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NBCInteresting story over at The Hollywood Reporter: should NBC give an end date for Heroes like ABC gave an end date for Lost?

It's an intriguing idea. If they were to say that Heroes was going to end, let's say, after the 6th season, then the writers and producers could actually start planning the story in a certain way and give it a real ending. I also think that if the show were to have a definite end date, fans and former fans would watch the show, knowing that it is actually going somewhere. James Hibberd makes a good case, saying that scarcity increases demand, that it will probably increase ratings, and the show is, well, a goner anyway.

Of course, this could probably be said about a lot of shows on TV, that giving them an end date would make the stories better and get fans interested. Except for According To Jim of course. ABC just renewed that the sitcom through the 2021-22 season.

 

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]]>abcend datehayden panettiereheroeshollywood reporterhrglostmilo ventimiglianbcsylartim kringzachary quintoBob SassoneTue, 10 Mar 2009 18:02:00 ESTHere's a sneak peek at Heroes season fourhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/07/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-season-four/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/07/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-season-four/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/07/heres-a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-season-four/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Heroes

OK, OK, SPOILER ALERT!

There are still a bunch of episodes left in this third season of Heroes, but producers and writers are already working on the fourth season (the show was renewed by NBC for another season earlier this week). There isn't much being disclosed about specific plots or what is going to happen to specific characters or what characters are going to make it out alive from this third season (though I would assume The Hunter will be gone). But there is one big clue as to who won't be the major character that is going to die at the end of this season, and we'll discuss that a bit after the jump.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarali larterbryan fullerclairehayden panettiereheroeshirohrgmasi okamilo ventimiglianbcsave the cheerleadersylarzachary quintoBob SassoneSat, 07 Mar 2009 12:02:00 ESTYes, Heroes will return this fallhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/05/yes-heroes-will-return-this-fall/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/05/yes-heroes-will-return-this-fall/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/05/yes-heroes-will-return-this-fall/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

HeroesThis isn't a real surprise (to me anyway), but NBC has confirmed that Heroes will indeed return for another season this fall.

There's been endless talk about how the quality of the show has declined since the first season, and viewer numbers have been dropping this past season, but it's still a good show that draws a core audience and NBC understands this. It still has a certain amount of buzz associated with it, and NBC needs to hold on to what loyal fans the network has, especially since we don't know what the hell is going to happen with NBC's schedule when Jay Leno takes over 10pm Monday through Friday.

By the way, the Day One show mentioned in the article linked above is a new drama from Jesse Alexander, one of the producers of Heroes who was let go this season. It's about a group of residents from an apartment complex who have to band together after some sort of catastrophe. It could air on Monday nights too.

 

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]]>adrian pasdargreg grunberghayden panettiereheroeshrgmilo ventimigliamonday nightnbcsave the cheerleadersylarzachary quintoBob SassoneThu, 05 Mar 2009 11:55:00 ESTTV Squad Ten: Primetime stars who started in soaps http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/02/tv-squad-ten-primetime-stars-who-started-in-soaps/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/02/tv-squad-ten-primetime-stars-who-started-in-soaps/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/03/02/tv-squad-ten-primetime-stars-who-started-in-soaps/#commentsFiled under: , ,

MKDid you know that double Oscar winners Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro acted in soap operas? It's true. Many of today's biggest stars honed their craft by doing New York soaps like As the World Turns and Another World. Before she was Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar was Susan Lucci's daughter on All My Children.

Hollywood soaps like Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless also produced stars. Tom Selleck, for instance, was a Y&R hunk before becoming Magnum, P.I. There are a lot of current stars right now on hit shows who were daytime characters just a few years ago. After the jump, we count down the top ten primetime stars who started in soaps.

 

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]]>Amber TamblynAmberTamblynDesperate HousewivesDesperateHousewivesEva LongoriaEvaLongoriaGeneral HospitalGeneralHospitalGuiding LightGuidingLighthayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereHeroesJudith LightJudithLightJustin BrueningJustinBrueningKnight RiderKnightRiderMelina KanakaredesMelinaKanakaredesMichael WeatherlyMichaelWeatherlyNathan FillionNathanFillionNCISOne Life to LiveOneLifeToLiveShemar MooreShemarMooreThe Young and the RestlessTheYoungAndTheRestlessUgly BettyUglyBettyAllison WaldmanMon, 02 Mar 2009 14:04:00 ESTHeroes: Building 26http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/17/heroes-building-26/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/17/heroes-building-26/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/17/heroes-building-26/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Heroes: Building 26(S03E16) Spoiler Warning! The scene to the right happens in this episode. But don't worry, it doesn't really accomplish much ... for Tracy. It looks like the Justice League is forming under the tutelage of "Rebel." But who is he? We've got another Heroes mystery on our hand. You know, like the mystery of whether or not HRG is a good guy or a bad guy (that one will be addressed next week) and the mystery of who Sylar's father is. And if Claire will whine and bitch this week. Okay that last one isn't much of a mystery.

We went in three major directions tonight with the plot, skipping one group of "heroes" altogether, and surprisingly not missing them. First we had more drama in the Bennett household, complete with Claire rebelling against her father. It's nice to see that fifty episodes into the series, Claire's character has really grown and evolved into a mature young woman. The same goes for Hiro, who's gone from being an immature man-child with delusions of grandeur to an immature man-child with delusions of grandeur. Hmmm, doesn't sound as impressive when you put it like that.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarbuilding 26Building26claire bennettClaireBennetthayden panettiereHaydenPanettierehrgnathan petrelliNathanPetrellinbcpeter petrelliPeterPetrellirebelsylarsylars fatherSylarsFatherJason HughesTue, 17 Feb 2009 14:21:00 ESTHeroes: Trust and Bloodhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/10/heroes-trust-and-blood/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/10/heroes-trust-and-blood/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/10/heroes-trust-and-blood/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes -
(S03E15) The second chapter of the newest volume of Heroes wasn't quite as strong as the first one, but it kept things moving in a positive direction. I guess the writers were wanting to keep the fugitive heroes as weak in power base as possible, based on the casualty we experienced in this episode. In a way, I can say I knew it was coming, but was hopeful that it wouldn't. While I agree that the cast had gotten a little sprawling and out of control at times thorughout the series progression, I never thought this character was a problem.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLarterbrea grantBreaGrantgreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettierejack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeejeph loebJephLoebmilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcsendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthytim kringTimKringzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesTue, 10 Feb 2009 13:03:00 ESTWhich of the Heroes is going to die at the end of the season?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/04/which-of-the-heroes-is-going-to-die-at-the-end-of-the-season/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/04/which-of-the-heroes-is-going-to-die-at-the-end-of-the-season/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/04/which-of-the-heroes-is-going-to-die-at-the-end-of-the-season/#commentsFiled under: ,

Heroes cast
One of the Heroes is going to die this season. And not just one of the disposable ones that aren't important to the plot, but one of the main characters.

That's the news being reported by TV Guide and others. So which one will it be? There are even rumors going around that both Ali Larter and Hayden Panettiere want to leave the show, so they are both possibilities. Here's a quick analysis on each main character. Let's see if we can narrow down who could be the hero to kick the bucket (and I'm assuming it's really kick the bucket, not Heroes kick the bucket where they could still come back to life).

 

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]]>adrian pasdarali larterfugitivesgreg grunberghayden panettiereheroesmasi okamilo ventimiglianbcpowerssave the cheerleaderzachary quintoBob SassoneWed, 04 Feb 2009 15:04:00 ESTHeroes: A Clear and Present Dangerhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/03/heroes-a-clear-and-present-danger/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/03/heroes-a-clear-and-present-danger/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/02/03/heroes-a-clear-and-present-danger/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes - (S03E14) Now that's more like it! Yes, we're only one hour into this fourth volume ("Fugitives") of Heroes, but already we're looking at a vastly improved product. We're no longer fragmented trying to keep track of a million different seemingly unrelated storylines. Everything's connected, there's a very common and familiar enemy that needs to be dealt with, and it's a natural progression from where we've come.

Nathan's progression to the point we see him tonight has been handled pretty well. From the beginning, he was always portrayed as kind of a dick who felt pretty differently than Peter about abilities and those with them. Now we see just how strongly he feels. The addition of Zejlko Ivanek (Damages) as the man in charge of the hunter squads is a great casting choice. Already he brings an intensity to the role that's much appreciated. It's early to say, but this reminded me so much of the tone and atmosphere of the first season that I think we can declare Heroes back.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLartercristine roseCristineRosefugitivesgreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettierejack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeemasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcntare mwineNtareMwinesendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthyvolume fourVolumeFourzachary quintoZacharyQuintozeljko ivanekZeljkoIvanekJason HughesTue, 03 Feb 2009 03:30:00 ESTHeroes: Dualhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/12/16/heroes-duel/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/12/16/heroes-duel/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/12/16/heroes-duel/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes: Duel
(S03E13) Man, they did it again. Set up a potentially solid climactic final chapter to a "Volume" and then just kind of fizzled out. Sylar's antics bordered a bit on the ridiculous, and I don't at all buy Nathan's character path over the past three seasons as plausible. I was pleased with the continuation and ultimate resolution of Hiro's story as it involved also Ando, Matt and Daphne. As it turns out, while these are by no means the central figures in the plots for this Volume, their story was the best.

Maybe it's because there was a minimum of whining (Peter) or pouting (Claire), and quite frankly there's only so much of that crap you can take. With the end of "Volume Three" tonight, as we've done in the past, we got a sneak peek at "Volume Four: Fugitives." And as has been the case in the past, the few minutes we got on a preview of the next volume was much more compelling than the finale of this current volume. Just like real comic books, you usually get a great build up in these big stories, ultimately leading to disappointment.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLarterchad faustChadFaustcristine roseCristineRosegreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettierejack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeejessalyn gilsigJessalynGilsigmasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcntare mwineNtareMwinesendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthytim kringTimKringzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesTue, 16 Dec 2008 09:54:00 ESTHeroes: The Eclipse - Part IIhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/12/02/heroes-the-eclipse-part-ii/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/12/02/heroes-the-eclipse-part-ii/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/12/02/heroes-the-eclipse-part-ii/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes: The Elcipse pt 2
(S03E11) Well, that was a whole lot of hullabaloo about nothing. I know, I know can't spoil anything before the jump. Can I say that I'm really enjoying Hiro these last couple of episodes? Maybe all he needed was to be a 10-year old boy. In fact, I wasn't too terribly annoyed by anyone in this episode ... except for Mohinder. Come on, dude. Let it go. Do you really think she's still going to be interested after everything that went down?

You just know that Seth Green and Breckin Meyer were just geeking out about getting a role on this show. In fact, we need more Heroes sketches on Robot Chicken. Now there's no excuses. As for the rest, the eclipse came and went and all those huge promises about what a big freaking deal this would turn out to be were for naught. Their powers disappeared when the eclipse came. What happened when it left?

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLarterashley crowAshleyCrowcristine roseCristineRosegreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereheroesrecapjack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeejimmy jean-louisJimmyJean-louismasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcrobert forsterRobertForstersendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthyzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesTue, 02 Dec 2008 09:42:00 ESTWhat if Heroes wasn't a serialized show?http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/20/what-if-heroes-wasnt-a-serialized-show/#commentsFiled under: , ,

SylarEveryone seems to have an idea on how Heroes can be improved. I think it's still good, but ratings are down, fans are fleeing, and it's probably not a show new fans can get into. Now creator Tim Kring has an idea.

For next season, he'd like to see more self-contained episodes instead of a long continuing storyline over the entire season. He talked about what he intended to do with the show and what the future might hold at the Creative Screenwriting Expo last weekend. He wanted to give NBC a show like Lost or 24, one with a serialized storyline that would have fans coming back each week. Now he says he's not sure if that was the right decision, describing those shows as "an absolute bear to do." He thinks that the way that people watch TV nowadays is a lot different than just three years ago, because of DVRs and online viewing and all that, and that has changed how viewers watch serialized dramas since they don't watch them live every week.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarfugitiveshayden panettiereheroeshirohrgmasi okamilo ventimiglianbcrobert forstersave the cheerleaderserialized showssylartim kringvillainszachery quintoBob SassoneThu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:00 ESTHeroes: It's Cominghttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/18/heroes-its-coming/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/18/heroes-its-coming/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/11/18/heroes-its-coming/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes - Angela Petrelli(S03E09) It's a shame that nobody's watching this show anymore, because tonight was all about setting the stage for the battle to come. With "Volume 4" coming either in December or early next year, we should be moving fast and furious to the big confrontation between Team Pinehearst and Team Primatech. By the end of this episode, all of our major players appear to have chosen sides. The stage is set, after only nine episodes, to get to the meat of this volume.

Remember when we were told that there was going to be an examination of the generations of Heroes, and possibly struggles between them. It looks like the Writers Strike swept all of that off the table. Hell, the only people left from the "first" generation are Angela and Arthur Petrelli, and now they appear to be on opposing sides. It took awhile to get to this point, what with wasting all that time on Mohinder and Maya early on this season, but it looks like we're finally getting to the good stuff. Creator Tim Kring took pen to paper, or more likely fingers to keyboard, to write this pivotal episode. Is there anybody left watching to appreciate his efforts?

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLartercristine roseCristineRosegreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereheroesrecapjack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeemasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcsendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthytim kringTimKringzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesTue, 18 Nov 2008 03:10:00 ESTHeroes: Eris Quod Sumhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/28/heroes-eris-quod-sum/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/28/heroes-eris-quod-sum/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/28/heroes-eris-quod-sum/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes' Elle (Kristen Bell)(S03E07) Have you noticed how quickly an episode of Heroes goes by? It's not a bad thing, but it just goes to show you how much they pack into each episode. It helps that they're juggling forty to fifty storylines at any given time. It's one of those things where when you're looking at writing up a review of the show there's just so much that happens. Again, I liked this episode but there weren't any major developments as far as the bigger events.

We did have another de-powering as well as another death. Kristen Bell returned to the show as the troubled Elle, and Claire's mom again showed us what her power was by holding her palm up and having fire dance on it. Hey lady, we're sooo over it! Does Peter get his powers back? Does Sylar really just need a hug? Did Hayden Panattiere finally get any acting lessons so she can show more than "earnest" on her face?

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLartercristine roseCristineRosedania ramirezDaniaRamirezgreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereheroesrecapjack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeekristen bellKristenBellmasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcpinehearstprimatechsendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthyzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesTue, 28 Oct 2008 08:48:00 ESTHeroes: Dying of the Lighthttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/21/heroes-dying-of-the-light/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/21/heroes-dying-of-the-light/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/21/heroes-dying-of-the-light/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes
(S03E06) Say what you want, but I think this episode continued the good streak established last week. It looks like, after a shaky start, the Heroes train is finally back on the track. All it took was some patience. That's a good sign for the rest of the season. Now if it could just get some of those lost viewers back. I hope NBC is factoring in downloads, DVR playbacks and streaming views online into their decisions regarding this show as I know it performs extremely well there.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLarterbrea grantBreaGrantcristine roseCristineRosedania ramirezDaniaRamirezgreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereheroesrecapjack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeemasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcsendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthyzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesTue, 21 Oct 2008 05:10:00 ESTHeroes: I Am Become Deathhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes(S03E04) A lot of people have said in the comments that it appears as if I don't like Heroes. Believe me, that's not true. I'm actually a huge fan of the show. As a huge comic book junkie for more years and dollars than good sense will allow me to admit, the potential and general premise of this series is tremendously exciting. And the fact that it achieved such mainstream success right out of the gate was nothing short of astounding.

However, just like you'll tell your wife whom you love more than anything else that she has a piece of lettuce stuck in her teeth, I'm not going to just put on rose-colored glasses and pretend that every scene, line and moment of each episode is solid gold. If I see lettuce, I'm going to call them on it. Because the way I see it, it's just lettuce. It doesn't change how wonderful and beautiful she is in the slightest. It's just a little thing that needs to be taken care of because it's distracting me and it doesn't really fit the whole look her face is going for. Kind of like whatever's going on with Mohinder.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarali larterAliLartercristine roseCristineRosedania ramirezDaniaRamirezdavid andersDavidAndersgreg grunbergGregGrunberghayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereheroesrecapjack colemanJackColemanjames kyson leeJamesKysonLeejimmy jean-louisJimmyJean-louismasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimiglianbcsendhil ramamurthySendhilRamamurthyzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesMon, 06 Oct 2008 23:23:00 ESTHeroes: One of Us, One of Themhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Heroes
(S03E02) Mama Petrelli is going to be trouble this season, isn't she? I wonder how much of the flak the show is taking now is because they've had to restructure their overall plan due to the strike last year. We already know they'd intended to unleash the virus and have the aftermath of that drive the second half of the season. Who knows how that development would have flowed into what we're seeing now.

I'd hate to think that the lower ratings opening of last week's premiere will spell the impending doom of this show. If people are willing to ride along with the insanity of Prison Break for four seasons now, surely they can handle the comic book logic and over-the-top plotlines of this series for a little while. Sure, it's silly. Sure some of it really doesn't make much sense, but what do you expect with extensive time travel stories and super powers. Marvel and DC Comics have been struggling to keep the logic and timeliness of their universes in order for decades.

 

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Heroes' Sylar(S03E01) If you were a little disappointed with last year's strike-shortened season, not to mention that horrible diversion south of the border and that other lengthy one to feudal Japan, Heroes is looking to get back on track with its third season. "Volume 3: Villains" begins with tonight's two hour premiere, and continues for the first thirteen episodes before giving way to "Volume 4: Fugitives" for the remainder of the season.

We know that "Villains" will feature a re-powered Sylar and introduce a whole slew of more super powered baddies to the Heroes universe. I can't say that this was the most accessible place for potential new viewers to jump into the storyline, unless they caught that "red carpet" extravaganza before the episode began, but if you were able to keep up with it, they're certainly looking to turn things on their ears this year.

 

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]]>adrian pasdarAdrianPasdarclaire bennettClaireBennettfalltvhayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereheroesrecaphiroHRGmasi okaMasiOkamilo ventimigliaMiloVentimigliaNBCnoah bennetNoahBennetsylarzachary quintoZacharyQuintoJason HughesTue, 23 Sep 2008 08:55:00 ESTHeroes: Season 2 - DVD reviewhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/01/heroes-season-2-dvd-review/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/01/heroes-season-2-dvd-review/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/01/heroes-season-2-dvd-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,

heroes season 2 dvds
Poor Heroes. After a phenomenal first year, it was one of the most highly-anticipated returning shows last season. However, not only was it claimed by the dreaded sophomore slump, but its season got cut short by the writers' strike, leaving us with eleven kind of awkward episodes.

While season one was about ordinary people discovering that they have extraordinary abilities, much of season two was about these people trying to return to their ordinary lives with the knowledge of what they, and others, can do. The problem that Heroes ran into in the second season was its split focus. You have the original heroes dealing with the aftermath of the first season, highlighted by Nathan Petrelli dealing with the gopher attached to his face, while at the same time you're delving into the story of the previous generation that is being quickly killed off, not to mention the addition of new characters.

When I received the season two DVDs, I was curious to see if producers went the extra mile to make up for a lackluster season, or if the DVD set is as disjointed as the season itself.

 

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]]>falltvhayden panettiereHaydenPanettiereheroesheroes graphic novelsheroes season 2 dvdHeroesGraphicNovelsHeroesSeason2Dvdhiro nakamuraHiroNakamurakaito nakamuraKaitoNakamurakenseikristen bellKristenBellnathan petrelliNathanPetrellirichard druckerRichardDruckertekezo kensei sword saintTekezoKenseiSwordSaintyamagato fellowshipYamagatoFellowshipKona GallagherMon, 01 Sep 2008 11:03:00 ESTNew Heroes trailer is online - VIDEOhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/15/new-heroes-trailer-is-online-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/15/new-heroes-trailer-is-online-video/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/15/new-heroes-trailer-is-online-video/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Hayden Panettiere - HeroesNBC is set to debut the trailer for the new season of Heroes on August 30th as part of the big "NBC Primetime Preview." But since most of us grew up with MTV, we don't have the patience to wait for that. Luckily, it's already online, and embedded after the jump.

I'm one of those that had some issues with the last season. It felt like Maya, Alejandro, Micah, and Monica were all part of an elaborate scheme to make me put my head through a wall. And man, I was ready for Hiro to be done with ancient Japan about three weeks before he was. However, I do believe Tim Kring when he says he understands what they did wrong, and that the next season will be better. That, combined with the new trailer, has me as excited as ever about the show.

 

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]]>falltvhayden panettierehirolevel 5season threetim kringvillainsBrett LoveFri, 15 Aug 2008 09:23:00 ESTLost leads the pack with seven Saturn nominationshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Elizabeth MitchellThe Saturn Award nominations are in, and many popular sci-fi and fantasy shows made the cut. Returning favorites like Lost, Heroes, and Dexter were recognized by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, as were newcomers Pushing Daisies and Journeyman.

With seven nominations, Lost is ahead of Dexter and Heroes, which received five and four nominations, respectively. Heroes was the big winner last year, taking home awards for Best Network Series as well as acting awards for Masi Oka and Hayden Panettiere. Both actors received nominations this year, along with co-star Greg Grunberg.

 

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]]>Anna FrielAnnaFrielDexterElizabeth MitchellErik KingEvangeline LillyGreg GrunbergHayden PanettiereHeroesJennifer CarpenterJosh HollowayKevin McKiddLee PaceLostMasi OkaMatthew FoxMichael C. HallMichael EmersonSaturn awardsSaturn nominationsSaturnAwardsSummer GlauTerry O'QuinnErin MartellWed, 20 Feb 2008 20:57:00 EST