As you know, the subtitle for this arc is "Redemption." That is the question, can this show redeem itself? Last season seemed to start off strong but I have to admit I actually got bored and had to force myself to watch. In case you haven't seen it, here's the three and a half promo from NBC.com for the upcoming season. I have to admit that seeing Robert Knepper (T-Bag from Prison Break) sparks my interest. I'm curious where things are going to go after the end of the last season. Let's hope this arc truly will redeem the series...
Sylar
Character » Sylar appears in 10 issues.
A former watchmaker who discovered his superhuman abilities and became a serial killer obsessed with obtaining the powers of others. Currently reformed.
Are You Ready For Heroes Redemption?
As you know, the subtitle for this arc is "Redemption." That is the question, can this show redeem itself? Last season seemed to start off strong but I have to admit I actually got bored and had to force myself to watch. In case you haven't seen it, here's the three and a half promo from NBC.com for the upcoming season. I have to admit that seeing Robert Knepper (T-Bag from Prison Break) sparks my interest. I'm curious where things are going to go after the end of the last season. Let's hope this arc truly will redeem the series...
Thanx, G-Man. I'm gonna watch Heroes. Nothing else to watch at that time slot. I kinda want to see what the tattooed lady's story is about.
I hate to say that this promo is kind of getting me excited. I really dug the first episode of last season when they showed it at Comic-Con. Things just fizzled big time for me. This does look (dare I say) good. I just don't want to get burned again.
My hopes aren't up, but I'm a Sylar fanboy. lol I want to see how they handle the Nathan/Sylar storyline. I saw a lot of Circus scenes. T-Bag is running a circus??? Something about that don't sound right. lol
"I don't think you're the only one that didn't watch. They should do a nice re-cap at the beginning to fill everyone in.I didn't watch the last season of Heroes. Hopefully I won't be too lost.
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I don't like Sylar ...
He's killed too many of my favourite characters.
so Meh.
Wooo!
Sooo happy to see Tracy back!
"My hopes aren't up, but I'm a Sylar fanboy. lol I want to see how they handle the Nathan/Sylar storyline. I saw a lot of Circus scenes. T-Bag is running a circus??? Something about that don't sound right. lol "
Circus of Crime.......
"Let's hope this arc truly will redeem the series... " i truly hope so, like you said G-man i too feel like this show should be my favorite also and i always seem to force myself to watch it always hoping that it will eventually get better. Sadly it never did. Here's hoping for another good season. if the show still sucks, i'm going to stop watching it indefinitely.
Wow, I am amazed at the lack of love for Heroes. To be honest, I do not keep up with other internet boards on this topic but honestly, bored, you must be joking. Season 2 was crippled primarily by the writer's strike but Season 3 excluding the story arc with Claire was really great. Particularly the second half of the season with the increased focus on the series best character, Sylar.
When Quinto made the jump to Star Trek, I thought he would be off the show so it is cool to see that not being the case.
I actually like this show a lot. I have yet to miss an episode since I jumped on midway through season one, but constantly making Sylar an unequaled villain gets old in my view. With him no longer having a counter-balance in Peter it's basically just waiting for him to make the big move.
I'll still watch this season though. Angela Petrelli was always one of my favorites with her manipulation tactics.
I can't wait, I think my biggest problem with heroes is Claire Bennet, i hate that character.
I hope this season is good.
I'm still a big fan of this, like lost it loses something week to week, but when watched straight through it shows it's true nature as a wonderfully crafted modern sci-fi masterpiece. Name one show on TV that has ever done a better job at the super hero gig.
" Name one show on TV that has ever done a better job at the super hero gig."Batman, The Tick, The Green Hornet, Lois & Clark, The Incredible Hulk, The Flash, Birds of Prey... I won't even get into animated series. Just because Heroes has shiny effects doesn't make it the best superhero show ever. Not by a loooong ways.
" This show needs to get rid of Claire and Hiro. Their story lines are always boring. "This would cut viewership by at least a third, and is a terrible idea from a marketing standpoint.
" And NONE of these found as large of an following or garnered as much interest as Heroes has over the years "Heroes has benefitted from all of the shows that I mentioned which came before (not to mention the superhero movies), and they also have a much larger budget. Heroes has a lot of publicity behind it, and they loaded the show with people who were somewhat competent actors, or were young and attractive. Like I said, special effects don't make a good show, as we saw last season. Most of those episodes were on par with Lois & Clark, IMO. The Flash was better.
" @jefprice said:" And NONE of these found as large of an following or garnered as much interest as Heroes has over the years "Heroes has benefitted from all of the shows that I mentioned which came before (not to mention the superhero movies), and they also have a much larger budget. Heroes has a lot of publicity behind it, and they loaded the show with people who were somewhat competent actors, or were young and attractive. Like I said, special effects don't make a good show, as we saw last season. Most of those episodes were on par with Lois & Clark, IMO. The Flash was better. "
"Eh I don't know how much they've benefited from those shows, at least from a viewer point, since most of the people I know that are really big fans of Heroes don't like any of those shows other then the Tick. "Allow me to clarify: Heroes, the show, would not exist if it were not for the shows and movies which came before it. That is how they benefitted hugely. Comics have become a more popular medium between the production of the shows previously mentioned, and the creation of Heroes. They capitalized on a growing phenomenon, which is why they got such a huge initial reaction.
" Heroes will always find hate, because it's mainstream. A lot of us still like it, and think it's fine and an enjoyable show. "What's this "us" business? I like Heroes just fine, as you'd know if you read the thread. I don't hate Heroes because it's mainstream. I don't hate it at all.
" @jefprice said:"Eh I don't know how much they've benefited from those shows, at least from a viewer point, since most of the people I know that are really big fans of Heroes don't like any of those shows other then the Tick. "Allow me to clarify: Heroes, the show, would not exist if it were not for the shows and movies which came before it. That is how they benefitted hugely. Comics have become a more popular medium between the production of the shows previously mentioned, and the creation of Heroes. They capitalized on a growing phenomenon, which is why they got such a huge initial reaction.@jefprice said:"" Heroes will always find hate, because it's mainstream. A lot of us still like it, and think it's fine and an enjoyable show. "What's this "us" business? I like Heroes just fine, as you'd know if you read the thread. I don't hate Heroes because it's mainstream. I don't hate it at all.
" Oh great, here come The MorlocksUgh X -Heroes sucks. "They haven't done anything too original, just ripping off of comics, so I'm passing on watching this show
Series one was great no matter how un-original i loved it then the 2nd one was 'meh' & stoped watching at the end of the 3rd series. I think i saw one of series 4 and that was lame, Heroes died for me when the petrelli's went boom above New York.
well I love heroes, I think the downfall was during the writers strike they made that godawful finale and had to try and fix things after the strike and in my opinion that cause this domino effect of crappy episodes. I am excited to see what happens this season and the new additions to the show.
Wait--the character's name from Prison Break is "T-Bag"??? ROLF!!! No, no, no---you can't be serious! I'm so glad I've never watched Prison Break, and this justifies why I haven't. OMG!!!! I can't stop....no way.
That aside--whew--I simply am looking forward to the return of Heroes. Just wish everyone would quit belly-aching about it. Better than a lot of crap that is on, just enjoy the blasted show.
All I can say is MEH. I've just been burned too many times by this show. The first season was SOOOOOO great. It had so much potential, nowhere to go but up. But instead, it took a nosedive because they were too pansy to just run with it. It's a show about superheroes, THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BATTLES!!! I think the longest fight was the sword duel between Adam and Hiro, and even that wasn't great. The straw that broke the camel's back for me was the showdown we had been waiting for since the first season, Peter vs Sylar, TOOK PLACE ENTIRELY BEHIND A FREAKIN' DOOR! I'm done. I'm out.
I agree with Marshall Madness about the big battle that took place behind the door was disappointing. Seeing the Aftermath was cool, but this was just another case of the characters being completely ignorant just to drive the plot along. There is no reason why Nate or Pete didn't grab Claire and bring her with them to fight Sylar.
I don't really feel like they need that many battles in the show. Most of the powers are like Rock, Paper Scissors. Its fun to see them use the powers for practical reasons too. The "Villains" volume had a decent amount of action.
I have mixed feelings about getting that dude from Prison Break on the show. I watched a couple episodes of Prison Break, then they made a SECOND SEASON! God that was dumb. Anyway, I'm not sure if my hating of the guy is because I think he sucks or because he is that effective of an actor. He looks like he has telekenesis on Heroes.
I hope Hiro gets his powers back. He really is the best character. He's always optimistic even when he's scared out of his mind. He's like SpongeBob with a samurai mentality and time freeze ability. It would be poetic for him to die while freezing time, I hope that doesn't happen though.
This is the ONLY show that I watched weekly at its scheduled time. I'm often disappointed. The show has a lot of bland moments which often have me wondering what the f'n point is at the end of the episode. Most episodes are decent, and every three or four episodes there is a "Hell Yeah!" moment. Heroes is notorious for leaving things hanging. They'll have characters make appearances at the end of an episode, then not have them for the rest of season or maybe toward the end of the season.
I wish I didnt see Sylar go after Parkman. I hate knowing what happens. Anyway, you'll know where to find me every Monday.
Where to start...just where.. I couldn't agree with you more G-Man. When Heroes came out i was sooo excited, the first 2 season's were good in their own ways and i loved them. An even though they had dissapointments (It took Peter two n a half Season's to b/c competent w/ his abilities!!?????!!) i kept right along with them. It wasn't until when they took Peter's power, and replaced it w/ that factory made crap. That was the end of the show for me. I hear that the writers/producers realize the mistake they made and have/had him regain his power from Sylar. I think i'll keep following along on Herowiki for now, if i hear good things, i'll check it out. I have no plans to get hooked into waiting for another promising show to find it's feet again. Learned taht lesson w/ Smallville.
the breaking point for me will be if they bring up the whole blasted father daughter relationship problems between Claire and her dad one more time, then thats when I stop watching or at least get really, really bored...that has been played out to death!
agree with earlier point, the whole Sylar/Peter showdown was a total insult to us all...I dont think that everything should be battles all the time, but at least they should have given us that one.
oh and for those who like Tracy, no need to fear she is an immortal character. If she dies there is still Barbara, and if she dies the retarded writers will find another character for her to pop back as.
Cant wait for heroes redemption to be released, will be adding the episodes on my heroes website as soon as new season is released. So you will be able to <a href="http://www.getheroes.com">Watch Heroes Online</a> as soon as its released in the United States. If you wish to <a href="http://www.getheroes.com">Watch Heroes Redemption</a> then click one of those links and you can stream them online.
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