Marvel golden boy Josh Whedon sat down with TV Line yesterday to discuss the upcoming S.H.I.E.L.D television series, explaining that it’s got a chance to be something different than what viewers are used to seeing on the airwaves these days.

I’m excited about the show because it’s a very hopeful show. It’s not about murder, and it’s not about crime, and it’s not people looking into their own belly buttons. It’s about people who are trying to help each other, and that’s one of the things I loved about comic books. They had costumes and the villains were cool [but] they stood for something, and I like doing a show that does that

As for film characters showing up the series? Well, Clark Gregg will be there, but don’t expect too much Maria Hill because her schedule will “permit very little.”

For more, head over to TV line and read their interview with Whedon.