She works for Variety, I'd think her opinion might hold some sway.

Curse you, I had been planning to skip this entire series until reading your news.

I thought Bridgette Regan was flawless http://bridgetisflawless.tumblr.com/
She also pops up on Jane the Virgin.

She had been floating around the past couple of years as a pinch-hitter on various CW shows. I think the CW thought she was too old to be a lead on their network.

It killed me when they canceled Legend of the Seeker.

I thought they ended Legend of the Seeker at a good spot and the main story wrapped up pretty well.

I wanted six seasons and a movie.

Me too.

I wonder how this will do. To my knowledge, despite getting much much better, Agents of Shield hasn't been doing blockbuster numbers, and this is a period piece with presumably no superhero connections and no comic connections other than the Howling Commandos and perhaps Hydra. My wife, a casual fan at best, isn't exactly excited to watch this.

Yeah, SHIELD's numbers never really went back up despite it getting pretty good after the Winter Soldier tie in. I don't expect this to be any better ratings wise, and probably lower then what SHIELD gets now.