Old TV Guide Interview with “Heroes” Producer Tim Kring

Here’s an old interview with “Heroes” producer Tim Kring, most famous for the NBC forensics/cop show “Crossing Jordan”, at TV Guide from way back in March. (Well, not that long ago, actually.) It was originally part of Michael Ausiello’s “Ausiello Report”. Read on…

Here’s the article/interview with Tim Kring, which originally showed up here:

The difference is - no campy hero stuff. “I kind of want to stay away from the superhero aspect,” says the shows creator Tim Kring. “It’s about very ordinary people all over the world who literally discover that they have special powers, and it’s their dealing with that.”

Heroes isn’t a show about crusaders, caped or otherwise. It’s about people � albeit ones with extraordinary quirks.

Kring points out, “It’s pretty grounded in reality. Part of what makes it really feel very real is that these people’s lives should mirror your own; you should be able to see your ordinary life reflected on screen.”

“It’s a big interconnected saga,” says Kring. “They’re all drawn together towards a destiny of saving the world.” And not to OD on the Lost parallels, but Kring adds, “It’s extremely serialized.”

What would an extremely serialized show about superheroes, er, ordinary people (I have to stop doing that!) be without a creepy antagonist? Heroes’ big baddie is described as a “Max Von Sydow-type” whose trademark accessory is a pair of horned rimmed glasses. And although his intentions aren’t made crystal clear in the pilot, one thing is certain: He wants to get his hands on some of that super DNA.

Provided Kring doesn’t tinker too much with the script � I can’t stress enough that I read an early draft � the climactic sequence, as inevitable as it may seem, will make you stand up and shout, “It’s my new Lost!” And the next words out of your mouth better be: “Ausiello was right!”

I have to say, Ausiello has been hyping the show since the very beginning, so you can’t say he’s jumping on the bandwagon. This guy’s got taste!