TV Meme - Day 11 - Heroes

[snogged]

I've got to go with Heroes on this one. When the show first started, I was thrilled. It was explosive, engaging, and the characters had unique back stories and powers that piqued my curiosity. Sure, some characters got on my nerves (*coughcough*Claire*coughcough*), some characters had way too many lives (*coughcough*Niki*coughcough*), some characters were sadistic, cruel, and totally hot (I'm looking at you, Sylar), and too many characters were related to each other (dammit Kring, Peter and Claire had chemistry! You never should have decided to make Peter her uncle). But overall, season 1 felt consistent and it felt like this show could redefine the science fiction/fantasy genre.

Needless to say...season 2 felt flat in comparison to season 1. I kept persevering, hoping for that shiny payoff, but it never came.

When Season 3 started and my schedule became more jam-packed with school, I came to the conclusion that I was better off cutting my losses and giving this show the boot. And I'm glad I did.

Good riddance.




Day 12 – An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood show
Day 14 – Favorite male character
Day 15 – Favorite female character
Day 16 – Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 – Favorite mini series
Day 18 – Favorite title sequence
Day 19 – Best TV show cast
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite ship
Day 22 – Favorite series finale
Day 23 – Most annoying character
Day 24 – Best quote
Day 25 – A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 – OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 – Best pilot episode
Day 28 – First TV show obsession
Day 29 – Current TV show obsession
Day 30 – Saddest character death

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

It's sad when a show falls down. Law and Order: Criminal Intent just did that and I will never forgive it.


Gabrielle

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Bad Law and Order! Bad!

[idioticonion.livejournal.com]

The only good thing about Season 2 was Takezo Kensei. Because, dayum, I'd hit that. ;-)

But like you, by season 3 I'd lost the will. I watched maybe 6 episodes then just couldn't be arsed. Sad.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

...mmmm...

[magpieinthesky.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is exactly the same reaction I had to Heroes as well! I loved the first season, thought the second was meh, and gave up around the middle of the third... just before I found HIMYM!

[snogged.livejournal.com]

YAY HIMYM!!!!

[rua1412.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with you about everything about the fact season 4 made the trick for me... in a bad way of course.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

OMG yes!!! Yes yes yes to everything you said! I'm really not surprised it got canceled!

kisses xxx

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I'm not either.

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

By the way, is that Janine in your icon?

[snogged.livejournal.com]

IT IS!

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

Oh I loved her! I was so happy when she won!

xx

[promethia_tenk]

Actually, season 3 was BY FAR my favorite. I realize I may be the only person in all of existence who thinks so, but the character stuff in season 3 (especially for Sylar, Horned Rimmed Glasses, and Mama Petrelli) was seriously engrossing, and the "Fugitives" arc in the second half of the season was tense and suspenseful. I think it also benefits from being marathoned, rather than watched week to week.

I never really expect to convince anybody to give season 3 a chance, but I feel like season 2 poisoned most of the good will the show had and season 3 got a bad deal out of it as a result. It is in all seriousness, though, one of my favorite seasons of television.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I do love HRG. "Company Man" is one of my favorite episodes.

Also...I'm pretty sure I was done with it before "Fugitives" started.

And I agree. Season 2 definitely did raise a lot of faith in the show.

[smthwallflower.livejournal.com]

Making Claire and Peter related was a baaad idea. They still had awesome 'I looooove you' chemistry even after the whole related thing.

Did anyone ever find out about that girl Peter left in the future?

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Hence, why I shipped Paire for a long time.

And I don't know.