Friday, May 09, 2014

The Marvel Universe

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The organization is no more, but “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” isn’t going anywhere.

After a topsy-turvy first season that comes to a close next week, ABC has officially put in the order for a second season of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” which follows the small-screen exploits of miraculously revived Agent Phil Coulson and his carefully selected band of spies.

On top of that, ABC is doubling down on the Marvel game, and making the rumors official: “Agent Carter,” based on the Marvel One-Shot of the same name starring Hayley Atwell as “Captain America” heroine Peggy Carter, has been ordered straight to series.

In their rundown of the news, The Hollywood Reporter states that “Agent Carter” will function as “a short-order series and likely used as a ‘bridge show’ to air during the second season hiatus of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, with both series ultimately being tied-in together.”

But enough speculating. Here are the facts: “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is coming back, “Agent Carter” is on the way, and there are still five other Marvel shows in the works, to premiere on Netflix. Not a bad time to be a Marvel fan at all.

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Marvel One-Shots are a series of direct-to-video short films produced by Marvel Studios, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). They are included as special features in the MCU films' Blu-ray and digital distribution releases, and are not included on the DVDs. Each film, which range from 4-14 minutes, is designed to be a self-contained story that provides more backstory for characters or events introduced in the films.

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