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Marvel - Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D - yay or nay poll
Take a tv poll:
[Poll #1935529]
Discuss in the comments. I've seen it, so no worries spoiling me. But won't be able to respond until tomorrow evening. No access at work.
[Poll #1935529]
Discuss in the comments. I've seen it, so no worries spoiling me. But won't be able to respond until tomorrow evening. No access at work.
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It's very well written (no surprise there), the cinematography is very sleek and professional, it moves like crazy so you certainly won't get bored, you need to pay attention to understand what is going on-- a number of sneaky little twists and turns in there for sure...
and you really need to watch it on a big screen, with at least DVD quality video, and a good sound system. For sure, that was a very-movie-like score running under most of the action.
None of which I happen to have. So I kept getting the feeling I was watching this on a telephone screen, like everything is bigger than life and is being kind of squeezed in.
In short, if this was in a movie theater, it would be... a very short movie, but much more involving.
Second odd thing-- Sleepy Hollow is much like AoSHIELD in these same characteristics, but I don't feel like that show needs to be bigger than my little 27" analog TV, although it might be nice.
When I tune in during the next few weeks I'll see if I get the same reaction. Is it possible AoSHIELD is too "big" for TV?
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I tend to agree with you - too much for a small screen. Movies can be busy, tv shows really can't be that busy - it's hard to see everything. TV is a more intimate experience - for dialogue and relationships, less big F/X. That's often why people go to the movies now to see the big splashy special effects.
Arrow works better - in some respects, because it is less into the F/X and the gadgets and more into the characters. I think SHEILD goes too far into the geeky, and not enough into character.
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I agree, but being that this is only the pilot ep, I'm quite willing to give the showrunners a chance to correct this, or even allow that they understand this aspect already. I'm very sympathetic that they need to get a gihugic audience dragged in quickly to satisfy the suits, or arguments about character development won't mean diddly. AS I mentioned in a recent reply to cactuswatcher, I suspect probably 90% of those who tuned in for this pilot have seen Marvel's The Avengers. And I suspect most of those people expect a lot of fast-paced action.
I also suspect that Whedon learned lessons from Firefly and Dollhouse-- give the suits what they expect, and then if the money rolls in, only then do you get to be an auteur on their dime.
On the plus side, Whedon has always been great at developing characters over the longer haul, and hopefully he still is. Plus it's obvious in their writing that his brother and sis-in-law have picked up more than a few of his tendencies.
There was just too much happening for a mere 40-some minutes. I was frankly surprised that this wasn't a 2-hour pilot.
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