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With all of the comic book fanatics and Joss Whedon disciples on this board, I have to assume that some of you watched the pilot episode of the new show. I recorded it and watched it this morning, and I am already jonesing for episode 2. That said, I am really easy to please when it comes to "this type" of show. I was fanatical about the show "Heroes," and semi-fanatical about "Alphas." Basically, I am a sci-fi/fantasy junkie, and any time someone breaks out the crack pipe, you can pretty much count on me taking a few hits.

I don't want to go into any real detail here about the episode 1 plot, because I don't want to spoil it for anyone who may be waiting to watch it, but I will say that if you like this genre of TV shows, I don't believe you will be disappointed with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It has positives and negatives.  There were a few clever lines.  I like how it seems to tie pretty directly into the world of Marvel, with the pilot episode being about the same thing as in Iron Man 3.  Plus, they talk about other characters from the universe and it seems that the events of The Avengers started everything.  So that's cool that it exists in a world I already like.

That said, it's corny.  You just can't escape the look and feel of network TV.  The quality of HBO and AMC are ruining this kind of monster-of-the-week crap for me.  There's an "obviousness" to the acting and directing style that seems like everything is made to the lowest common denominator.  For what it is, though, it's fine.  I will keep watching, but this is a Smallville-level of cornyness.

I liked the episode. I didn't get the same feel as Dave. I thought Smallville was terrible and this was miles ahead. Is it the greatest show on TV? Not even close. Is it worth watching? So far I think so.

I'm already intrigued by the appearance of Ron fucking Glass and Coulson's mysterious resurrection story.

I will certainly give this show a lot of leeway simply because of the subject matter, but based on just the one episode so far, I don't think I'll have to.

I'm with you on this. I tried watching Smallville, but the inherent cheesiness of it put me off pretty quickly. I didn't get that feel with this show.


Yeah. God bless Joss Whedon for using some of my favorite actors from his other works. Ron Glass (from Serenity and Firefly) and J. August Richards (from Angel) definitely gave me that "familiar" feel.

I'm also really intrigued about Coulson's Tahiti vacation. I wonder how many episodes we'll get spoon-fed little teasers about it before the whole truth finally comes out.

This show kinda reminds me of Bones or Hawaii 5-0 or any of these ensemble police procedural type shows that are on network TV.  Had this not been a Marvel thing, I wouldn't watch again.  As is, I'll see if it gets any better, but I feel like you guys are being incredibly generous.

Very very cheesy. At the end, the little smile-a-thon deserved a major face palm.

Having said that, I was always a huge comic nerd so I'll keep watching.

Disclaimer: I am Joss Whedon's bitch. If I ever have a child he/she will be named after someone in the Buffyverse. My beagle's name is Willow. (She is so not a Buffy.)

I liked it. A lot. I know that Joss's pilots aren't always great. The entire first season of Buffy was cute, but meh. Seasons 2 through 4 are cult classics and the rest of the series were still great. Firefly? Amazing. I think it's got a lot of potential. Also, I think Agent Coulson is adorable.

And as to Dave's Smallville comparison? NO NO NO. I HATED Smallville. What an awful show.

I think the show was pretty good. As I understand it none of the enforcers will be on it but that would be really cool if they had some guest appearances . As far as smallville goes it was terrible.As a kid growing up superman was my favorite hero so I watched a lot of the smallvilles even at the end just to see him put on the suit.They even screwed that up.

I watched the first half of the show last night, but fell asleep.  I thought that this episode was much better than the first, so far.  The references to the greater Marvel universe are a nice touch.  Still...production values are so sketchky sometimes.  As the show starts, everyone is loading into a plane (supposed to be outside), but the lighting is so bad that it looks like you're filming inside a Costco under florescent bulbs.

I did see Samuel L Jackson on the show last night right?

Yeah, Samuel L. Jackson was on last night. As cool as it was to see him on there, his little cameo was a bit on the cheesy side.

I thought that cameo was the only redeeming quality of last night's show.  I was very underwhelmed.

As a bonus, I'm really enjoying "The Goldbergs" immediately following SHIELD. 

ALL OF THIS:

http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/ugh-14-reasons-why-you-should-totally-give-up-on-agents-of-shield-after-three-episodes.php

So far this season, I enjoyed the first episode greatly.  The second one was mostly a waste of time outside of Fury's appearance.  The 3rd was starting to head that way until they showed the origin story of Graviton.  Plus, Skye running in the wet dress really grabbed my errrr uhhh...attention.

I think SHIELD would greatly benefit from the AMC TV drama approach.  Instead of 20+ episodes over the season, this show might be better off with a shortened season to limit potential story meandering.  It's already been picked up for the full first season run, so I guess we'll see how it plays out.

3 episodes in, I see potential for a good show hiding in there.  Maybe they just need to find their footing.  The 1st season of Supernatural was pretty tough to watch at times, but they eventually figured out what the hell they were doing and turned it into a great show.  I'm hopeful we'll see more SHIELD evolve in a similar manner.

I didn't know that was Gravitron.  Is that confirmed?

^^^ I had to look it up. The doctor did indeed share that character's name.

Hmm...cool.  I figured that was some tie-in, but I'm not super up on all of the more obscure Marvel characters.

Are we all pretty comfortable with the fact that Coulsen is a Life-Model-Decoy?  They are laying on the hints thicker and thicker each episode.  They talk about him being rusty with a gun, but he says "yes, but it should just be muscle memory."  I was talking with a buddy and we're on the same page that this will probably lead into Avengers 3, with the tech creating the new Coulsen turning into some version of Ultron, tying it all together.

I agree that the season should be shorter.   The fight scenes are pretty bad, but once in a while, the special effects are cool.   The stuff with the truck, as well as the "gravity room" seemed like pretty cool ideas.  Yet other stuff looks so friggin' cheesy.

I also hear rumors that the success of this show to this point has peaked CBS's interest in bringing Star Trek to the small screen to accompany the films.  They met with Robert Orci recently, so he claims.  That got me excited.

I was clueless about Graviton...or Coulsen being a robot.

Now I'm not.

whoa whoa whoa. Coulsen is a robot? Is that why they keep bringing up his time in the islands? (Also, Coulson is adorable!)

That's my theory.

They keep mentioning things like "He must never know", "This should be muscle memory", they keep mentioning this vacation that he had, but it's really shady and they are super-vague about it.  Not to mention that we watched him die in the Avengers and they've essentially given us no explanation as to why he's still around.  There was talk of a cellist he was dating at some point in the Avengers, but we've seen no sign of her or anything related to a life that would accommodate that.  Dude's a bot -- write it down.

Ahhhh...now that I think about it he probably is a bot. Interesting.

OK.  So, I've just watched the 4th episode of the series and there's another big indication that Coulsen is a LMD, so much so that he is noticeably different internally.  The girl with the x-ray eye asked "what they'd done to Coulsen" and when asked to clarify, they didn't.

This show has been really good for the last 2 episodes.  A stride has been hit.

I loved this weeks episode. I think this show is solid.

Yeah, this show keeps getting better each episode. That's a good sign...

I agree with this.  It's kinda corny and had a rocky start, but it's slightly better with each show.  Lots of shows are like that.  I hope they continue to find their groove.

Tonight is the big night. Supposedly the secrets about Coulson will be revealed and according to him, fanboys should be happy with the resolution.

Here's the quote:

Tonight, we officially find out what happened to everyone's favorite S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in the mid-season premiere of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and speaking with TV Guide, Clark Gregg says it's a satisfying reveal.

"As a fanboy, I thought, "How are they going to do this? They've been keeping this for 10 episodes." We know that there's something bogus about the magical place concept. He can't even say Tahiti without turning into a robot. Is he a robot? How did they bring him back? Is he some kind of Life Model Decoy, as all the Marvel fans think? Is he the Vision? There's all these theories. How do you do this for real and really pay it off? At the same time, you don't want them to go, "Well, I guess that's the finale of the show. There's really no need to continue after this. The bullet was in the chamber, now it's completely blown." When I read the script, I was blown away because it's completely satisfying to me as a fanboy, and, as probably the biggest fanboy in Phil Coulson in the Marvel Universe, because it's not a tease, it's: here's what happened! At the same time, what they've crafted not only opens up enough questions that are at the existential core of Phil Coulson and his relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D., but really set the direction for the back end of the season and the future of the series. I was very, very impressed with what they delivered here."

I was really looking forward to tonight's episode, but now I'm really psyched for it after reading that! 

T-minus fifteen minutes...

Not going to lie, I'm a bit disappointed. I mean, the episode was good, but I didn't really buy Skye's part and the ending gave me more questions than answers.

<spoiler comments>We all had to figure that the only way to bring Coulson back was via some surgery or operation, so this wasn't the 'reveal' I was hoping for at all. So Fury moved 'Heaven and Earth'..blah blah blah...
1- where did they get the tech to work on him?
2- 'Heaven and Earth' - does that mean the procedure and tech was alien? Asgardian? Something else?
3- what 'thing' did he become? I mean, he was in pain and wanted to die after 6-7 surgeries. Yea, I would too. Or is the 'thing' mean something leaning towards LMD?
4- what about when the doc said 'Coulson's heart was torn in pieces'. They didn't reveal how they put Humpty Dumpty together again. Was it the tech? Figure of speech?

On the flip side, I kinda wanted them to drag it out til closer to the next phase of movies so that it can tie-in to something going on in Guardians or Ultron. To reveal now, with movies still way out there, the continuity wouldn't be as clean, IMO.
</spoiler comments>

Your spoiler questions pretty much matched my own...I was more than a little disappointed in how anticlimactic that ended up being.

The new Person of Interest episode was awesome though, so it made up for it a little. ;D

I thought the episode was pretty good.  Same issues as usual -- corny fighting.  But some of the CG work is getting pretty good and I liked the jet turning around (although that seems like an incredible waste of energy, but whatever.

I also think that the visual of the robot working on Coulsen's brain was really good.

But I'm with you -- this didn't seem like a reveal at all, since we all kinda knew that he had some kind of operation.  I'm more interested in what he is.  Is he a robot?  Is it organic tech?  Is he still Coulsen or is it just his memory implanted in someone or something else?

And Skye is fine.

I'm digging the show.  It's something entertaining that I can watch with the kiddo.  It has some issues that I think could be fixed if they didn't try to stretch everything out so much...say like if it had fewer episodes.

As a big bonus, there's also Skye running in a wet, red dress.  http://lightlybuzzed.com/2014/01/07/marvels-agents-shield-best-10-gifs/10/

Supernatural and Arrow come back next week, so TV is good for me right now.

I finally got caught up on SHIELD. I wanted more info but liked the episode overall.

I finally watched Arrow...Holy hell is he hot. I. Just. Wow...

Does anyone here watch Orphan Black?  Just finished that and liked it a lot.

My sister-in-law bought me season 1 on DVD thinking I'd like it, but I haven't watched yet.  Glad to hear you liked it.

*Maybe a spoiler for future characters?*



I might have to start watching SHIELD again.  Always liked Deathlok, and Lorelei brings the whole Asgard thing.  This show could really benefit from bringing in a lot of lesser known superheros.  Plus, Bill Paxton is the man!

http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d----here-comes-bill-paxton--deathlok--and-lorelei-010208519.html (http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d----here-comes-bill-paxton--deathlok--and-lorelei-010208519.html)

This show just keeps getting more awesome every episode. This current storyline, with Skye getting shot and the whole T.A.H.I.T.I. situation getting explained have been amazing.

For those who followed the comics more closely than I did...was that a Kree in the life support tube in the underground bunker?

I got a huge laugh this episode when Coulson was asked about Tahiti, and instead of his normal canned "it's a magical place" response, spit out "It sucked!"

Great show...I hope it stays on the air for years.

 

Yeah, Stroke, I think that blue guy was Kree.  During the dialog between Agent Coulson and Lady Sif about all the blue races, the Kree was the race that seemed to be stressed apart from the others.  I can see how their semi-shape shifting abilities could be used by humans for potential healing properties.  Last week as soon as they revealed the source of the drug, I looked over at my daughter and just said, "Kree." lol

The show is damn good.  I just wish they'd stop mucking around with the air dates.  I think there's only been 4 episodes that have aired since December.  Next week will be some sort of Marvel spotlight show that I assume will focus on the new Captain American movie.  I think they're also going to reveal some bits and pieces about the Avengers sequel.

I read that the ratings are poor for the entirety of ABC's Tuesday night light up, but after the constant jacking around with the schedule, I don't see how they can expect anything to have decent numbers.  If they were airing episodes out of order, I'd say this is like Firefly all over again.  Hopefully, they'll get a clue and allow this show to continue.

I was wondering about something Lady Sif said last week...

****Possible spoiler if you haven't seen Thor 2****





...She said Odin ordered Lorelei be brought back alive and unharmed.  After watching the most recent Thor movie, at the end it is revealed Loki is posing as Odin quite successfully, apparently.  Assuming Loki has not been found out, he's still giving the orders in Asgard.  The fact that he wanted Lorelei brought back alive makes me think he has plans for her abilities...perhaps for the next Thor flick.  I figure if Loki has magic powerful enough to fool the Asgardians into thinking he's Odin, I bet he's got magic that can shield him from Lorelei's control. 

Or not.  Lady Sif's line had me wondering about who's really calling the shots up in Asgard now.

Did you guys watch the special last week Marvel: Assembling a Universe? I love that sort of behind the scenes look, with all the interviews and preview stuff. Really enjoyed the peeks at Guardians, A2 and Winter Soldier. I also went out afterwards and watched all of the One-Shots that I hadn't seen, The Consultant, Agent Carter and Item #47.

I'm so ready for more Marvel... Winter Soldier and the new Avengers movie cannot get here soon enough.

Yeah, April 4th is taking an awful long time to get here.

Yea, the 4th is taking too long.

We're going on the 3rd.   :)

^ This is why I keep this guy around.

Holy sweet mother of mercy, what an awesome episode tonight. Twist after twist after twist, and I'm still not 100% sure I know exactly who I can trust...

It was spoilerifc if you haven't seen Capt. America 2, by luckily I have so I enjoyed the episode thoroughly.

I haven't seen CA2 yet, but I had a decent idea what was happening already, so it wasn't really that big of a spoiler for me. ;D

Phukit, I'm going to watch CA2 now. I just can't wait any longer... ;D

Holy crap.  This show got really good, really fast.  The last two episodes have been epic.  I think it may have finally found its stride.  I wish the season was shorter.  The 25 episode format is too 90s and forces you to have watered down episodes.

I think they're doing back to back episodes tomorrow night. 

Hail Hydra

The first is a re-play of last week.  One NEW hour of content.

I'm still not sure about Ward...part of me wants to believe he's a good guy who's just gone deep cover, but he looks an awful lot like a Hydra agent at this point.

Good episode last night.

it's Agents of SHIELD day today .. i'm actually looking forward to it tonight !

I am as well. The last few episodes have been fantastic.

Not me.  I always thought Ward was a meathead douche, so I'm glad to see him be bad.

I hope you end up being the one who's surprised...

Maybe I just relate well to cold-blooded killers. ;)

I still hope Ward is following high up orders...from someone.

But shooting multiple agents in the face kinda would support the whole decent into evil hypothesis.

^^^ Yeah, I'm almost convinced he's actually Hydra after all, but I like Ward, so I'm still holding out hope.

^I'm just the opposite.  I don't really like Ward and think he's infinitely more interesting as a mole.  I hope they don't make him some super secret good guy.  Plus, the black guy who took his spot is better and does the same thing.  No need two guys to be your muscle.

Yeah, I am now almost hoping that Skye is the one who puts a bullet in Ward. I hate a traitor...

Soooo many of the shows I am watching are having massively awesome build-ups to their respective season finales. Agents of SHIELD, The Blacklist, Person of Interest, Tomorrow People...all have been runaway trains coming down the home stretch.

So I think we've caught up with you guys now. I had to avoid this thread for a couple of weeks. I'm loving this show but there's still this nagging question... They're clearly up against it and yet no one is putting in a call to Tony Stark? 'Hey Tony, we're struggling against some Nazi style bad guys....I know they're actually Cap's bag but you know they've kinda destroyed shield so whaddaya say? Lend us a hand?'

Anyway can't wait for the season ending although it will be a shame to have to wait for it to come back.

So .. the season ended last night .. what did you guys think ?

I thought it was fantastic .. especially the little part at the end with the flower dress lady .. totally ties into the Iron Man 3 bonus web video

I'm ready for season 2 already.

I hate it when a good show ends for the year, and we have to wait for months to get a new episode of it.

I left this show for dead. The first 12 episodes were horrible. Then it pulled a 180 on me and now I'm sad the season is over.