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Video of the Day: Eben Brooks ‘Man Dressed In Brown’

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May 172013

Eben Brooks is fast becoming a cultural icon in the world of science fiction fandom. His songs respin the mundane popular culture into something that appeals to us directly. His lyrics, musicianship and skill as a vocalist make his Firefly-centric Browncoat songs some of the best in the genre.

This song was performed for the first time in January, 2013. It’s his second Browncoat song, this time to the tune of a traditional song called “The False Knight on the Road”.

“Firefly” and “Serenity” are creations of Joss Whedon and owned by Fox and Universal, respectively. Images are used under the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright Code.

Visit his website for more music and to purchase CDs: http://music.ebenbrooks.com/

Eben released this video just today.

Enjoy.

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Avengers 2: Additions and Rumored Deletions

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May 162013

Though the “Avengers 2” movie isn’t set to start filming until next year, it’s generating quite a lot of buzz with rumored changes to the cast. Joss Whedon spoke to Yahoo! at the premiere of “Iron Man 3” in April, saying he’s completed a draft of the script for “Avengers 2,” and adding, “I’ve got these two characters, two of my favorite characters from the comic book, a brother-sister act, they’re in the movie.” Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, perhaps? This seems to be the most popular rumor at present, though with Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” looming on the horizon, Starhawk and sister Aleta Ogord would be logical choices, as well.

According to “Variety,” Robert Downey, Jr. is not currently under contract to star in any more “Iron Man” movies, and Downey told The Daily Show in April that he is re-negotiating his contract with Marvel. It seems unlikely that Marvel will fail to contract Downey for “Avengers 2,” but beyond that, things get murky.

Most recently, speculation has surfaced that Jeremy Renner will not be returning in “Avengers 2” because the studio is unhappy with remarks the actor made in an interview with Total Film about his role in “Avengers.” Total Film quotes Renner: “For 90 percent of the movie, I’m not the character I signed on to play. It’s kind of a vacancy. [Hawkeye is] not even a bad guy, because there’s not really a consciousness to him. To take away who that character is and just have him be this robot, essentially, and have him be this minion for evil that Loki uses … I was limited, you know what I mean? I was a terminator in a way. Fun stunts. But is there any sort of emotional content or thought process? No.” Given that Marvel axed Hugo Weaving mid-contract for his negative comments regarding his role as Red Skull, it’s likely that rumors of Renner’s absence from future Marvel films are true.

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What are your hopes and suspicions for “Avengers 2” and the rest of the Phase 2 films? Sound off in comments below!

Krypton Radio First Look: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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May 122013

Clark Gregg rocks the business suit as S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Agent Phil Coulson in this seven second promotional clip for the new television series recently greenlit by ABC Television, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There’s so much happening so fast in this tantalizing clip that it’s hard to know what to look at. You almost have to go through frame by frame and examine it, but there is high tech, high risk situations, some obviously super-powered humans (who’s side the one shown is on is impossible to tell from the clip), and the unflappable Coulson who is clearly in charge.

And, from the Twitter hash tag #coulsonlives at the end, we can assume that he didn’t actually die at Loki’s hand at the end of the Avengers. Which is a good thing. It would have been a short TV series.

This is by far the shortest clip we’ve ever spotlighted, but it’s the first bit of video to be released from the Joss Whedon project, so we don’t have a lot to work with. Still, it does the job – it whets our appetites for more. We are frustrated, though. We keep throwing money at the screen, but nothing happens.

Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Together they investigate the new, the strange, and the unknown across the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary. Coulson’s team consists of Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage, Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) expert pilot and martial artist, Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker); brilliant engineer and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) genius bio-chemist. Joining them on their journey into mystery is new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet). From Executive Producers Joss Whedon (“Marvel’s The Avengers,” ”Buffy the Vampire Slayer”); Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen, “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” pilot co-writers (“Dollhouse,” “Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”); Jeffrey Bell (“Angel,” “Alias”); and Jeph Loeb (“Smallville”) comes Marvel’s first TV series. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television.

Update

We added the full first TV spot so you can get a better feel for what they’re doing.

Our DJ Gary DaBaum found something else, a viral website for the series: http://www.wearetherisingtide.com/blog/ If you take off the /blog/ part, it just takes you to a generic S.H.I.E.L.D page, with the Proceed button taking you to this part.

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S.H.I.E.L.D. Becomes ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

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Apr 092013

by Michael Brown

S.H.I.E.L.D. just got bigger. At least the new official title did. According to ABC’s All Access Media Website, Joss Whedon’s prospective new series is now officially called Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

This is how ABC describes it:

Joss Whedon (MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) shows us not all heroes are super with MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Fresh from his role in the summer’s box-office smash, MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to the worldwide law enforcement organization S.H.I.E.L.D. He puts together a small, highly trained team of agents to tackle the cases that haven’t been tackled yet, the new, the strange and the unknown. That team consists of straight arrow Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), an expert in combat and espionage; pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen); and brilliant if not socially awkward scientists Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge). They’ll be joined by civilian new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet).

Prepare for an epic adventure that showcases the hope and wonder of the human spirit. This is a world of Super-Heroes, aliens and the unusual- of action, spectacle and world spanning stories. The show will speak to the human condition through the lens of our very human, non-powered S.H.I.E.L.D. agents- that together we are greater than we are apart, and that we can make a difference in the world.

Executive Produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), Jeffrey Bell (Angel, Alias), and Jeph Loeb (Smallville, Lost, Heroes) comes Marvel’s first live-action TV series, MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

And, as first reported by SHIELDtv.net, the series will get a new cast member, and it’s someone who’s no stranger to Executive Producer Joss Whedon. J. August Richards, who played gang member Gunn on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff Angel will join the cast, although no specific role for Richards is yet known, and ABC has not commented.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot wrapped in February, and whether or not ABC will pick it up as a series will most likely be known sometime in May. The pilot was directed by Whedon and is set in the same Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity as the Marvel Studios films. Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen and Jeffrey bell will be the showrunners should S.H.I.E.L.D. be picked up as a series.

Happy Birthday, Captain Tightpants!

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Mar 272013

Nathan Fillion as Captain Malcolm Reynolds.

Today marks 42 years for actor Nathan Fillion, whose geek-appeal just keeps growing. Perhaps you know him as Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly and Serenity), or as Richard Castle (Castle). Would you believe he was even Captain Hammer in Joss Whedon’s cult classic Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog? Maybe you recognized his voice in Justice League: Doom, on Robot Chicken, Venture Brothers, or King of the Hill. Whatever role you remember him best by, you’re undoubtedly looking forward to what he’s up to next!

This summer will bring two new opportunities to see Fillion on the big screen. In August, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, will feature Fillion as Hermes in a storyline which spins Greek mythology with superhero flair. In June, the hotly anticipated Joss Whedon version of Much Ado About Nothing comes out, with Fillion playing the bumbling (or is he?) comedic character, Dogberry. If you’re headed to Wondercon this weekend, check out the Much Ado About Nothing panel on Sunday!

Fillion didn’t originally plan to become an actor. He started out to become a teacher. He was, in fact, within months of graduating from the University of Alberta when he got the opportunity to land the regular role of Joey Buchanan on One Life to Live. Though his career has continued down the acting path, he hasn’t set aside educating children. In 2007, Fillion and author PJ Haarsma – who writes Young Adult Sci-Fi – founded Kids Need to Read. Their website explains that KNTR was, “founded with a passion to improve the lives of disadvantaged children by providing inspiring book collections and engaging literacy programs to underfunded schools, libraries, and organizations across the nation, Kids Need to Read aspires to empower and embolden every last child through a culture of reading.”

So, what does Nathan Fillion want for his birthday? He posted on Twitter, “My birthday. Buy me a coffee (donate coffee equivalent)?” He asks his fans to contribute to his birthday fundraiser at Charity: Water. If providing books for children is more your speed, there is also a Nathan Fillion Birthday Fundraiser for Kids Need to Read. If you’ve ever wanted to buy Nathan Fillion a cup of coffee, here’s your chance!

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Corsair’s Chronicles: Coulson Lives at NYCC

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Oct 172012

By the Mad Woman with a Box

Clark Gregg & the heads of Marvel reveal the fate of the Son of Coul

Comic conventions are wonderful things. Geeks mingle, fans unite, and the grand overlords of our favorite franchises come together to make our dreams, and sometimes our nightmares come true. Will your favorite characters get the spotlight? Will a beloved series bite the dust? Is Tony Stark ever going to lay off the martinis?

One such beloved individual in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the character who died in the summer box office blockbuster Marvel’s THE AVENGERS(Spoiler alerts, this is your ONLY warning). Since the movie’s release, the

Clark Gregg at the Marvel TV panel at this weekend’s NYCC. During the panel, a tribute to Agent Coulson was shown just before the news broke that Gregg would be a featured player in the series currently being developed by Joss Whedon.

COULSON LIVES movement has become a phenomenon. Spraypaint, bumper stickers, hash tags, what was otherwise a secondary character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has won over the minds and hearts of Marvelites worldwide, and none of us truly want to believe that our favorite everyman and resident S.H.I.E.L.D. badass was truly gone.

This weekend, during the Marvel TV panel, with the Son of Coul himself, Clark Gregg, present for the occasion, Marvel announced that Coulson does, in fact, live…and will be a part of the television show currently being developed by Joss Whedon.

Gregg attended the panel, supposedly to discuss his role in the ULTIMATE SPIDER MAN TV series, and got up to address fans about his role as Agent Phil Coulson, alongside head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb after a touching tribute to one of the MCU’s core characters. While Loeb and Gregg played to the crowd with Gregg yearning for Coulson’s return and Loeb shooting him down, the panel was interrupted by a video presentation from Whedon himself, as well as Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. Together, the pair, with Feige in a COUSON LIVES t-shirt, revealed that Phil Coulson would not only be a part of the new show’s cast, but a central figure in the series.

“There was never going to be a S.H.I.E.L.D. show without Agent Phil Coulson!” Feige said in the video. Whedon added, “He’s headlining the S.H.I.E.L.D. show, and always was.”

The show, tentatively titled “Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.,” will feature Phil Coulson as a central character, a fact confirmed at the panel by Loeb. The question remains, however: how did he survive? Life model decoy, perhaps? Many jokes were thrown around at the panel, but the truth remains a mystery.

All we know, for now, is what the faithful legions have believed since our hero made the ultimate sacrifice: Coulson lives…and he will return.

Corsair’s Chronicles, features articles and fandom news coverage from Elizabeth Carlie as the Mad Woman With A Box and Kristine Cherry as Time Siren; hosts of one of the most insane podcasts on Krypton Radio, The Corsair’s Closet. Two fan-girls getting their geek on by squeeing about Doctor Who, cosplay and pop culture fan creativity.

The Corsair’s Closet airs with a new episode each Wednesday at 4PM, which repeats Friday at 5PM.

Joss Whedon To Helm ABC’s New S.H.I.E.L.D Series

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Aug 282012

Joss Whedon and the Avengers

Earlier this month we told you that Joss Whedon, famed director and writer of the Avengers movie, had been signed by Disney and ABC to do an Avengers themed television series – but we didn’t know what it was. Now we do. ABC is writing Whedon a fat check to produce the pilot for their new live action dramatic series S.H.I.E.L.D. Normally pilots are produced to sell the show to the studio and/or potential advertisers, but in this case it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that it’s going to be produced. The pilot goes into production immediately, and it’s Marvel Studios’ first TV venture.

In the Marvel cinematic universe, S.H.I.E.L.D. stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. Thank goodness for verbiage-trimming acronyms. We’d never get through that if they had to say it more than once per show.

Joss Whedon and his brother Jed, along with his wife Maurissa Tancharoen (the team behind Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and Dollhouse) will be writing and doing executive producing on the project. Whedon himself will likely be directing episodes as his schedule permits.

We don’t yet know which Marvel comics characters might appear on S.H.I.E.L.D., but with Joss Whedon at the wheel fans will be lining up to find out.

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Corsair’s Chronicles: Iron Man 3 Injury & Avengers 2 Announcement

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Aug 172012

The Corsair’s Closet features: Robert Downey Jr. gets hurt and Joss Whedon Returns!
By, Mad Woman With A Box

Some news is too exciting to stand! All the elements of a well-heeled plan come together, you’re doing a jig around the ARC reactor in your factory and in the midst of your happy dance: CATASTROPHE! You stumble, you fall, your ankle…oh, the pain! Oh, the delays!

…well, that’s how this little fangirl likes to imagine it happened.

The Evolution of IRON MAN: Marvel’s recent display from this year’s SAN DIEGO COMICON promoting the release of IRON MAN 3.

Reuters reported that Tony Stark himself, Robert Downey, Jr., injured his ankle while filming a stunt during shooting of the third installment in the IRON MAN movie franchise. This is causing production delays while he recuperates from the injury. Downey suffered the injury in Wilmington, North Carolina, per the statement released by Marvel Studios. The delay will be short, which can only bode well for eager moviegoers across the globe.

This minor setback comes on the heels of the Thursday, August 16th announcement of an official release date for the sequel to THE AVENGERS, where Downey will again be featured in the role of Tony Stark. Circle it in your calendars, MARVEL-ites: May 5, 2015, prepare to assemble for viewing of the movie that writer/director Joss Whedon was just officially signed to do.

Prior to the release of this sequel, IRON MAN 3 will be in theaters next year, satisfying the appetites of hungry fans worldwide with a movie whose plot has been the source of rampant speculation. It will reunite original cast members Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow reprising her role as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, and John Favreau as Happy Hogan. Ben Kingsley has also been signed to the movie, playing the villain known as The Mandarin.

So what does this all mean for you…and by ‘you,’ I also mean me, a well-known and highly vocal fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Well, hopefully it means the production delay on IRON MAN 3 won’t alter the release date. As for THE AVENGERS 2? This means we will once again be treated to the cinematic stylings of Joss Whedon, the man behind both a cult and a pop culture phenomenon and the creator of the only television show in the history of the entertainment industry to be cancelled before airing its entire first season, then come back for a full length feature film that exceeded all hopes for success.

It’s a long ways away, but as far as this fan is concerned: good things are DEFINITELY worth waiting for.

Corsair’s Chronicles, features articles and fandom news coverage from Elizabeth Carlie as the Mad Woman With A Box and Kristine Cherry as Time Siren; hosts of one of the most insane podcasts on Krypton Radio, The Corsair’s Closet. Two fan-girls getting their geek on by squeeing about Doctor Who, cosplay and pop culture fan creativity.

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Clark Gregg & the heads of Marvel reveal the fate of the Son of Coul

The Corsair’s Closet features: Robert Downey Jr. gets hurt and Joss Whedon Returns! By, Mad Woman With A Box

The Corsair’s Closet features: Robert Downey Jr. gets hurt and Joss Whedon Returns!
By, Mad Woman With A Box