Haven’t yet seen all the best old-school vintage naval combat epics? This color & ‘scope thriller has a terrific cast of Brit stars and up-n-comers, can boast excellent visuals and is historically accurate. Alec Guinness captains a ship during the Napoleonic Wars, and finds his duty complicated by a psychopathic top officer (Dirk Bogarde) who usurps authority and sees the crew as fresh meat for his sadistic ideas about discipline. All the tech and art credits are top-tier, plus we get nice supporting perfs from the likes of Anthony Quayle, Nigel Stock, Maurice Denham, Victor Maddern, Tom Bell, and Murray Melvin.
Damn the Defiant!
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 136
1962 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 101 min. / Street Date June 29, 2022 / H.M.S. Defiant / Available from Viavision / Australian 34.95 / and Amazon US / 34.95
Starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill, David Robinson, Robin Stewart, Ray Brooks, Peter Greenspan, Anthony Quayle, Tom Bell,...
Damn the Defiant!
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 136
1962 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 101 min. / Street Date June 29, 2022 / H.M.S. Defiant / Available from Viavision / Australian 34.95 / and Amazon US / 34.95
Starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill, David Robinson, Robin Stewart, Ray Brooks, Peter Greenspan, Anthony Quayle, Tom Bell,...
- 7/26/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Fox UK has confirmed that Marvel's Agent Carter will make its UK premiere in just over a month.
The series - starring Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter - will launch on the channel on Sunday, July 12 at 9pm.
The show sees Captain America heroine Peggy working for the covert Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve) while dealing with the loss of Steve Rogers, as well as her male colleagues' chauvinist attitudes.
Dominic Cooper also stars as Howard (father of Tony) Stark, while James D'Arcy plays Jarvis, Stark's butler and Peggy's greatest ally.
Agent Carter has already been renewed by ABC for a second season, which will air in the Us in 2016.
The first season spans eight episodes - which aired Stateside earlier this year.
Hayley Atwell reveals Agent Carter season 2 will consist of 10 episodes
Peggy Carter will take Los Angeles by storm in Agent Carter season 2
Watch a Us teaser for Marvel's Agent Carter...
The series - starring Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter - will launch on the channel on Sunday, July 12 at 9pm.
The show sees Captain America heroine Peggy working for the covert Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve) while dealing with the loss of Steve Rogers, as well as her male colleagues' chauvinist attitudes.
Dominic Cooper also stars as Howard (father of Tony) Stark, while James D'Arcy plays Jarvis, Stark's butler and Peggy's greatest ally.
Agent Carter has already been renewed by ABC for a second season, which will air in the Us in 2016.
The first season spans eight episodes - which aired Stateside earlier this year.
Hayley Atwell reveals Agent Carter season 2 will consist of 10 episodes
Peggy Carter will take Los Angeles by storm in Agent Carter season 2
Watch a Us teaser for Marvel's Agent Carter...
- 6/4/2015
- Digital Spy
Finally! The terrific Agent Carter starring Hayley Atwell has been snapped up by Fox in the UK and starts in July...
Hayley Atwell recently intimated on Twitter that a deal to bring Agent Carter to the UK was on the horizon, and here it is: Fox has acquired the rights to air the Marvel show on these shores.
The first eight-episode season of Agent Carter, which went down a storm in the Us after airing in Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mid-season gap earlier this year, comes to Fox in the UK in July.
The news comes after months of UK Marvel fans waiting for legitimate means to see the 1940s-set spy thriller. Despite being the home of its sister show, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Channel 4 told Den Of Geek last year that it had no plans to pick up the period off-shoot. Would Channel 5 step in, as it did for Gotham?...
Hayley Atwell recently intimated on Twitter that a deal to bring Agent Carter to the UK was on the horizon, and here it is: Fox has acquired the rights to air the Marvel show on these shores.
The first eight-episode season of Agent Carter, which went down a storm in the Us after airing in Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mid-season gap earlier this year, comes to Fox in the UK in July.
The news comes after months of UK Marvel fans waiting for legitimate means to see the 1940s-set spy thriller. Despite being the home of its sister show, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Channel 4 told Den Of Geek last year that it had no plans to pick up the period off-shoot. Would Channel 5 step in, as it did for Gotham?...
- 6/3/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
#AgentCarter is back to work. pic.twitter.com/YsC2q1eSRV — Agent Carter (@AgentCarterTV) May 8, 2015 When troops return from fighting abroad, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell reprising her role from the "Captain America" films) finds herself marginalized once again by 1940s U.S. society. In the wake of losing her love, Steve Rogers, she struggles to find balance between navigating life as a single woman and working at the covert Strategic Scientific Reserve, with administrative duties and tackling secret missions for an old acquaintance, Howard Stark. Edwin Jarvis, Stark's butler, helps Carter as she risks her life and freedom to complete assignments.
- 5/9/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
This review is based on the first two episodes of season one, which we were provided with by Fox prior to broadcast.
This May brings along the five year anniversary of the Lost series finale. The amount of shows that have launched in the wake of the ABC juggernaut, and subsequently failed to capture its magic, are innumerable. There have been surprisingly good tries (the second season of Revolution) and colossal failures (Persons Unknown, indeed), but by-and-large it appears most everyone has come to the same conclusion: it’s time to stop trying. And that’s okay. Television is nothing if not malleable, and just as the influx of gruff anti-heroes rose to power following Breaking Bad (and, really, The Sopranos), we’ve seen fewer and fewer as the Los Pollos Hermanos gets smaller and smaller in our rearview mirrors.
Why mention all of this? Because the same appears to...
This May brings along the five year anniversary of the Lost series finale. The amount of shows that have launched in the wake of the ABC juggernaut, and subsequently failed to capture its magic, are innumerable. There have been surprisingly good tries (the second season of Revolution) and colossal failures (Persons Unknown, indeed), but by-and-large it appears most everyone has come to the same conclusion: it’s time to stop trying. And that’s okay. Television is nothing if not malleable, and just as the influx of gruff anti-heroes rose to power following Breaking Bad (and, really, The Sopranos), we’ve seen fewer and fewer as the Los Pollos Hermanos gets smaller and smaller in our rearview mirrors.
Why mention all of this? Because the same appears to...
- 5/7/2015
- by Mitchel Broussard
- We Got This Covered
AMC's new show Preacher, finally has it's leading man. Read on to find out more!
Preacher is a comic about a Texas Preacher who merges with a spiritual being named Genesis who is half Angel and half Demon. After the merger, Jesse Custer, The Preacher, gains the ability to influence those around his small Texas town. Now, the comic book is being developed for television on AMC.
The man playing this possessed preacher will be none other than Dominic Cooper. A native of Greenwich, London, England, Cooper is most fondly known for playing Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark in Captain America: First Avenger and more recently in Agent Carter.
Cooper joins a cast consisting of fellow Marvel TV actor Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, and Ian Colletti. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are developing the show.
I can't say I'm familiar with the comic but the synopsis of...
Preacher is a comic about a Texas Preacher who merges with a spiritual being named Genesis who is half Angel and half Demon. After the merger, Jesse Custer, The Preacher, gains the ability to influence those around his small Texas town. Now, the comic book is being developed for television on AMC.
The man playing this possessed preacher will be none other than Dominic Cooper. A native of Greenwich, London, England, Cooper is most fondly known for playing Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark in Captain America: First Avenger and more recently in Agent Carter.
Cooper joins a cast consisting of fellow Marvel TV actor Ruth Negga, Joseph Gilgun, Lucy Griffiths, and Ian Colletti. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are developing the show.
I can't say I'm familiar with the comic but the synopsis of...
- 4/18/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
Iron Man and Captain America may be fighting for the same cause in the imminent Avengers: Age of Ultron, but astute fans know that it won’t be long before the two are at loggerheads with one another. Divided by the superhuman registration act – a controversial law which asks that those with abilities put themselves forward to the government – it’s this conflict of ideologies that will ultimately underpin Captain America: Civil War.
However, upon doing the press rounds for Joss Whedon’s forthcoming sequel, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans revealed that the monumental spat will stretch beyond government policies, and how their two on-screen personas are binary opposites.
First up, in the red corner, Downey Jr. has his say on the clash:
“[Tony] Stark grew up under the shadow of this very close father son/relationship that Howard [Stark] had with Steve [Rogers, Captain America] so I’m sure that it’s driven by some unconscious motives,...
However, upon doing the press rounds for Joss Whedon’s forthcoming sequel, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans revealed that the monumental spat will stretch beyond government policies, and how their two on-screen personas are binary opposites.
First up, in the red corner, Downey Jr. has his say on the clash:
“[Tony] Stark grew up under the shadow of this very close father son/relationship that Howard [Stark] had with Steve [Rogers, Captain America] so I’m sure that it’s driven by some unconscious motives,...
- 4/16/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
No one gets out of Daredevil episode 5 without a big moment. Here are James' viewing notes for World On Fire...
With the whole series of Daredevil now available on Netflix, the race is on to reach the ending before someone spoils it for you. But that presents us with a problem. How do we approach reviews? It's not much use speculating about the future of the series when it's available at a moment's notice, but watching the whole thing in one go for a single review is impractical for anyone with a day job and personal relationships to maintain – to say nothing of how difficult it is to critically appraise 12 hours of television if you don't savour the instalments properly.
That's why, instead of traditional reviews, we're trying something new. An episode-by-episode unpicking of the show, looking at its techniques, characters and use of the source material. Call them annotations,...
With the whole series of Daredevil now available on Netflix, the race is on to reach the ending before someone spoils it for you. But that presents us with a problem. How do we approach reviews? It's not much use speculating about the future of the series when it's available at a moment's notice, but watching the whole thing in one go for a single review is impractical for anyone with a day job and personal relationships to maintain – to say nothing of how difficult it is to critically appraise 12 hours of television if you don't savour the instalments properly.
That's why, instead of traditional reviews, we're trying something new. An episode-by-episode unpicking of the show, looking at its techniques, characters and use of the source material. Call them annotations,...
- 4/14/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
With the marketing drive behind Avengers: Age of Ultron reaching its almighty crescendo, Marvel Studios has debuted a new full-length trailer for a founding member of the superhero squadron: Ant-Man.
Arriving not long after our first official look at Corey Stoll’s malevolent villain, this latest clip heavily features Yellowjacket, who will serve as the film’s overarching big – and indeed minute – bad. There’s also much more footage of the movie’s inventive fight sequences, too, with Paul Rudd’s titular hero changing size on the fly as he engages with his fellow inspects and pummels any goon standing in his way. And though much digital ink has been spilled about the flick’s supposed risky tenets, it’s these stylistic tendencies that will ultimately set Ant-Man apart from its contemporaries.
Joining Stoll and Rudd for the adventure are Michael Douglas as brilliant scientist Hank Pym, along with Evangeline Lilly,...
Arriving not long after our first official look at Corey Stoll’s malevolent villain, this latest clip heavily features Yellowjacket, who will serve as the film’s overarching big – and indeed minute – bad. There’s also much more footage of the movie’s inventive fight sequences, too, with Paul Rudd’s titular hero changing size on the fly as he engages with his fellow inspects and pummels any goon standing in his way. And though much digital ink has been spilled about the flick’s supposed risky tenets, it’s these stylistic tendencies that will ultimately set Ant-Man apart from its contemporaries.
Joining Stoll and Rudd for the adventure are Michael Douglas as brilliant scientist Hank Pym, along with Evangeline Lilly,...
- 4/13/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Coming to theater on April 3rd is the film Effie Gray.
The film explores the fascinating, true story of the relationship between Victorian England’s greatest mind, John Ruskin, and his teenage bride, Euphemia “Effie” Gray, who leaves him for the Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais.
Effie Gray is the first original screenplay written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Emma Thompson. In this impeccably crafted period drama, Thompson delicately and incisively probes the marital politics of the Victorian Era, and beyond.
Dakota Fanning stars as Effie Gray Ruskin. The cast includes Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Tom Sturridge, David Suchet, Greg Wise, Claudia Cardinale, James Fox, Sir Derek Jacobi and Robbie Coltrane.
The film is produced by Andreas Roald (Terrence Malick’s Voyage Of Time) and Donald Rosenfeld (Malick’s Tree Of Life and Voyage Of Time).
Producer Donald Rosenfeld spent 1987 to 1998 as President of Merchant Ivory Productions, in charge of the financing...
The film explores the fascinating, true story of the relationship between Victorian England’s greatest mind, John Ruskin, and his teenage bride, Euphemia “Effie” Gray, who leaves him for the Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais.
Effie Gray is the first original screenplay written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Emma Thompson. In this impeccably crafted period drama, Thompson delicately and incisively probes the marital politics of the Victorian Era, and beyond.
Dakota Fanning stars as Effie Gray Ruskin. The cast includes Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Tom Sturridge, David Suchet, Greg Wise, Claudia Cardinale, James Fox, Sir Derek Jacobi and Robbie Coltrane.
The film is produced by Andreas Roald (Terrence Malick’s Voyage Of Time) and Donald Rosenfeld (Malick’s Tree Of Life and Voyage Of Time).
Producer Donald Rosenfeld spent 1987 to 1998 as President of Merchant Ivory Productions, in charge of the financing...
- 4/2/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Agent Carter concludes a strong series with a satisfying finale. What more could we ask for? Oh yeah, more...
This review contains spoilers.
1.8 Valediction
Well, it's fair to say that was a pretty satisfying conclusion to a strong TV series. From the audience-pleasing return of the Captain America radio play to the fantastic cameo in the final scene, there's very little about the ending to Agent Carter that you can criticise, with the possible exception of there being slightly too much Howard Stark for a show without his name in the title. Because as much as everyone loves Dominic Cooper being the 40s Tony Stark, his presence has the same effect as Robert Downey Jr.'s, sucking the audience's eyes away from every other character.
That said, the episode's denouement – a reprisal of Captain America's ending where Stark and Carter work through their Steve Rogers issues together – was near-masterful...
This review contains spoilers.
1.8 Valediction
Well, it's fair to say that was a pretty satisfying conclusion to a strong TV series. From the audience-pleasing return of the Captain America radio play to the fantastic cameo in the final scene, there's very little about the ending to Agent Carter that you can criticise, with the possible exception of there being slightly too much Howard Stark for a show without his name in the title. Because as much as everyone loves Dominic Cooper being the 40s Tony Stark, his presence has the same effect as Robert Downey Jr.'s, sucking the audience's eyes away from every other character.
That said, the episode's denouement – a reprisal of Captain America's ending where Stark and Carter work through their Steve Rogers issues together – was near-masterful...
- 2/25/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
In the season finale of “Agent Carter,” old wounds were torn open and old friendships were healed. Long before Peggy is whispered “Good-bye, my darling,” the audience had already galvanizing on social media to #RenewAgentCarter to make sure “Valediction” was not a final farewell. Despite tepid rating for live watching, “Agent Carter”makes huge gains — sometimes up to 77% — once DVR and Hulu are factored in. I hope Season 2 sees the light of day because I can’t recall the last time a serialized drama got some many things right. Image Credit: Marvel Entertainment The main through line of the episode hinges on discovering what Dr. Ivchenko and Dottie are up to and ultimately stopping them. Where a lesser show would’ve been content to paint both characters with broad villainous strokes, “Agent Carter” goes out of its way to establish that even bad guys have reasons for their actions. At...
- 2/25/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 8, “Valediction”
Written by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters
Directed by Christopher Misiano
Aired at 9pm (Et) on Tuesdays on ABC
The entirety of the Agent Carter finale feels like the writers’ room looked at their board of index cards cataloguing ongoing storylines and realized they’d bitten off more than they could wrap up effectively in eight quick episodes. In these last hours, ignored relationships fly back in (literally and figuratively) as quickly as they were scrapped half a season ago, the climax is kept decidedly small-scale and simple, and multiple shortcuts leave everything a bit un-factchecked and everyone a bit out of character for the sake of squeezing in the most important beats. The worst part about these shortcuts is that if some superfluous scenes had been removed, those wasted minutes could have been spent filling in details elsewhere. For example, the only true reason that...
Written by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters
Directed by Christopher Misiano
Aired at 9pm (Et) on Tuesdays on ABC
The entirety of the Agent Carter finale feels like the writers’ room looked at their board of index cards cataloguing ongoing storylines and realized they’d bitten off more than they could wrap up effectively in eight quick episodes. In these last hours, ignored relationships fly back in (literally and figuratively) as quickly as they were scrapped half a season ago, the climax is kept decidedly small-scale and simple, and multiple shortcuts leave everything a bit un-factchecked and everyone a bit out of character for the sake of squeezing in the most important beats. The worst part about these shortcuts is that if some superfluous scenes had been removed, those wasted minutes could have been spent filling in details elsewhere. For example, the only true reason that...
- 2/25/2015
- by Whitney McIntosh
- SoundOnSight
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for Tuesday's Agent Carter season finale, "Valediction."] Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwel) is ready to move on. After defeating former friend Black Widow Bridget Regan) and managing to capture Dr. Faustus (Ralph Brown), Peggy left her desk at Ssr, unsure if she'll return. Whatever the case, she'll be doing living in a lavish apartment provided by Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) in recognition of clearing his name. In a moving scene, Jarvis (James D'Arcy) presented Peggy with the last remaining sample of Captain America's (Chris Evans) blood, the same blood Howard tricked her into stealing earlier in the season. Read more 'Agent
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- 2/25/2015
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Whoa! If you had told us there would be a major Captain America cameo on Agent Carter's epic season finale, we never would have guessed who it was. Warning: Major spoilers below! If you have yet to watch the Agent Carter finale "Valediction," look away now! After Peggy (Hayley Atwell) used her brain and heart to talk Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) out of his trance, stopping him just before he could fly the cans of poison right into the heart of Manhattan to fulfill Leviathan's goal, the Ssr was able to capture the evil Fenhoff aka Dr. Ivchenko (Ralph Brown) and lock him away...only for him to realize in the episode's final moments that his cell mate was none other than Dr. Arnim Zola (Toby...
- 2/25/2015
- E! Online
Marvel’s Agent Carter on Tuesday night brought its season to a satisfying conclusion — but was there almost too much closure, not enough dangling threads?
VideosIn New S.H.I.E.L.D. Promo, Skye Quakes Over Her Inhuman Secret
Picking up where last week’s episode left off, the Ssr arrives at the movie house to find 47 innocents dead, the cause as shocking as the grim scene itself: “They killed each other.” The trigger for the melee is uncovered by Sousa, who inadvertently gets a whiff of the Item 17 gas and then violently lunges for Thompson, before getting subdued.
VideosIn New S.H.I.E.L.D. Promo, Skye Quakes Over Her Inhuman Secret
Picking up where last week’s episode left off, the Ssr arrives at the movie house to find 47 innocents dead, the cause as shocking as the grim scene itself: “They killed each other.” The trigger for the melee is uncovered by Sousa, who inadvertently gets a whiff of the Item 17 gas and then violently lunges for Thompson, before getting subdued.
- 2/25/2015
- TVLine.com
Sneak Peek footage and images from Marvel's "Agent Carter", the ABC replacement series for the returning "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.", airing a final episode titled "Valediction", February 24, 2015, written by Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters and directed by Christopher Misiano:
"...'Peggy' (Hayley Atwell) faces the full fury of 'Leviathan...
"...as Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) makes his return...
"...in the explosive season finale of 'Marvel's Agent Carter'..."
Cast also includes James D'Arcy as 'Edwin Jarvis', Chad Michael Murray as 'Agent Jack Thompson', Enver Gjokaj as 'Agent Daniel Sousa' and Shea Whigham as 'Chief Roger Dooley'.
Guest stars include Lyndsy Fonseca as 'Angie Martinelli', Ralph Brown as 'Dr. Ivchenko', Bridget Regan as 'Dottie Underwood', Walker Roach as the 'Captain America Radio Actor', Erin Torpey as 'Betty Carver Radio Actor'...
...Ralph Garman as 'Radio Announcer', Dajuan Johnson as 'Officer Pike', Glen Taranto as 'Detective Prendergast', Kevin Ashworth as 'Agent Fisher', Patrick Smith...
"...'Peggy' (Hayley Atwell) faces the full fury of 'Leviathan...
"...as Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) makes his return...
"...in the explosive season finale of 'Marvel's Agent Carter'..."
Cast also includes James D'Arcy as 'Edwin Jarvis', Chad Michael Murray as 'Agent Jack Thompson', Enver Gjokaj as 'Agent Daniel Sousa' and Shea Whigham as 'Chief Roger Dooley'.
Guest stars include Lyndsy Fonseca as 'Angie Martinelli', Ralph Brown as 'Dr. Ivchenko', Bridget Regan as 'Dottie Underwood', Walker Roach as the 'Captain America Radio Actor', Erin Torpey as 'Betty Carver Radio Actor'...
...Ralph Garman as 'Radio Announcer', Dajuan Johnson as 'Officer Pike', Glen Taranto as 'Detective Prendergast', Kevin Ashworth as 'Agent Fisher', Patrick Smith...
- 2/19/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The consistently great Agent Carter delivers its most exciting, eventful episode yet. Where's its season 2 renewal, ABC?
This review contains spoilers.
1.7 Snafu
As Agent Carter approaches its finale, the pace and plot have been picking up speed, and this episode was certainly the most exciting yet. Knuckle-whitening tension, moments that had you screaming at the characters, and even the death of a long-running (well, by the standards of this show) regular. That's a lot to pack into 40 minutes.
So where to start? Perhaps with the way Carter's betrayal was handled. Even after all that's gone on, her colleagues can barely stop themselves from giving her an easy ride, and the fact that they were willing to let her off the hook if Howard Stark's confession was true certainly demonstrated that. Of course, she didn't help herself by trying to keep the truth hidden, and it's notable that as soon as...
This review contains spoilers.
1.7 Snafu
As Agent Carter approaches its finale, the pace and plot have been picking up speed, and this episode was certainly the most exciting yet. Knuckle-whitening tension, moments that had you screaming at the characters, and even the death of a long-running (well, by the standards of this show) regular. That's a lot to pack into 40 minutes.
So where to start? Perhaps with the way Carter's betrayal was handled. Even after all that's gone on, her colleagues can barely stop themselves from giving her an easy ride, and the fact that they were willing to let her off the hook if Howard Stark's confession was true certainly demonstrated that. Of course, she didn't help herself by trying to keep the truth hidden, and it's notable that as soon as...
- 2/19/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It's 1946 and peace has dealt Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) a serious blow as she finds herself marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve), Peggy finds herself stuck doing administrative work when she would rather be back out in the field, putting her vast skills into play and taking down the bad guys. But she is also trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, in the wake of losing the love of her life, Steve Rogers – a.k.a. Captain America. When old acquaintance Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper, "Captain America: The First Avenger”) finds himself being framed for unleashing his deadliest weapons to anyone willing to pony up the cash, he contacts Peggy -- the only person he can trust -- to track down those responsible, dispose of the weapons and clear his name. He empowers his butler,...
- 2/18/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
If “Agent Carter” teaches us anything, it should be that 85% of bad decisions are made either under the influence of mind-altering creations or due to institutionalized societal inequality. The entire season has reminded us again and again that sexism hurts everyone, and most dudes who perpetuate it don’t even realize they’re doing anything wrong. Misogyny is not a mustache twirling villain. It’s a behavior even decent people can fall prey to. One that must be unlearned through vigilant, life-long self-examination. That realization happens for all three leading male Agents in “Snafu.” Peggy Carter is in custody and her co-workers assume the worst, that she is a spy and a traitor and, worst of all, sleeping with Howard Stark. Dooley, Thompson, and Sousa all take turns in the interrogation room, each with their own tactic. That these men think one of their own would fall prey to the...
- 2/18/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 7, “Snafu”
Written by Chris Dingess
Directed by Vincent Misiano
Airs at 9pm (Et) on Tuesdays on ABC
The penultimate episode of Agent Carter’s debut season spends a lot of time running in place, moving the pieces around to make sure everyone is in position for what is sure to be an action-packed finale. While some of this is surely necessary, like the slow reveal of Dottie and Ivchenko’s plan or the redemption of Peggy Carter in the eyes of the Ssr, this episode does more to stall the second half of the season’s momentum than it does to build excitement for the final installment. This is a glorified bottle episode with only a few scenes taking place outside the Ssr office, a money saving tactic presumably applied here to allow for a more explosive episode next week, and all of the emotional beats...
Written by Chris Dingess
Directed by Vincent Misiano
Airs at 9pm (Et) on Tuesdays on ABC
The penultimate episode of Agent Carter’s debut season spends a lot of time running in place, moving the pieces around to make sure everyone is in position for what is sure to be an action-packed finale. While some of this is surely necessary, like the slow reveal of Dottie and Ivchenko’s plan or the redemption of Peggy Carter in the eyes of the Ssr, this episode does more to stall the second half of the season’s momentum than it does to build excitement for the final installment. This is a glorified bottle episode with only a few scenes taking place outside the Ssr office, a money saving tactic presumably applied here to allow for a more explosive episode next week, and all of the emotional beats...
- 2/18/2015
- by Whitney McIntosh
- SoundOnSight
"Valediction" - Peggy faces the full fury of Leviathan, as Howard Stark makes his return in the explosive season finale of "Marvel's Agent Carter," Tuesday, February 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network. Marvel's Agent Carter" stars Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, James D'Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, Chad Michael Murray as Agent Jack Thompson, Enver Gjokaj as Agent Daniel Sousa and Shea Whigham as Chief Roger Dooley. Guest starring are Lyndsy Fonseca as Angie Martinelli, Ralph Brown as Dr. Ivchenko, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, Bridget Regan as Dottie Underwood, Walker Roach as "Captain America" Radio Actor, Erin Torpey as "Betty Carver" Radio Actor, Ralph Garman as Radio Announcer, Dajuan Johnson as Officer Pike, Glen Taranto as Detective Prendergast, Kevin Ashworth as Agent Fisher, Patrick Smith as Agent Butch Wallace, Matt Raimo as Reporter #1, Ward Roberts as Reporter #2, John Prosky as Senator Walt Cooper, Gerald Webb...
- 2/18/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Agent Carter continues to deliver on all fronts, but we can't help wishing it were a few episodes longer...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 A Sin To Err
Well, that was certainly An Episode. After weeks of building up Agent Carter's world, this episode sees her increasingly precarious situation start to come tumbling down. Can she stop it? And at this point, is it even worth doing so? Arrested by the Ssr, bested by Leviathan, cut off from her support network at both ends - it's fair to say that Peggy's going to need more than her Buffy-grade punching abilities to get out of this one.
As good as this twist was, it's clear that the truncated run of episodes has slightly damaged the impact it could've had. Had Dottie's reveal been a little less immediate, had Angie and Peggy's relationship had a little more time to develop before their final goodbye,...
This review contains spoilers.
1.6 A Sin To Err
Well, that was certainly An Episode. After weeks of building up Agent Carter's world, this episode sees her increasingly precarious situation start to come tumbling down. Can she stop it? And at this point, is it even worth doing so? Arrested by the Ssr, bested by Leviathan, cut off from her support network at both ends - it's fair to say that Peggy's going to need more than her Buffy-grade punching abilities to get out of this one.
As good as this twist was, it's clear that the truncated run of episodes has slightly damaged the impact it could've had. Had Dottie's reveal been a little less immediate, had Angie and Peggy's relationship had a little more time to develop before their final goodbye,...
- 2/12/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Has any secondary Marvel Cinematic Universe character been as welcomed into the fold as Peggy Carter? Well, Phil Coulson. Which explains why both of them have gotten a chance to helm their own shows on ABC. “Agent Carter” has been a surprisingly biting deconstruction of living as a woman in a man’s world, whether in 1946 or 2015. HitFix sat down to talk with star Hayley Atwell about Peggy’s determination to stand on her own merit, what kind of childhood might have led to that level of bull-headed self-confidence, and how far we've come towards equality (but not nearly far enough). Hitfix: Before we get started, I just have to say...I follow you on Twitter and you have been killing it! Hayley Atwell: I have great fun on Twitter, so I’m very happy that I have followers! When you were filming “Agent Carter” and taking all those photos,...
- 2/9/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Marvel's "Agent Carter", the ABC replacement series for the returning "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." will air a final episode titled "Valediction", February 24, 2015, written by Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters and directed by Christopher Misiano as 'Peggy' faces the fury of 'Leviathan':
"...'Peggy' (Hayley Atwell) faces the full fury of 'Leviathan, as Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) makes his return in the explosive season finale of 'Marvel's Agent Carter'..."
Cast also includes James D'Arcy as 'Edwin Jarvis', Chad Michael Murray as 'Agent Jack Thompson', Enver Gjokaj as 'Agent Daniel Sousa' and Shea Whigham as 'Chief Roger Dooley'.
Guest stars include Lyndsy Fonseca as 'Angie Martinelli', Ralph Brown as 'Dr. Ivchenko', Bridget Regan as 'Dottie Underwood', Walker Roach as the 'Captain America Radio Actor', Erin Torpey as 'Betty Carver Radio Actor', Ralph Garman as 'Radio Announcer', Dajuan Johnson as 'Officer Pike', Glen Taranto as 'Detective Prendergast', Kevin Ashworth as 'Agent Fisher',...
"...'Peggy' (Hayley Atwell) faces the full fury of 'Leviathan, as Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) makes his return in the explosive season finale of 'Marvel's Agent Carter'..."
Cast also includes James D'Arcy as 'Edwin Jarvis', Chad Michael Murray as 'Agent Jack Thompson', Enver Gjokaj as 'Agent Daniel Sousa' and Shea Whigham as 'Chief Roger Dooley'.
Guest stars include Lyndsy Fonseca as 'Angie Martinelli', Ralph Brown as 'Dr. Ivchenko', Bridget Regan as 'Dottie Underwood', Walker Roach as the 'Captain America Radio Actor', Erin Torpey as 'Betty Carver Radio Actor', Ralph Garman as 'Radio Announcer', Dajuan Johnson as 'Officer Pike', Glen Taranto as 'Detective Prendergast', Kevin Ashworth as 'Agent Fisher',...
- 2/7/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"Valediction" - Peggy faces the full fury of Leviathan, as Howard Stark makes his return in the explosive season finale of "Marvel's Agent Carter," Tuesday, February 24 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television Network. Marvel's Agent Carter" stars Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, James D'Arcy as Edwin Jarvis, Chad Michael Murray as Agent Jack Thompson, Enver Gjokaj as Agent Daniel Sousa and Shea Whigham as Chief Roger Dooley. Guest starring are Lyndsy Fonseca as Angie Martinelli, Ralph Brown as Dr. Ivchenko, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, Bridget Regan as Dottie Underwood, Walker Roach as "Captain America" Radio Actor, Erin Torpey as "Betty Carver" Radio Actor, Ralph Garman as Radio Announcer, Dajuan Johnson as Officer Pike, Glen Taranto as Detective Prendergast, Kevin Ashworth as Agent Fisher, Patrick Smith as Agent Butch Wallace, Matt Raimo as Reporter #1, Ward Roberts as Reporter #2, John Prosky as Senator Walt Cooper, Gerald Webb...
- 2/7/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Marvel's Daredevil TV show heads to Netflix in April. And as the trailer demonstrates, it contains welcome defenestration...
This article contains potential spoilers for Marvel's Daredevil Netflix series.
Marvel finally let fans have a look at the Daredevil series coming to Netflix, with the release of the first trailer. It's safe to say...this looks nothing at all like anything we've seen from Marvel Studios so far. Despite the fact that Daredevil is a TV production, it looks far more cinematic than Agents Of Shield or even Agent Carter which, even on their best days, still look like ABC TV shows.
Daredevil, on the other hand, looks like it has a little more in the tank than Marvel's other TV efforts. So, aside from the numerous nods to the character's Marvel Comics history, we took a look to see what else sets Daredevil apart from the rest of its Marvel Studios brothers and sisters.
This article contains potential spoilers for Marvel's Daredevil Netflix series.
Marvel finally let fans have a look at the Daredevil series coming to Netflix, with the release of the first trailer. It's safe to say...this looks nothing at all like anything we've seen from Marvel Studios so far. Despite the fact that Daredevil is a TV production, it looks far more cinematic than Agents Of Shield or even Agent Carter which, even on their best days, still look like ABC TV shows.
Daredevil, on the other hand, looks like it has a little more in the tank than Marvel's other TV efforts. So, aside from the numerous nods to the character's Marvel Comics history, we took a look to see what else sets Daredevil apart from the rest of its Marvel Studios brothers and sisters.
- 2/4/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Peggy Carter has been going through a bit of a rough patch. The love of her life died, she’s working with men who have more respect for a good bourbon than for her, and in a final blow, the two men she thought weren’t like the rest of them turned out to be deceiving her. Peggy Carter was due for a win and during last night’s “The Iron Ceiling” she finally got one. Competency is the most powerful, — and rarest — superpower. But Agent Carter has it spades. She’ll kick ass and take names, she’ll repurpose sexism to suit her needs, and she’ll translate Evil Typewriter™ code in no time flat, because she’s surrounded by idiots who already forgot the enemy is Russia. And what does she get for her trouble? Agent Thompson trying to hamstring her. Unfortunately for him Peggy plays her trump card,...
- 2/4/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Don’t mess with Agent Carter — she's tough, she's determined, and she'll look positively flawless while kicking any man's butt.
After only three episodes, fans everywhere have already fallen head over heels for Marvel's Agent Carter. Not only are we obsessed with the adrenaline-pumping plot and action-packed twists, the ABC drama's leading lady Hayley Atwell is finally giving us the kickass Marvel heroine we've been impatiently waiting for.
Luckily when ETonline sat down with stars Atwell and James D'Arcy, they confirmed that the series is only going to get better and better from here on out. Plus, they revealed that it only takes three things — the perfect shade of red lipstick, killer high-heels, and a good hat — for any gal to become a badass secret agent like Peggy.
News: Chris Pratt and Chris Evans Go to Battle Over the Super Bowl
Fans first fell in love with Agent Peggy Carter on the big screen Captain America: The First Avenger when she...
After only three episodes, fans everywhere have already fallen head over heels for Marvel's Agent Carter. Not only are we obsessed with the adrenaline-pumping plot and action-packed twists, the ABC drama's leading lady Hayley Atwell is finally giving us the kickass Marvel heroine we've been impatiently waiting for.
Luckily when ETonline sat down with stars Atwell and James D'Arcy, they confirmed that the series is only going to get better and better from here on out. Plus, they revealed that it only takes three things — the perfect shade of red lipstick, killer high-heels, and a good hat — for any gal to become a badass secret agent like Peggy.
News: Chris Pratt and Chris Evans Go to Battle Over the Super Bowl
Fans first fell in love with Agent Peggy Carter on the big screen Captain America: The First Avenger when she...
- 1/27/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
When last we tuned into Marvel’s Agent Carter, Peggy’s plan to get Howard Stark’s bundle of “bad babies” into the right hands took a wrong turn, losing an Ssr colleague his life.
With the ABC drama resuming its eight-episode run tonight at 9/8c, TVLine invited showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas to discuss Agent Carter’s journey to the smaller screen and share intel on the women and men in Peggy’s various worlds.
Tvline | What was your charge from Marvel in putting this show together? What were you invited to do with Agent Carter (played by...
With the ABC drama resuming its eight-episode run tonight at 9/8c, TVLine invited showrunners Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas to discuss Agent Carter’s journey to the smaller screen and share intel on the women and men in Peggy’s various worlds.
Tvline | What was your charge from Marvel in putting this show together? What were you invited to do with Agent Carter (played by...
- 1/27/2015
- TVLine.com
Anthony Mann
As much as any other filmmaker who found a niche in a given genre, in the 10 Westerns Anthony Mann directed from 1950 to 1958 he carved out a place in film history as one who not only reveled in the conventions of that particular form, but also as one who imbued in it a distinct aesthetic and narrative approach. In doing so, Mann created Westerns that were simultaneously about the making of the West as a historical phenomenon, as well as about the making of its own developing cinematic genus. At the same time, he also established the traits that would define his auteur status, formal devices that lend his work the qualities of a director who enjoyed, understood, and readily exploited and manipulated a type of film's essential features.
Though he made several fine pictures outside the Western, Mann as an American auteur is most notably recognized for his work in this field,...
As much as any other filmmaker who found a niche in a given genre, in the 10 Westerns Anthony Mann directed from 1950 to 1958 he carved out a place in film history as one who not only reveled in the conventions of that particular form, but also as one who imbued in it a distinct aesthetic and narrative approach. In doing so, Mann created Westerns that were simultaneously about the making of the West as a historical phenomenon, as well as about the making of its own developing cinematic genus. At the same time, he also established the traits that would define his auteur status, formal devices that lend his work the qualities of a director who enjoyed, understood, and readily exploited and manipulated a type of film's essential features.
Though he made several fine pictures outside the Western, Mann as an American auteur is most notably recognized for his work in this field,...
- 1/26/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- MUBI
The latest Marvel television effort is quite a different take on things, and if you’re looking for something that will add to your Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. watching, you might be in for a surprise.
Focused on Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), and with much transitional exposition from Captain America taking place in the pilot, Agent Carter is a kind of crossover involving the stylistic backdrop of a “cartoonified” film noir, and the narrative structure of an Indiana Jones movie (actually, it’s closer to Allan Quatermain, but the difference is negligible). This mashing of setting and set-up is then layered with the unavoidable details surrounding the idea that a woman is in the spotlight, mostly by virtue of her colleagues’ unending amusement at the thought of Peggy’s ability to do anything beyond fetching coffee.
This leaves Agent Carter in the non-unique situation of keeping up the appearance of her alter ego,...
Focused on Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), and with much transitional exposition from Captain America taking place in the pilot, Agent Carter is a kind of crossover involving the stylistic backdrop of a “cartoonified” film noir, and the narrative structure of an Indiana Jones movie (actually, it’s closer to Allan Quatermain, but the difference is negligible). This mashing of setting and set-up is then layered with the unavoidable details surrounding the idea that a woman is in the spotlight, mostly by virtue of her colleagues’ unending amusement at the thought of Peggy’s ability to do anything beyond fetching coffee.
This leaves Agent Carter in the non-unique situation of keeping up the appearance of her alter ego,...
- 1/20/2015
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Yesterday, rumors hit the internet about a ton of spoiler filled details regarding Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and more. If it's true, things are about to get even crazier in the Marvel cinematic universe. While speaking at TCA (via IGN), Captain America franchise screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely talked about Civil War, Black Panther, Agent Carter, and more.
Apparently the idea of introducing the Civil War storyline has been being discussed for awhile. McFeely explained,
“It’s been on and off the table for a while, let’s put it that way. And it’s a challenge to do it and make sure that all the characters that we’ve established, and everyone’s established in the McU are serviced and sound correct, right? Because there’s a difference between the characters in Civil War, which was written in 2006, 2007. The McU doesn’t exist [when it was written]. There isn...
Apparently the idea of introducing the Civil War storyline has been being discussed for awhile. McFeely explained,
“It’s been on and off the table for a while, let’s put it that way. And it’s a challenge to do it and make sure that all the characters that we’ve established, and everyone’s established in the McU are serviced and sound correct, right? Because there’s a difference between the characters in Civil War, which was written in 2006, 2007. The McU doesn’t exist [when it was written]. There isn...
- 1/15/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The men that wrote both cinematic Captain America adventures so far have been tasked with writing the third film in the series. Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely will once again put the words into Chris Evans's mouth as he dons the blue suit, grabs his shield, and heads out for his most ambitious solo project, Captain America: Civil War. Considering they wrote both of the previous films, which had drastically different narrative styles, what's the plan for the next one? What about Peggy Carter, who's seemingly becoming more entangled with the Stark family than we ever expected?
IGN sat down with half of that writing duo, McFeely, to tackle some of these questions. In terms of the style and tone of Civil War, it sounds like we can expect a more fluid continuation of what we saw in The Winter Soldier. Where as the first film was a patriotic,...
IGN sat down with half of that writing duo, McFeely, to tackle some of these questions. In terms of the style and tone of Civil War, it sounds like we can expect a more fluid continuation of what we saw in The Winter Soldier. Where as the first film was a patriotic,...
- 1/15/2015
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
After a frustrating oblique panel for ABC's "The Whispers," which is about something that was introduced in the original pilot but now won't be introduced until the fourth or fifth episode, it's now time for "Marvel's Agent Carter," which is blissfully about what it's about. The third "Agent Carter" episode aired on Tuesday night, so we've got some stuff to discuss, even though only five more episodes remain. The panel includes Hayley Atwell, James D'Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, Enver Gjokaj, Lyndsy Fonseca and a whopping seven producers, including Marvel's Jeph Loeb, creators Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, showrunners Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters, plus two other guys. Follow along below! 4:18 p.m. Et. So many executive producers. 4:19 p.m. We're starting with a clip from the next new episode, which will air in two weeks. Dominic Cooper returns! And Howard Stark and Agent Carter shout at each other! 4:20 p.
- 1/15/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Last week we comics fans were treated to a nice treat that, had other circumstances prevailed, would have been the big buzz in our donut shop. Instead, events mandated – properly – that we turn our attention to the Charlie Hebdo matter. That situation remains unresolved and part of a much bigger and even more disquieting picture, but if we can’t stop to smell the flowers we will surely go insane. That’s why I’m going to talk about Marvel’s Agent Carter this week.
The mini-series – it runs eight episodes, and the first two ran last week – goes a long way towards answering the question “Hey, why won’t Marvel Studios pay more attention to the female characters?” It doesn’t answer the question “Hey, why won’t Marvel Studios do a Black Widow movie?” but I suspect if the executives at Marvel understand what they’re doing on Agent Carter,...
The mini-series – it runs eight episodes, and the first two ran last week – goes a long way towards answering the question “Hey, why won’t Marvel Studios pay more attention to the female characters?” It doesn’t answer the question “Hey, why won’t Marvel Studios do a Black Widow movie?” but I suspect if the executives at Marvel understand what they’re doing on Agent Carter,...
- 1/14/2015
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
The Marvel Universe is experiencing record expansion. It’s not quite ubiquitous yet, but it certainly seems to be everywhere. Black Widow still hasn’t gotten her own movie yet, and while that feels an awful lot like outright ignoring vocal fan demand, it should also be said that if Marvel Studios churned out a terrible Black Widow movie just to quiet the fanbase that it would be worse than no Black Widow movie at all.
The good news is they are not ignoring the clamor for more female superheroes to show up onscreen. While “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.takes a hiatus until March, ABC is airing “Agent Carter.” We first met Agent Carter in “Captain America: The First Avenger” and she made an undeniable impression. After all, who is going to forget her faith that the vibranium shield would both keep Cap safe and help her prove her point?...
The good news is they are not ignoring the clamor for more female superheroes to show up onscreen. While “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.takes a hiatus until March, ABC is airing “Agent Carter.” We first met Agent Carter in “Captain America: The First Avenger” and she made an undeniable impression. After all, who is going to forget her faith that the vibranium shield would both keep Cap safe and help her prove her point?...
- 1/13/2015
- by dragonwomant
- Boomtron
A spin-off of Captain America, Agent Carter continues the story of S.S.R. Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). Now relegated to administrative office duties by the misogynists who run her department, Peggy is hungry to get in on the action. And just in time, Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) comes in with the perfect mission. An old friend of Peggy’s, Stark is being framed for selling his weapons of mass destruction to the enemy, and he seeks Peggy’s help to clear his name. Of course for Peggy, double-timing your agency doesn’t come without any risks.
The pilot episode of the series saw Peggy attempting to stop the transportation of Stark super-explosives acquired by the enemy Leviathan at the Roxxon Oil Power Plant. When the mission goes awry, Peggy and her trusty Stark-assigned sidekick Jarvis (James D’Arcy) speed away from the exploding factory, but not without ripping the bumper off their vehicle.
The pilot episode of the series saw Peggy attempting to stop the transportation of Stark super-explosives acquired by the enemy Leviathan at the Roxxon Oil Power Plant. When the mission goes awry, Peggy and her trusty Stark-assigned sidekick Jarvis (James D’Arcy) speed away from the exploding factory, but not without ripping the bumper off their vehicle.
- 1/12/2015
- by Tara Aquino
- VH1.com
A spin-off of Captain America, Agent Carter continues the story of S.S.R. Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). Now relegated to administrative office duties by the misogynists who run her department, Peggy is hungry to get in on the action. And just in time, Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) comes in with the perfect mission. An old friend of Peggy’s, Stark is being framed for selling his weapons of mass destruction to the enemy, and he seeks Peggy’s help to clear his name. Of course for Peggy, double-timing your agency doesn’t come without any risks.
The pilot episode of the series saw Peggy attempting to stop the transportation of Stark super-explosives acquired by the enemy Leviathan at the Roxxon Oil Power Plant. When the mission goes awry, Peggy and her trusty Stark-assigned sidekick Jarvis (James D’Arcy) speed away from the exploding factory, but not without ripping the bumper off their vehicle.
The pilot episode of the series saw Peggy attempting to stop the transportation of Stark super-explosives acquired by the enemy Leviathan at the Roxxon Oil Power Plant. When the mission goes awry, Peggy and her trusty Stark-assigned sidekick Jarvis (James D’Arcy) speed away from the exploding factory, but not without ripping the bumper off their vehicle.
- 1/12/2015
- by Tara Aquino
- TheFabLife - Movies
Agent Carter is genuinely brilliant, with strong writing, real laughs, glamour, compelling plots and not a weak performance in the cast...
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Now Is Not The End & 1.2 Bridge And Tunnel
According to the people behind Agent Carter, the TV show only exists because of a huge groundswell of interest and support for the character in the wake of the first Captain America movie. It's not hard to see why. Atwell's performance turned what could've been a thankless position as "Hero's love interest" into a role with genuine heart and vulnerability. If any supporting character from Marvel's cinematic universe deserved a spin-off, it was her.
But between fan expectation and the burden of being Marvel's first female-led property, Agent Carter couldn't really afford to take the best part of a year to reach the point of being watchable, like its sister show Agents Of Shield did. It...
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Now Is Not The End & 1.2 Bridge And Tunnel
According to the people behind Agent Carter, the TV show only exists because of a huge groundswell of interest and support for the character in the wake of the first Captain America movie. It's not hard to see why. Atwell's performance turned what could've been a thankless position as "Hero's love interest" into a role with genuine heart and vulnerability. If any supporting character from Marvel's cinematic universe deserved a spin-off, it was her.
But between fan expectation and the burden of being Marvel's first female-led property, Agent Carter couldn't really afford to take the best part of a year to reach the point of being watchable, like its sister show Agents Of Shield did. It...
- 1/8/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 1: “Now Is Not the End”
Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
Directed by Louis D’Esposito
Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 2: “Bridge and Tunnel”
Written by Eric Pearson
Directed by Joe Russo
Airs Tuesdays at 9pm Et on ABC
Agent Carter is an interesting property, in that it is a spinoff of an ongoing movie franchise centering on a major supporting character from that franchise who is also being portrayed by the same actress as in the film. Audiences who watched the first Captain America film (which is presumably most of the series’ initial audience) are already familiar with Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter of the Ssr, giving the pilot episode the task of not only reestablishing her as a character, but doing so for any new viewers without alienating existing fans with repetitive exposition. On top of that, the show has to...
Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely
Directed by Louis D’Esposito
Agent Carter, Season 1, Episode 2: “Bridge and Tunnel”
Written by Eric Pearson
Directed by Joe Russo
Airs Tuesdays at 9pm Et on ABC
Agent Carter is an interesting property, in that it is a spinoff of an ongoing movie franchise centering on a major supporting character from that franchise who is also being portrayed by the same actress as in the film. Audiences who watched the first Captain America film (which is presumably most of the series’ initial audience) are already familiar with Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter of the Ssr, giving the pilot episode the task of not only reestablishing her as a character, but doing so for any new viewers without alienating existing fans with repetitive exposition. On top of that, the show has to...
- 1/7/2015
- by Whitney McIntosh
- SoundOnSight
Agent Carter reported for duty on Tuesday night — is ABC’s retro Marvel series a real gas?
Set in 1946, after World War II has ended (and after the events of Captain America: The First Avenger), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s placeholder stars Hayley Atwell as the titular agent, who with all the men now back from the front lines has seen her value to the Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve) downgraded. Instead, she is dismissed as “Captain America’s ‘liaison'” and tasked to cover phones and pour coffee.
When the Ssr learns that Howard Stark’s cunning creations are finding their way...
Set in 1946, after World War II has ended (and after the events of Captain America: The First Avenger), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s placeholder stars Hayley Atwell as the titular agent, who with all the men now back from the front lines has seen her value to the Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve) downgraded. Instead, she is dismissed as “Captain America’s ‘liaison'” and tasked to cover phones and pour coffee.
When the Ssr learns that Howard Stark’s cunning creations are finding their way...
- 1/7/2015
- TVLine.com
Even with Avengers: Age of Ultron set to hit theaters in May, Agent Carter just might be one of Marvel's most highly anticipated offerings. After the events of 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter follows Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) as she navigates New York City in the 1940s as a double agent for the Strategic Scientific Reserve - a precursor to S.H.I.E.L.D. As she undergoes secret missions for Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) to clear his name, she is forced to overcome the endless obstacles put in front of her that come from being...
- 1/6/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
Even with Avengers: Age of Ultron set to hit theaters in May, Agent Carter just might be one of Marvel's most highly anticipated offerings.
After the events of 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter follows Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) as she navigates New York City in the 1940s as a double agent for the Strategic Scientific Reserve – a precursor to S.H.I.E.L.D.
As she undergoes secret missions for Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) to clear his name, she is forced to overcome the endless obstacles put in front of her that come from being a single woman in the 1940s.
After the events of 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter follows Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) as she navigates New York City in the 1940s as a double agent for the Strategic Scientific Reserve – a precursor to S.H.I.E.L.D.
As she undergoes secret missions for Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) to clear his name, she is forced to overcome the endless obstacles put in front of her that come from being a single woman in the 1940s.
- 1/6/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- People.com - TV Watch
Marvel's "Agent Carter" debuts Tuesday night on ABC, starring Hayley Atwell as the formidable Peggy Carter.
Picking up in 1946, after the end of the first "Captain America" film, and the disappearance of Chris Evans' Steve Rogers, viewers will find Hayley's character Peggy, struggling to fit in at work. She may have helped in the war efforts, but nowadays, she's being bossed around by her male colleagues (like Chad Michael Murray's Jack Thomas), who think her skills are best suited for filing and food preparation.
But, a lifeline to her former life comes through when Howard Stark (Dominic ...
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Picking up in 1946, after the end of the first "Captain America" film, and the disappearance of Chris Evans' Steve Rogers, viewers will find Hayley's character Peggy, struggling to fit in at work. She may have helped in the war efforts, but nowadays, she's being bossed around by her male colleagues (like Chad Michael Murray's Jack Thomas), who think her skills are best suited for filing and food preparation.
But, a lifeline to her former life comes through when Howard Stark (Dominic ...
Copyright 2015 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 1/6/2015
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
It's 1946. The war is over, the lapels are wide, the stockings have seams, and the sexism is a part of everyday office life. And Captain America's girlfriend is very sad, but also very cool! She can kick ass — if only someone would let her. But instead of getting to be high commander of ass-kickings and being glam, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) is stuck doing secretarial work and being harassed. She hates it, but luckily her friend Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) needs help, and the only way to do that is for Peggy to go double-agent on her work at the Strategic Science Reserve. She agrees, and off we go. Marvel's Agent Carter, premiering tonight at 8 p.m. on ABC, is a companion piece of sorts to Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., itself a companion piece to all the Marvel movies you may or may not have seen. The show is...
- 1/6/2015
- by Margaret Lyons
- Vulture
Ahead of its trailer debut tonight during the premiere of Agent Carter, the first official poster for Marvel’s Ant-Man has been released. Once again, the marketing department is having fun with Ant-Man‘s size, as they’ve repeated the ploy used in the first “ant-sized” teaser trailer and given us a microscopic look at the titular hero.
After the success of Guardians of the Galaxy – which employed similarly clever jokes in its marketing campaign – it’s clear that Marvel has a tremendous amount of confidence when it comes to its lesser-known heroes, and is willing to take a few risks as far as marketing goes.
As I said earlier, the first actual look at the new film will arrive later tonight, so make sure to stay tuned to We Got This Covered, as we’ll have the trailer posted as soon as it goes live. In the meantime, let...
After the success of Guardians of the Galaxy – which employed similarly clever jokes in its marketing campaign – it’s clear that Marvel has a tremendous amount of confidence when it comes to its lesser-known heroes, and is willing to take a few risks as far as marketing goes.
As I said earlier, the first actual look at the new film will arrive later tonight, so make sure to stay tuned to We Got This Covered, as we’ll have the trailer posted as soon as it goes live. In the meantime, let...
- 1/6/2015
- by James Garcia
- We Got This Covered
It has been more than three years since Hayley Atwell blew away audiences with her tough and beautiful portrayal of Agent Peggy Carter in 2009’s “Captain America.” And yet, in a way it feels like no time at all has passed with ABC’s premiere of the “Agent Carter” limited-run series.
In the film, which took place during the height of World War II, Carter was an active agent, kicking butt and defying gender stereotypes. The series picks up the action a few years later in 1946, and those gender stereotypes are back and louder than ever. After the men returned from the war,...
In the film, which took place during the height of World War II, Carter was an active agent, kicking butt and defying gender stereotypes. The series picks up the action a few years later in 1946, and those gender stereotypes are back and louder than ever. After the men returned from the war,...
- 1/6/2015
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
One of the smartest things Marvel has done with its movie output is to let each film exist as its own entity. There are callbacks to previous films, and hints about future ones, but you don't have to have seen "Thor" to appreciate "Iron Man 3" (or vice versa), and the movies represent many different genres, sometimes even within an individual series, like how "Captain America: The First Avenger" is a retro war movie, while "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is a paranoid spy thriller. The mistake made early on with the studio's first TV show, "Marvel's Agents of Shield," was in not letting it stand on its own. In its early days, "Agents of Shield" was an aimless, charmless show without compelling characters or any reason to exist save for extending the Marvel brand into primetime. Now, it's a fun, confident action series that understands how to exist as...
- 1/5/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
While many may still be catching up on some of the great television from 2014, programming in 2015 is starting earlier than ever. Gone are the days of months-long hiatuses and January and Februarys full of repeats. This year looks to be just as jam-packed as last year, with interesting television coming from any number of sources. Here are Chief TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Managing TV Editor Deepayan Sengupta’s picks for new premieres to keep an eye out for in the coming weeks.
Galavant
Created by Dan Fogelman
Airs Sundays at 8pm and 8:30pm (Et) on ABC
Premieres Jan. 4th, 2015
Musicals have been a genre rarely explored on television, and fairy tales even less so. Thus, the idea of a new show in either category is an intriguing one and a show that combines the two, as Galavant does, is an exciting prospect. With a four-week run (eight half-hour...
Galavant
Created by Dan Fogelman
Airs Sundays at 8pm and 8:30pm (Et) on ABC
Premieres Jan. 4th, 2015
Musicals have been a genre rarely explored on television, and fairy tales even less so. Thus, the idea of a new show in either category is an intriguing one and a show that combines the two, as Galavant does, is an exciting prospect. With a four-week run (eight half-hour...
- 1/4/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
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