Our PaleyFest 2014 Adventure | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

I had the most amazing day, guys. Seriously. Totally amazing.

First off, we were in the Dolby Theater. The Dolby Theater. As in where the Oscars are. Talk about CRAZY AWESOME.

Second, we got to see an advanced screening of the next episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. That's right. The one that is airing on April 1. Yeah, I saw it. But they made me promise not to spoil it for you. Took my blood and everything. (Not really, but they joked about it. Maybe they weren't joking. Marvel takes its security seriously, guys.)

All I can say is that it was FUN, chilling, and made me go WHAT??? alternated with "awwwww" and "I KNEW IT!"

But mostly "Whaaaat?"

That's all I'm saying. Oh, and that it was fun. (Jeph Loeb told me to emphasize that part.) It was really, really fun. Don't miss it. And if you haven't caught up on your Agents of SHIELD, you might want to before Winter Soldier comes out April 4th. And then Agents of SHIELD is back new again (no breaks, no reruns!) starting April 8th.

During the panel, I alternated between taking photos and writing down quotes I found to be funny and/or memorable. (I used the back of my ticketmaster confirmation email printout and a pen. I'm old fashioned like that.) I'm going to try to order them accordingly here, so they at least approximately match. Enjoy :)

The marvelous Felicia Day moderated the panel discussion. She's so cute.

 

 "I'm not trying to flash you. Well, only a little." Felicia Day

And this guy. So classy. So perfect. I love Clark Gregg. (Not in a creepy way. Like a father. Not because he's old. That got awkward fast.)

(I think the security guy likes Clark, too. Totally man-hugging him to get that mic on.)

When asked how they got this show from an idea to a reality, Jeph Loeb, exec producer of the show quipped, "We cheated. We got Joss Whedon." 

"How did we get Clark? It was really hard. We asked him." Jeph Loeb
"And I found myself suddenly free." Clark Gregg (hereafter referred to as Clark. Can I do that? Am I allowed to do that? Since I love him and all that. Clark?)

Ugh. How cute is FitzSimmons??? Iain DeCaestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge (or Iain and Lil) rock my socks off.

"I can now confess I have eleven thousand twitter aliases." Clark

Again with Iain and Lil. I want to be Lil when I grow up. And I want Iain to use twitter so we can have even more reason to crush on him.

 "Originally, Agent May was Agent Rice. And then we cast Ming Na Wen... " Mo Tancharoen

"... and so we dropped the whole Agent Rice thing..." (their faces in the below shot slay me)

"When did you know you wanted these people to play your characters. Was it immediately?" Felicia

"Yeah, it was. Well, with all except one. We didn't want that one to be on the show at all." Jed Whedon
(Mo and Jed look at Chloe Bennet)

"And she believes us every time!" Mo (& can I just say the way Iain is looking at Chloe here? FANTASTICALLY CUTE)

"We ship Skimmons." Chloe and Lil

"When I was dying, I was like 'this sucks.' I was clearly dead. There was a lot of blood. Then Joss said, 'Well, you might not be so dead.'" Clark

"Joss came in. I always said I knew I was a fan boy. I suspected he was my crush. And I'm ok with that." Clark

"Marvel is SHIELD." Ming Na Wen

This explains the security...

"I want Skye to be the love child of May and Thor. And I want there to be flashbacks. Slow motion flashbacks." Ming Na. The dirty mind of this lady is a joy to behold. (wait, did I say that out loud?)

"Brett - how is it sleeping with everyone?" Felicia

"He started out not so much of a team player. Now he's definitely learned how to play with the team." Brett Dalton

This is just a series of awesomely awkward/candid family photos.

Cuteness overload with these two. Every time.

"They have this cool, uh, young father-daughter relationship." Chloe ...

... "I'm just glad she didn't say grandfather." Clark

Chloe lists off a number of potential superpowers Skye might have, ending with, "I feel like it could maybe be mindreading...?"
"Or just decision making." Jeffrey Bell

"We've definitely talked about [FitzSimmons becoming a romantic item]. But we've played it more as a brother and sister kind of thing..."

"... which could get really awkward if they do decide to go the other way with it." Iain

"Are we going to get a season 2? If not, who do I have to shank?" fan ...

...(Chloe and Ming Na both point at Brett)...

... "PLEASE DON'T SHANK ME!" Brett
"Oh, I thought she said something else..." Ming Na
(Oh Ming & Chloe's dirty minds. Hearing 'shag' instead of 'shank')

"I'd bring Brett's abs [as my one thing to a desert island]. But just his abs. I'd wash my clothes on that washboard." Chloe
"This is why we write their dialogue." Mo

"This has been the most flattering day for me." Brett
"It's fun being objectified, isn't it?" Felicia

This next photos is of one of the most touching moments of the afternoon. I teared up and everything. During the fan Q&A, a woman with Down Syndrome was handed the mic. She stood, pointed at Clark, and said, "I want him."

The woman who was with her leaned in to the mic and said, "She's just really happy you're alive, Coulson."

Some of the cast clearly looked uncomfortable and at a loss about what to do (doesn't mean I love them less, but it means I love Clark more). But Clark? He grinned big, hopped up from his chair, leaped off the stage, and gave her the most enormous hug.

Oh. My. Heart.

What a classy guy.
 

Aaaand back to the mayhem. This is Chloe doing her "Uh Oh" dance. Yep. Popstar life.

"We knew Brett would be up for stunts because on his resume it said 'clown school.'" Mo
"Well, this was a flattering day for me." Brett

Here's are two random quotes. I don't have corresponding photos for them, but they're awesome quotes on their own.

Fan Question: "Who were your real life superheros growing up?"
Jeffrey Bell: "Matthew McConaughey in 10 years."

Lil: "I'd like a scene with Loki."
Chloe: "I'd like to watch that happen. Not like that, you perverts. Well, maybe." 
(brief pause)
Clark: "I had a scene with Loki once..."