Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Why toss money at expensive CGI when you can use cheaper villains and sit back counting all the bills you saved? Even if you can afford it.

In addition to what Canid said, that the movie has made a metric fucktonne of money doesn't mean that profits are automatically available for use by spin-off properties, depending on studio accounting procedures. (Remember this is the industry that can make movies with 100+ megabuck box office takes come out as a loss, even if the movie far exceeds production costs.)

How has the IRS not come down on Hollywood's accountants like a friggin sledgehammer by now? Seriously that just baffles me.

Also, if they could just throw a "fuckton" of money at the show, I'd rather have RDJ as a recurring than the Leader.

But we already have him in the movies. If anything, use this show to showcase things that aren't gonna make it to the big screen.

Because "being successful" isn't a crime.

Canid, the accounting may be skeezy (I'm not up on the fine details), but it is legal, under laws bought and paid for by lobbyists fighting to gain/retain incentives to minimize the strain on their paying clients.

Anyway, back to the show.

Without having followed most of the press reports on the show (or MCU in general, at that), I wouldn't mind if they used the show to display the things that wouldn't get much (if any) coverage in the movies due to time limitations, in particular the smaller stories about SHIELD actions other than the big, world-affecting things like Alien Invasions and such.

Sure, make them have some actual importance to the world, but that doesn't mean the missions have to be international scale events. For every espionage operation you may hear of, f'rex, there's dozens or more that go on quietly behind the headlines that get little to no recognition beyond the directly involved parties, but that doesn't instantly make them worthless.

Its official!

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=79329

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=79340

I love how they decided to tag the video at the end.

Here's a longer trailer.

Hei guys, is that Coulson in this trailer? I thought he died. Why does that look him?

Right. I'm ashamed to admit that while I knew about this, I thought it was a prequel (due to that dead guy walking around).

So I'm also late to the party on how good old Philly survived impalement and all.

If anyone has some info on that, send it to the dude who need to pay more attention to shit.

This looks cool though, I'm pretty sure me and my brother saw Luke Cage in there.

edited 12th May '13 7:12:40 PM by HandsomeRob

According to most sources Fury simply faked his death to motivate the Avengers and had him being hidden out somewhere until the coast was clear.

This show seems to be about Coulson being given a team of agents to investigate the rising tide of people with powers and abilities.

Also a viral site http://www.wearetherisingtide.com/ was made, and the hacker character Skye is connected to it as it seems.

So J. August Richards is Cage? Cool.

Certainly looks like Luke Cage to me. It explains the secrecy about J August Richards casting.

Did that fire look alive to anyone else?

I sense a Cargo Ship...

Eh? I mean, it was moving unnaturally. Like it was being controlled or something.

Perhaps we'll get a hero or villain with Pyrokinesis.

I wonder if Fury's going to have any part in the show, and if so how much.

Plot-wise I suppose it could be made to work with him involved, but as far as production budget goes I'd rather the money for that which would otherwise go to SLJ be saved for making the rest of the show.

It'd also be a nice change of pace from cop/spy shows having the organization's Head Honcho get involved in "day to day" affairs like specific mission assignments (as opposed to a general directive to some lower-level managers to the basic effect of "I need X done. Make it happen").

edited 13th May '13 4:15:41 AM by Nohbody

Samuel L. Jackson is one of the highest paid movie stars ever, so they likely can't afford him for a weekly TV show. But he might make a cameo or two.

He does seem to enjoy acting for the hell of it though. I'd say it's possible he'd be willing to do one or two proper guest appearences for a reasonable price, at least more likely than most of the Avengers.

The highest paid black actor ever.... Hmm, no, I'm not expecting a cameo soon. certainly not when the seres hasn't paid itself off yet.

I thought Morgan Freeman was the highest paid?

I wonder how this show will turn out. I feel like it might struggle to survive despite the success of the movies.

Hasn't RDJ expressed interest in making a cameo?

Nope, it's Jackson. And not just for black actors. Overall.

Oh wait, on a second reading, Jackson is the highest grossing star, while the highest paid is Leonardo DiCaprio. The point still stands, though. His salary has still got to be pretty high up there.

edited 13th May '13 5:50:54 PM by Tuckerscreator