And for the UK...

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D premire by Falcon7974 on 2013-09-25 20:59:00 UTC Reply

So Spin-off series from Joss Whedon premired last night set after the Avengers movie? I wanna know what the other Comic fans in the PPC think. Me personally I had parts I liked and some stuff I was disapponited in but won't reveal for the sake of spoliers but tell me what you all thought.

Hm... by firemagic on 2013-09-30 15:33:00 UTC Reply

I feel kinda mixed about it. I don't like Whatsisface Awesomeagent guy and Skye irks me, Maya seems interesting but rather flat, but I do like Fitzsimmons and Maria Hill here. Coulson I still like but not as much as I did in the Avengers. The story seems interesting so far, especially the Tahiti thing, and I must admit that whatsisface's rant against superheroes at the end, I kinda thought was actually supposed to be about race - I mean, in-character, not just subtext wise.
(Manic shark-grin) AWERSOME! by Legacy on 2013-09-28 18:59:00 UTC Reply

I misspelled that on purpose. I think.

Anyways, Agents of SHEILD is awesome. Joss Whedon is a great director, and master of writing snarky comments. (If you've seen Firefly, you'll know what I mean.)

Now all we'll have to do is look out for the next Marvel fanfic explosion.
It's good. by Storme Hawk on 2013-09-28 13:03:00 UTC Reply

Just watched it on 4od (cos i'm a Brit). It's good, and I liked most of it. But there were some points that just irked me, probably cos I've watched so many similar shows where they always find a third way to do it, it'd almost be nice if they didn't manage to do it sometimes cos after all Marvel isn't always a happy comic universe (look at the X-men and X-men vs Avengers stuff)

In this case... by Huinesoron on 2013-09-30 09:12:00 UTC Reply

... both the necessary characters and the necessary equipment for the third way were set up WAY in advance; I for one guessed it was coming. The ones I have real issues with are the ones where a third option comes entirely out of the blue.

That said, I agree to a point, and with World-Jumper: with a setup like that, it will be big when they ultimately fail to find an alternative.

hS
Ah, but consider... by World-Jumper on 2013-09-29 06:36:00 UTC Reply

If we establish early on that Colston and S.H.I.E.L.D. will do whatever it takes to take the third option, won't it be that much more powerful when they come across something that there is no third option for? Just a thought, though I do agree with you.

I was pleasantly surprised. by SpecstacularSC on 2013-09-27 16:08:00 UTC Reply

I thought it was going to go the way of the Sarah Connor Chronicles and just suck royally, but I kinda like it so far.

They also commercial-teased me with a Thor 2 movie on the horizon, to which I say ABOUT TIME!
For anyone who missed the episode, I found a copy online. by Outhra on 2013-09-26 03:02:00 UTC Reply

http://www.hulu.com/watch/536957

Personally, while I wasn't blown away, and was a bit disappointed about the true identity of the mysterious superhuman from the trailers(don't worry, there'll be no spoilers from me today), I really liked the episode itself, and it certainly did its job as a pilot. I got more character definition for most of the main cast out of one episode than I see in a full season for a lot of other shows, and I think it's set itself up to go plenty of places from where it is now, especially since it has all of Marvel's concepts and characters to draw from for future story ideas.

Case in point, apparently Franklin Hall, a.k.a. the guy who becomes Graviton, is going to show up in a few episodes. If he gets his powers before the season finale, things are going to get fun.

For the Hululess by AW on 2013-09-26 03:12:00 UTC Reply

Not sure if most Americans know, but Canadians can't get Hulu; it's region locked.

Fellow Canucks, you can find the episode at http://www.ctv.ca/MarvelsAgentsofShield/video.aspx.

Watch it in good health. Or poor health. Frankly watching it when feeling poorly might make you feel better. And soup. Have some soup. I hear it does wonders.

As for me, I thought it was okay, but I missed the first fifteen minutes so I came late to the game and was a little lost.

But I'm going to give it some time. I loved the Marvel movies, and this was just the pilot afterall.

And for the UK... by Huinesoron on 2013-09-30 09:13:00 UTC Reply

We got it a few days later, but it's now available on 4od, here. It's currently their most popular show. ;)

hS
Oh. by Outhra on 2013-09-26 03:24:00 UTC Reply

I was one of those people who didn't know about the region lock. I know now, but... ugh. Sorry about that.

No worries by AW on 2013-09-26 05:38:00 UTC Reply

I've had Canadian friends who've lived in the States for so long that they didn't know that either. It's hard to know if something is region locked, if you are in the good region.

CTV itself is region locked for Canadians. I found this out when I was going to a friend's wedding in Florida a few years ago and needed to see the season finale of The Big Bang Theory and CTV wouldn't let me in (I was in North Carolina). I had to search the internet for an alternative video clip which I did eventually find, but it was after much searching.

I liked it by son_of_heaven176 on 2013-09-26 03:01:00 UTC Reply

The character interaction was interesting, and the boss--talk about a master manipulator! He knew what made everyone tick.

The storyline, so far, is compelling, and I can't wait to see how this ends up.
Good. It was good. by World-Jumper on 2013-09-26 01:02:00 UTC Reply

Not much else to say on that actually. I personally enjoyed the continuation of the cinematic universe, and while there was nothing brilliant about it, there was nothing to hate either. I will be sure to watch more of it later, though not necessarily when it airs.

In other words, it's...nice.
Eeeeeeeeh. (nm) by Ekyl on 2013-09-25 22:54:00 UTC Reply