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POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Friday, October 4, 2013 21:44
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CHRISISALL

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 8:30 AM

That was awesome! The light bulb joke had me laffing so much!!! And RON!! Wow! He's their Q!

GEEZER

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:42 PM

Above average, with enough Joss humor to keep it from being another dead-serious fantasy show, a la Grimm.

Can already see possibilities for how the inevitable twists and turns develop.

Also looking forward to finding out the reality of Mr. Coulson's "Trip to Tahiti".

"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

MUTT999

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 7:41 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
And RON!! Wow! He's their Q!

Damn. Missed it. How much air time did Ron get?

Added: Just watched on Hulu. Not bad. But a lot more Ron would have made it a lot better.

WISHIMAY

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 8:24 PM

I think it'll be up on hulu tonight? We can't get that or Castle so we always have to wait until hulu posts it to watch...

AURAPTOR

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 8:26 PM

See, I missed the light bulb jokes. Nice to see so many familiar faces though.

And from the previews , it looks like Simon loaned S.H.I.E.L.D. his concussion stick. What's the back story on that device ?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

ECGORDON

Thursday, September 26, 2013 5:08 AM

Even though it is Joss, I had dialed my expectations way down. I knew it wouldn't be as awesome as Avengers or Captain America or Iron Man, and that we would only be hearing about those characters while watching the adventures of lesser heroes. It is too soon to tell about the supporting cast, but Clark Gregg is perfect for this project.

Long live Coulson!

CHRISISALL

Thursday, September 26, 2013 5:47 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
Long live Coulson!

This incarnation, anyway!

STORYMARK

Thursday, September 26, 2013 11:05 PM

I liked it, didn't love it - but I do think there's a lot of potential.

One thing that struck me - there's one staple of successful Joss ensembles that this cast is missing - the asshole. They need a Jane or Cordy or Stark. Its part of what makes his cast dynamic sing, I feel.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

SHINYGOODGUY

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 1:34 AM

I agree, I wasn't Wowed. But there's definite potential. To me this first episode was kind of generic, but I know Joss always starts slow and leaves a trail of breadcrumbs along the way.

I wasn't too thrilled with the tall dark dude, but I like the young hacker girl. And please give Ming Na more to do. Seeing Ron was great, hope we get to see some more FF vets like Badger and Monty, maybe even Saffron.

SGG

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Originally posted by Storymark:
I liked it, didn't love it - but I do think there's a lot of potential.

One thing that struck me - there's one staple of successful Joss ensembles that this cast is missing - the asshole. They need a Jane or Cordy or Stark. Its part of what makes his cast dynamic sing, I feel.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:15 AM

2nd ep was cool. I'm likin' this series. Not epic yet, but this is how it begins.

ROCKETJOCK

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 10:57 AM

I think the show's going to find its sea legs pretty quickly; consider how many weeks it took Dollhouse to find its voice. By comparison, S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to be on fairly solid ground already.

Also, I've got to admit, the

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Samuel L. Jackson/Nick Fury cameo

caught me by surprise. I was expecting occasional drop-ins by the movie names, but not quite so early.

"Oh, and as for the matter that's... not 'in question?' Where you morons tried to nuke New York? Well that’s on the record. As in we recorded it. We do that; we’re S.H.I.E.L.D. So if you’re thinking about coming after Nick Fury, ever? Think really, really hard." -- AGENT MARIA HILL (From the Apocrypha)

SHINYGOODGUY

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 4:19 PM

They're preparing us for the next Avengers movie, which should be epic.

The same slow start happened over at The Blacklist with James Spader. The 2nd episode was much, much better.

SGG

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Originally posted by RocketJock:

I think the show's going to find its sea legs pretty quickly; consider how many weeks it took Dollhouse to find its voice. By comparison, S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to be on fairly solid ground already.

Also, I've got to admit, the
Select to view spoiler:
Samuel L. Jackson/Nick Fury cameo
caught me by surprise. I was expecting occasional drop-ins by the movie names, but not quite so early.

"Oh, and as for the matter that's... not 'in question?' Where you morons tried to nuke New York? Well that’s on the record. As in we recorded it. We do that; we’re S.H.I.E.L.D. So if you’re thinking about coming after Nick Fury, ever? Think really, really hard." -- AGENT MARIA HILL (From the Apocrypha)

AURAPTOR

Thursday, October 3, 2013 6:50 AM

I was less wowed w/ the 2nd ep. Randomly, where as I should be amused at the antics of Fitz/Simmons, I'm finding them to be annoying.

Last scene cameo wasn't too bad, but I was expecting more.

LOL @ the fish tank though.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

Resident USA Freedom Fundie

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 3, 2013 8:29 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Randomly, where as I should be amused at the antics of Fitz/Simmons, I'm finding them to be annoying.

They don't annoy me as much as I find them merely *meh*.

WISHIMAY

Thursday, October 3, 2013 9:21 AM

Lotta meh characters. Decent plots, but I could blow most of the team out an airlock and not think twice. I WANT MEN, not 120 lb pasty BOYS. And whatever happened to WOMANHOOD? These are KIDS, and I'm not THAT old....
Nothing special or of note about anyone but Coulson....

CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 3, 2013 7:41 PM

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Nothing special or of note about anyone but Coulson....

Disagree; Melinda May rocks.

MUTT999

Thursday, October 3, 2013 8:08 PM

Yup. Melinda May might be the only reason I watch this show.

WISHIMAY

Thursday, October 3, 2013 8:38 PM

Eh, she's ok, I just hope there's more to her character than kicking butt and acting grumpy and Coulson apologizing to her every episode for "getting back into combat situations again" (OH AND WHO DIDN'T THINK "THEY ARE LETTING THE ASIAN CHICK FLY??!! HAVE YOU SEEN THESE PEOPLE DRIVE???!) Bwah ha ha ha ha

OF COURSE she'll be in combat every thirty seconds, DUH! The company is called Shield, not Play-doh...

At least she doesn't look like she's twelve. Have we killed off everyone over the age of 35 on shows lately or what? Is this some kind of an empowerment trip? MOST 20-29 year olds I know can't find their asses with both hands let alone....

MUTT999

Thursday, October 3, 2013 8:41 PM

LOL! I hear ya. Also, a bit more, well, a lot more Ron Glass would help immensely.

STORYMARK

Thursday, October 3, 2013 9:27 PM

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Lotta meh characters.

I read a review that address this very well, I feel - its as if they're trying to use a lack of character development as character development. Coulson has a secret, May has a secret, Skye has a secret, ect.... but aside from Coulson - they've yet to give us much reason to care.

Ratings dropped 34% for the second episode. Not a big problem, since it started so high, but if that trend continues, they'll be retooling quickly, Id wager.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 3, 2013 9:44 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Ratings dropped 34% for the second episode.

Well, there's a shutdown interfering with things right now, that may have had an effect on this landscape...

STORYMARK

Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:21 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by Storymark:
Ratings dropped 34% for the second episode.
Well, there's a shutdown interfering with things right now, that may have had an effect on this landscape...

Uh..... what? How does that track??

I doubt there were federally funded screenings which were cancelled due to those shenanigans. If anything, ratings would go up, as more people are home.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

CHRISISALL

Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:52 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Uh..... what? How does that track??
...ratings would go up, as more people are home.

Well, home, maybe, but worrying- some how to pay bills with no pay coming in now, others not happy with government in general, and SHIELD can be seen at as part of the 'government'...
AOS is new, and takes some concentration as such. Events in RL can diffuse that IMO. Just sayin' in a calmer moment its ratings might have been better is all.

STORYMARK

Friday, October 4, 2013 2:50 AM

Yeah.... I think its just a natural occurrence when a show launches so huge, and not everyone is super impressed.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

CHRISISALL

Friday, October 4, 2013 3:28 AM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Yeah.... I think its just a natural occurrence when a show launches so huge, and not everyone is super impressed.

Well, it probably IS as simple as that, but the thing is I WAS super impressed.

ECGORDON

Friday, October 4, 2013 5:53 AM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Yeah.... I think its just a natural occurrence when a show launches so huge, and not everyone is super impressed.

Along with baseball playoffs, a highly publicized character exit episode on NCIS, plus the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 online. Quite a few things that could have skewed the ratings for the second week.

STORYMARK

Friday, October 4, 2013 6:19 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
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Originally posted by Storymark:
Yeah.... I think its just a natural occurrence when a show launches so huge, and not everyone is super impressed.

Along with baseball playoffs, a highly publicized character exit episode on NCIS, plus the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 online. Quite a few things that could have skewed the ratings for the second week.

Ill give ya the playoffs, had forgotten about that. Maybe NCIS. No way on Grand Theft Auto - it barely functioned, hardly anyone was actually playing.

But still - its pretty much standard for a show that opens that huge tapering off quite a bit after the premiere. V was the last show to premiere as big, and it dropped 27% it's second week. Lotsa people tune in to check it out - and some are simply not going to stick around.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

CHRISISALL

Friday, October 4, 2013 9:16 AM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Lotsa people tune in to check it out - and some are simply not going to stick around.

Their gorram loss, until it comes out on DVD or Netflix.

SERGEANTX

Friday, October 4, 2013 11:00 AM

Hey guys,

I caught the first two episodes and it's not really grabbing me just yet. Not sure why. I'll definitely give it a few more. I guess part of it is that the superhero motif just never does much for me, and frankly - it sorta seems like Joss is recycling a lot of his stuff. I'm all for reuse, but...

MYOB

STORYMARK

Friday, October 4, 2013 9:44 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
Lotsa people tune in to check it out - and some are simply not going to stick around.
Their gorram loss, until it comes out on DVD or Netflix.

Or just never. Nothing is liked by everyone

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"