Nerds Rejoice: Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres on ABC

And so my fanboy love of Ming-Na Wen continues.



All right, fellow nerds. The wait is over. Marvel's Agents of SHIELD premieres tonight on ABC. The show follows of the adventures of the international law-enforcement organization introduced in the blockbuster movie The Avengers. Set in the same continuity as Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and the rest of the gang, this show is more about regular folks who populate the Marvel universe.

Agents of SHIELD, Mavels first television series, is from fan favorite executive producers, Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, who co-wrote the pilot episode. The cast includes Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, expert pilot and martial artist, and Chloe Bennet as Skye, a mysterious computer hacker.

Here are some behind-the-scenes videos to get you pumped for tonight's premiere, including the trailer:

Ming-Na Wen kicks some ass in the Agents of Shield teaser

Marvel fans, check it out... Over the weekend, ABC dropped this badass 30-second teaser for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., a new action TV series spinoff based on the international peacekeeping organization seen in last summer's The Avengers and, of course, Marvel Comics. The show, which was officially ordered to series last week, features Chloe Bennet and Ming-Na Wen, who you get a quick glimpse of in the teaser:

Chloe Bennet joins ABC's S.H.I.E.L.D.

Didn't want to miss this bit of casting news... Chloe Bennet, who can currently be seen on the ABC show Nashville, has joined the cast of director Joss Whedon's S.H.I.E.L.D. show, based on the international secret intelligence organization featured Marvel's The Avengers: Joss Whedon's 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' Pilot Enlists 'Nashville' Actress.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, she'll play Skye, "a confident woman who is slightly obsessed with superhero culture." She rounds out the cast that stars Ming Na as Agent Melinda May: