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I haven't seen Joss Whedon's film The Avengers.
*gasp*
I know, right?!
Shame on me. I'm a huge Whedon fan. How can I not have gone and supported his work in the movie theatre realm? (Not that he needed my help. Just look at those gigantic box office numbers.)
I confess, it's one of those films I meant to see, but just didn't get around to seeing. Not because I didn't want to; more because I'm still out of work and have tightened my budget so that I rarely allow myself to go to the movies or spend unnecessarily (though I would contend that if I really, really wanted to, I would have found a way to make it happen like I did when the Harry Potter films were still premiering).
Anyway, I haven't seen it. The film's on my 'eventually get to it' list but I just haven't yet.
Nevertheless, I was excited to see a new TV series by Joss -- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D -- as a sort of spin-off of this aforementioned film. I've loved his other works: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel the series, Firefly, even elements of Dollhouse (which missed the mark but still managed to be very thought-provoking to me). I like his style, I love his sense of humor, and I love superhero movies, so I was looking forward to seeing what he and his team would do with this particular new series.
Sadly, the pilot episode didn't quite work for me. Granted, many shows need more time to find their footing. But I feel like this pilot didn't hit the mark in a way previous Joss Whedon pilots have. It was missing a crucial element for its regular cast of characters: emotional connection.
Click the link for the rest of my thoughts. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!
( My review: Too many characters, too little connection )
Have you seen the show? What did you think?
*gasp*
I know, right?!
Shame on me. I'm a huge Whedon fan. How can I not have gone and supported his work in the movie theatre realm? (Not that he needed my help. Just look at those gigantic box office numbers.)
I confess, it's one of those films I meant to see, but just didn't get around to seeing. Not because I didn't want to; more because I'm still out of work and have tightened my budget so that I rarely allow myself to go to the movies or spend unnecessarily (though I would contend that if I really, really wanted to, I would have found a way to make it happen like I did when the Harry Potter films were still premiering).
Anyway, I haven't seen it. The film's on my 'eventually get to it' list but I just haven't yet.
Nevertheless, I was excited to see a new TV series by Joss -- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D -- as a sort of spin-off of this aforementioned film. I've loved his other works: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel the series, Firefly, even elements of Dollhouse (which missed the mark but still managed to be very thought-provoking to me). I like his style, I love his sense of humor, and I love superhero movies, so I was looking forward to seeing what he and his team would do with this particular new series.
Sadly, the pilot episode didn't quite work for me. Granted, many shows need more time to find their footing. But I feel like this pilot didn't hit the mark in a way previous Joss Whedon pilots have. It was missing a crucial element for its regular cast of characters: emotional connection.
Click the link for the rest of my thoughts. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!
( My review: Too many characters, too little connection )
Have you seen the show? What did you think?
