For all the success and critical acclaim Marvel has earned, there’s still one show under their banner that hasn’t quite received the same love: "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." And today, Screen Junkies have given it the Honest Trailer treatment.
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Oh sure, devoted fans still watch it, and some even insist that it gets better, really. However, it’s got nothing on the Marvel‘s Netflix shows, and let’s just be real: The ABC series mostly exists to continue tying into the Marvel-verse, and getting a few more butts at the multiplex every time a new movie rolls around (and vice versa, a few more eyeballs to watch the show). Beyond that, is there actually a compelling reason to watch ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’? Make your case in the comments section and check out the video below.
The Honest Trailer is making fun of the unrealistic fan and media expectations (like yours) and actually compliments the show. There was never anything wrong with this show, it just didn\’t give people the tropes they were used to, and it\’s only gotten better, sharper, more visually dynamic and fun. But please, continue to not watch in favor of those other shows.
Some of those other shows are good, too. Some of them are just a bunch of familiar tropes glossed up.
The honest trailer was funny but not very accurate. Agents of Shield is my favorite of the MCU tv shows. It gets dark enough to be interesting without getting too dark to watch with my family (I have teenagers and wouldn\’t watch Jessica Jones with them). Most of the people I work with also prefer AoS to the other shows as well. I know that it is a "thing" for the cynics to put on condescending airs about how any show that is not incredibly dark is a worthless piece of trash that is pandering to the stupid masses but I disagree. The acting is very good the plot lines are very good, I love the characters and the best part is that I can enjoy my entertainment without feeling like I have been assaulted in my own living room.
The Honest Trailer is hilarious. But uh…
"Oh sure, devoted fans still watch it, and some even insist that it gets better, really."
Yes, because it\’s pretty much universally known at this point that it does. It found it\’s voice a long time ago.
"let\’s just be real: The ABC series mostly exists to continue tying into the Marvel-verse, and getting a few more butts at the multiplex every time a new movie rolls around (and vice versa, a few more eyeballs to watch the show)."
Except that\’s factually incorrect. The shows barely ties into the MCU. It hasn\’t at all this season and we\’re halfway through. It barely tied in with Age of Ultron last year as well. It very much does its own thing now. People watch for the characters at this point, not the MCU tie-in.
So I mean, at least get the information correct before posting an article.