Jeph Loeb Teases Cameos And References To The Marvel Cinematic Universe In AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Jeph Loeb Teases Cameos And References To The Marvel Cinematic Universe In AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

While speaking on the cameos from the season's first 5 episodes, Jeph Loeb previews some of the upcoming cameos and story arcs in seasons remaining 17 episodes.

By 0megaDaGrodd - Oct 30, 2013 06:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Source: TheWire.com



Jeph Loeb recently sat down with The Wire to discuss the upcoming episodes of Marvels 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'

When asked about how the show would react to the ongoing events of newly released movies Loeb stated "Carefully." The interviewer then got more specific and asked how the show would respond specifically to the events of Marvel's 'Thor: The Dark World'.

Loeb responded "Wouldn’t that be fun? … Look, it’s never been done before, which is kind of incredible when you think about how many dramas and how many big movies have been out there. There certainly have been television shows that have been spin-offs from movies, but to have an ongoing, ever-changing mythology which is happening first in the comics, and then in the motion pictures, and the movies are coming out at a rate of two a year — these giant tent-pole films that are reaching a billion dollars at the box office, which means that that mythology is being shared around the world. For us to tell stories that exist with not only similar characters, but often shared characters — beginning with Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson — sometimes we have to be very careful. We have to dance between raindrops. But other times, if we know something is going to happen: Can we use that? Can we make that have an impact on the show? And I think we’ll see some of that in a very interesting way."



"I think folks know that Titus [Welliver], who played Agent Blake, is coming up in episode six [on November 5]. The short answer is yes. But we’ve said from the very beginning, we didn’t do the show in order to make an Easter Egg farm. We want to make sure that if there are going to be characters, things, winks, that come from anywhere, whether it’s the regular mythology of the comics or the Marvel cinematic universe, that it works within the story. That we’re not doing it just to do it. When I look at Cobie [Smulders]’s appearance in the pilot as Maria Hill, it was really important that the person who reintroduced Coulson into the world was Maria Hill. We needed someone who had the gravitas of one of the major characters from the [Avengers] movie being able to say, “There’s a secret, and we’re not going to be able to share that secret with you, but we’re going to take you on the journey with us.” … If you were part of the Marvel family to begin with, it landed for you in a very different way."

"The same kind of thing [happened] when we talked about Sam Jackson being on the show. There were obviously a number of places that we thought Nick Fury would have a big impact on the show, but the more we talked about it, [we wanted] was to get him in very early, so that it would kind of christen the show, legitimize it in its own way. And when Sam generously agreed to do the show, there was a moment where, for people who watch the show, it was the wowest of wow they could imagine."



"But for us as we were standing there on the set the first day, and he said the words “Don’t let FitzSimmons bring on some damned fishtank,” we all just started geeking out, because suddenly we were like “OK, now, now they’re in the family, Director Fury just said ‘FitzSimmons’… so these brand new characters, that didn’t exist in the Marvel Universe, are now firmly entrenched, and it did exactly what we wanted it to do … which was to basically say, these are five new characters who are joining the family."

"On the one hand it’s cool to see Agent Blake, on the other hand we’re introducing new characters in every single show. We will by the end of season one have done 22 hours of S.H.I.E.L.D. stories, we will have told more stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than all of the movies combined. So our responsibility becomes greater every day, that we make sure we tell stories that are worthy of the Marvel Universe … And when you’ve got people like Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon and Marissa Tancharoen and Jeffrey Bell at the helm, we don’t have anything to worry about. The scripts just keep coming in, and getting better and better."


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HulkbusterNYC
HulkbusterNYC - 10/30/2013, 7:00 AM
Oh AoS please step your game up.. We want superheroes and supervillains!
Erik10101
Erik10101 - 10/30/2013, 7:04 AM
Yay
UltimateTypeface
UltimateTypeface - 10/30/2013, 7:17 AM
im going to hang in there
Bearjew
Bearjew - 10/30/2013, 8:11 AM
I liked the most recent episode a lot but he episodes before were meh
superotherside
superotherside - 10/30/2013, 8:19 AM
If the show has some superheroes in it then it would be fine. Do Spider Woman or Mocking Bird. Have a cameo of Moon Knight something. I think the other characters are good background characters and need to be treated as background characters.
Kingbj
Kingbj - 10/30/2013, 8:25 AM
They need one avenger to cameo like hawkeye or black widow
jphoenix666
jphoenix666 - 10/30/2013, 8:26 AM
HAHAHAHA this show is garbage & they know it. They'll obviously never admit it but your words speak volumes. LOLOL
KraftB0X
KraftB0X - 10/30/2013, 8:27 AM
Yeah the show seems to be lacking so far but then again it is only the beginning. I'm a fan of Whedon's work so it's safe to say it'll be a bit rough before there's a clear hold on the ground and we start seeing... well... the things we wanna see.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 10/30/2013, 8:34 AM
I will keep watching and keep hoping it gets better, but I fear by the time it does, I won't care.
JoshBerger
JoshBerger - 10/30/2013, 8:35 AM
Is this any good? I haven't watched a single episode.
Tainted87
Tainted87 - 10/30/2013, 8:38 AM
@blackandyellow
You may be waiting a loooooooonnnnnnnnng tiiiiiiiiimmmmmmme.
IronLantern79
IronLantern79 - 10/30/2013, 8:39 AM
See this is what ticks me off. Everybody wants Superheroes NOW. Supervillains NOW. But what people don't understand is the show needs to introduce the main characters, tell their story, get you to realize why you SHOULD care about them and THEN move on to all the col stuff. Smallville did it, Arrow did it, most of all the major shows did it. And AoS has too because of how many different characters it has. Yes I want to see Moon Knight, She-Hulk (god do I want to see She-Hulk), Spider-Woman, and others, but the reason a show like this needs to start off slow like it has is to so to use the first few episodes to set the tone. Get you used to this new world (for those who hadn't seen the movies for example). As a comic book geek, I can't wait to start seeing some Marvel characters, and I think starting with this new episode or the one after, we're going to start seeing some really cool stuff. We just have to be patient. I for one am loving the show so far. And if we want a comic book TV show to last, then we really need to start supporting it. Otherwise, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be canceled and no studio will want to take on another Marvel comic book show again possibly for a really long time. Look how long it took MArvel to finally get AoS on.
AsgardianHobo
AsgardianHobo - 10/30/2013, 8:40 AM
It's been 5 episodes and there have been cameos. But whiny people are going to complain that there haven't been massive comic character names dropped in 5 episodes?

Take your Ritalin and chill kids
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 10/30/2013, 8:51 AM
AoS has gotten better with each episode IMO. Granted, it's been in baby steps but they are heading in the right direction. They need to step up the writing. It sometimes comes across as campy and juvenile. Also, little name drops to the greater MCU, while nice, aren't what most of us want to see. This Rising Tide needs to be associated with HYDRA or something like that...they need to add in and introduce ACTUAL heros and villians. Give us Hawkeye or Cap for an episode. Give us an introduction to the Wrecking Crew or Serpent Society. Where are Abom and The Leader from TIH?
KiddSoul
KiddSoul - 10/30/2013, 8:52 AM
I never understood why this line-up of shield agents in the show are new characters introduced. For example, Marvel have so many other S.H.I.E.L.D characters that actually tie in with the comic book universe so much better.

I'm simply stating that the actors would be more interesting if they were shield agents from the comics. Check out the link below for a list of shield agents.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._members
ParisSun
ParisSun - 10/30/2013, 8:52 AM
Honeslty no one watches for new characters. People want to see characters they fell in love with from the comics.

Most of us are realistic to know that none of the main characters from the movies are showing up on this show. But it's not too much to ask for some C or D list Marvel comic characters to show up.
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 10/30/2013, 8:55 AM
I agree completely with what IronLantern said. Viewers need to have the patience to let the story evolve. I think most of what we want will happen eventually. I for one am really enjoying the show thus far and am willing to stick with it.
HAILHYDRA
HAILHYDRA - 10/30/2013, 8:57 AM
It's kind of funny how the comic book fanboy consensus differs from the general TV/movie audience. Every thread I read on here talks about how AOS sucks. My family all loves the show because it has action, comedy, with some drama sprinkled in. However, everyone on this site talks about how good Arrow is and I can't find anyone to watch it with
SFCamerica
SFCamerica - 10/30/2013, 8:59 AM
Those who have said they haven't seen it or only seen a little bit should not be allowed on a COMIC BOOK website, let alone posting about not seeing it. I get it, most of you are just kids, hard for me to remember that, but you are a bunch dipshits!
HAILHYDRA
HAILHYDRA - 10/30/2013, 9:02 AM
Also, I think fanboys have this sense of entitlement that every comic book movie or TV show has to be made to please them. If that were true, Iron Man 3would have included a final battle with Tony fighting an old racist cliche of a Chinese man with magic rings (and maybe a dragon). CBMs and CBTV shows are made to appeal to the masses and AOS is obviously doing better with TV ratings.
AsgardianHobo
AsgardianHobo - 10/30/2013, 9:03 AM
@newmutants

I think you laugh at your own posts like every time. I used to know someone back in high school who used to laugh at his own jokes all the time.....I think he sniffed glue. Enjoy fast-forwarding through your DVR'd Tyler Perry commercials while watching Arrow on the CW ;)
hipnosis
hipnosis - 10/30/2013, 9:06 AM
They get so excited that Agent Blake is going to make an appearance....I think the only people who are excited for that are the people who are working on the show....who the f@@k cares? There are about 100,000 characters from the real Marvel Universe they could use to get us excited and instead, episode after episode they make up new ones. Why bother making it in the Marvel Universe if they are not going to use any of the characters from the Marvel Universe? Want to make people excited?? Have an episode where they are tracking down The Punisher. Or have them work with Moon Knight to track down The Taskmaster. Or Have The Wizard make an appearance or The Trapster. Something, anything but another rouge Shield agent....that story is boring after 5 episodes of the same story.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 10/30/2013, 9:06 AM
This really is the bitchiest forum of any site I visit, but then I've stopped visiting some of the bitchier ones.

Regardless, the show is improving and was never truly 'bad' to begin with... it's just been slight. It needs more complexity which I think is slowly being added as the writers and actors find their characters.
Kallark
Kallark - 10/30/2013, 9:06 AM
they arent going for the superhero/villain of the week route, its just not what this show is going to be. whether or not it can be successful in this format is another issue, but if your waiting for new heroes/villains every week, its going to be a long wait
HAILHYDRA
HAILHYDRA - 10/30/2013, 9:07 AM
I honestly don't know how @NewMutants could stand all of the red squiggly lines from all those typos. That would drive me crazy. Darn you education! Now I can't tolerate trolls who sound like idiots!
13echo
13echo - 10/30/2013, 9:08 AM
I think what most people are saying here is for the writers to throw us a bone we want to like this show but you guys are very stingy with true Marvel U characters. Get with it Man!
fortycals
fortycals - 10/30/2013, 9:15 AM
I do love this show for what it is. This I want it now trend annoys the hell out of me. So you guys are basically saying [frick] the movies I want my heroes on TV. It's understandable that they could use those c list heroes that might never see movie time, but that will come with time, and they are c list for a reason. They need to establish these characters first. The Skye story is really giving off a jessica drew vibe. Melinda may is basically a powerless hero already, even has a bad ass nickname. I expect at least one off these characters to get powers eventually. We have a22 episode season and we are five in. Nearly every episode has had a cameo or comic character however d list they might be.

Don't take this the wrong way, if you don't enjoy the quality, I get that. I'm spoiled buy pay cable shows now also, but this we want superheroes excuse is so lame. It will get there. Is like you guys hate new characters, and have never read a new original book. I remember when wolvie was a new character. I remember giving the new warriors a chance after seeing them in Thor, and those are still some of my favorite books. One thing collecting has taught me is patience. Having to wait months just to get a full arc should have prepared you for this.
AsgardianHobo
AsgardianHobo - 10/30/2013, 9:16 AM
so which banned troll is newmutants? anyone wanna give a guess?
KiddSoul
KiddSoul - 10/30/2013, 9:18 AM
I feel that the show maybe is warming up more into the S.H.I.E.L.D comic book universe. The introduction of new characters into the show is definitely original storytelling and as the show develop maybe we will see familiar characters from the comics.

But I think the fans want to see more of the science fiction and super powers aspect from the comics. And those references can add up from the comics for Marvel have plenty of Science Fiction and Super Heroes stories to explore.

HAILHYDRA
HAILHYDRA - 10/30/2013, 9:21 AM
@hipnosis They will have more cameos as the show goes on, but Joss said from the beginning that the show wasn't going to be about cameos. Plus, if they had a superhero cameo every show it would just be cheezy. Not to mention that casting major characters that haven't been introduced into the MCU shouldn't be done on TV show's budget. It should be done on a movie budget. For instance, if you were casting the Punisher for the new MCU timeline a movie budget could get someone like Josh Brolin whereas the TV show would only be able to hire someone anonymous. Case in point Arrow casting some no name glee kid as Flash. Everyone on this site was so sure that Arrow and MOS were going to be a connected universe but now everyone has changed their tune because they want a higher quality actor to play Flash.
HAILHYDRA
HAILHYDRA - 10/30/2013, 9:26 AM
@newmutants, if that was supposed to put me in my place then it didn't. It just solidified my point. I know this is an internet thread and not every typo has to be corrected but if you want anyone to take your arguments seriously I would really work harder on not sounding like an idiot.
third3ye
third3ye - 10/30/2013, 9:28 AM
Not an easter egg farm? Really? Then what's up with all the name dropping from the MCU?
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