The Heroes Webisodes will premiere in just a few short days on July 14. It’s hard to believe that day has finally arrived. Filming is going steadily on Season 3 and Matt Mitovich at T.V. Guide has confirmed that Kristen Bell’s Elle will show up in it, although currently she is filming a movie “When in Rome” with what looks like Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas, Transformers, All My Children) — I wouldn’t complain if she brought him back to Heroes with her.
In the meanwhile, to keep the appetite whetted, check this out:
It’s July 2, so where are our webisodes? Another 2 weeks or so to go as they are set to premiere sometime in mid-July (sorry no dates yet). The premiere webisode is titled “Manhunt.” It will introduce a new villain and the episodes will lead right up to the third season. At this point though, will we see Niki? Hiro? Matt? Suresh? Claire? No clue. We’ll be watching and let you know as soon as we do.
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 in
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So with filming on Season 3 already begun and the webisodes just around the corner (come on July), here’s a few tidbits to fill the vacuum with:
First and foremost, Kristen Bell will be in at least 5 episodes of Season 3, while she’s not a regular that’s still exciting! Here’s hoping to see a few more episodes in the future.
Christine Rose, the fabulous Mama Petrelli, will have a LOT to do this season. Considering she’s one of the only surviving and relatively sane members of the Original 12 that founded the Company. She’s also been on the hard edge of gray between good and bad as far as I’m concerned.
According to Watch with Kristin we’ll see a lot of Jack Coleman’s Noah Bennett and he’s going to be sharing a lot of scenes with Zachary Quinto. I don’t know if that’s as scary as it sounds or not!
Exciting, eh?
So I have to admire the Get Smart production folks, they’ve put up a 7 minute free download on iTunes that previews their movie. While I might have been a bit leery of seeing the movie, the 7 minute preview actually had me laughing hysterically. I knew Steve Carrell would be great as Maxwell Smart, but it was Anne Hathaway that clinched.
Now for the Heroes related bit, did you know that Masi Oka was going to be in Get Smart? Until the clip, I didn’t! So it looks like Zachary Quinto’s turn as Spock in the upcoming Star Trek film isn’t the only place to find one of our heroes!
Posted on June 11th, 2008 in
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While we hang in there waiting for the webisodes in July and the Season 3 return in September, there are a few other ways to entertain ourselves. First and foremost, for fans of the online graphic novel, you can own your own from Amazon: Heroes Vol. 1 Hardcover Comic is available from Wildstorm Comics and it’s really pretty.
In other great reading news, remember in “Six Months Ago” Hiro went back in time to save Charlie from the brain man? We really didn’t get much of their story, only that Hiro was unable to save her, no matter what he did. Well now we know what he did in a novel released last December. I admit, I was hesitant to read Heroes: Saving Charlie, but the writer captured Masi Oka’s infectious charm in the pages of her novel and it only added to the story of Hiro and Charlie, the only thing that would have made it better is if they’d made it into an episode.
We also have a rough release date for Heroes Season 2 on DVD and Blue-Ray, on or around 
August 22nd. The date’s not set in stone though, because there’s no pre-order up on Amazon. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear something.
Posted on June 9th, 2008 in
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As we all eagerly await the release of the webisodes in July, we are still forced to get our fix from the weekly graphic novels. And I’ve said it before, but the novels have been a bit of a disappointment in recent months. I’m a firm believer that they worked best as individual pieces, or even some short serials like the original Hana Gitelman intros. But instead, they have decided to weave a long complicated tale about the company with characters that aren’t likely to matter.
Read Graphic Novel 88: Root and Branch.
Still, it’s interesting to get a look inside the company. I generally give my analysis on the novels, but it’s near impossible to do that. This one left me with no feelings, almost like I’d spent the 90 seconds it took to read staring at my wall instead. There is this little crack in the plaster there that really bugs me. I wonder how stuff like that gets there. It’s been there since before I moved in, I’m certain of that, and I know that I could fix it with some spackle, but then it would look like a big white blob so I’d have to paint over it, and then I’d have to move my bed in order to paint over it and god only knows what the hell is under this bed I mean I haven’t cleaned in so long under there. So I’d have to move the bed, clean, buy spackle, buy paint and then do it one night. But I don’t really want to do it at night because then my bedroom would smell like paint and I hate that smell, it’s so strong. It would probably give me headaches and I wouldn’t sleep well and my days are long enough already without factoring “lack of sleep” into the equation. So I SHOULD do it on the weekend, but I have plans all weekend already.
All that over a hole in the wall, James Joyce would be proud.
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 in
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Jessalyn Gilsig played Meredith Gordon, Claire Bennet’s biological mother and Nathan Petrelli’s former lover in the 1st season of Heroes. She took off after blackmailing Nathan out of some money and we haven’t seen her sense.
According to Ask Ausiello over at TV Guide, she’s going to be reprising her role as Claire’s pyro momma for five episodes in Season 3. That, of course, begs the question is she going to be a ‘hero’ or a ‘villain.’
My impression of Meredith Gordon wasn’t necessarily that of white trash, but she didn’t come across as heroic either. Claire was separated from her mother during a fire when Claire was an infant. So did Meredith start that fire? Was the fire a result of the Company coming after her? Is Meredith just misunderstood and used to living her life on the run or is she just a bit crazy like the other blonde power house Elle (played by the delish Kristen Bell).
There’s lots of questions to be answered and this just excites me more about the return of Heroes in the webisodes this July and the 3rd season premiere in September.
What do you think?
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 in
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Thank you Tim Kring and company! We’ve already been waiting since January, so the idea that we’re shaving a few weeks off the wait is a fantastic idea. What am I talking about?
The New Heroes Webisodes
That’s right, Heroes Webisodes will premiere on the NBC site in mid July. These webisodes will begin with ‘Manhunt.’ The first webisode will introduce a new villain that will lead eventually to the premiere in September. While these webisodes will likely be no longer than 3 to 5 minutes, that’s 3 to 5 minutes of new content that we wouldn’t be getting otherwise.
The NBC Press release says:
In the first installment of the “Heroes” Webisodes, titled “Manhunt,” users will uncover a new villain along with their motive. The fast-paced, twist-filled web series premieres mid-July on NBC.com and sets fans on a path that leads to the explosive premiere of the third season of “Heroes.”
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 in
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With ABC’s excellent LOST ending it’s 4th season on Thursday, I was reminded once again of the first season finale of Heroes, and how much Tim Kring has to learn.
There is no doubt about the following: Without LOST, there would be no Heroes. Before LOST became a smash hit, the idea of a prime-time serial drama with a sci-fi tilt was met with disapproving glares and utterances of “nobody watched Twin Peaks…” Then, fresh on the heals of Alias, JJ Abrams was trusted enough to start a trend which is now taking over the airwaves. Just last year we saw shows like Chuck, Journeyman, Bionic Woman and New Amsterdam. Not coincidentally, only Chuck is going to survive to see the light of day next year, but it’s a well accepted fact that LOST is what made it all possible.
If you haven’t seen the 4th season finale of LOST, I’m not going to give any specific spoilers. Also. WHY NOT? And if you’re not watching LOST I want you to stop reading this immediately, head over to ABC.com/Lost and watch all 4 seasons right now. I know, I know, it gets weird in the second season and kind of slow to start the third, but just keep watching. LOST is THE best show out there right now, and it features Michael Emerson, the best actor on TV right now playing the best character on TV right now. To continue my little lovefest here, I’d just like to point out that the 5 best hours of TV in the last 13 months all belong to LOST, and 4 of them were the last 2 season finales. Both of which featured absolutely shocking revelations that almost nobody (discounting the spoiler-pigs) saw coming. Here ends my effusive LOST praise.
Now, let’s flash all the way back to the season one finale of Heroes. Peter and Sylar square off in Kirby Plaza while others look on and Hiro runs after Sylar with a sword. Then Peter is about to explode. So, knowing all of this was going to happen before the finale even aired, what did most Heroes fans assume? That Nathan would come and fly Peter away, and that Hiro would stab Sylar but Sylar would survive. So what happens? Nathan came in and flew Peter to safety, Hiro stabbed Sylar, and Sylar survived. Sylar, ranking up there with the creepiest TV villains of all time thanks to Zach Quinto, wasn’t going to be killed, he was simply too valuable. Peter and Nathan? Same thing. Hiro back in Japan? Ok, I get that. That could have been an interesting storyline (though Kring has even admitted leaving him stranded back there for far too long.)
To be fair, this did set up S2. Sylar recovering, Peter in Ireland and Nathan in the hospital. But the events that led to Peter being in Ireland (zapped by Elle, thrown in the crate by the Hatian) were ALL season 2 events. The finale really left us with no cliffhangers. We came back for S2 and all of a sudden DL is dead? What? Where did THAT come from?
Though, I do have to say that the S2 finale did a much better job, and it wasn’t even intended to be a finale. Nathan getting shot, Sylar getting his power’s back, Niki blown up and maybe (cough, hopefully) dead, and Adam trapped in the Coffin. Only Hiro seems to be in good shape (and those who would have died from that Virus are sitting kind of pretty.) Don’t forget Peter’s Irish lass Caitlin, off somewhere looking ugly trapped in a future that no longer exists. Paradox anyone? Of course, the biggest question comes from Nathan getting shot. It’s more than likely that he survives somehow, but who shot Nathan is a MUCH better question to be left with than “what happens to Hiro in Japan?”
Though, it doesn’t even approach “WHO IS IN THE COFFIN?”
Posted on June 2nd, 2008 in
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Heroes has proven itself to have widespread appeal, but the fact remains, a show about people with superpowers will ALWAYS be, first and foremost, a show for the slightly nerdy. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, not at all. I love Heroes.
Like Comic Books and Dungeons & Dragons, a late night nerd clatch loves setting down into a heated which/what/who would discussion, and it’s with this in mind that we pay homage to the great nerd pastime. So break out the Funions, Cheeto’s and Mountain Dew, it’s time to play: “Who’s power would you rather have?”
Right off the bat there are a few that we can get rid of. Sylar for instance. It’s nice to be able to do that cool stuff, but having to be evil and kill people just isn’t worth it. Adam and Claire? Yeah, I agree that not being able to get hurt would be great, but living forever? To me that means working forever. With inflation being what it is, no matter how much you made you would just have to keep working otherwise after about 50 years your once vast life savings would be worth bupkis.
I REALLY don’t want Ted’s power. Something about accidently killing your wife doesn’t seem like much fun. I can also get rid of Peter. This one is a little bit less obvious. Sure it would be nice to be able to do pretty much anything, but here’s the rub. You NEVER know when you’re going to absorb a new power, you never know what it’s going to be or how your going to react to it or how to control it. Then you end up going nuclear over Manhattan and nearly killing your brother. My brother already gives me enough grief, I don’t even want to think of family get together’s and holidays after I nearly killed him. “Hey Neil, can you get me a beer? Try not to almost kill me with it, thanks.” Or “Could you not put so much salt into the soup, I don’t need you giving me high blood pressure and nearly killing me again.” On an unrelated note, I wouldn’t want to be Claude either. I think his loneliness and hermit lifestyle were a direct result of his power feeding into his mind. The man who is physically invisible becomes socially too. I dont think my fragile psyche could handle that. Plus, once all the novelty of hiding in women’s locker rooms and stealing useless crap wore off, I’m pretty sure my power wouldn’t be too useful.
Assuming we’re only investigating priciple characters here, we’re left with Niki, DL, Micah, Nathan, Parkman and Hiro.
Niki (Super-strength, NOT schizophrenia) would be great. Super strength would be very useful for helping people move or beating up bad guys.
Hiro: One word: paradox. I don’t need to find myself surrounded by dinosaurs being careful not to disturb anything that would mess up all human life in the future. Sure, it’d be nice to go back and place a big bet on the Giants winning the Superbowl, but I can’t be TOTALLY selfish.
Micah: Ignoring the ability to steal from ATM machines, I can’t even imagine the time I would save every day if instead of having to create databased with a keyboard and mouse I could ask the computer to do it.
Parkman: It’s easy to say that you want to know what other people are thinking, but I can tell you one thing, it aint pretty. Sure it would help you get girls, but nobody actually wants to hear “What was I thinking! Look at him! GROSS” the morning after a long bar hopping night
Nathan: The dude can FLY. And he can fly fast as hell. Do you have any notion of how expensive flights are these days? My god, you’d save so much money on gas mileage too.
The winner? Well this isn’t which character I would want to be, this is who’se power’s I’d like to have. We’re really down to Nathan, Niki and Micah. While all three have merits, I have to go with which one would be most useful in my daily life. Niki would be best in a fight, Micah would get me out of debt, and Nathan would cut down on my commute. So the winner is…
NATHAN: Really, you say? Cut down on your commute? Well, let’s think of it this way. Every day I commute by car, Train and Subway into New York City. It takes me 90 minutes both ways. Assuming I could fly here in about 5 minutes, it would save me an hour and 20 minutes per day, 6 hours and 40 minutes per week, and, discounting holidays and vacations, over 300 hours per year. 300 freakin hours. That’s 12.5 full days every year.
Still not convinced? How about money. Because of the current gas prices, I end up spending on average $20 a week on gas since I only have to drive to the train station. Add to that $200 a month for the train and about $60 a month for subways, and we’re talking a total of $3,660 per year. Did you know that the average cost of car insurance for American’s is $964 per year? Yup, that brings us to $4,624 a year before we even factor in the cost of the car, finance charges, oil changes and any other necessary maintenance.
Let’s compare that with sharing a power with Nathan Petrelli. Instead of getting up at 5:45, I could get up at 7:15 and leisurely get ready before jetting off. Instead of paying over $5k per year I would pay nothing. Instead of having to pay for airfare, my vacations would only cost me the hotel costs. I want to have Nathan Petrelli’s powers. I want to be able to fly.
Whose powers would you want? Let me know in the comments!
Posted on May 29th, 2008 in
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