Heroes

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for those of you who still watch TV when the schedulers tell you to, Heroes has just started on the SciFi channel last week, so get involved.. the first few epsiodes are well ropey, but trust me, stick with it - i watched episode 17 last night and it's probably the best program that's ever been on TV..
 
tek-monkey

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dirtybobby said:
i'm sorry, what?! :lorks:

how has this passed me by?? *skulks off to check teh darknets* :ninja:
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I know! Found out by accident, while looking to see when PB302 was out. My flatmate is still on series one of Heroes, so sat and watched the last 8 episodes last night to catch up!



Admin edit: moved to more appropriate thread :)
 
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i can't believe this thread isn't massive, what the hell is wrong with you people?? :grr:

for anyone who cares:

Entertainment Weekely said:
On the chilly Monday morning that Hollywood's writers went on strike, Heroes creator Tim Kring called from the streets outside the Hollywood studio where his NBC series is shot. ''Yes, I'm picketing my own show,'' says the 50-year-old writer-producer. ''So surreal.''

But Kring wasn't calling to discuss labor woes — he was calling to explain why Heroes, suffering a creative decline and a 15 percent ratings drop from the same period last year, went from Human Torch hot to Iceman cold. The good news? A turnaround appears to be under way. After weeks of sluggish storytelling, the Nov. 5 episode recaptured some of last season's fanciful energy. We've also seen the next two episodes — and we like them, too. The cliff-hangers are back. Narrative purpose has been discovered. Old favorites like Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) and Horn-Rimmed Glasses (Jack Coleman) take center stage. Even more encouraging: Kring himself is keenly aware that Heroes is broken. Here's his candid critique:

THE PACE IS TOO SLOW ''We assumed the audience wanted season 1 — a buildup of intrigue about these characters and the discovery of their powers. We taught [them] to expect a certain kind of storytelling. They wanted adrenaline. We made a mistake.''

THE WORLD-SAVING STAKES SHOULD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED SOONER The premonition of nuclear apocalypse created a larger context that unified every story line last season. Kring now sees that Volume 2 (the first 11 episodes of season 2) would have been better served if Peter's vision of viral Armageddon had appeared in the season premiere rather than episode 7. ''We took too long to get to the big-picture story,'' he says.

THE ROOKIES DIDN'T GREET THEMSELVES PROPERLY New Heroes Monica (Dana Davis), Maya (Dania Ramirez), and Alejandro (Shalim Ortiz) ''shouldn't have been introduced in separate story lines that felt unattached to the show. The way we introduced Elle (Kristen Bell) — by weaving her in via Peter's story line — is a more logical way to bring new characters into the show.'' (That said, Kring says a few newbies won't make it beyond this second volume, which wraps Dec. 3.)

HIRO WAS IN JAPAN WAY TOO LONG Hiro's (Masi Oka) time-bending adventure in 17th-century Japan — where he mentored samurai hero Takezo Kensei (David Anders) — finally came to an end on Nov. 5. But Kring says it ''should have [lasted] three episodes. We didn't give the audience enough story to justify the time we allotted it.''

YOUNG LOVE STINKS Kring regrets sticking Claire (Hayden Panettiere) with a super-dud boyfriend and forcing Hiro to moon over a cutesy princess. ''I've seen more convincing romances on TV,'' he admits. ''In retrospect, I don't think romance is a natural fit for us.''

Yet while Heroes has finally found some dramatic traction, this second volume is pretty much a wash. The Dec. 3 episode has been retooled to function as a potential season finale — a move inspired by the writers' strike and a desire to give the show ''a clean slate'' when it goes back into production for Volume 3. At that point, Kring wants to craft a rebooted Heroes that can attract new fans and win back those who've tuned out: ''The message is that we've heard the complaints — and we're doing something about it.''
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(from this link)

so the second series is going to be cut short to only 11 episodes by the looks of things :(
 
Andreas Rex

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dirtybobby said:
i can't believe this thread isn't massive, what the hell is wrong with you people?? :grr:
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I watched the first 5/6 episodes and really enjoyed them, but as suspected my hectic social life wouldn't allow me to keep up! Now i've lost track so am gonna get the series on DVD....
 
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Andreas Rex said:
dirtybobby said:
i can't believe this thread isn't massive, what the hell is wrong with you people?? :grr:
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I watched the first 5/6 episodes and really enjoyed them, but as suspected my hectic social life wouldn't allow me to keep up! Now i've lost track so am gonna get the series on DVD....
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you won't regret it.. i've got the entire 1st series in HD, and i watched it all back to back last week.. even better like that, i reckon.. the problem with Heroes is the cliffhangers are too good, and it used to really frustrate me having to wait a week to find out what happens!
 
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Didn't realise there was a Heroes thread, but my life evolves around this show at the moment! I remember Jo Whiley on radio one going on about it on the sci-fi channel when it was first on but didn't watch any of it, then when I saw it advertised on bbc I gave it ago and been adicted ever since! The same kind of adiction I got for the first series of prison break, which, if I remember rightly, was on straight after the first series of Life on Mars, (What a 2 hours of t.v that was!) Anyway back to heroes, its just amazing!!
 
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well what can i say- off to a blinding start in my opinion (bobby- i know youve already seen it!).

what is it about kring and his desire to make sexy men fly?!?!?

intrigued by the new south american character and her tears of death routine and looking to finding out the rest of that.

and finally, can hiro and ando be any more endearing in their own special stereotypically japanese geeky and polite way? probably not.

now, anyone know any tall dark handsome men that can fly? (and that i can tie up after a la peter ;))


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tek-monkey

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Dunno about anyone else, but the Hiro/Ando storyline annoyed me within a few episodes. Just seemed like 2 seperate stories tacked together, like the Pratchett book Reaper Man. Still looking forward to series 3 though!
 
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just watched the two part opener of season 3.. looks like it's going to be back on form, after the disappointment of season 2!

i don't normally download stuff during the day (thanks to virgin media's "peak time" speed caps :angry:) but that's gone out the window - i'm downloading ep3 as i type this :dance:

the BBC have got their act together and it's starting tomorrow night for you internet-disabled mortals.. get involved!
 
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tek-monkey said:
Arr! Keep forgetting to DL this, now that weeds has finished I need new TV!
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well there's loads on at the moment.. heroes, dexter, fringe, prison break, chuck, etc!
 
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Heroes season 3 starts tonight on BBC2 9pm :) It's been so long since I watched s2 that I've forgotten how it ended lol
 
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Andreas Rex said:
dirtybobby said:
i can't believe this thread isn't massive, what the hell is wrong with you people?? :grr:
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I watched the first 5/6 episodes and really enjoyed them, but as suspected my hectic social life wouldn't allow me to keep up! Now i've lost track so am gonna get the series on DVD....
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Likewise, although I will at some point as I really enjoyed it too!
 
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