By
the time you read this, the news that the TV show Heroes is coming
back is old. Entitled Heroes Reborn and airing in 2015 with a big
digital tie in and limited run. There will be 13 episodes that
contain a different story then before with different characters.
Although there is hope that some of the original cast will make cameo
appearances. Really, all of them should do anything NBC asks of them
because most of the actors/actresses got really popular due to the
success of the show. Well except for Ali Larter. She was already
famous for the whipped cream bikini. If you don't know what I'm
talking about, go watch the movie Varsity Blues, you're welcome.
This
is where it gets tough. Season Two suffered for a very important and
sometimes forgotten reason. The infamous writers’ strike happened
thus halting any momentum that the show gained. Episodes had to be
written with crazy deadlines and it didn't help that the season
started with characters that we didn't care about. Another thing that
didn't help was the fact that they backed themselves into a corner
and weren't able to explain some of the powers. Some were cool, but
didn't make sense of how or why they worked. I didn't even finish the
rest of the season and never watched the show again.
I
always felt guilty for not continuing to see the story unfold. I
mean, didn't I owe them that after giving me such great enjoyment
from the first season? So the news broke that Heroes Reborn was
coming next year. Some people were excited on social networks, while
others were not going to give it another shot after being burned so
badly before. The latter of that, I totally get, I do. It's tough to
forgive a show for going downhill so fast. However my reaction
surprised even me. I was excited. I mean really, truly, excited. It
made me want to go back and watch the first season & even try to
finish out the series as the entirety is available streaming on
Netflix.
There
was just something so special about season one that grabbed a lot of
people that weren't interested in comics. It's actually the part I
hated about the show. I mean this show had all the cool elements of a
comic book and a lot of the people that watched the show, didn't read
comics. That frustrated me a lot because I love comic books and think
it’s a great medium to tell a story. Anyway, that's an article for
another day.
I
wish Heroes Reborn brought back at least some of the original cast,
but two of its biggest stars (one with pointy ears & one
currently residing in Nashville) moved on to much greener pastures.
Relying on original characters to bring back a show that was
cancelled because it lost its audience due to muddling characters and
story lines is risky. That first episode is gonna have to be crazy
good. It's gonna have to get people talking and get a buzz making
even more people tune in the following week. This is a show that
cannot afford to lose viewership as it continues. The good news is
being a limited run does give them a chance to present a much tighter
story then most network shows have.
Tim
Kring, the creator is going to be back and I am hoping the network
gives him creative control. He was able to create characters we cared
about before so maybe he can do it again. But finding a great villain
like Sylar is gonna be tough. Really tough.
I
will not pass judgment right now. I will wait until I see the end
credits of the first episode to decide if it was a good move to bring
it back. The nerdy side of me hopes it is.
-R.T.
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