I
hope the guy over at Disney who first pitched the idea to buy Marvel got one
f*cking big raise and an executive bathroom for even considering that as a
possibility, because Disney has made so much money off them it's ridiculous.
There have been seven Marvel movies that have made a combined 5 billion
dollars, not to mention revenue from toys, games, memorabilia, and now a TV
show. Disney is like Apple and Google; they are slowly taking over the
world. Agents of SHIELD is a new show that just premiered on ABC, it revolves
around the secret government agency called SHIELD that deals with cases
involving super humans. The series was created primarily by Joss Whedon who is
known as the director of the Avengers, Serenity, Much Ado About Nothing, the creator
of Firefly, Angel, Dollhouse, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and worked as a writer
on most of the Marvel movies, Toy Story, and Cabin In the Woods. Joss Whedon is
pretty much the movie and TV equivalent of Steve Jobs, anything he touches
turns to gold and is worshiped as a God by many. So while at first I did
question the creation of the show believing it was only made because of the
success of the Marvel films and not because it was going to be a well made program. My fears were ultimately put to rest when I heard the Whedon himself
played a major role in the show, not just being created as the creator but also
writing and directing a few episodes. Well the pilot has finally aired and I'll
admit It was better than I expected. The events of the show take place after the events of the
Avengers movie. SHIELD is working harder than ever containing the fallout from
the attack on New York. Alien tech left over from the attack has been picked up
by shady characters from all over the globe and have been selling it on the
black market. Some scientist are even trying to reverse engine the tech as well as the super soldier serum used on Captain America in an attempt of
making their own super humans. On top of all that a group of hackers are also
mixed up in all of this and have been messing with SHIELD; their accusing them
of hiding the truth from the American public. So back from the dead, Agent
Coulson has picked up his position and will lead a new team in the hopes of
keeping the world safe. I really enjoyed this show, plain and simple. This
really isn't just a play off the success of movies, the really did put a lot of
effort into this. What impressed me most was that the production value looked a
lot higher than I thought it would; it looks like they put quite a bit of money
behind this project. The acting was OK for the most part; no one's going to
win an Emmy but good enough to get by. The writing was alright for the most part,
it acts a comedy more than anything else; they did have several legitimately
funny lines in there. I did feel that they tried to hard sometimes and the
jokes kind of fell flat, but that wasn't the case most of the time. All in all
I really liked Agents of SHIELD (the pilot episode anyway), and I'll definitely
be watching the series. Is it the best show on TV? Not by a long shot, it's more of a casual show than something like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. And it certainly isn't the best show Joss Whedon ever made. It's still a fun, light hearted show that anyone who
enjoys the Marvel universe would probably like.
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