Yes, THAT’S what I was waiting for in ABC’s “Agent of SHIELD
” — the flying sports car from Marvel’s “Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD” comic book
feature in the 1960s. Creator Joss Whedon always knows the right iconic touch
to include.
The "Agents of SHIELD" interrogation scene, for example,
was pure Joss Whedon gold. "Gramsy?"
And at the center of this pilot episode was a fine ambiguity
about what makes a “good guy super hero.” Isn't the man who fired him a
villain? And shouldn't he therefore be crushed?
Plus, at the finish, did I not hear the echo of a Joad-like
plea for the much-shit-upon American common man?
Yes, this series will be fine. Whedon always strikes the
right balance of humor and melodrama, familiarity and surprise.
“The Man from UNCLE” movie people had better get it right,
because I think they’ve just been beaten to the punch by a series that has crossed
their concept with “Torchwood.” Ironically, the SHIELD comic books were
inspired, of course, by “The Man from UNCLE.”
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