Rapid Reaction: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It’s September, that time of the year in TV world when a small number of pilot shows attempt to escape getting the ax from their respective networks. The shows of note this season include The Goldbergs, The Michael J. Fox Show, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Although I vowed not to watch it, I just had to see how Marvel’s attempt at a live-action network television show would pan out.

I should have listened to my initial instincts and spared myself an hour. Maybe I’m being a bit melodramatic, but Agents was flat-out awful. The acting was the poorest I’ve seen in a while, the tone was way too campy, and the directing left much to be desire. I don’t mean to judge too harshly, it’s somewhat expected for pilots to be bad, but I saw little to look forward to with this series.

Actually, the only good thing about this was that it starred Agent Coulson(Clark Gregg) aka the People’s Champ. His character skirted along the line of being his usual likable self and being an obnoxious, cliche character. The downside to this is that Gregg isn’t able to carry the rest of the mediocre cast.

I don’t see Agents lasting longer than a few episodes before Marvel/ Disney realize that the Avenger’s proverbial cow has been milked to exhaustion over the past year-and-a-half. Maybe I’ll eat my words when the ratings come out.

Did you watch ‘Agents’, what’d you think about it?

P.S. Also: If you’ve read any of my articles, you know how against I am of white-washed cast, and this is no exception (okay, yeah they had an actress who appeared to be of Asian descent).