I guess I hadn’t realized that Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD wasn’t confirmed for an entire season, just a plethora of episodes at the beginning. Now, however, we have confirmation that ABC has faith in the Marvel show and have picked it up for a full season. As I’ve stated in my thoughts on the show, I think Agents of SHIELD has potential to be something filling and unique for the Marvel universe. Its no Smallville or Arrow or whatever TV show DC is working on, but their shows aren’t connected either. They don’t take the big pieces from the films and show what happens when the little people are affected by them.
Anyways, this season we’ll get to uncover the truth behind Coulson’s resurrection, who the Rising Tide actually is (I think someone is behind it), and if Fitz/Simmons ever fall in love. Not really on that last one. Here’s the full press release and tune into ABC next Tuesday for more of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.
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ABC has picked up new hit drama “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” for a full season, it was announced today by Paul Lee, president, ABC Entertainment Group.
The series opened as TV’s highest-rated drama debut in nearly 4 years (since 11/03/09) and ranks as the No. 1 new show of the 2013-14 season among Adults 18-49 (4.0 Live + Same Day rating/5.7 Live + 3 Day rating). On average, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is No. 1 in its Tuesday 8 o’clock time period, and has more than doubled the young adult delivery in the hour year to year (+150%).
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz and Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons.
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Marvel’s first television series, was co-created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (“Dollhouse,” “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”), who also serve as executive producers along with Jeph Loeb (“Smallville,” “Lost,” “Heroes”) and Jeffrey Bell (“Angel,” “Alias”). “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television, and is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.
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