March 18th, 2007
Heroes Wizard World Q&A, Season 1 DVD Details
ComicBookResources.com has an article about the recent “Heroes” Q&A held at Wizard World Los Angeles this weekend. Present answering fan questions were Jesse Alexander, Michael Green, Adam Armus, Kay Foster, Joe Pokaski, Aron Coleite, Bryan Fuller, Chuck Kim, Tim Sale and series creator Tim Kring. A lot of questions were asked (yes, more “Lost” comparisons), and a lot of answers were given, including some nice bits about the upcoming Season 1 DVD release and what fans can look forward to made specially for said DVD. And probably of great interest to a lot of people, there is news that lovable Texas waitress Charlie will come back — just not in the way you think. Here are some excerpts of the more interesting comments by the panel…
About the Season 1 DVD:
Alexander said that there would be original scenes written and produced exclusively for the DVDs �that reveal what happens to the characters after the season finale.� The plan is to release Season 1 on both High Definition and regular DVD format. Kring also said that the set would include the original, uncut 72-minute pilot, which he�s calling the �Kring cut.�
And what was that whole thing about Zach being gay or not gay?
Fuller did eventually say, that Dekker�s management �didn�t want him to be playing a gay character� for career reasons. The panel then did acknowledge that they�d originally conceived of the Zach character as gay, and that the ambiguity is a result of an �unfortunate miscommunication.�
Everyone loves Texas waitress Charlie, and was broken hearted when Hiro couldn’t save her. Will he eventually try again?
The possibility of Hiro making a return trip to the past to try yet again to save Charlie�s life seems grim, as Kring said, �We needed to set a hard and fast rule early on that it would not be so easy for Hiro to jump back in time and change things.� But Pokaksi announced that a novel called �Saving Charlie� was in the works, which will chronicle Hiro�s many and varied attempts to save the titular character�s life.
And finally, no “Heroes” Q&A would be complete without a “Lost” question:
In the first of many �Lost� comparisons, one fan asked if the writers had an ending in mind for the show. Alexander asserted that �Heroes� is �not the kind of show that demands a final ending.� �Lost� has a more �limited premise,� whereas �we could be telling these stories forever.�
So there you go. You can read the rest of the Q&A over at Comic Book Resources here.
