Supa-Hiros!

I’ve given up on Heroes a few times this season. But, Katy still turns it on and I inevitably find myself on the couch at least half-paying attention. Last season was only eh, but it had some promise so I had high hopes for this season. But it failed miserably. I stuck with it because the promise was still there, I think.

As the ratings slip and the spin-off gets canceled, it was nice to read that the show’s creator, Tim Kring, knows that his show is broken. In an article in Entertainment Weekly titled “Tim Kring to Fans: I’m Super Sorry,” he listed a few ways he’s going to be fixing the show. Among his plans: pick up the pace. Nothing is happening. Hiro is in Japan this week. Oh, but, wasn’t he in Japan 4 weeks ago? And look, he’s still in Japan next week.

Luckily, that’s another aspect Tim Kring admits was a mistake: Hiro was in Japan way too long. Wrap that shit up. (However, the ending of the Nov. 5th episode, when his childhood hero Takezo Kensai ended up being ~SPOILER ALERT~ the elusive and mysterious head of “the Company,” Adam… now, that was good shit.)

Also, he says he wants more “world saving” (which I agree… I mean, the show is titled Heroes). He also wants to undo the “newbies,” such as Alejandro and Maya (where are they, anyway?) and stop relying on the “young love” of Claire/West and Hiro/Japanese Princess.

All good stuff, and things I’ve been thinking in the back of my mind all along. What’s more: I’d start to make the super-powers a public phenomenon, something that is recognized by the media. Season 2 should focus on where these powers are coming from and the potential threat to humanity. Also, more should be at risk. I can’t help but feel like I’m watching a soap opera half the time.

They could take an idea from Lost in regards to Alejandro and Maya, at least: when Niki and Paolo were the two new hated characters in Season 3 of Lost, the writers gave them their own kick ass episode where they were killed at the end, showing just what they were up to behind the scenes the entire run of the show up until that point. Unfortunately, Heroes doesn’t have that kind of ability because everything was done in secret (even the huge nuclear explosion over New York that nobody seemed to notice.)

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Interesting: the elusive/mystery character in Heroes is “Adam.” The elusive/mystery character in Lost is “Jacob.” My name is Adam Jacob Czarnecki. And when the Battlestar Galactica finally makes it to Earth in Season Four, they’ll meet another elusive character known only as The Czar. Little do you know I’m behind all of this.

And little do you know I’m lying about Battlestar Galactica, but since Jeff, Logan, and Tom are the only ones who watch it besides me, I’m not worried because I know they’ll go with it.

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I am thinking about launching a new web site called LOLslaughter. You know LOLcats? Well I thought I might be able to get some kind of social activism thing going with that concept. It’s not really meant to be funny, but, I’m not really sure what it’s meant to be. Opinions, please. In the mean time, if you have any pictures of animal slaughter, send them to me. (BTW, don’t click on that link if you’re upset by animals being killed so you can eat ‘em up!)

Bye for now, suckers! Watch out for the Batman. Just because Superman is dead doesn’t mean Metropolis is up for grabs! (click to enlarge)