ABC President Defends 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'

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For some critics and fans, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been one of the biggest disappointments of the 2013-2014 broadcast season. It's not just a matter of the show not being what people expected it to be, but also an issue with the show not delivering the ratings network executives expected from the Joss Whedon series (although given Whedon's track record for shows surviving multiple seasons, I'm not sure ABC should have expected a smash hit in the first place). Yet even though it has its detractors, not everyone is down on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

ABC president Paul Lee defended the performance of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the TCA Winter Press Tour.

"It was obviously disappointing that we started with a very high number and it came down," Lee stated. "It took a little bit of time to find our sea legs, but now the show is really doing well.

"Creatively, we are loving what we're seeing for the back nine. We're doing a lot of work, and I'm really enjoying doing this with Marvel."

Lee added that it took some time to properly establish the "mythology", a crucial element to any Marvel endeavor, much less a serialized TV show.

"I think the key for us was really starting to work closely with the studios, and really figure out - with our showrunners and all the creative brains - how we could have a show that didn't have Iron Man in it, but did have an incredible amount of the Marvel universe," he said. "We also took a little bit of time to get the balance between a procedural and an arc. I'm so proud of how they've now arced out the last nine episodes."

So what do you think? Does Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. deserve the flak it gets? Or is the show the victim of unfair expectations? Sound off in the comments!

Via: Digital Spy