How Agent Coulson Returns in S.H.I.E.L.D. (SPOILERS!)

How Agent Coulson Returns in S.H.I.E.L.D. (SPOILERS!)
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In the pilot, it’s revealed Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), the ultimate super spy, faked Agent Coulson’s death on purpose to motivate The Avengers. Some S.H.I.E.L.D. members were in on it (including, possibly, Maria Hill played by Cobie Smulders) but The Avengers were not. Their security clearance wasn’t high enough. Coulson was forced to hold his breath as part of the ruse and that’s a point of contention among his colleagues  After the fact, Fury moved him to a remote location until things died down, and then he was reinserted into duty at the time of the show.

At this moment, several…

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Broadcast TV’s Nightmare

Broadcast TV’s Nightmare
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The latest data from analytics firm Flurry research shows that mobile apps are now used by more than 50 million people in America during the most hectic period of the day. And that moment is at 8:00 p.m. — smack in the middle of TV’s prime time. On weekdays, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. is the stretch when mobile apps reach more than 50 million U.S. consumers. This happens to coincide with the time most big broadcast television shows air. It probably is no coincidence that while mobile app usage exploded between 2011 and 2013, the most important prime time shows started imploding. “American…

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Clark Gregg Talks Agent Coulson Return

Clark Gregg Talks Agent Coulson Return

Coulson lives! Long live Coulson!

This much we know at least for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but the method by which Coulson will be returning is going to have to stay mysterious unfortunately. But that doesn’t mean that Clark Gregg doesn’t have some things to say about it.

I don’t know how you could not change going through what he went through in The Avengers. I think if he hadn’t gone through some kind of change, it wouldn’t be any good. That said, I don’t know if he understands how much he’s changed.

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Some level of deception must have been perpetrated on the Avengers.…

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Joseph Kosinski Developing ‘Blade Runner’ Meets ‘BSG’ TV Series

Joseph Kosinski Developing ‘Blade Runner’ Meets ‘BSG’ TV Series
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Tron: Legacy” and “Oblivion” director Joseph Kosinski is teaming with “Pacific Rim” writer Travis Beacham for the pretty awesomely titled “Ballistic City.” The ambitious premise is set in a city contained within a spaceship that’s headed to an unknown world, following a former cop who falls into the criminal underworld, in something that’s described as a cross between “Blade Runner” and “Battlestar Galactica.” And that’s a mix we can get behind. Right now, the show is in development with both Kosinski and Beacham executive producing, with the former to direct while the latter…

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‘Helix’ Teaser - New SyFy Show

‘Helix’ Teaser - New SyFy Show

I have no idea what this show might be beyond the trailer and description synopsis below, but isn’t it a little odd that SyFy is getting back in to, you know, sci-fi after shunning it and canceling practically all of its sci-fi shows? I don’t know how much I trust them right now.

When a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control travel to a high-tech research facility in the Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, they quickly find themselves pulled into a terrifying life-and-death struggle that holds the key to mankind’s salvation or total annihilation.

Joss Whedon Talks ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’

Joss Whedon Talks ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
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Issue #206 of Total Film magazine features a Joss Whedon interview in what appears to be a huge Marvel-centric issue. In it, Joss talks about Avengers 2, but he also talks a little bit about the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot and how it fits in to the greater Marvel universe.

“The S.H.I.E.L.D. show fits into the mythology of The Avengers remarkably well and they both complement each other. So it just seemed like a no-brainer – although it has required a lot of my brain to get it right,” Whedon told the magazine.

“We have just finished shooting and I am excited. I think Marvel fans will…

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What If ‘Stargate Atlantis’ Had a Sixth Season?

What If ‘Stargate Atlantis’ Had a Sixth Season?
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Atlantis writer Joseph Mallozi recently took to his blog and revealed some details about where the show would have gone in a hypothetical sixth season. He explains that, as the fifth season was wrapping up, the writers were unsure whether the show would continue with another season, or perhaps a standalone movie, or (as the case proved to be) not at all. To hedge their bets, they decided to pen a two-part season opener that could also be repurposed as a direct-to-DVD movie (to be titled Stargate: Extinction). Sadly, neither saw the light of day.

Mallozi reveals that the movie/premiere…

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Watch Full ‘Hannibal’ Pilot on Hulu

Watch Full ‘Hannibal’ Pilot on Hulu
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Jack Crawford, head of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit, enlists profiler Will Graham to find a serial killer who’s preying on young girls.

I have not had a chance to watch this, I’m still getting caught up on some shows from last week that I was not able to watch with everything I had going on in my personal life. But I have added it to my queue and will hopefully be watching it tonight.

The critics seem to be raving about Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy‘s performances as Hannibal Lecter and Will Graham, plus lots of other praise for the show such as the production design and…

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New Title and Synopsis for ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’?

New Title and Synopsis for ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’?
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ABC has released some new information about their pilots, which includes a new title for the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show, apparently, possibly to separate it from The Shield.

The new title is listed as Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Yeah… that seems like a completely suit driven and politically motivated title for the show. I hope that does not foreshadow other political motivations for the show. Ugh. What a completely uninspired name.

Heres the synopsis.

Fresh from his role in the summer’s box office smash, MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to the…

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“Gun” Joins ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’

“Gun” Joins ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Angie Han - /Film

Joss Whedon‘s habit of calling back former Whedonverse alums is well established. But with the exception of Clark Gregg, who’ll reprise his role from the movies as Agent Phil Coulson, the cast of S.H.I.E.L.D. has so far been populated with all-new faces. (Well, new to Whedon.) That changed today, as former Angel star J. August Richards joined the ABC superhero series in a mysterious role.

Excellent! I haven’t seen him in anything for a while and I liked him in Angel so this seems like a good thing to me.

Other info:

Aside from Gregg, Richards joins Ming-Na, who plays soulful…

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