MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Review

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy ABC
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy ABC

Set in the aftermath of the Battle of New York in The Avengers, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is fun ride for the hard-core comic book reader, fan of the cinema series and you just want a thrill and humor filled escape into the unknown.

 

An ordinary man (J. August Richards) with super powers saves a life and becomes a target of an annoying computer expert and the super spy agency from Iron Man, Thor and The Avengers movies. Continue reading MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Review

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Preview

Cobie Smulders & Clark Gregg in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy Marvel
Cobie Smulders & Clark Gregg in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy Marvel

Joss Whedon and the cast and creative team of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. answered fan questions and previewed the upcoming series in a special Marvel liveblog. The new series will be set in The Avengers universe following the Iron Man 3. Clark Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulson in the series. Cobie Smulders returns as Agent Maria Hill in the pilot.

 

“Every week, it’s not going to be some new hero. It could be a device, or a mystery, or anything. They want to switch it up and deal with every aspect–the heartfelt stuff, the spy stuff, everything,” said Whedon. Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Preview

AGENTS OF SHIELD Premiere Date

Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC
Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC

ABC sets the date for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

The new television series inspired by The Avengers will premiere Tuesday, September 24th.

 

Clark Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulson leading an elite team of agents including a pilot played by Ming-Na Wen.

 

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the pilot.

 

J. August Richards (Angel) guest stars in the premiere as a hero who sure appears to be Luke Cage aka Power Man. Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD Premiere Date

AVENGERS Star CLARK GREGG on AGENTS OF SHIELD

photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONews.com
photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONews.com

  Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD will hit television screens this fall. Clark Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulson on the new series set in the world of The Avengers cinematic universe. The television pilot is from The Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon.

 

Gregg joined Whedon (along with Nathan Fillion, Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof) at Opening Night of the Seattle International Film Festival. Before the screening of Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing I asked Gregg about joining the “Whedonverse” extended family of actors.

“I was the new guy. It was Continue reading AVENGERS Star CLARK GREGG on AGENTS OF SHIELD

Nathan Fillion, Amy Acker, Alexis Denisoff on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONews.com
photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONews.com

Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker and Clark Gregg helped kick off the Seattle International Film Festival. Whedon followed up Marvel’s The Avengers with his modern take on Shakespeare‘s Much Ado About Nothing.

photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONews.com
photo by Josh Lewis, courtesy KOMONews.com

While I work on my interviews with Fillion, Acker and Gregg (yes, I asked about Agents of SHIELD!) here’s Continue reading Nathan Fillion, Amy Acker, Alexis Denisoff on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Marvel Characters Wanted for AGENTS OF SHIELD

Clark Gregg in Marvel's Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC
Clark Gregg in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC

The Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD television series hits ABC this Fall! Set in the world of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) leads an elite team of agents in the new world of Gods, monsters, aliens and heroes as seen in The Avengers. The pilot was written and directed by Joss Whedon.

Now that we’ve seen the full trailer featuring a character that many speculate (and hope) could be Luke Cage (aka Power Man) played by J. August Richards (Angel) let’s start the wish list of Marvel characters we hope to see in the new series:

Daredevil #509 featuring Iron Fist & Luke Cage courtesy Marvel
Daredevil #509 featuring Iron Fist & Luke Cage courtesy Marvel

Danny Rand (Iron Fist) The billionaire Continue reading Marvel Characters Wanted for AGENTS OF SHIELD

New Television Show Picks for Geeks!

Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC
Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC

The biggest news of the network Fall up fronts (when all the U.S. television networks reveal their new shows and lineups) is the official word that Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has been picked up and will air on Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC. Marvel’s The Avengers director Joss Whedon wrote and directed the pilot starring Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson leading an elite team of spies working for S.H.I.E.L.D. as seen in Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers.

Here are some other picks for sci-fi and comic book geeks to look forward to:

Almost Human Karl Urban (Star Trek Into Darkness, Lord of the Rings) and Michael Ealy in a new series from J.J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman (Fringe) as police officer forced to work with an android partner in this sci-fi crime drama. This will air Mondays on Fox midseason.

Crisis Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) returns to U.S. television in new thriller. Anderson plays a powerful CEO who teams up with her rookie FBI agent sister (Rachael Taylor) to solve a multiple kidnapping case.

Dracula Jonathan Rhys Myers plays the Count, Thomas Kretschmann plays Van Helsing, Jessica De Gow (recently seen as Huntress on Arrow) plays Mina Murray. Dracula will follow the renewed Grimm on Friday nights.

Believe Kyle MacLachman (Twin Peaks) stars in a new series by J.J. Abrams. In this supernatural drama a man spring from prison fights to protect a gifted young girl from evil forces who want to control her.

Crossbones John Malkovich will play Blackbeard in this mid-season series by the writers of Luther.

More to come!

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Meet the Team of AGENTS OF SHIELD

Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC
Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC

Who’s who in Agents of SHIELD?

Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) is back leading an elite team of operatives for the law enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in the upcoming ABC television series based on Marvel’s The Avengers but who else is on the team?

Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage.

Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) Continue reading Meet the Team of AGENTS OF SHIELD