History Series / AgentsofSHIELD

* SpiritualSuccessor: According to [[WordOfGod Joss Whedon]] [[http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/08/21/this-weeks-cover-joss-whedon-agents-shield/ this is basically a TV series of ‘The Zeppo’]], an episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''

%%* FiveManBand: Judging from the trailers this seems like the most likely set-up:
%%** TheHero: Coulson
%%** TheLancer: Ward
%%** TheBigGuy: May
%%** TheSmartGuy: [[TheDividual Fitz and Simmons]]
%%** TheChick: Skye, possibly overlapping with TheLancer or TheSmartGuy.

* FiveManBand: Judging from the trailers this seems like the most likely set-up:
** TheHero: Coulson
** TheLancer: Ward
** TheBigGuy: May
** TheSmartGuy: [[TheDividual Fitz and Simmons]]
** TheChick: Skye, possibly overlapping with TheLancer or TheSmartGuy.

** TheSmartGuy: Fitz and Simmons

As of May 9, 2013, ABC has picked up the series. You can watch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yg_jaOPV_E the first promo]], the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3T-evQZiQo full television trailer]], and a series of Declassified vids [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151473530873204 starting with Agents Ward]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohk9gfQN2qM Fitz and Simmons]].

* AbilityOverAppearance: The character Melinda May was originally supposed to be a white woman named Althea Rice. However, when Ming-Na Wen gave an impressive audition, the character was rewritten into as Asian-American.

* AbilityOverAppearance: The character Melinda May was originally supposed to be a white woman named Althea Rice. However when Ming-Na Wen gave an impressive audition, the character was rewritten into as Asian-American.

** The explosions seen in the pilot trailer (as well as the source of J. August Richards' character's powers) are a result of [[spoiler:[[IronMan3 the Extremis virus]]]]

* ShoutOut: "With [[{{Spider-Man}} great power]], comes all kinds of weird crap you have to put up with."

* CoolCar: Lola, Coulson's 1958 C1 series Corvette convertible. [[spoiler:She's outfitted with S.H.I.E.L.D. hover tech.]]

The series is set to premiere on September 24th.

As of May 9, 2013, ABC has picked up the series. You can watch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yg_jaOPV_E the first promo]], the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3T-evQZiQo full television trailer]], and a series of Declassified vids [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151473530873204 starting with Agent Ward]].

As of May 9, 2013, ABC has picked up the series. You can watch [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yg_jaOPV_E the first promo]] and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3T-evQZiQo full television trailer]].

* {{Jossed}}: [[WordOfGod According to]] Creator/JossWhedon, the African American man who jumped from the building is ''not'' LukeCage.

-->-- '''Agent Phil Coulson'''

->''"Don't touch [[CoolCar Lola]]."''

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* {{Jossed}}: [[WordOfGod According to]] JossWhedon, the African American man who jumped from the building is ''not'' LukeCage.

Marvel's '''''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''''' is an upcoming TV series set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, focusing on the organization S.H.I.E.L.D. and taking place after ''Film/TheAvengers'' chronologically. To be aired on Creator/{{ABC}}, and created and produced by Creator/JossWhedon who is co-writing the pilot with ProductionPosse Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. Starring Ming-Na Wen, Elizabeth Henstridge, Iain De Caestecker, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and [[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/nycomicconnews.php?id=95880 Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson]].

* UnexplainedRecovery: Phil Coulson

** Also a CallBack to the Marvel One-Shot 'The Consultant'

* FiveManBand: Based on what we know so far, the series is shaping up to have one.
** TheLeader -- [[BackFromTheDead Coulson]]
** TheLancer -- [[AcePilot Melinda]]
** {{The Smart Guy}}s: [[ThoseTwoGuys Leo & Jemma]]
** TheBigGuy -- [[TheStoic Grant]]
** TheChick -- [[NaiveNewcomer Skye]]