Heroes (might contain slight spoilers)

[MrOsterman]

I think the story worked but I honestly didn't *believe* that Nathan was there to sacrifice himself.

Did you really not see the signs that there was a major fight going on in Nathan's head on what to do... it was clear as day for me, especially at the end when Claire, Mama Petrelli and Nathan were in his office and Claire gave her speech before jumping out of the window.

*shrug*  Yeah I saw those scenes but when Nathan showed up I was thinking more "oh, what a quaint way to end this story arc" and not "Yes!  Nathan finally does right by everyone!"  Perhaps it's because the dialogue was so understated there.  Perhaps it's becuase there wasn't enough build up.  I dunno.  If I knew how to write so that 100% of people "got it" then I wouldn't be teaching math or still writing a physics final this late in the afternoon.

For me there was something missing in the ending.  A sense of urgency?  A sense of finality?  A sense of high tension?  I can't put my finger on it, but something was just.... off.

Again I look at previous episodes like "Company Man" or "5 Years Gone" (yes I know 5 years later they have better power control) and compare it to this "ending" and think... meh.

I think I can best put it this way:

This finale was like the end of a chapter, not a novel.  Or the end of a chapter in a story that was definetly part of a series of novels.  The problem with that is if you don't give *enough* closure people don't tough it out see/read the next book/volume/ season.  I know a lot of people who weren't Tolkien fans didn't like the ending of Fellowship of the Ring because it was so open ended.  As a fan I knew there was more to come and that LotR should be judged as a complete work (all three movies) not as 3 seperate movies.

Mr O

[Geekyfanboy]

I read this guys Blog every week, here is his last one for this season.

Blog for Greg Beeman, Director/Producer of the NBC television show "Heroes".

There you have it 23 episodes of HEROES. Wow. What a long strange trip it’s been. Everyone else who works with me on the show will agree that it has been one of the hardest and most creatively satisfying experiences of our professional careers.

The fans frequently sight that the show looks like a mini-feature every week. That is a great compliment to all of us. But, as you can imagine, it’s not easy to do that. The sheer logistics of doing this series have been quite challenging mentally and physically.

So, while you guys may have to wait 3 months or so for the next installment, let me encourage you with the following news: First we here at HEROES are already all back at work. Episode 1 is being written as we speak and we begin shooting episode 1 in about 1 short month. I have heard the writers pitch out the story lines for the next season and lemme tell you they are freakin’ awesome. There are new characters. New powers. Some of the characters you have come to know and love, in fact, DID die last night. And ALL those who survive will be moving on in new and unexpected directions. We are all ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED to not repeating ourselves next season â€" but in bringing you a freshly conceived show. Also, the reason we are beginning so early is that we are all committed to long runs of the show next year with very few, and very short hiatuses. We don’t want to be off the air with new episodes for 5 or 6 weeks anymore.

Also, the DVD will be out on August 28th and it will be loaded with lots of extras. We have been working on many of those extras for several months already.

OK â€" that’s it. As for me, my blog will go dark for a couple of months. But this season, my plan is to come back online a few times before we air, to fill you in on what’s developing, and maybe to answer some questions you have. I’m sure the official NBC site and Herosite.net will alert you when new blogs are up.

[markinro]

Wow...that sounds great

[Locutus]

New heroes, new powers, new storylines - excellent.

I guess all those people who claim this is just a rip off of the Watchmen will have to start singing a new tune. (For the record, I do not think it was a rip off of the watchmen. I am not an Alan Moore fan.)

[Geekyfanboy]

NBC’s number one show “Heroes,” is over for this season but the network has already announced the introduction of four new heroes for the fall season of the program. Claire, played by Hayden Panettiere will be returning for the second season, and the cheerleader will finally get a boyfriend with his own unique powers. Additional cast members will include an Irish mobster, young black woman who will end up being a substitute mother for Niki’s son Micah (Noah Gray-Cabey), and a young Latino woman. All will be heroes of a type, but will be appearing in non-lead roles.

[Geekyfanboy]

CBR website posts a Q&A every week with two of the writers of Heroes. I read them everyweek and since this is there last one and it answers questions about the finale I figured I would post the entire things.. it's long but a good read. check it out...

David Campbell starts out this final Season One BTE with a question about the music on the show. "There seems to be musical themes assigned to certain characters that play over the episode's score. The most notable: Hiro, Mohinder and Sylar. Sylar has his ominous ticking and a bell melody (first heard in "Six Months Ago," I think), Mohinder has his little five-note piano melody we saw in the first episode, and Hiro's theme seems to be the theme of this show. Do any other characters have 'theme songs?'"

It’s great that David is noticing the subtle, but difficult work it takes to create a mood for each character. One of the many ways we try to do this is in the score. The one that most people notice is “Claire’s Theme.” It’s that kind of wistful piano with the voice of Shankar behind it. But, everyone has their own theme. When you all buy the DVD in August â€" you can replay and listen for yourselves.

August can't get here soon enough! Scott Tindall wants to know what you think of more real world comics. "We know you guys have talked about publishing the online graphic novel and a possible manga adaption, but what about an ongoing monthly comic book series that follows one unified storyline? Would you consider that overkill? Me personally, I see the dollar signs, gentlemen."

It’s not about overkill â€" it’s about manpower. At the moment â€" we’re writing season two, doing a web-comic every week, plus creating games, trading cards, novels, action figures and a new series â€" "Origins." So the answer is, yes â€" we’d love to have an ongoing book. For the fans of the web-comics, you’ll notice this summer we have very special guest writers â€" Joe Kelly, Steve Seagal, Joe Casey and Duncan Rouleau.

We promise Scott isn't trying to kill you guys with more comics, he just loves himself some "Heroes."

Following up on a reveal you guys made last week, Christoph Jensen wants to know, "You guys said there's 'Heroes' manga to come â€" any other clues as to who from and when? Will it contain Japanese style art or will it be more westernized? And how will this be different than the online comics?"

Not sure yet. It’s in the early planning stages. When we know more â€" you will.

I think Victor from Brazil has a crush on Clea DuVall. "Any chance we can get Clea DuVall as a regular next season? Audrey and Parkman made a great team in this first volume of 'Heroes!'"

Clea will be pleased to hear it. We thought she was awesome. There are no immediate plans to see Agent Audrey Hanson AKA Clea Duvall next season â€" but you never know in the Heroes-verse.

Heroes-verse. We like that.

BriGuy is looking towards a future sans Linderman. "If Linderman is indeed dead, does that mean the end of Primatech Paper as an ongoing concern? Will another organization rush in to fill the void? Will HRG start his own company making Mr. Muggles plush toys?" We know how you guys love Mr. Muggles … we even had two questions this past week asking if he'll return for season two!

After hard and often sensitive negotiations, we are happy to announce that Mr. Muggles will be back for season two. While he worked last year for kibble, his agent was really pushing to up that to kibbles as well as bits. Without getting into the details, a compromise was reached.

Yes! Our prayers have been answered! Now if only we could get Mr. Muggles to blog …

Second of all, just because Linderman is dead, that doesn’t mean the company goes away. A lot will be revealed about the company in the very first episode of season two. Stay tuned.

The Ninth Doctor (ohh, very clever name there, Doc) says, "I have a theory on Kaito Nakamura's power. When Nathan is speaking with Linderman, when Linderman heals the plant he states that he knows 'a few things' about healing. When Hiro asks his father what he knows about killing, he also responds 'a few things.' Am I on to something?"

Nope. But, like the company above â€" you can expect some revelations about Nakamura-San in the very first episode of season two.

Pauul from the UK (yup, the letter u is twice in his name) wants to know, "Is it likely that in season 2, 'Generations,' or 'Origins' that we might see heroes with duplicate powers? It'd be interesting to explore the different ways different people react to possessing the same ability. Also as he is mentioned on the List, is it possible that in 'Generations' or 'Origins' that we might see the return of Amid Halebi (as played by Omid Abtahi) from the original pilot? And if he was reused would the 'Engineer' retain his radioactivity powers or be assigned a new ability?" For those not familiar with Amid Halebi, check out our interview with Tim Kring where he talks about the terrorist storyline that was ultimately excised from the pilot.

I think you can bet on seeing duplicate powers next season. And we loved Omid, so hopefully well see some more of Amid.

Pauul also asks, "Some fans have speculated that Lyle Bennet might be adopted like his sister. And since Claire was placed with HRG because she was an evolved human that Lyle may be one as well. Is this a storyline which the writers have considered?"

Nope.

Good try, Pauul.

Corporal Otter wants to do some "Heroes" sight seeing. "Where is the real 'Kirby Plaza?' Is that big, red spiral staircase sculpture a real place that fans might visit?"

We’re pulling back the curtain for you on this one, Corporal, and only because we respect the brave work you and other otters are doing overseas. The real Kirby Plaza is the Arco Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles. We picked it because of it’s NYC look and the DNA Sculpture was a huge bonus. In fact, if you go back (or forward) and look at Episode 20, you’ll see we thought ahead and a devastated version of the statue sits next to Nathan as he gives his Ground Zero speech.

OK, the next question is easily the most asked question concerning "How To Stop An Exploding Man." About 40 or 50 different people asked this, but Shaun was the first to ask. We think we know the answer to this, but we'll go straight to the experts on this to make sure. Shaun asks, "Was the fact that Nathan was needed to fly Peter away just done for dramatic effect since Peter has flight, too, or does this prove Peter only has access to one power at a time?"

It’s the later. Peter even says, “I can’t stop it. I can’t do anything.” Peter was helpless. There were two options. Kill Peter. Or Nathan could fly him away and try to save them all. Now, if Peter or Nathan survived and how â€" remains to be seen.

Jason Aiken wants some hints as to what's coming next for "Heroes." "This person who Molly fears worse than Sylar, it wouldn't happen to be the Haitian would it? He was really one of the only major players absent from the finale and he has those weird mental powers. If not him, is it someone we've met already or could she be referring to someone we haven't met?"

You will have to wait until next season Jason Aiken, but just because we love giving you some hints and spoilers â€" we can assure you it is not the Haitian.

A number of readers speculated that the big baddy could be the Haitian, so this will certainly get them thinking over the summer.

Wire-Framed Glasses (nice name, dude!) wants to know about cockroaches. "Twice now we've seen cockroaches in relation to Sylar 'dying' (first while held captive by Primatech Paper, and now after he's apparently crawled into the sewers). Is this possibly a link to one of Sylar's 'unseen' abilities (since he presumably has six from the people he killed prior to the 'start' of the show that we haven't seen), or is it just a bit of fun little symbolism to show that Sylar's like a human cockroach â€" he's darn near impossible to completely get rid of?" We also touched on this question with Tim in last week's interviewâ€" anything to ad?

Yes. Sylar did not turn into a cockroach.

OK, likely the second most frequently asked question this week was about Candice. Treads asked first, so here we go. "In 'Landslide,' it seemed you guys went out of your way to make sure we knew Candice's true form wasn't that of a beautiful, skinny brunette. Yet when Candice gets knocked out cold by Nikki, she reverts back to the cute brunette. If she was unconscious and seemingly unable to control her power, shouldn't she have reverted to her true form, which presumably would be an overweight or obese person?"

OR â€" she was still barely conscious â€" OR â€" her subconscious so strongly desired to be thin that she was able to maintain that form â€" OR â€" people might be over thinking this.

There's always that!

If the question really is, “Are we going to get to see what Candice really looks like?” The answer is â€" yes. Sooner than you think.

Memnarch needs some casting news. "Are there any guest actors from this season who will be made regulars next season, i.e. Zach Quinto, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Adair Tishler, etc.?"

Can’t comment on who will be regular â€" but you will see Zach Quinto, Jimmy Jean-Louis and Adair Tishler next season â€" along with several other fan favorites (and some of our personal faves as well.)

Memnarch also asks, "Where the heck has the Hatian Sensation been? Wouldn't he have been able to stop Sylar? Or was he ordered not to be there...?"

The Haitian was doing something incredibly important which will be revealed in Season Two.

Karen Miller wants to know about some "team-ups" for next season. "One of the things I love about 'Heroes' is that you continually give us unexpected combinations of characters that have great chemistry (Peter and Claire, Nathan and Hiro, HRG, Matt and Ted). One such pair that I noticed in 'How To Stop An Exploding Man' was Mr. Bennet and Peter. I could totally see Mr. Bennet acting as a mentor figure to Peter in the 2nd season and I think Jack Coleman and Milo Ventimiglia would knock it out of the park. Is there any chance that this will happen?"

Dear Karen, we can’t tell you how much we appreciate how much you like our team-ups â€" but if we told you our secret team-ups for season two â€" that would ruin everything.

Charlie Anderson wants to know, "My question is about the appearance of Charles Deveaux in Peter's dream/vision in the finale. He says that Linderman may have backed the wrong son and he tells Peter that he has potential and that looking at Peter gives him hope. Was Deveaux just talking about the events in the finale? Because it seems to me that he was referring more to long-term developments â€" possibly things that could happen in Season 2. Am I right?"

You could be right. The relationship between brothers is complex and changing. Peter was a very good guy. Nathan had his dark streak. Their story is not over.

Janet has more questions about Deveaux's appearance in the finale. "In the finale, Charles Deveaux appeared in a vision or dream and told Peter that he is going to be important, that he's going to save everyone, because 'there has to be one who is good.' But in the end, it seems like it was Nathan's unconditional love that saved New York. So was Charles wrong? Or was he talking about something more than just the bomb?"

But, Nathan’s unconditional love would not exist if Peter wasn’t there to influence him to do the right thing. But, see the above answer â€" the Petrelli Brothers story is far from over.

Not Alan wants to know about possibly the grossest moment in season one of "Heroes" (although we should add Claire on the medical examiner's table was pretty gross, too). "D.L.'s power is phasing - what exactly did he do to Linderman? Did he reach in and pull his brain out? If so, why did it leave a hole in the back of Linderman's head?"

D.L. reached into the back of his head and materialized his hand into Linderman’s brain. As Claire on the autopsy table and glass-sharded Peter illustrated, this is a certain weak spot for our heroes â€" healable and healing a like.

G. Neeb wants to know, "Since, the show is more than willing to play with comic and science fiction tropes, will it ever deal with the possibility of extraterrestrial life or resurrecting the dead?"

Our Fearless Leader likes to never say never, but we’re pretty sure those storylines are not in the cards, but then again Jeph Loeb is one of the writers on the show, so…

Sarah wants to know some more about Sylar. "Will we ever find out what Sylar's original power is? We know he has acquired things like telekinesis, super hearing, etc, but is it his original power that allows him to acquire these? When he met his first hero - the one with telekinesis - he said something like 'I see how it works. I can fix it.' Is Sylar somehow able to see how the powers work on a cellular level, allowing him to know how to 'consume' them (literally and figuratively)?"

A mystery yet to be solved… and yes â€" the mystery does have an answer, but not one that we’re going to reveal in the pages of CBR â€" we love you Jonah, and it’s been an amazing year â€" but some secrets we have to keep for the show.

Oh, we had to try and thanks to Sarah for putting it so nicely!

Continuing with Sylar, Jeff from Philly wants to know, "Did Sylar crawl into the sewer or was he dragged? Is it safe to say we haven't see the last of him?"

Look at those marks â€" did they look like crawl marks or drag marks. Is there even such a thing as crawl marks? The answer is on the film.

TheJamesCode wants to know, "Could it be Uluru who is the bad guy that can see Molly Walker and who saved Sylar at the end?"

It could be.

[Geekyfanboy]

DozenDeuce has thrown himself into the "Heroes 360 Experience" and wants to know about events in the online comic. "In 'The Death of Hana Gitelman' web-comic, Wireless survives the death of her physical body. First, was this an ode to the awesome Manga 'Ghost in the Machine?' Also, how could the virus affect her physical body and would her consciousness still have been able to survive and transfer into the net if she had died on Earth?"

Dear DozenDeuce â€" when you tell me how a woman can intercept and emit wireless communication with her brain, I will tell you how a virus can affect her physical body.

Jacob Feldman wants to know about Hana's future. "What is her current state (as of 'The Death of Hana Gittleman')? Will she be making more appearances on the show or is she now confined to the comics?"

You never know where you might see Hana again, but her little IM message might pop up where you least expect it.

Ohhh, that's interesting. Liam Patterson is looking for some new jewelry to wear. "When is the Hatian's necklace going to be for sale? Seems a lot of us want to buy that necklace, surely NBC will capitalize on that?"

It should be available at the NBC.com store any minute now.

Robert Salgado has also immersed himself in the 360 Experience, having explored the Yamagato Fellowship's Web site. "Got to thinking about next season's theme of 'Generations.' Since we're going to see a link between Kensei and Hiro, I started wondering who else we might see. Then, I realized that we've seen Mrs. Petrelli speak French and she wanted to take Claire to Paris. Any possibility that Mrs. Petrelli might have a connection to Joan of Arc? Joan is listed on the Yamagato Fellowship's website, along with Kensei."

That’s some interesting thinking Robert. But, there’s a whole country that speaks French, and they’re not all related to Joan of Arc. However, our Heroes will be traveling to France next season.

Greg Sandwers has a question about Mr. Bennet's first name, Noah. "Was that always intended to be his name? Did it ever go through any changes? Why reveal his name now? And could you elaborate on why it was Noah, specifically. I have my own theories, but I'm curious what your thoughts are."

I’m curious to what your theories are. Why did we reveal it now? Why not? The mysterious HRG was becoming less mysterious and more of a concerned father. Fathers have names. His name is Noah. Now, a lot of our names our biblical, but some of the names have deeper connections and meanings. Do you think Noah means something more?

There's your summer homework, guys and gals.

Alice wants to know if the ending to season 1/beginning to season 2 is an homage or not. "In the final episode for season 1, Hiro lands between two opposing 'armies' - this reminded me alot of the opening scene for 'Army of Darkness.' Is this an homage to one of the greatest cult movies of all times or do I just have Ash on the brain?"

Ash on the brain, I’m afraid. I heard there’s a cure for all that Bruce Campbell worship. It’s called "Bubba Ho-Tep."

Alright, we also got a large number of questions regarding the final fight sequence in "How To Stop An Exploding Man." The majority of our readers wrote in very satisfied, but there was a very vocal group who were hoping for more, we guess. Courtney Ashton wrote in with the best put question along those lines, so here we go. "The season finale was a real nail biter, but I must say I thought there would be a bit more action in the fight between Peter and the heroes vs. Sylar. What was the thinking behing not making a big, comic book-like 'flashy' showdown?"

To stay true to the show, we wanted to make sure everything rested on character, and that all the choices made, finale or not, seemed true to our characters. Claire jumping out the window. Niki stepping in to help Peter’s fight with Sylar, Hiro’s fight with and then stabbing of Sylar, and of course, the final moment with Nathan. No matter what we put forward, we suspect it may have fallen short of the high expectations â€" but for the people who thought we could have leaned into the action a little bit more, we hope to make it up in spades when we get back.

Ron from Long Island may have spotted another easter egg we didn't mention last week. "Speaking of easter eggs. I spotted the number on Peter's apartment door from an earlier episode as 1407, as in 1407 Graymalkin Lane, the home of Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters. Was that a coincidence or did I just find another easter egg? If I'm correct, then my wife is right when she says I'm the biggest comic book geek alive."

Congratulations, Ron. You get a big-fat No-Prize.

Landman is back with his final question for the season, "Is there any truth to the rumor that Ted Sprague is also the caveman from those Geicko commercials?"

Not true. But we read on "Page 6" that Christopher Eccelston was almost the voice of the Gecko.

Dave Rich wants to know about the death of Sylar. "Is there any significance to the odd, animal-like shape of the bloodstain left in Kirby Plaza where Sylar's body was? Specifically, some folks on Heroes Wiki have speculated that it's shaped like a Nue, "a mythical beast of Japanese origin, consisting of the head of a monkey, the body of a raccoon dog, the legs of a tiger, and a snake instead of a tail." Apparently legends say that Miyamoto Musashi, one of the inspirations for Takezo Kensei, killed a Nue. Personally, I think the whole thing is pretty far-fetched, and that the bloodstain is just a bloodstain, but is there any truth to this idea?"

As the old saying goes, sometimes a bloodstain is just a bloodstain.

Yeah, I remember when my Dad used to say that when I was a kid …

Suburban Hobbit wants to know, "Has Peter now acquired every power of those present at Kirby Plaza? Or only those that got very close to him? What’s his range, anyway?"

With everything we’ve seen in the show so far â€" Peter has every ability he encountered in Kirby Plaza. That would make him one powerful guy. But, a lot of that depends if he survived the big boom or not.

There is that. But, wow, if he still had all those powers, well, Peter would be one bad-ass mutha.

Nytwyng wants to know about time lines. "The events of season one covered about five weeks, with the finale set in early November (2006, one would presume). Will the 'present' of season two pick up there, in November, 2006, or will it jump forward almost a year for our heroes, and show them nicely established in whatever their new status quo is?"

Yes. We will jump forward in time. You’ll just have to wait and see how much.

MagicMushrooms asks, "Greg Beeman said in his blog that, 'We are all ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED to not repeating ourselves next season â€" but in bringing you a freshly conceived show.' Does this mean a change in format, or new storylines, or entirely new characters? I hope it's not the last, because I love the main characters we've got now and I want to hear more from them!"

We love our characters, so expect a lot of them back. What Mr. Beeman means is that we’re going to get cooler, broader in global scope and tell some stories that we hope will knock your socks off â€" putting our guys in places where you’d never expect them, with new characters that bring out a different side of them. And we hope to keep surprising you so much that you yell at your television sets. In boxing terms - we’re going to make you think you’re smart as you start blocking our left jab, then we’re going to sucker punch you with a big right hook. But in a good way.

Jeff Barnes gets the last question because it made us laugh our asses off. "Is there any truth to the rumor that you traded Damon Lindelof to J.J. Abrams for Greg Grunberg and an actor to be named later?"

It was actually Greg and a writer to be named later. That writer was in fact Jesse Alexander. Personally, I think we got the better end of that deal. Greg is an incredible actor and Jesse Alexander is the heart of the series.

We agree. Guys, thanks so much for all your time spent this past season answering questions from our readers and your fans. Based on the feedback we get, it's truly appreciated and they enjoy being part of the process. It's been fun being part of the excitement of the first season and we'll see you back here on September 24th at the beginning of "Heroes" Season 2, "Generations!"

[space_invader64]

Could you imagian if Sylar turned into Jessica?  Or a crazyer sylar?

[Geekyfanboy]

First of all.. isn't Sylar already crazy enough?? I mean he kills people and ripped off the top of there head just to see how they "work".. I'd call that crazy.

And Niki/Jessica is not crazy. She had a multiple personality disorder.. it's a sickness not being crazy. So if Sylar took her brain he would get her power but not her sickness.

[Geekyfanboy]

I'm watching a repeat of Heroes right now and during commerical breaks they are doing little promos for season two, showing scenes from season two and season one DVD set, showing BTS stuff... it's really cool.  It's being hosted by Ali Larder (Nicki) and  Adrian Pastor (Nathan). Has anone been watching repeats.. do they do this every week?

[Jen]

OK... so I'm obviously late the Heroes Party... I hope I can still join the club.  :)

I just thought you guys would be proud of me for actually starting to watch the show you all rave so much about. Angela got the first season for Christmas and lent it to Dave and I. Initially my husband was not that interested in watching it... he said he'd watch part of it as we ate dinner...but that he'd probably go work on the computer afterwards. After the first episode ended, David was still sitting there with me glued to the TV. He silently picked up the remote and hit the "next" button so that we could watch the second episode. When that was over, I was ready to go to bed... he hit "next" again... we watched FOUR episodes last night after work, starting at 7:30 pm to around 11:30ish. He's hooked and so am I.

OK... I get it now... It's an awesome show!  :D 

Hiro was my favorite character from the very first scene he appeared in. He's so animated.

I love how each cast member has some dominate facial feature that translates so well into the paintings that Isaac is doing. The scenes are shot so that the live action footage looks like a comicbook scene as well. Peter's hair hanging in his face after his brother's political event struck me immediately as comicbookish. Very dramatic with the rain coming down soaking his tux. The red umbrella was also a nice contrast to the monochromatic scenes. In Isaac's painting the water coming off the umbrella looks like blood...  not sure if you noticed that. I don't know if it meant anything or not... but it was an interesting detail.

I also love the scene in the first episode, where Hiro's coworkers were all on the roof top doing group Calisthenics. Everyone is  wearing black, going through the same motions... except Hiro. He's looking up at the eclipse. It was great symbolism that visually illustrated how different he was from everyone else. Not only in what he could do as far as his powers are concerned... but his personality, aspirations and thinking were in high contrast to everyone else in that shot.

I am only four episodes in, but I have a feeling that Ando is Hiro's sidekick. I love this. He's the sidekick that is actually useful. He doesn't have special powers, but he knows English and can drive a car. It's an interesting flip on what I think of as a typical sidekick... He's Batman and Hiro is Robin as far as the personalities go...

So far, loving it.  ;)

[PepperDude]

People have been telling to watch Heroes.  I might give it a shot. . .I'm glad you liked it.

[Geekyfanboy]

YAY!!!! Welcome to the club Jen... so glad you guys could join us. You guys are in for such a treat.. Season one is just getting started.... just wait!!!!! :)

OK... so I'm obviously late the Heroes Party... I hope I can still join the club.  :)

I just thought you guys would be proud of me for actually starting to watch the show you all rave so much about. Angela got the first season for Christmas and lent it to Dave and I. Initially my husband was not that interested in watching it... he said he'd watch part of it as we ate dinner...but that he'd probably go work on the computer afterwards. After the first episode ended, David was still sitting there with me glued to the TV. He silently picked up the remote and hit the "next" button so that we could watch the second episode. When that was over, I was ready to go to bed... he hit "next" again... we watched FOUR episodes last night after work, starting at 7:30 pm to around 11:30ish. He's hooked and so am I.

OK... I get it now... It's an awesome show!  :D 

Hiro was my favorite character from the very first scene he appeared in. He's so animated.

I love how each cast member has some dominate facial feature that translates so well into the paintings that Isaac is doing. The scenes are shot so that the live action footage looks like a comicbook scene as well. Peter's hair hanging in his face after his brother's political event struck me immediately as comicbookish. Very dramatic with the rain coming down soaking his tux. The red umbrella was also a nice contrast to the monochromatic scenes. In Isaac's painting the water coming off the umbrella looks like blood...  not sure if you noticed that. I don't know if it meant anything or not... but it was an interesting detail.

I also love the scene in the first episode, where Hiro's coworkers were all on the roof top doing group Calisthenics. Everyone is  wearing black, going through the same motions... except Hiro. He's looking up at the eclipse. It was great symbolism that visually illustrated how different he was from everyone else. Not only in what he could do as far as his powers are concerned... but his personality, aspirations and thinking were in high contrast to everyone else in that shot.

I am only four episodes in, but I have a feeling that Ando is Hiro's sidekick. I love this. He's the sidekick that is actually useful. He doesn't have special powers, but he knows English and can drive a car. It's an interesting flip on what I think of as a typical sidekick... He's Batman and Hiro is Robin as far as the personalities go...

So far, loving it.  ;)

[Rico]

Very cool Jen.  I was hoping you wouldn't end up feeling it has been over-hyped.  Sometimes that happens when you hear how good something is and then finally see it yourself.  Glad you are enjoying it.

[Geekyfanboy]

No More Heroes Until Fall

Even with strike over, Heroes seems grounded until next season.
by IGN Staff

February 11, 2008 - Update: As of Tuesday night, the Writers' strike is officially over. Original story follows.

While the strike looks just about over, Heroes fans shouldn't expect new episodes in the immediate future. The news filtering out seems to confirm that the NBC superhero hit won't be back until this fall, despite writers almost certainly going back to work this week.

The reason for the delay seems centered around issues unique to Heroes from both a production and structural standpoint. Heroes creator Tim Kring told ew.com last week that he felt that they could probably only finish three more episodes of the series if they attempted to film more to air by the end of this TV season in May.

Heroes is formatted in large story arcs, the next of which is called "Villains." Doing just three more episodes this season would mean either making that story much shorter than intended, or making the audience wait several months for the story to conclude in the fall. Says Kring to ew.com, "With a show like Heroes that's so strongly serialized, and given what we wanted to accomplish with the new storyline, to come back with just three episodes could be creatively dangerous."

An additional report on AintitCoolNews comes from Berlin, saying that Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is also confirming that there won't be anymore Heroes episodes this season. However, she says the new season will begin shooting in April, which is extremely early for fall TV episodes. Heroes actually went back into production earlier than most shows last summer too, in June, and with the strike having put the entire schedule in disarray, the April production start could simply be an attempt to ramp up for Season 3 as quickly as possible.