Heroes News from TV Guide.com
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snoggedI figured my Heroes friends would be interested in reading this so I'm posting it here. It's about the upcoming "Finale" and what that means to us fans
Question: What exactly is the status of Heroes? They advertise this week's episode as the finale, but is it the season finale or the series finale? I realize that the writers' strike may have put an end to the show until next fall, but I can't believe that NBC would scrap it already, especially when it's been such a crappy fall for freshman shows on every network. Also, I personally don't see what all the fuss is about with Season 2. I was glued to my TV for every episode and thought they were great. I would be really disappointed if the show was done!— Heather
Matt Roush: Lots of confusion on this topic. (Thanks, NBC, for trumpeting such misleading promos.) Tonight's episode is absolutely not the series finale — Heroes is going to run for years, trust me — and everyone's hoping it won't be the season finale, either. The situation is that this episode is the "finale" of the current virus-threat arc, or at least that's how it's being billed, and this is the last completed episode before the strike shut down production. When the strike is over — let's all hope it's soon — filming will resume for the back half of the season. There may be more of a gap between episodes than the show or the network would have preferred, but unless the strike drags on indefinitely, there will be more Heroes before the season is over. How many or when, no one can say just yet. Same goes for all of the other established series worried fans keep asking about. As for my thoughts on Season 2 to date: I thought it started off as bad or worse than the beginning of Season 1, embracing clutter over clarity. But just like in Season 1, it eventually kicked into high gear, and from around the time when Matt's "nightmare man" father was introduced, along with Kristen Bell's feisty Elle, the show has been a lot more entertaining. I'll miss it.
Question: What exactly is the status of Heroes? They advertise this week's episode as the finale, but is it the season finale or the series finale? I realize that the writers' strike may have put an end to the show until next fall, but I can't believe that NBC would scrap it already, especially when it's been such a crappy fall for freshman shows on every network. Also, I personally don't see what all the fuss is about with Season 2. I was glued to my TV for every episode and thought they were great. I would be really disappointed if the show was done!— Heather
Matt Roush: Lots of confusion on this topic. (Thanks, NBC, for trumpeting such misleading promos.) Tonight's episode is absolutely not the series finale — Heroes is going to run for years, trust me — and everyone's hoping it won't be the season finale, either. The situation is that this episode is the "finale" of the current virus-threat arc, or at least that's how it's being billed, and this is the last completed episode before the strike shut down production. When the strike is over — let's all hope it's soon — filming will resume for the back half of the season. There may be more of a gap between episodes than the show or the network would have preferred, but unless the strike drags on indefinitely, there will be more Heroes before the season is over. How many or when, no one can say just yet. Same goes for all of the other established series worried fans keep asking about. As for my thoughts on Season 2 to date: I thought it started off as bad or worse than the beginning of Season 1, embracing clutter over clarity. But just like in Season 1, it eventually kicked into high gear, and from around the time when Matt's "nightmare man" father was introduced, along with Kristen Bell's feisty Elle, the show has been a lot more entertaining. I'll miss it.
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on 2007-12-03 07:39 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2007-12-03 09:42 pm (UTC)I was glad to read this too.
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on 2007-12-03 09:33 pm (UTC)I hope the strike is over soon so we can have our heroes back! ;)
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on 2007-12-03 09:43 pm (UTC)