HEROES on NBC

Green Lantern · #1 02-15-2007, 08:45 PM

So I don't Hijack another thread.....

Anyone into the show Heroes?

Green Lantern · #2 02-20-2007, 04:18 PM

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...ory=1&id=40209

Fireworks Due For Heroes' H.R.G.

Jack Coleman, who stars as the mysterious Mr. Bennet (aka Horn-Rimmed Glasses) on the hit NBC series Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that fans can look forward to more emotional fireworks between his character and Bennet's perceptive and distrustful daughter, the invincible cheerleader Claire (Hayden Panettiere). "Any allegiance on this show is subject to change," Coleman teased in a conference call with journalists on Feb. 16. "Certainly, the relationship between H.R.G. and Claire has been very strained lately. In episode 17 ('Company Man,' airing Feb. 26), there is a crisis situation that brings it to a head and possibly a temporary resolution. But I suspect the relationship between Claire and H.R.G. is one of the core values, so to speak, of this show. As twisted as the relationship is, they've said so many lies to each other, but ultimately I think they do really love each other, and there is a tremendous bond there. It's one of the bedrocks they build story on, so I can't imagine they will be at each other's throats and trying to kill each other. I think it's much more of a domestic issue rather than a superhero issue."

In general, Coleman said he's pleasantly surprised at how long his character has survived and evolved over the course of the series. "It's interesting, because it's one of those things that gradually builds," Coleman said. "I don't think there was ever knowledge or intention that this was what was going to happen [to my character]. Episode 11 ('Fallout') was my first episode as a series regular, but I started to get the idea that it might happen a few episodes beforehand."

In the pilot, Mr. Bennet was introduced as a shadowy figure on the hunt for seemingly ordinary people who possess extraordinary powers. Since then, the character, dubbed H.R.G. for his trademark glasses, was revealed to be the adoptive father of Claire and an employee for a front company, Primatech Paper Company. "This character serves so many different stories and can be a catalyst," Coleman actor said of the importance of Mr. Bennet. "He can drive stories for people that are struggling to get hold of their abilities. You need an antagonist and someone to drive them to a crisis. It was that, and I think they liked [my] chemistry with Hayden, and it had a nice emotional resonance, which added to the creepiness of what H.R.G. was doing during his day job. So I think it made sense to keep him around a little while." Heroes airs Mondays on NBC at 9 p.m. ET/PT —Tara DiLullo Bennett

Green Lantern · #3 02-21-2007, 09:31 AM

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...ory=1&id=40215

Heroes' H.R.G. Gets Backstory

Jack Coleman, who stars as the mysterious Horn-Rimmed Glasses—aka Mr. Bennet—on the hit NBC series Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that the internal implosion of his family will continue in the next episode, "Company Man," airing Feb. 26. "I think the toll is starting to wear on H.R.G., and he can no longer just roll with it and gloss it over," Coleman said in a conference call with journalists last week.

Coleman said that "Company Man" focuses on his character's backstory and will answer some of the questions fans have been pondering about Mr. Bennet and how he came to adopt Claire, the invulnerable cheerleader played by Hayden Panettiere. "It reveals that he took the job and then came into custody of Claire," he said. "It will show you how that happened, and then the journey from how that changed everything and eventually brought everything to a crisis where he has to choose between them. The end of the episode is very emotional, and it stuck with me for a while. Of all the scenes that I have done—and there are many that have been fun and memorable—but the end of this one has really stuck with me."

In the last episode, "Unexpected," Claire finally erupted against her father after her mother fell ill as a result of being memory-wiped. That friction is pushing H.R.G., who has been secretly pursuing super-powered humans, to the brink, Coleman said. "I think that it's one of the things that brings the story to a crisis: the toll that it is taking on his family," he said.

Asked if he knows the upcoming fate of H.R.G.'s wife and son, Coleman said: "I really do not know the fate of Sandra, my wife, played by the wonderful Ashley Crow, and Lyle, played by Randall Bentley. I don't think they will completely disappear though."

As to the future of Mr. Bennet as the season barrels towards a finale, Coleman only revealed that the anticipated showdown between his character and his archnemesis, Sylar (Zachary Quinto), will have to wait. "His antipathy toward Sylar is put on the backburner for a little while, because other things come up and supersede it," Coleman said. "Sylar is out on his own wreaking havoc away from the prying eyes of H.R.G. for a little while. H.R.G. has other things on his plate, which are demanding his full attention. And I can say I'm not exactly sure what H.R.G.'s approach to Sylar will be towards the end of the season and how it will all play out. But there's no question that that is a guy he would very much like to get his hands on, and it will keep him moving forward."

Coleman also said he's not certain of the producer's intentions with season two of Heroes. "I have absolutely no idea what is going to happen next season," he said. "I do think there are some relatively profound changes heading toward H.R.G., but I don't know that they are going to happen or what is going to happen into the next season. I think the mission will definitely change; the question is for how long and at what cost? It's certainly not going to be the same kind of bagging or tagging that we've seen H.R.G. do with Matt Parkman [Greg Grunberg] and some of the others. I think it will be a very different kind of mission." Heroes airs Mondays on NBC at 9 p.m. ET/PT. —Tara DiLullo Bennett

Dreamear · #4 02-21-2007, 09:55 AM

Sorry GL, I don't watch Hero's I'm more of a Bones and House person and of course, I can't miss CSI, Law & Order and Vegas!!

Green Lantern · #5 02-27-2007, 08:47 AM

Anyone watch last night?

Green Lantern · #6 03-02-2007, 09:09 AM

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=1&id=40354

Heroes Changes In Season 2

Tim Kring, creator of NBC's hit series Heroes, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming second season will constitute a new volume in the multi-volume series, with new characters and an entirely new storyline. "If you remember, the opening of the pilot pronounced the episode as the beginning of Volume One," Kring said in an interview. "Volume One comes to a conclusion at the end of episode 23, and Volume Two starts with the opening of season two. And Volume Two is a different story."

Kring added: "We could have new people and new storylines and new ideas and new threats and new bad guys and new heroes. So I would prepare the audience for that idea, that it's not just a continuing serialized storyline about only these people. It's a little more the 24 model than the Lost model."

The first season of Heroes is exploring what happens when a disparate group of ordinary people discover they have extraordinary abilities and attempt to save New York from disaster.

"Heroes needs to evolve, and if we are positing an idea that this is happening all over the world to many, many people, then we get to see some of those people and see how their story fits in."

Kring also confirmed that some of the current heroes just might not survive this season, but added: "Many of your favorites will live to fight again." Heroes airs on Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT. —Kathie Huddleston

Green Lantern · #7 03-12-2007, 08:45 AM

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...d=40512&type=0 More Heroes Secrets Unveiled
Tim Kring, the creator of NBC's hit SF series Heroes, told fans that the show will eventually bring all of the main hero characters together before the season is out and offered a preview of the April 23 episode, in which many secrets are revealed about Mr. Linderman (Malcolm McDowell). At a panel for the Museum of Television and Radio's William S. Paley Festival in Hollywood on March 10, Kring unveiled a long scene from the next new episode, ".07," featuring McDowell's Linderman speaking with Adrian Pasdar's Nathan Petrelli (spoilers ahead!).

Among other things, viewers learn that Linderman has super powers of his own, that he was once a member of a group of heroes, that the members of the group eventually used their powers for personal gain—and that he is behind the plot to blow up New York as a way to engender widespread fear, which he believes will bring the nation together in hope. Linderman also reveals a prophecy that Nathan will eventually wind up in the White House.

As for the season finale, Kring told fans that he was "still putting the final script together," but has it all mapped out. "I know everyone's fate," he said cryptically.

Greg Grunberg, who plays psychic cop Matt Parkman, said that he had already read the script for the 22nd of 23 episodes and that it "just blew me away." Who lives and who dies? "It's the nature of the show to know that we're all vulnerable," Grunberg added.

Kring and Grunberg were joined on the panel by cast members Santiago Cabrera (Isaac Mendez), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh), Jack Coleman (H.R.G.), Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura), Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli), Pasdar, Ali Larter (Niki Sanders), Noah Gray-Cabey (Micah Sanders) and Leonard Roberts (D.L. Hawkins). Heroes airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT and returns with the final five episodes of the first season starting on April 23. (NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.) —Patrick Lee, News Editor

HEDDY · #8 03-12-2007, 08:59 AM

I watch heroes every week with my husband. At first I didn't like the show but watched it with him because he wanted me to. I like it now and can't wait to see what is going to happen this week.

LowJack27 · #9 03-28-2007, 12:08 PM

Anyone watch NBC's heroes? That is the only show that I watch religiously. I'm angry that it doesn't come back on until June.

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Green Lantern · #10 03-28-2007, 12:26 PM

LowJack, this thread was already started http://www.talkdelaware.com/heros-nbc-t840.html

Maybe Chase can merge the two.

Or dump this one and keep the other.

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