Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D had two things going for it: Whedon and Marvel, and relied on those to get people watching.
Which is fine - much like, say, The Sarah Connor Chronicles depended on the Terminator name to get people watching. But then at some point you have to start telling your own story as well; the reason to start watching isn't the same as the reason you keep watching.
I think there's something to the accusation that Joss is only capable of a certain number of character archetypes and he repeats them in all of his original work.
Definitely, but AoS doesn't even really have that IMO. Even if the show is improving, I'm still not getting the feeling that Joss, or Jed & Maurissa, or anyone except for Marvel's marketing department is telling this story. Every single character, every single event comes straight from Scriptwriting For Dummies with no serious attempt to breathe life into it. It's not a story of its own, it's a bunch of live-action action figures.
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Date: 2013-12-15 05:58 pm (UTC)Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D had two things going for it: Whedon and Marvel, and relied on those to get people watching.
Which is fine - much like, say, The Sarah Connor Chronicles depended on the Terminator name to get people watching. But then at some point you have to start telling your own story as well; the reason to start watching isn't the same as the reason you keep watching.
I think there's something to the accusation that Joss is only capable of a certain number of character archetypes and he repeats them in all of his original work.
Definitely, but AoS doesn't even really have that IMO. Even if the show is improving, I'm still not getting the feeling that Joss, or Jed & Maurissa, or anyone except for Marvel's marketing department is telling this story. Every single character, every single event comes straight from Scriptwriting For Dummies with no serious attempt to breathe life into it. It's not a story of its own, it's a bunch of live-action action figures.