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posted September 01, 2013 02:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Get ready, comic book fans!

Disney's (NYSE: DIS ) Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres on Sept. 24, to much fanfare on the company's ABC network.

And yep, that's Clark Gregg in the middle, reprising his role as the beloved Agent Phil Coulson -- you know, the guy Thor's brother Loki so shockingly stabbed to death in The Avengers, and whose reappearance in AoS was enough to spawn a ridiculously popular #CoulsonLives hashtag on Twitter.

Better yet, the first official trailer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has already shown us the show isn't being planned as a prequel to last year's largest box office hit, with one of the primary characters even referencing Coulson's death before the action even begins:

To be sure, The Avengers ended up raking in more than $1.5 billion worldwide at the box office last summer, effectively securing its place behind only Avatar and Titanic as the third-highest grossing movie of all time.

What's more, The Avengers set dozens of records in the process, most notably including the highest-ever opening weekend gross, highest 10-day gross, and the fastest movie to reach the $500 million mark after just 23 days.

It should come as no surprise, then, that Disney has already confirmed at least two more Avengers sequels are in the works, with the next film set for release in May 2015.

Here's why Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D could be even more important
Though Disney is also set continue its box-office domination through Thor: The Dark World in November, followed by Captain America: The Winter Soldier next April, that still leaves some awfully big shoes to fill for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the meantime.

And you know what? I think Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is more than capable of doing so.

In fact, there are a number of reasons to believe this compelling new show could prove itself even more important to Disney over the long run than its box-office counterparts in the Avengers franchise.

After all, pumping out big-budget movies can mean relatively chunky, unpredictable revenue over the short term, but Disney's Media Networks perennially stand alone as its single, largest source of revenue and operating income.

Last quarter, for example, Disney's Media Networks achieved 5% year-over-year revenue growth to $5.35 billion, representing more than 46% of the company's total sales. Even more important, Media Networks also grew operating income by 8% over the same period to $2.3 billion, or more than 68% of Disney's total in Q2.

Meanwhile, even on the heels of Iron Man 3, the Studio Entertainment segment last quarter achieved revenue of only $1.59 billion and operating income of $201 million.

On one hand, though, much of the Media Networks growth came thanks to decent performances from Disney's stakes in ESPN, A&E, and the domestic Disney Channels. ABC, on the other hand, lost ground and will soon suffer through a resulting layoff of about 2% of its staff, or around 175 employees.

As a result, it's safe to say if Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. performs well, it could do wonders to prop up the one weak link in Disney's Media Networks, helping the segment to fire on all cylinders and further solidify the entire business.

But that's a lot of pressure!
So what else does Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have going for it?

Well, aside from the obvious broad consumer appeal nearly every Marvel property brings, note that The Avengers writer and director Joss Whedon has also signed on as the series' co-creator and executive producer, at least until pre-production on The Avengers 2 gets under way next March.

What's more, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will enjoy leadership from two executive producers in Jeffrey Bell, who previously wrote for The X-Files and Alias, and none other than Jeph Loeb, who not only currently serves as head of Marvel Television, but whose previous credits also include Smallville, LOST, Heroes, and major comic book work on Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Wolverine, Batman, and Superman.

And with no less than 9,000 distinct characters in the Marvel Universe, there's virtually no end to the possible cameos, storylines, and character offshoots this series could ultimately spawn over the course of what could end up quite literally being decades of superhero-centric TV entertainment from Disney.

Finally, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. should also afford Disney the opportunity to profit down the road through royalties as well as physical and digital media sales.

All things considered, that's why I'm convinced this show could prove even bigger to Disney than its big-screen counterparts.
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posted September 05, 2013 09:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Super bumpedy!

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posted September 20, 2013 08:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Starts Tuesday!

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posted September 29, 2013 09:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It was okay.

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posted September 30, 2013 05:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The humor worked.

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posted October 01, 2013 09:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Anyone see tonight's episode?

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posted October 02, 2013 05:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I saw the first one. Wasn't bad.

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posted October 03, 2013 12:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The second one was really boring for the first half.

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posted October 03, 2013 02:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Haven't watched it yet. There's so much new programming, it's difficult to get through it all.

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posted October 04, 2013 05:01 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yep, and some shows haven't even started yet.

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posted October 08, 2013 09:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Tonight's episode was much better. Saw the birth of a new super villian.

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posted October 11, 2013 04:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There should be more Avengers surprise guests like in the second episode.

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posted October 16, 2013 01:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Last night's episode was slow. I got bored. I think they need to introduce super powers.

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posted October 19, 2013 10:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
And next week they have one with powers to control fire.

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posted October 21, 2013 02:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Looks like they arrest the new girl for spying.

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posted October 22, 2013 07:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Expecting tonight's show to be much more exciting.

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posted October 22, 2013 10:53 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yep, it was a great episode. And a passing mention of Captain America.

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posted October 28, 2013 12:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It's a rerun this week.

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posted October 30, 2013 03:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Having seen every episode so far, it was over hyped.

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posted November 03, 2013 07:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
New episode Tuesday.

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posted November 05, 2013 05:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The preview on tonight was very mysterious. Couldn't make out what was going on, but it looked like a super villian.

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posted November 05, 2013 08:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Nope, not a super villian.

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posted November 06, 2013 08:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You know a show is finally catching on when it has a tearful moment.

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posted November 09, 2013 01:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Another good episode this week.

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