Joss Whedon has done it again! The writing was spectacular, especially with addressing everything that happened in The Avengers (and the other films too). It’s a smart move that they’re regarding the aftermath of the battle of New York as “A new world.” Nothing is in the shadows as it used to be anymore, now we all know of their existence.

The acting was great, and all of the new Agents were very likeable with each of their different, unique, personalities. I’m looking forward to seeing them develop more and interact with each other in future episodes.

Coulson was back and better than ever, delivering one-liners with his usually trademark wit. And I was glad to see Hill appear again, hopefully she'll be part of the entire series, and won’t just pop up randomly.

The references to the other movies were great (and there were A LOT of them) and that helped make some of the more fantastical elements believable by tying them to movies that have already been established and grounded.

And they left enough dangling threads and set-ups that made me even more hooked and left to wonder what will happen next.

All in all, I’ll definitely be tuning in every week to this well-written, suspenseful, action-packed show!

[Bionicfanboy66]

"With great power comes really weird crap." Great start. Hope they can keep the quality going. Great to see Ron Glass back on an ABC show.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Very solid start. I like that they are keeping a light and fun touch to this. It's not a standard gritty "24" type show set in the Marvel Universe. I'm sure things will get pretty heavy at times (see Buffy, Angel, etc.) but the sheer FUN of the show was a welcome change to most action shows on TV these days. Looking back at any great series, the pilot is NEVER the best episode. Going by that, I expect great things from this show.

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Seeing the old SHIELD flying car was a hoot. I expected as much when "Lola" was introduced. Coulson is a LMD, clone, android....? Very interesting, and so glad it wasn't that he just flatlined for 40 seconds and came back. Hard to come back from his Avengers injury!!!

Chris

[Mego Magyar]

Looks like I may be in the minority on my take but what everybody's got an opinion.......


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The show was okay but didn't hook me. I appreciate the production quality of the effects but the overall look and feel seems too distant from the movie-verse... Plus for this to be "Level 7" the agents seem to be awfully clumsy, inexperienced and inefficient. Plus the Agent Coulson from the movie aspect seemed to be far and above this ensemble of characters. The only exception being the one reluctant agent who didn't want to return to field work (Melinda May) even though she was the only one that seemed worthy of the "Level 7" designation. Also, I did like seeing Ron Glass on the show. Something about his look and mannerisms just works for me. Here's to hope for Abe Vigoda to make a guest appearance

I can't put my finger on what it is but something about the show just doesn't seem quite right. Perhaps I'm being too picky but considering the planning and money that was available for the show I guess I was looking for something just a little bit "more". I don't know. I'll give it a few more episodes to see if my fanboy needs are met.
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Maybe the minority but not alone. I felt the same.
I was hoping for more of the Marvel heroes feel and not the spy game feel. I'll keep watching for now.

[kingdom warrior]

meh, sorry didn't feel it. Thought the cast was corny and cliche' except I liked Chun Li Ming-Na Wen otherwise, unless we see Marvel B heroes, this show will fizzle like Heroes did.....

[hedrap]

I should say it's a major letdown, but Whedon's always been overrated glommer, so it's about what expected. I had hope with some of other people involved, but this Coulson crap is just fanboyism run amuck. He's never been a lead actor for a reason.

This actually causes a problem for Disney. If the show doesn't drastically improve, ratings will hemorrhage and that will effect the Marvel's non-franchise value because this is out there every week. It creates more of a reliance on the movie stars - RDJ, Evans, Hemsworth, - which is what Marvel and Disney are trying to avoid as a way to contain costs.

Thor 2 better be a standout. If it gets the same reaction, not good for 2014. Lot of mediocre crap from Marvel starting with IM3, which is the first truly Disneyfied Marvel production. Money returns are still riding the Avengers residual.

[pmwasson]

I'm hopeful. These types of show usually take a while to find their voice and this first episode was interesting. I'll stick with it for awhile.