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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Executive Producer Talks Captain America: The Winter Soldier Crossover

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This week “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” held their first major crossover with one of the Marvel Studios movies as the team had to deal with the fallout of the events seen in Thor: The Dark World, and that was only the first step in their expansion.

“We’re trying to flesh out the world,” executive producer Jed Whedon told TV Guide. “The Marvel brand carries with it a lot of familiar faces. We’re trying to flesh out the world of S.H.I.E.L.D. with the established characters and the characters we’re introducing to build out the larger organization that we operate in. That’s where some of the fun can be had.”

In addition, Whedon confirmed that the series will crossover with Marvel’s next film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which is set for release on April 4, 2014.

“Nick Fury [Samuel L. Jackson] is in that one, and S.H.I.E.L.D. makes an appearance, so we will definitely try to tee-up some stuff and probably play a little bit of the fallout from that film,” Whedon says. “We’re hoping to do some cool stuff.”

Whedon also touched on the revelation of Coulson’s return from the dead, which we’re still learning about on the series.

 “We know that there’s going to be a lot of theories and there’s no chance that whatever we reveal won’t, at some point, be written on the internet. We’re just trying to come up with ways to make it surprising or make it not how they expected it to unravel. We know what it is, but we know that no one else does yet.”

What do you want to see happen in the “Captain America” crossover? Sound off below!

Professor X Fires Jubilee from the X-Men

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Pete Holmes has made another hilarious X-Men comedy sketch that features Professor X firing Jubilee from the popular mutant team. Out of all of the X-Men that have been fired so far, her powers are the most useless. She makes fireworks! What kind of power is that? I can’t wait to see who Xavier fires next!

The CW Orders Pilot for THE FLASH – First Look at Barry Allen

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We already knew that The CW was planning to bring The Flash to the small screen. The original plan was to introduce the character in three episodes of Arrow before giving him his own series. Well now according to Deadline the network has changed that idea up a bit, and they are pushing a pilot episode forward for The Flash, which will star Grant Gustin in the title role.

The Flash would have appeared as Barry Allen in Arrow episodes 8, 9, and 20. The last one would have served as a backdoor pilot, which is being directed by David Nutter. Here’s an explanation of what the network is doing now, “Episodes 8 and 9, in which the superhero is introduced only as his alter ego Barry Allen, have already been shot. But now the CW has opted to film a traditional stand-alone Flash pilot instead of doing a  backdoor pilot as Arrow‘s Episode 20. With Episodes 8 and 9 serving as an origin story, the plan was for The Flash character to make his debut — red costume and all — in Arrow‘s Episode 20. He will now do it in the pilot.”

Apparently The CW is very happy with what they saw of Barry Allen with Episode 8 and 9. Filming a stand-alone Flash pilot would allow them to better “flesh out the superhero’s story and his world on a bigger budget, as pilot budgets are significantly higher than episodic ones.” There’s no word on if The Flash will still appear in episode 20, but it doesn’t sound like it. Maybe they will reference him, though.

Barry Allen will be introduced in Arrow as “a Central City assistant police forensics investigator who arrives in Starling to look into a series of unexplained robberies that may have a connection to a tragedy in his past. A comic book fanboy, Barry is obsessed with the Arrow unaware that working with Oliver and Felicity to solve the crime has brought him right into the dangerous world of the vigilante.”

Arrow has been a great series, and hopefully they can do the same thing with The Flash.arrow_the_scientist_the_flash_20131118_1575675704.jpg

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Oliver Queen Finally Getting a Domino Mask in Arrow

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One of the largest complaints from fans about The CW’s hit series “Arrow” is that Oliver Queen doesn’t wear a mask when running around Starling City. Well good news folks, the “raccoon eyes” are no more! EW has revealed that Ollie’s trademark mask will be making its debut on Arrow this December and we’ve got the photo to prove it. Check it out below!

“Conceptually, it was something we wanted to do because Oliver himself is evolving as the Arrow–  from vigilante to hero, sort of from Arrow to Green Arrow — and we wanted to see that progression in his costume as well,” said executive producer Andrew Kreisberg. “As Oliver is embracing being a hero, being a hero means stepping out of the dark and being more of a symbol, so he has to stake steps to conceal his identity more.”

Kreisberg also added:  “It’s going to allow the Arrow to interact with people who don’t know his identity in a much more organic way than having him constantly keep his head down.”

Set to appear in the December 11th episode of “Arrow,” the mask won’t just appear out of thin air.

 “He doesn’t just put on a mask. It’s actually a big plot point in an episode, and there really is a story behind, not only the need for the mask but also who provides him with it,” Kreiseberg said. “It’s going to be a little bit of a surprise, and once they see how the mask comes into creation, I think people will be really excited about it.”

Celebrate Star Wars’ Life Day by remembering those who died

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It’s Life Day once again! For those who don’t know, November 17, 1978 was the one and only airing of the (infamous) “The Star Wars Holiday Special.” Now that Star Wars is owned by Disney, a remake with a real script, real budget and real production values might be possible, but I highly doubt it.

To commemorate Life Day this year, I present to you this video. The song is in the style of Jim Carroll’s, “People Who Died.” I wouldn’t call this a parody, per se, but more of an homage. It’s a great recap of Episodes I – III. And I just love the ending – Padmé died, but Jar-Jar’s alive? WHY?! Pure genius!

As always, enjoy!

THE WALKING DEAD Spin-Off Series To Be a Prequel?

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Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and AMC are currently in the process of developing a new spin-off series. There hasn’t been much information on what the series would entail, but thanks to TV Line we’ve learned that it will be a “prequel of sorts, one that would chronicle the early days of the epidemic and the effort to contain it.”

This is interesting, because one of the things about the world Kirkman has created is that he’s never explained how the zombie apocalypse started. That’s one of the things I really like about the series, and I kind of don’t want to lose that mystery. But who knows, the series is still early in development.

In a recent interview with IGN, Kirkman said that the new series will be set in a “different location” and feature “completely different people.” He also said that “It definitely won’t be set in Georgia… It’s important to us that this show exists on its own. The spin-off has to be a show worthy of existing, or else we’ve all sold out.”

Hopefully they end up giving us another series that fans are going to love. What do you think about the possibility of the series being a preque

Biggest. Marvel. News. Ever. Superheroes assemble!

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Something huge just happened. Like an alignment of interplanetary forces, Internet distribution giant Netflix have teamed up with Disney’s Marvel to sign an extraordinary deal. Fans can expect several original series focussing on four of Marvel’s biggest hitters, to start 2015.
The epic super-program – working title Flawed Heroes of Hell’s Kitchen – will begin with Daredevil, seguing into Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage, who all have interlinking stories in the original Marvel Canon.

Jewel (Jessica Jones)

Just to clarify: Marvel + Disney x Netflix = MEGA TV EVENT!
The multi-season mega-series will play out across years of epic Marvel action centred around Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Netflix signed on to four seasons of thirteen episodes as a minimum, which may develop into more if the show is popular. Hmmm, do you guys think that an epic, original Marvel TV show is going to be popular?

Alan Fine, Marvel’s President of Entertainment, certainly thinks so. Fine said of the project:
This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size, and reinforces our commitment to deliver Marvel’s brand, content and characters across all platforms of storytelling. Netflix offers an incredible platform for the kind of rich storytelling that is Marvel’s specialty.

This serialized epic expands the narrative possibilities of on-demand television and gives fans the flexibility to immerse themselves how and when they want in what’s sure to be a thrilling and engaging adventure.
Marvel Television (who have been owned by Disney since 2009) will produce the show with ABC Television studios, as original Netflix programming. Netflix, for their part, seem pretty pumped for the upcoming TV super-event. Chief Content Officer for Netflix, Ted Sarandos enthused:
Marvel’s movies, such as ‘Iron Man’ and Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’, are huge favorites on our service around the world. Like Disney, Marvel is a known and loved brand that travels. With ‘House of Cards’ and our other original series, we have pioneered new approaches to storytelling and to global distribution and we’re thrilled to be working with Disney and Marvel to take our brand of television to new levels with a creative project of this magnitude.

Iron Fist (Daniel Rand) and Power Man (Luke Cage)

The growing influence of Netflix as a cultural powerhouse is impossible to ignore, and this new deal will only bolster that reputation. Netflix also have further ties with Disney, having secured their position as exclusive U.S. TV subscription service for new releases from Walt Disney Studios and their subsidiaries (including Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm).
You guys, seriously, this could be a real game changer. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is already making waves on the airwaves, and Flawed Heroes of Hell’s Kitchen could just blow the lid right off. Soon everyone will be obsessed with superheroes?
Are you looking forward to Flawed Heroes of Hell’s Kitchen? Thoughts, feelings, suggested plotlines/sub-characters, excited keyboard mashing: let us know!

THE WALKING DEAD Officially Renewed for Fifth Season

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This may not come as a surprise to you, but AMC has officially renewed The Walking Dead for a fifth season, and I couldn’t be happier! This current season has been really intense, and it’s safe to say that it’s not going to end very well. Now that I think about it, it never ends well does it? Damn, this is a depressing series, but it’s so good!

AMC President Charlie Collier had this to say in a statement,

“We are very happy to make what has to be one of the most anti-climactic renewal announcements ever:  ‘The Walking Dead’ is renewed for a fifth season. This is a show that has erased traditional distinctions between cable and broadcast. Its expanding base of passionate fans has grown every season, most recently – and most notably – with the season four premiere earlier this month, which broke viewership records for the series and became the biggest non-sports telecast in cable history. On behalf of the incredible team on both sides of the camera, thank you to the fans and here’s to more ‘Dead.’”

Scott Gimple will stay on as the series showrunner for Season 5 along with executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Ann Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero, and Tom Luse.

AMC will keep this series going as long as they can, and I think it has the potential to be one of the longest running live-action dramas ever. All I know is that I’m not getting tired of the series, and I want to see more. I can’t wait to see how Season 4 ends!