Comments on: Heroes Lite: Less Viewers Means Fewer Episodes

By: MikeDrinksCoffee

MikeDrinksCoffee — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:06:30 +0000

im posting rather late but i just wanted to point out that original they toyed with the idea of a new cast each season. I personally would have liked that. My favorite parts of the show were when people were just discovering there powers. I’d say season 2 and on are decent seasons. I really believe if they had stuck with the original synopsis of this show “ordinary people discovering extraordinary abilitys” it would have done much better. Each season a new group of strangers discover abilities and must come together to save the world. I feel that with season 2 they should of had a more similiar plot structure as season 1.

By: New Cast Members Bringing ‘Redemption’ to Heroes? - Screen Rant

New Cast Members Bringing ‘Redemption’ to Heroes? - Screen Rant — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:27:05 +0000

[...] Knepper’s Samuel will be a “Jim Jones type–charismatic but evil, with a twisted sense of humor–who will veer into the lives of all heroes.” He’s been referred to as the “Carnival Barker,” which peaks my interest beyond the solid casting choice – but then again it is Heroes, so that character/storyline could end up falling flat. Knepper is currently signed-on for at least six episodes of the shortened fourth season. [...]

By: tasouli

tasouli — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:48:40 +0000

Heroes has become one of the worst shows out there and it is nearing Smallville status as a great show turned into a disaster.
I personally feel that the show began to go downhill in season 3, I actually liked season 2. Keep in mind that season 2 was cut short because of the writer’s strike and taking that into consideration I dont think the season was that bad.
Season 3 however was a mess. The villains volume was horrible and there is way too much going on in the show. They need to stick with the characters that made the show great in the 1st season. Focus on Peter, Nathan (or Silar whoever he is), Clair, and Hiro. Those are the fan favorites so give teh fns what they want.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:04:20 +0000

Heroes has turned into a sci fi soap opera. If I was an actor there, I would hate it: being asked to convey emotion in totally unrealistic circumstances. (I mean emotionally, not in terms of the super powers)

Good writing draws you in. Right now they’ve tried to get lots of action, but very little good writing.

By: GUNSMITH

GUNSMITH — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:59:21 +0000

SORRY BRUCE,IM NOT SHOUTING, I ALWAYS RIGHT IN CAPS..ITS LIKE MY THING.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:04:06 +0000

Gunsmith:

There’s no need to shout here… gently press that caps lock and breathe… in , out…

and yes, that and many other reasons why the show started to slide down the ratings scale!

By: GUNSMITH

GUNSMITH — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:59:05 +0000

THEY WATERED DOWN PETERS POWERS, THEY TOOK MOST OF HIRO’S POWERS AWAY, AND THEY WONDER WHY VIEWERSHIP WENT DOWN…HELLO.

By: grgr

grgr — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:58:35 +0000

season 4 has been a waste of episodes because its all a bunch of bull eg

oh god wnast us to do this
we have to the right thing
you can trust blah blah

they done even use powers any more, claire doesnt make us feel ill anymore with her healing lol

By: Gambit

Gambit — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:20:30 +0000

@Steve

great point on Claire’s blood. They even saved (well healed) Nathan like that before, but with Adam’s blood back in Season 2. But I guess if everytime someone died they just got a little blood from Claire no one would ever have to die. (they could have easily saved Daphene, Nathan, DL, Niki, Charlie, and so on espacially back when Hiro could have just traveled through time with the blood) but they never. It’d be nice if they at least came up with a reason as to way they couldn’t do that in certain situations. Like he had been dead to long or something, I mean I’m not a writier and that was off the top of my head but it sounds reasonable, so I’m sure the hero’s guys could come up with something better.

As much as I love hero’s (definitly my favorite show of all time) they have a tendency to do things and not explain why. I mean Season 2, Peter could walk through walls at the time (thats how him and Adam escaped Level 5) however when they got to the vault that held the virus he struggled to open it with his mind, if i remember correctly his nose even started to bleed. Couldn’t he have walked right through it instead of dealing with all that pain. Or at least have tried and said “I must not be able to phase through this kind of metal” Something at least. Despite the reasoning really not being logical I’m excited to see what happens with the Nathan/Sylar situation. It seems like they are leading towards the first future they went to, back in “5 years later” from Volume 1, Where Sylar was president as Nathan. I’d say sylar gets his memory back, but stays quiet about it. It would be interesting cause it would show the whole you can’t change fate idea.

Also everyone remember Peter’s Irish girlfriend 9forget her name. He accidently brought her to the furutre with the virus, they stopped the virus so that future never happened. So what happened to her, I guess if shes in a future that never happened that she just ceased to exisit. but it’d be nice of Peter to at least remember her and maybe even think about a rescue attempt, once someone can travel through time again.

And of course let’s gie Hiro his power back already. poor guy. Last thing. Peter obsorbed Sylar’s Power, but he can only obsorb one at a time now. Did he only get the shapeshifter one, or because Sylar was one person with so many abilites – did he get all of them?

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:38:38 +0000

MANDARR

Thanks for coming by and it’s great to express opinions.

But we don’t need to be calling anyone names, regardless of who they may be.

Screen Rant is a friendly place for all involved!

By: Mandarr

Mandarr — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:57:44 +0000

I’ll keep dvr’ing it when it comes back, but this seasons finale was really lame. And as for Jay Leno, well I can’t stand that jerk.

By: Cookie Garris

Cookie Garris — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:06:44 +0000

My advise if your going to watch the season then just watch the 2nd half when Bryan Fuller started writing for it again. I want to see him have a full season with the show again before I pass judgment. That’s a very good point people are bringing up about Claire’s blood and Andy S makes a good point about Sylar becoming Nathan. How does brainwashing equal him becoming Nathan? And not showing the final battle was just silly! What sucks is that they will cancel Chuck and keep Heroes.

By: Andy S

Andy S — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:34:20 +0000

Steve, moving Chuck and Heroes to Tuesday or Wednesday night will never happen. THere is no way that they would pit those shows again the horrific American Idol or Dancing with the Stars. Yes, that is how pathetic America is nowadays. I still don’t understand how over 20 million people a week watch that drek.

I agree about Mondays though, I usually end up missing Two and a Half Men because the DVR can only record 2 shows and I record Heroes and “24″ at 9 because I usually end up workking until 9.

By: Daniel F

Daniel F — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:06:51 +0000

The second half of Season 3 has been great and contains one of the best season finales I’ve seen in awhile.

On a side note I never have to make a choice when it comes to TV because of the wonderful DVR.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:21:19 +0000

Oh for crying out loud, stay on subject “7″.

Then again, if they bring Brandy back, I’d so most definitely watch.

By: 790

790 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:51:29 +0000

I’m not sure about you Oscar!,,, friend or foe?

(Bizarro Newsflash) On a positive note, Celebrity Apprentice has been renewed for 2010.

No I’m not kidding.

By: Bruce Simmons

Bruce Simmons — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:41:14 +0000

STEVE:

“… but I would rather make my wife happy and “get some”.”

And hence, why I sometimes seem to know more about some reality TV shows than I’d really like to!

By: Oscar!

Oscar! — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:25:48 +0000

Very valid reasons there 790.

By: 790

790 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:15:29 +0000

Lol,,, NBC produces a crap show and expects us to support it.

Cancel the show, who cares, its garbage,,,

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:35:16 +0000

As far as the Nathan/Syler switch, why didnt Claire just give him some of her blood and bring him back to life like she did with Noah? Or like Kensei did with Nathan’s burns?

I really dont see all the fuss about Heroes not being as good as the first season. It is still very entertaining and a lot better than 90% of other programming.

Networks base everything on ratings and I think that is insane. There are other factors that need to be considered, for example:

I dont watch Heroes on Monday night because my wife likes to watch the comedies on CBS. So we DVR Chuck and Heroes and watch them on Tuesday when there isnt anything on. My priorities are with Chuck and Heroes but I would rather make my wife happy and “get some”. How may other guys are not watching on Monday for this very reason? I dont know. I do know that Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights suck for programming, so why do the networks keep trying to compete for Monday night ratings? In the fall they have to compete with ESPN Monday Night Football too…. Genius.

How about spreading it out? NBC is getting killed on Monday. Move Chuck and Heroes to Tuesday. Problem solved, more ratings.

I guess it doesnt matter anyway they are going to cancel Chuck and Heroes for another stupid CSI/Cop/Lawyer/Doctor drama or reality/dancing/singing (everything that is wrong with America) show.