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Old 04-23-14, 12:24 PM
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by Mondo Kane
Was there some easter egg on that license plate? I didn't know what the significance of that was.
I would guess some point in PA is 500 miles to some other point in Ontario. By the way, did anyone plot the Lat/Long that Fury sent to Coulson's badge? Is it up north somewhere?
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by SmithsGuy
I would guess some point in PA is 500 miles to some other point in Ontario. By the way, did anyone plot the Lat/Long that Fury sent to Coulson's badge? Is it up north somewhere?
The coordinates on his shield are definitely somewhere in the wilds of northern Ontario. I generated the following map with a 500 mile radius around those coordinates:

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The base is almost exactly 500 miles from the PA border. So, depending on how far May travelled before being picked up, this would definitely put her Mom coming from somewhere in PA.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

I don't remember the reveal about the dude's grandfather being a Howling Commando. That was kind of a cool tie-in.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by DJariya
Tsai Chin was in Joy Luck Club, but she played Ming Na's aunt.
Correct. She played Auntie Lindo, Tamlyn Tomita's mom. I actually shouted "Auntie Lindo!" at the TV when they showed her.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by Kal-El
Correct. She played Auntie Lindo, Tamlyn Tomita's mom. I actually shouted "Auntie Lindo!" at the TV when they showed her.
Tamlyn Tomita AND Ming Na Wen in the same movie? I don't think I could handle that - my head might just explode! (Or I'd just have a heart attack...)

Too much good stuff there for any one mere mortal to handle.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

I thought they kind of wasted Amy Acker's cameo role. They could have cast practically anyone in that role. The past romance between her and Coulson rang hollow.

I don't think Ward survives this season, unless he becomes a HYDRA big wig.
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At this point they seriously cannot do a take back on Ward............oh wait. MIND CONTROL! I rather not go there.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Or clones?
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by Shinobi
Ward has become so much fun to watch. Is anyone else here rooting for him over the SHIELD agents?

The fact that he
Spoiler:
killed Patton Oswalt
just made him even more likable in my eyes.
Spoiler:
I wanted Boyd Crowder to do the same thing.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
I thought they kind of wasted Amy Acker's cameo role. They could have cast practically anyone in that role. The past romance between her and Coulson rang hollow.
I'm sure she'll be back. She's a Whedon mainstay.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by Flave
The coordinates on his shield are definitely somewhere in the wilds of northern Ontario. I generated the following map with a 500 mile radius around those coordinates:

Map

The base is almost exactly 500 miles from the PA border. So, depending on how far May travelled before being picked up, this would definitely put her Mom coming from somewhere in PA.
Cool. Thanks!
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

That was kind of dick on Coulson's part. She's obviously trying to move on, dude.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by gooter
or clones?

Life Model Decoy.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Think I will just wait until the inevitable Netflix addition in September or if the whole season is on Hulu Plus for the summer (which happens with some shows).
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by Brack
Think I will just wait until the inevitable Netflix addition in September or if the whole season is on Hulu Plus for the summer (which happens with some shows).
I'm positive this show will get a Blu-ray release. Home video sales will be a critical factor going forward for this show's survival.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
I'm positive this show will get a Blu-ray release. Home video sales will be a critical factor going forward for this show's survival.
It isn't that serious. Plus a series getting a second season has nothing to do with home video sales. Networks decide that before a first season is even over, typically. There's no way a September home video release will be a determining factor for season 2.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
I'm positive this show will get a Blu-ray release. Home video sales will be a critical factor going forward for this show's survival.
Home video sales are non-existent for television shows now thanks due to Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix, etc.

The show has all but been confirmed for a second-season. The show is produced by ABC/Disney/Marvel and kills in the 18-34 demo. It's a guarantee.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

People don't understand modern television if they think home video sales are not a huge factor. It's from the production side, greater home video sales can mean slightly reduced licensing fees to the network, increasing the chance of a renewal. A show like SHIELD has many business considerations beyond a simple ratings' call.

SHIELD was always going to get a second season, that was almost guaranteed before it ever aired. This was Disney/Marvel/ABC's first attempt to establish the hugely successful Marvel film brand on television. It's been a disappointment in the ratings for them but ABC itself was never the best demographic fit for Marvel.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
People don't understand modern television if they think home video sales are not a huge factor.
Has that been the case? Undeniably. Is it currently the case? I can't imagine it is. Sales have fallen off a cliff, hit another cliff on the way down, and then fell off that one too.

As for high-def home video specifically, oodles of popular shows don't get Blu-ray releases. Even series that had a Blu-ray release for one or more seasons will sometimes drop the format and go DVD only. Heck, some popular series are even getting online-exclusive, MOD DVD releases only. It's rough out there. (I am expecting a Blu-ray release of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., though.)
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
As for high-def home video specifically, oodles of popular shows don't get Blu-ray releases. Even series that had a Blu-ray release for one or more seasons will sometimes drop the format and go DVD only. Heck, some popular series are even getting online-exclusive, MOD DVD releases only. It's rough out there. (I am expecting a Blu-ray release of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., though.)
They view the home video release as a promotional platform as much as anything else these days, in the hopes people that skipped it on television will become fans through DVDs and BDs. Especially first seasons to build the overall fanbase.

Mutant Enemy shows do well on home video, though this is obviously not a full Joss Whedon product.
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I wonder if it's become harder for studios to profit from shows? It used to be funded by the advertising and reruns, and I'm sure once shows started coming out in boxed sets, the newfound market was huge, but now so much is done via streaming. Obviously, they must have ways of keeping things financially viable, but I wonder how much of a change in the business model it necessitates? I think this might do Well for itself on the basis of being connected to a massive megabucks franchise though.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by cleaver
I root for everyone to die except May but including Ward every episode. I was screaming at Skye last night "You can fucking track him about the facility! Why are you panicking? You're another incompetent shitty SHIELD agent!"
Oh c'mon - any other show would have turned it into a hostage situation with Skye confronting Ward, he ties her up or knocks her out and kidnaps her and the chase is on. Instead she pulled her shit together and played HIM. That's a much better decision.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by cleaver
I root for everyone to die except May but including Ward every episode. I was screaming at Skye last night "You can fucking track him about the facility! Why are you panicking? You're another incompetent shitty SHIELD agent!"
Yeah, I'm ok with Skye, someone that's only been in this life for a few months, having a momentary freakout at the sudden revelation that somebody she trusted implicitly is actually a vicious and brutal murderer and now he's coming after her. Just because she can see him coming doesn't mean she's going to be able to stop him once he catches up to her.
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Re: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- "The Only Light in the Darkness" -- 4/22/14

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
They view the home video release as a promotional platform as much as anything else these days, in the hopes people that skipped it on television will become fans through DVDs and BDs.
I just feel like that's a very past tense statement, and streaming ought to be the dominant part of that conversation. I'm not arguing that home video sales don't matter, but I don't think it's a "critical factor" or "huge factor" to the extent it once was.
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