Agents of Shield debuts tonight

[megoscott]

The most entertaining part of this series may be reading Jim Steranko's re-caps every week at the Hollywood Reporter.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/agents-shield-comic-creator-jim-636457

[palitoy]

Would have to agree with some of Sterenko's points, not so much with some other things said there.

I found it soft, almost like it was trying to make me not care. Some of the characters are made with the CSI/NCIS cookie cutter.

Not done with it yet but kind of lukewarm to something I was excited about.

[Sideshow Spock]

The most entertaining part of this series may be reading Jim Steranko's re-caps every week at the Hollywood Reporter.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...tor-jim-636457

Could anyone understand the dialogue delivered by the S.H.I.E.L.D. lab team?

This was of particularly annoyance to me, and I'm someone who loves me some ST:TNG technobabble .

[Earth 2 Chris]

^I think that was the point. Those two are supposed to be annoying, and we, and the other agents aren't supposed to understand them. It's like Whedon's run-on pop-culture talk, but with made-up techno jargon.

Chris

[Sideshow Spock]

Oh okay, as long as it was intentional, sign me up for more run-on mumbly can't hear what they said accented gibberish!

[YoungOnce]

We enjoyed it... Thought it was good tv fun. That might make a good thread... What tv show had its legs completely under it on its first episode. My vote would be that LOST had a great first episode. (Maybe it lost its way later, but...)

Favorite line in S.H.I.E.L.D. was the one about "Ready to join our journey into mystery?" A great reference to the old Marvel stalwart title through the 60's

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yeah, that was a great line. I also liked Coulson's line about hiding in the corner with a bulb out.

BTAS had a great first episode in "On Leather Wings", but it actually previewed with "The Cat and the Claw" as a Saturday morning premiere, and that is one of the weakest episodes of the entire series. Then you had clunkers like "I Have Batman in my Basement" in between great ones like "Heart of Ice" so it was a mixed bag at first.

Star Trek started out with "The Man Trap". Not many's favorite episode.

Chris

[sprytel]

We enjoyed it... Thought it was good tv fun.

I agree. It wasn't a home run, but I think it has potential.

That might make a good thread... What tv show had its legs completely under it on its first episode. My vote would be that LOST had a great first episode. (Maybe it lost its way later, but...)

TV.com just ran a bracket-like competition for Best TV Pilot of the Last 15 Years and they reached the same conclusion.

http://www.tv.com/news/and-the-best-tv-pilot-of-the-last-15-years-is-138002981800/

[megoscott]

Honestly though, this new era when the real heroes are reserved for movies and TV gets the pale imitation of heroes dressed in civilian clothes sucks. We're all trying to make the best of it and milk some kind of entertainment out of these shows. It's like trying to convince yourself tofu bacon tastes good.

10 years of Smallville and no Superman. We've got this new Gotham series announced with a young Jim Gordon and no Batman. This Shield thing at least has some stills from the movies and some action figures in a window, but c'mon....

In the 90s Lois and Clarke was a soap opera, but at least it had a real Superman. After that you have to go back to the seventies for real super heroes on TV.

Thank god for animation.

[Earth 2 Chris]

We do have Arrow. But then they don't call him Green Arrow...yet.

Chris

[BlackKnight]

No Way Dean Caine was Ever a Real Superman .... Just Say'in .

[megoscott]

Maybe not, but he had a frikking cape on, just saying. Heck, it was even RED.

[jimsmegos]

Maybe not, but he had a frikking cape on, just saying. Heck, it was even RED.

Yep. For me Lois and Clark brought the fun of Superman back that was lost in the movies. Sure there was soap opera themes with the focus on the "love story" but the comics had also turned in that same direction at the time. But that is a great point you make in that the companies are keeping the heavy hitters for the big screen and giving us the minor league players on the small screen.

[BlackKnight]

The Flash 90's TV Show was ..., and still is sorta Entertaining for me ..., as far as a Super Hero TV Show Goes. Sure it's got the Eairly 90's dated Clothes ..., Mixed with the Comicbooky Camp 66 style Scenes..., but I still enjoy it more than anything After it. It's got costumes, Villians and Even Mark Hamill ! ... Saw the Complete Season at Walmart for 9.95 too ..., for people who Don't have it. Its worth a Check out ..., The Action Scenes are pretty neat for the Time, and sorta Hold up.

[Hector]

Honestly though, this new era when the real heroes are reserved for movies and TV gets the pale imitation of heroes dressed in civilian clothes sucks. We're all trying to make the best of it and milk some kind of entertainment out of these shows. It's like trying to convince yourself tofu bacon tastes good.

10 years of Smallville and no Superman. We've got this new Gotham series announced with a young Jim Gordon and no Batman. This Shield thing at least has some stills from the movies and some action figures in a window, but c'mon....

In the 90s Lois and Clarke was a soap opera, but at least it had a real Superman. After that you have to go back to the seventies for real super heroes on TV.

Thank god for animation.

Bless you for this on the spot post.