Marvel TV: 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' - The Thread

[Nunyerbiz]

Certainly liked this one better than the pilot... but I smell a Mythbusters episode...

Can a rubber life raft plug a large hole in an unpressurized airliner without getting sucked out?

[Pak-Man]

Yeah, I like this show. It's fun in a way I haven't seen on TV in a long time. It's not setting out to wrench you to your core. Just to give you a fun ride.

[LucasM]

Certainly liked this one better than the pilot... but I smell a Mythbusters episode...

Can a rubber life raft plug a large hole in an unpressurized airliner without getting sucked out?

My guess:not in a million years; in a fraction of a second the suction would pull it into the hole far enough for the sharp plane edges to rip the plastic, which would instantly allow all the air out... even if it was strong enough to not buckle fully inflated.  Heck, the pressure difference between the air in the raft and the much lower pressure outside the raft would be likely to make it pop even before the ripping could take place.

Even with Joss as nothing more than overseer, I agree with Pak, the show is fun in a way not seen in a long time [I'd add, "since Joss' last show was on"].

However, happy as I am that Joss is the Big Kahuna in Marvel's 'second wave', I'd much rather see Joss himself give us 72 hours of his own personal work on the small screen in three years, rather than four hours in two movies, three years apart.  I just hope his success between Avengers, the Second Wave, and - presumably - S.H.I.E.L.D., gives him the clout to do so in the future, with whatever the hell he feels like making getting maintained and renewed long enough to find its audience.

[Nunyerbiz]

I agree with your spoiler Lucas.

It was one of those moments where Mike and the Bots wouldn't have even made a joke... they would have just laughed.

But yea, the whole thing is shaping up to be good fun... This episode wasn't much more than warmed over 80s A-Team bullshit, complete with bad guys charging with guns but not actually firing them.  But hell, I loved the A-Team!

[goflyblind]

haven't seen the episode yet, but #5 might be relevant: http://www.cracked.com/article_15421_5-myths-about-flying-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html

edit: oh, yeah, totally relevant.

[ScottotD]

SO FUN!

[MartyS (Gromit)]

You guys have convinced me this might be good enough to watch, first new TV show in a few years I've been interested in.  Even though it's on a station I get I think I'll still buy it on Amazon VOD, not watching very much broadcast TV the last few years makes the commercial breaks way more annoying...

[ScottotD]

Sky looks like a mix of Mia Sara and Eliza Dushku. 


Also, YAY cameo!

[Pak-Man]

Woo! Supervillain origin story!

[stansimpson]

Just watched the latest ep. Using this comment as a reminder to come back here, but real quick...

I finally realized something about Sky. Her character seems to be written for Aubrey Plaza, don'tchya think?
Also, considering how Ep 3 just ended, any speculation as to which supervillain that is at the end? Was the anti-hero/villain from the pilot in reference to anybody? Seems like a waste if they don't draw from the comics for these characters. That'd be like adding characters to LOTR that weren't in the books.

[Pak-Man]

Just watched the latest ep. Using this comment as a reminder to come back here, but real quick...

I finally realized something about Sky. Her character seems to be written for Aubrey Plaza, don'tchya think?
Also, considering how Ep 3 just ended, any speculation as to which supervillain that is at the end? Was the anti-hero/villain from the pilot in reference to anybody? Seems like a waste if they don't draw from the comics for these characters. That'd be like adding characters to LOTR that weren't in the books.

That would be Graviton. I'm not familiar with him either, but IGN's wiki has a write-up on the comic version. http://www.ign.com/wikis/marvels-agents-of-shield/The_Asset_References?abthid=52556f948fee62807a000003

[mrbasehart]

Aubrey Plaza's a little too dour for Skye.

The episode was good, though as soon as whatsisface fell into the engine, I knew there'd be some sort of payoff.  Coulson should know better!

[ScottotD]

No .gif of Skye running yet? You disappoint me internets.

[k1]

The show has been picked up for a full season.   

[Darth Geek]

No .gif of Skye running yet? You disappoint me internets.

Found this: