Comments on: Does Heroes Need A Reboot?

By: hateration

hateration — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:47:00 +0000

Really? Nobody remembers Maya? She was the “new hero” in season 2, and it was a great moment when she stumbled upon Sylar's body early in the season. The only moment greater for her character was when they flashbacked to the first time she used her powers. It was very 1st season.

By: hateration

hateration — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:47:00 +0000

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Heroes: One Shall Soon Fall - Screen Rant — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:26:48 +0000

[...] was last season. This show has been begging for a move like this to get made (we’ve even been discussing a few candidates), and, in the end, I think the showrunners will appreciate just how much narrative space a [...]

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Heroes: Ink - Pink Raygun.com — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:44:27 +0000

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By: Panda

Panda — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:08:57 +0000

Ink suffered from what a lot of Heroes suffers from, bad writing. The concepts and ideas are good, but some fo the logic of events are just terrible.

1) Claire upset with Noah about wiping Gretchen’s memory with “she’s the only friend I’ve made”, just hours after Claire was blowing off Gretchen as an annoyance? Some friend.

2) Peter wants to be the unsung hero, yet he hangs news clippings of his rescues all over his wall? I think his partner is right, he is a glory hog. Not really in his character from the past couple seasons.

3) Matt was backed into a corner to use his powers because he’s an idiot, not because Sylar manipulated him. There was no motivation for him to beat up a guy handcuffed to a chair. The scene was cool, but only because of the one thing that still makes the show and that’s Sylar.

Heroes doesn’t need a full reboot, but waive off some of the older characters with some links to the older stories (Noah and Sylar).

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:55:02 +0000

You have to be kidding me! Do you work for the studios?!?! I USED to be a die hard Heroes fan and after last nights episode I think i’m going to be throwing the towel in. All these new characters and a “REBOOT” is exactly what Heroes DOESN’T need. If people haven’t started watching by now they never will and in the mean time the producers are neglecting the true fans that have watched there characters develop pushed to the side.

To see a show that was so great and had so much potential die in the matter of 3 episodes is trully sad.

I think instead of bringing on new characters they need to bring on new writers and producers!

By: jenny

jenny — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:21:13 +0000

No it doesn’t need a reboot. I like it just the way it is. The actors and writers are doing a great job. The reason the ratings are down is that people do not know how good it has gotten. It’s going to be a terrific season. For some reason, reviewers keep talking about rebooting or killing off all the characters and spreading negative information. People need to come back and watch! It is so pointless to keep writing articles saying how they can improve it when they already have improved it.

By: Dai

Dai — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:45:47 +0000

Well, I’ll have to heavily disagree on the “nothing happened”. Ink had what I love(d) the most about Heroes.
Personally, I don’t think they need a reboot, but I won’t be against a cast renewal. Some will die at some point, others will move on, and others could stay but with less presence. Of course, if it’s to kill newly introduced characters before even exploring their backstory, I don’t see the point.

I already love Emma, who is not blind by the way… It seemed pretty clear when I watched the episode.

By: branden

branden — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:19:43 +0000

Huggybear, nothing happened? Really? Sam didn’t meet Peter and mark him with the compass? Parkman didn’t realize that Sylar has to get out of his head? We weren’t introduced to a new hero?

What are you talking about “nothing happened?”

Ink as proof the show is still alive. Hiro, Ando, Angela, and Tracy weren’t even in the episode and it was good. Now, their current stories are the most boring, but they will progress through the show.

I don’t understand why ratings went down. The story of Peter’s dad, I loved Kristen Bell’s character Elle, Adam Monroe was cool, but I guess Claire being annoying and Peter rarely using his powers was gay. Seriously, USE YOUR EFFING POWERS!

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:17:53 +0000

I agree with Huggybear that the blind woman was the best part of the last episode. That scene where she was playing the viola and could see the sound was fantastic. I thought the entire episode was pretty good but I agree that this might be the last season.

By: tasouli

tasouli — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:45:15 +0000

I don’t think that a full on reboot is needed but definately at this point Heroes has lost its appeal to to its audience. The show is no longer a cult classic and has grown tiresome and boring. We have given it too many chances and while this season is off to a good start, it has already lost too much of its fan base and nobody is willing to give it another chance. I mean we are definately tired of Ali Larter’s characters. They offed her in the second season only to bringher back in the 3rd as another character…just get us a new actress! Nathan Patrelli should no longer be on the show, yes I know he’s actually Sylar, but once you kill a character get rid of him because it is confusing and irritating to the audience. Sylar should DEFINATELY not be there anymore. I mean you cannot have the same main villain for all these seasons. You dont need to kill him off because he is popular but just have him on for guest appearances. Mrs Patrelli is as obvious as it gets, she needs to go. Nobody cares anout her stupid story and involvement with the show. Same goes with Noah Bennett. He is a human, not a heroe and he has survived death a COUNTLESS number of times, he needs to go and in killing him off we could show Clair progress and mature into a more independant adult.
Characters that shoudl stay:

Claire: Because lets face it, she is the cast hottie and does have a cult following of young teenage boys.

Peter Patrelli: Clearly the lead of the show and the character that everyone is most interested about. IN thefirst season his powers were limitless and godlike, we need to get him back there.

Hiro (not Ando as well): Second most popular character on this show and definately has his own group following. His name is even the same as the shows, well close to it.

Other than these characters everyone is pretty much expendible in my opinion.

What they could do is a reboot with Hiro or Peter going back in time and in turn starting a butterfly effect changing the courses of people’s lives. That is probably the best way to do it, kind of like how the reboot was approached on Star Trek except with different characters of course

By: Huggybear

Huggybear — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:45:18 +0000

Let’s make a poll to see what people think about Heroes surviving for the fifth season. My vote is “hell, no”

By: Alexander Logain

Alexander Logain — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:27:17 +0000

The first three episodes of season 4 were a joke. They must have rolled some freaking dice when it came to choosing the storylines, etc. Who in their right minds would start a season off like that? Especially considering it was already starting to suck. It was a joke. A sad, sad joke that should never have been told.

By: vid

vid — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:54:36 +0000

Gotta agree with Forester…Heroes has been given enough chances. It’s squandered some of its most interesting characters and couldn’t come up with a cohesive storyline that didn’t contradict itself with seemingly every episode.

By: Forrester

Forrester — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:39:28 +0000

You’re talking about next season?!? Heroes will be lucky to survive to next month. This is already its third reboot. I don’t believe it deserves any more chances.

By: Cookie Garris

Cookie Garris — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:43:07 +0000

Your idea of a reboot is a good idea. Maybe the problem is that the characters get stale and the audience gets bored with seeing the same powers over and over again.

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:26:21 +0000

@Aaron

I COMPLETELY agree with you!! Ali’s character needs to actually be taken off the show. She has no purpose, and all her story lines are just plain pointless and boring. I have no beef with the actress, just the horrible character she plays.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:57:14 +0000

ok I have to say that I am sold so far on the new season. I loved ink. I think you are right in that it was like watching season 1 again. I remember looking at the clock and realizing it was almost over and being shocked. I am excited for next week and it’s been a while since that happened. I think the focus of Ink was part of what made it. Instead of going 5 min on every character they focused on about a third of the cast for an episode. It really made a difference. If they keep this up they will find redemption. Now here’s to hoping they can stick with a story line.

By: Tweeb

Tweeb — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:24:52 +0000

Nothing has been the same since the writer’s strike…it’s a shame because there were a lot of really good shows that went to hell ever since then.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:26:00 +0000

So far Heroes Season 4 sucks. The only reason worth watching is Sylar. Other than that the program has gotten terrible. How the hell can you say “Ink” was a timely example of Heroes at its best. Let alone make you feel like you were watching season 1 again. Season 1 was the shows best. Season was worth watching, had what the show needed. Season 2 was good as well. Season went down hill. Season 4??? Like I said if it was an all Sylar season they could probably pull it off.