Post by Temporal Death on Jun 7, 2010 22:20:45 GMT 1
EDIT: Here's an update from Tim Kring.
Original post:
Thanks to Heroes-ODI for the heads up.
In all honesty, I think it's going to be one big fail. He pitched an idea for Season 5 over the summer, and they obviously rejected it, so I think it's safe to say this is headed towards the reject pile too. Not to mention Sylar and Claire being the protagonists of the mini-series, and while I happen to like Sylar, I'd prefer the ending to be more ensemble, if it ever happens.
I enjoyed the Sylar-Peter relationship towards the end of the last season. It was something they could have explored more had they kept them "brothers" in Volume Three. Honestly, so much potential... wasted.
I also think Matt should have taken a darker route in the finale as promised, and if this takes flight, I hope they explore that, other than the whole "I hid you behind a brick wall in my basement" thing. He can, and has, gone darker.
Anyway, knowing Kring, I see a lot of character regression and bipolarity in its future, but let's hope for a miracle (and perhaps a mysterious batch of pot brownies that pop by his doorstep while he's writing) so that we get a better series finale.
"We all thought there was going to be another season - the truth is, we are still talking to the network about how to wrap up the show in some way for the fans, but no decision has been made about how we're going to do that.
"As to how to continue this brand that everybody recognises, [this is] a very potent brand across the world.
"I'm still very involved in trying to wrap that up on air for the fans and hopefully we'll have something to announce very shortly."
He added: "The Heroes universe is a very deep one and it extends across all sorts of platforms, and in a world where there are any number of characters, there is a very deep cannon and mythology and it can very easily extend across multiple platforms - online, publishing, comic books, gaming and all that kind of stuff.
"I am hoping to explore that with the network who owns the property."
Source: Coventry Telegraph
"As to how to continue this brand that everybody recognises, [this is] a very potent brand across the world.
"I'm still very involved in trying to wrap that up on air for the fans and hopefully we'll have something to announce very shortly."
He added: "The Heroes universe is a very deep one and it extends across all sorts of platforms, and in a world where there are any number of characters, there is a very deep cannon and mythology and it can very easily extend across multiple platforms - online, publishing, comic books, gaming and all that kind of stuff.
"I am hoping to explore that with the network who owns the property."
Source: Coventry Telegraph
Original post:
Heroes ended its season last February with the indestructible Claire (Hayden Panettiere) throwing herself from the top of a Ferris wheel in front of the media, revealing her superpower to the world. Should the axed series return with a wrap-up miniseries—that's creator Tim Kring's hope, and he says he's meeting with NBC this month to discuss it — the plot will skip ahead a year or so to see the effect of Claire's revelation.
"There will be a huge cultural and social change in the world," says Kring. "Some [of our characters] will be hiding, some struggling, some basking in the glory."
Claire, who desperately wanted a normal life, will become a reluctant spokesperson for the abnormals. Sylar (Zachary Quinto) will again struggle with his dark side. And Adrian Pasdar will likely return, though not as Nathan, who died.
Kring is confident he can lure back his entire cast if he gets a green light. (NBC refused to comment.)
"I've spoken with everyone," says Kring. "They're all eager to participate."
Source: TV Guide
"There will be a huge cultural and social change in the world," says Kring. "Some [of our characters] will be hiding, some struggling, some basking in the glory."
Claire, who desperately wanted a normal life, will become a reluctant spokesperson for the abnormals. Sylar (Zachary Quinto) will again struggle with his dark side. And Adrian Pasdar will likely return, though not as Nathan, who died.
Kring is confident he can lure back his entire cast if he gets a green light. (NBC refused to comment.)
"I've spoken with everyone," says Kring. "They're all eager to participate."
Source: TV Guide
Thanks to Heroes-ODI for the heads up.
In all honesty, I think it's going to be one big fail. He pitched an idea for Season 5 over the summer, and they obviously rejected it, so I think it's safe to say this is headed towards the reject pile too. Not to mention Sylar and Claire being the protagonists of the mini-series, and while I happen to like Sylar, I'd prefer the ending to be more ensemble, if it ever happens.
I enjoyed the Sylar-Peter relationship towards the end of the last season. It was something they could have explored more had they kept them "brothers" in Volume Three. Honestly, so much potential... wasted.
I also think Matt should have taken a darker route in the finale as promised, and if this takes flight, I hope they explore that, other than the whole "I hid you behind a brick wall in my basement" thing. He can, and has, gone darker.
Anyway, knowing Kring, I see a lot of character regression and bipolarity in its future, but let's hope for a miracle (and perhaps a mysterious batch of pot brownies that pop by his doorstep while he's writing) so that we get a better series finale.
However, I don't want Claire to get killed off. I think it'd be a really good way to end the series: after starting off with the whole "SAVE THE CHEERLEADER, SAVE THE WORLD", end it with "KILL THE CHEERLEADER, SAVE THE WORLD", kind of thing... but Claire is one of the biggest reasons why I enjoyed the first season so much, and also one of the main reasons why I sat through the next three years of the show, despite how the writers really butchered her character, no pun intended.
