Archive for May, 2007
12-Year Old Masi Oka (Hiro) On the Cover of Time Magazine
There is no news here, just a little bit of nostalgia, as we time-travel to 1987 and take a look at what was on the cover of Time Magazine at that time. Why look, it’s young 12-year old Masi Oka aka Hiro Nakamura! Get it? Time travel back to 1987? Hiro? Um, anyways, check out [...]
May 31st, 2007 | Sam | 12 comments | Read MoreHeroes: Origins to Run Mid-Season 2
Last year NBC nearly dropped teh ball when they stopped running original episodes of Heroes for a length period halfway through the season, and viewership dropped when the show returned from its break. This year, NBC has something different planned — Season 2 of Heroes will take a mid-season break as before, but instead of [...]
May 31st, 2007 | Sam | 4 comments | Read MoreTim Kring Reveals that Volume 3 to Begin the Middle of Season 2!
This is a surprise. In an interview at the 2007 Comic Con, Tim Kring revealed some details about the upcoming Season 2, and how it relates to the show’s “volumes”, namely that Volumes 2 and 3 will not follow the pattern set by Volume 1, which took the entire season 1 to conclude. Instead, Volume [...]
May 30th, 2007 | Sam | 0 comments | Read MoreWill the Emmys Nominate Masi Oka?
The Variety guys have an article about how Hollywood is lagging behind when it comes to recognizing actors of color (i.e. minorities, non-whites) for Emmy nominations. Of course the irony is that Hollywood has always been the loudest voice when it comes to this, telling the rest of America to be more open-minded, when the [...]
May 30th, 2007 | Sam | 3 comments | Read MoreFirst Batch of Season 2 Spoilers: New Character Descriptions
The website TVSquad got their hands on a listing of new Heroes characters that will be appearing in the first two episodes of Season 2. They seem to know what they’re talking about, and I’m inclined to believe they are reporting accurately and from viable sources. And if not — hey, just take it as [...]
May 26th, 2007 | Sam | 17 comments | Read MoreWatch the Entire First Season Online for Free
Just a reminder that if you missed any of the Heroes Season 1 episode, or want to watch them again to see something you might have missed the first time around, you can do so now at NBC’s Heroes site by clicking here. NBC has the entire season, Chapter 1 to 23, online now, and [...]
May 26th, 2007 | Sam | 11 comments | Read MoreJames Kyson Lee to Judge the Miss Universe Pageant
Here’s another reason to finally watch the Miss Universe Pageant (come on, admit it, no one watches this thing anymore) — at least, if you’re a Heroes fan — because Hiro’s sidekick James Kyson Lee, aka Ando, will be one of the pageant’s celebrity judges. The Miss Universe Pageant will be hosted by Vanessa Minnillo [...]
May 25th, 2007 | Sam | 1 comment | Read MoreEnter the Heroes Comic-Con 2007 Contest
Got this email about a Heroes Comic-Con contest to keep you creative types busy during the Summer. Here it is:
NBC is running two contests connected with Comic-Con in San Diego: One where viewers create their own Heroes graphic novel, and another where viewers make their own Heroes music video using clips of video, audio, and [...]
Descriptions of New Characters for Season 2
Season 2 hasn’t even started production yet, but Reuters claims to have descriptions of some new Heroes that will be showing up in Season 2. The article says that Heroes will be introducing at least four new, mostly International Heroes, including “a sexy boyfriend for everyone’s favorite cheerleader, Claire”.
Also potentially joining the cast of characters [...]
BBC Buys Heroes Season 2 for £400,000 an Episode
UK citizens rejoice! In a first, the BBC has paid £400,000 pounds an episode for the second season of Heroes. (£400,000 pounds = roughly $789,040 dollars) This is about five times what the BBC paid per episode for the first season of Heroes, outbidding everyone, including the Sci Fi Channel. And apparently (and those over [...]
May 23rd, 2007 | Sam | 16 comments | Read MoreThe First 2 Minutes of Heroes Season 2: Generations
In case you missed it, here is the first 2 minutes (actually, around 90 seconds) of Season 2, “Generations”, aka the last 90 seconds of Season 1, “Genesis”.
May 23rd, 2007 | Sam | 10 comments | Read MoreTim Kring Talks More About Heroes: Origins
After the Heroes finaled aired on Monday, show creator Tim Kring was online chatting with fans and answering questions. Among the many things he was asked was about the upcoming Heroes: Origins spin-off show, and what it would be about. According to Kring, the show would not necessarily have cause-and-effect with the regular show, but [...]
May 23rd, 2007 | Sam | 12 comments | Read MoreSylar, Peter, and Nathan Back for Season 2, But Not DL?
The ashes of Peter and Nathan hasn’t settled yet, but we’ve already gotten possible SPOILERS about the upcoming Season 2, namely, Who survives, and who doesn’t, and who is on the fence? According to Eonline’s TV critic and spoiler guru Kristin, that fiery blaze you saw in the skyline over New York City might not [...]
May 22nd, 2007 | Sam | 117 comments | Read MoreChapter 23 Review and Season 1 Finale Recap (SPOILERS)
At last, the long journey comes to an end, and a circle is completed while another one begins, as Season 1 of “Heroes” closes much the same way it opened all those months ago: effectively, simply, and with another journey to be taken. Not a terrible surprise that there were no final superpowered battle to [...]
May 22nd, 2007 | Sam | 91 comments | Read MoreHeroes Characters Come to XBOX
No, there isn’t a new Xbox game based off the Heroes characters or TV show, but rather a deal has been made that allows the Xbox to use images and characters from the show to “decorate” their Xbox gameplay. Here’s the full press release:
For the first time, fans of the series can customize their Xbox [...]
Preview: Season 1 Finale, Chapter 23, How to Stop an Exploding Man
Here’s your preview of tonight’s Season 1 finale: Chapter 23, “How to Stop an Exploding Man”:
With Isaac’s (Santiago Cabera) horrible predictions all unfolding before them, the everyday people with extraordinary abilities face moments of pain and peril in Kirby Plaza with unflinching heroism, as “Heroes” first volume comes to a close — and the next [...]
Live Blog at NBC After the Season Finale!
Do you have any burning questions that you’d like to ask HEROES creator Tim Kring and/or Hayden Panetierre? If so, head on over to this blog entry to add your queries to the comments, and you may get an answer tonight!
How’s this for a fun screenshot of the blog entry? Currently, the creator [...]
Major Chapter 23 SPOILER — Run, Hiro, Run!
It’s been mentioned a number of times by different people about what happens in the last three minutes of Monday’s season finale, “How to Stop an Exploding Man”, and how it will also be how the first three minutes of Season 2 begins. Well here’s one image that may tell you WHERE Season 1 ends [...]
May 19th, 2007 | Sam | 15 comments | Read MoreTim Kring Talks Heroes Season Finale: A Cliffhanger and New Characters?
Writer/producer/creator Tim Kring has got a couple of things up his sleeve for the Season 1 finale of Heroes. In this interview with Sci Fi Wire, he talks about “new characters” that will be introduced in the season finale, and how the show will end on a cliffhanger that will “slingshot into next season”. This [...]
May 18th, 2007 | Sam | 18 comments | Read MoreA Hint About the Season 2 Villain
Site user james directed us to this video on YouTube where Molly Walker, the little girl who can “find” Heroes by thinking about them, informs Matt Parkman, Mohinder, and Bennt that while Sylar (the bogeyman) is bad, there are in fact someone much worst than Sylar out there, and he can see her. I believe [...]
May 17th, 2007 | Sam | 33 comments | Read More
ok first off....dont listen to anything "my thoughts on heroes," said no offense, but come on, see, me, I ...
HOLY CRAP!!! it looks so freaking good. it makes waiting until september even harder. 
I'm still hoping to see Claude in season 3 or at the very least "hear" him.