Monday, February 25, 2008

Season 3: What we know so far...we think



Heroes Volume 3 is called “Villains”. If you want to see Sylar’s sneak peek video and read interview with Tim Kring make sure you read our Volume 3 preview post.
Please keep in mind that nothing has been written and all of this is the “current” plan the writers have for the show. There is plenty of things that can change between now and whenever the show returns.You can subscribe to our mailing list and have new Volume 3 spoilers as all other posts sent directly to your inbox. It’s free of course.
What was supposed to happen In Volume 2
Kristen Bell was originally supposed to be in 8 episodes and then killed off but due to fan support they are keeping her around for a bit longer
Elle was setup as a Bob’s step daughter and the daughter of Meredith which in turn would have been Claire’s SISTER but they dropped it due to lack of storyline and plot holes.
Bob was supposed to be more evil then he is now and even recruited his son West to make Claire turn against her father this was dropped early in Volume 2 for “various reasons”.
Nathan’s entire speech was rewritten. He was supposed to give a speech regarding the virus getting out where he mentions the word “Powerless”. Originally, he was supposed to get sick not “killed”.
New Villains

Volume 3 will have a legion of villains that will possibly join forces against the Heroes.
Tim Kring about Villains ”We’ve introduced a cadre of them over the course of the show and we’re going to see them rise up. Just as the heroes have found each other to save the world, the villains will do the same with the opposite intent.” And their numbers may be legion. “The Company has catalogued many of these people over the years. There may be more of them down in that basement than we have alluded to so far.”
A new villain named Knox ( frightening and intense, with the eyes of a predator ) returns to his native city of New Orleans -the criminal territory he used to run before he was sent to prison. This puts him directly in the path of Micah, his great-aunt Uhura and Monica Daniels.
The latest actor to join the show for its second season is Jessica Collins , who will take on a recurring role. Collins will play Sophie, a mysterious woman with powers who works at the organization that is tracking all heroes. Villain or not?How can she track them? Is she working for Company? Her name can’t be read in the picture of 12 (Picture)
Niki, Nathan and Adam – Are they really gone?

David Anders ( Adam ) will definitely return and he will meet a new friend!
About Niki and Nathan ( Ausiello – TV Guide) “One of them is definitely not dead. The jury’s still out on the other.”
Adrian Pasdar ( Nathan) says: “I wish I could share with you all the future for Nathan… But, as you all well know, mum IS the word. Who could possibly have shot me? The REAL answer to that question is very, very interesting. I promise.”
Mum ( Angela ) is the word?
The production and writing staff is somewhat split as to whether Nathan should return to the show. Fans will decide?
Kristin said: “Heroes without the brothers would be like Prison Break or Brothers and Sisters without the brothers: a waste of time! Surely Claire’s blood can save her own father, right?! Let’s say a little prayer for the older Petrelli, shall we?” and I (we) agree…
There are rumors floating around that Niki’s evil alter ego Jessica will be a part of the Volume 3 and not Niki.
What lies ahead

Micah’s storyline will end also
Zachary Quinto (Sylar) will be more badass then ever and when we come back he will kill a star on the show. Now, with the strike dragging on, he’ll likely be done playing young Spock by the time Heroes returns to production.
“Badass” Future Hiro will make another appearance and will also be seen in another “future” episode of Heroes.
You might see a woman from Japan coming into Ando’s life pretty soon. It’s the second half of the season that gets really interesting for Ando - He wouldn’t confirm that said love interest would be Hiro’s sister. Is she?
Down the road, fans will learn what are Mr. Nakamura’s powers (and yes, “are” is a key word here)
Return of some characters from the Season one like Claude ( the invisible guy)
Angela is loaded with secrets, some of which will definitely be revealed in the second half of the season. Interpret that as you like.
Though Israeli freedom fighter Hana died in Heroes graphic novel, her consciousness survives. “We will see her again on the show at some point,” promises Jeph Loeb.
Monica will take centre stage as a story arc about her being St Joan unfolds.

additional spoilers:

When Heroes does return next season, we’ll get back to the season-one characters everyone loved, but they’re also still planning on doing the big Villains arc, and the superpowers of those villains are supposedly all kinds of awesome.


Kristen Bell, David Anders, Adrian Pasdar and Ali Larter are all back as series regulars
…well, that was surprising….
From video footage of the Volume 3 “Villains.” (Jules Verne Festival)
video link
Angela: “The prisoners who escaped on level five are the most dangerous. The most powerful. Rapists. Arsonists. Killers.”
Angela Petrelli has moved into a powerful role at The Company
There’s also a scene in which most of the major Heroes are all dead. Described by Noah Bennet like “12 Sylars running free,” the shots shows Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) as a corpse in a pool of blood, Hiro (Masi Oka) been pinned to the wall with his own sword and Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) with his throat torn open.
Knox, new villain seems to have preternatural speed–and used that to rip a cop’s heart out of his chest. ( More about him Knox )

NBC Producer Talks About "heroes Evolutions"

The WGA strike has affected the television industry in more ways than one, but this doesn't mean that the programs have stopped developing in one way or another. IN fact, NBC's Heroes has already successfully utilized other media to develop its plotlines, while the show is off air. The show has successfully delivered material to fans through the graphic novels and the supplementary site, "Heroes Evolutions."



"Heroes Evolutions" is a digital extension of the hit show that aims to further explore the Heroes universe and mythology. NBC Senior Producer Joe Tolerico is just one of the individuals who work hard to constantly develop the monumental project.



"We strive to make sure that there is something for all of the Heroes fans on a regular basis and work closely with the show to make sure that online storylines cross paths with those on-air in unexpected ways," Tolerico said in a conversation with Heroes Wiki. "We also like to keep all the plates spinning on the different platforms as much as possible."



Serving as the project manager for "Heroes Evolutions," Tolerico notes that he works with a well-oiled team to keep the sites updates and running smoothly at all times.



"It really 'takes a village,'" he said. "There are many people who work on 'Heroes Evolutions.' For some it is suggestions of storylines, for others it is producing new and original video pieces and for still others it's about negotiating deals with great comic book writers! All in all there are about 20 people who touch the product in one way or another."



In fact, the online Heroes content was originally known as "Heroes 360," but Tolerico and his team decided to change the name to make it more representative of their goals.



"360 is so 2006!... In all honesty the term was used to help us explain to executives how all encompassing we can be, and how we can tie into the show and online," he explained. "So when we sat down this fall and started brainstorming ideas for Season 2, we all came up with a list of names and sent them up the ladder for review. 'Evolutions' was agreed upon as the closest description of what we were aiming to accomplish: a gradual process in which something changes into a different, and usually more complex or better form."



As for the near future, Tolerico said that there will be more "show integration" and crossovers. He said, "We'd like to have more characters from the show interfacing with fans."

For more resources about Heroes or for the full story of Heroes: NBC Producer Talks About "Heroes Evolutions" please review http://www.buddytv.com

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Monday, February 11, 2008

OVER! REALLY!



Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Hollywood writers may end a three- month strike this week after their union approved a tentative labor contract with film and television studios.

Writers Guild of America boards on the East and West coasts are asking members to ratify the agreement during the next 10 to 12 days, union leaders said at a press conference yesterday. A separate vote on whether to end the strike is taking place within 48 hours, meaning writers may return to work Feb. 13.

The union held meetings in Los Angeles and New York over the weekend and urged members to endorse the deal, while telling them that the agreement is ``neither perfect nor perhaps all that we deserve.'' The three-year contract, which includes a pay raise and compensation for work used on the Internet, is similar to the one studios reached with Hollywood directors last month.

``I'd be very surprised if the membership did not support the executive board in a situation like this,'' said Charles Kaplan, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler PC in New York with more than 25 years of experience representing employers on labor issues. ``It seems that in general the proposed deal was greeted with enthusiasm by the members.''

Both the writers and studios have been under pressure to reach an agreement before the Feb. 24 Academy Awards telecast on Walt Disney Co.'s ABC. The strike by 12,000 union members froze production on scripted television shows and movies, putting more than 50,000 entertainment industry employees out of work.

Jesse Hiestand, a spokesman for the studios' bargaining entity, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, declined to comment. AMPTP members include Disney, News Corp., Viacom Inc., CBS Corp., General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal, Sony Corp. and Time Warner Inc.

Getting Paid

The agreement would give writers minimum pay increases of 3 percent to 3.5 percent a year, similar to the raises negotiated by the Directors Guild of America. The contract calls for writers to get 2 percent of the ``distributor's gross,'' or advertising sales received by networks, for shows streamed on the Internet.

``When they get paid, we get paid,'' Patric Verrone, president of WGA's west chapter, said at the press conference in Los Angeles yesterday. ``Our stated goal was always to get a share of the future and we have that in this agreement.''

The percentage of Internet sales is about seven times the royalty guild members receive for DVD sales, union negotiator David Young said in an interview.

Not Enough?

The guild made a mistake in dropping demands for a higher cut of DVD sales in order to gain a percent of Internet revenue, said Jonathan Handel, an entertainment attorney with TroyGould in Los Angeles, who is a former associate counsel for the union. He wasn't involved in the talks.

``DVD business is a $16 billion business that is not going to suddenly evaporate,'' Handel said in an interview yesterday. ``Meanwhile the Internet business is far smaller. That's a lot of money being left on the table.''

Michael Winship, president of WGA East, told reporters after the Feb. 9 meeting in New York that he thought guild members would endorse the contract agreement. Writers coming out of the meetings described the overall mood as positive.

``Everybody for the most part seemed happy,'' said Mike Rowe, a writer for shows including ``Futurama'' and ``Family Guy,'' who attended the Los Angeles meeting on Feb. 9. ``They carefully outlined things that were really great deals and apologized for things that weren't so great.''

Bill Scheft, a writer for the ``Late Show with David Letterman,'' said the East Coast meeting earlier that day was ``definitely not a revolt.''

Economic Cost

The walkout has cost the Los Angeles economy about $1.9 billion, including the loss of business for restaurants and others who serve the industry, Jack Kyser, chief economist for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp., a private research firm, said on Feb. 5. Writers lost about $258 million in pay and other unionized workers, including stagehands, about $444 million, he said.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said today in a statement that he's pleased to hear the strike ``appears to be in its final stages.''

``A sensible end to the strike is a win-win for California and the country because the entertainment industry is so important to our economy and so many Californians can now get back to work,'' Schwarzenegger said.

More than 40,000 members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees in the U.S. and Canada also lost jobs, union spokeswoman Katherine Orloff said.

Film Delays

The strike has also delayed work on films including Sony's ``Angels & Demons,'' based on the book by Dan Brown, and Warner Bros.' ``Shantaram,'' Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst William Kidd said in a report last month.

The WGA negotiated interim agreements with more than a dozen independent film and television producers, including Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., United Artists and Weinstein Co., to force major studios back to the bargaining table after formal talks broke down.

Once the strike is settled, studios will restart production as quickly as possible to salvage the remainder of the current television season that runs through May, Tuna Amobi, an analyst with Standard & Poor's in New York, said in an e-mail.

Disney, based in Burbank, California, has retreated 5.9 percent since the strike began Nov. 5. The stock fell 19 cents to $31.93 at 4 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.

Time Warner, down 13 percent in the same period, rose 4 cents to $15.63. Class A shares of News Corp., off 8 percent during the walkout, fell 13 cents to $19.51. Viacom Class B shares fell 6 cents to $39.39 and have declined 5.3 percent. CBS dropped 6 cents to $24.52 and is down 11 percent. The four companies are based in New York.

American depositary receipts of Tokyo-based Sony gained 51 cents to $43.50 and have fallen 12 percent. General Electric, in Fairfield, Connecticut, advanced 17 cents to $34.01 and has declined 16 percent.



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AND WHAT ABOUT OUR FAVORITE SHOW????

The fate of "Heroes" is certain: no more supernatural drama until fall. NBC announced that because of the show's high level of production, they won't roll out new episodes until September. "It's a high concept show that usually needs a bigger number of episodes to develop a storyline and it's also a very event-driven show," Szalai said. But the show, which attracted an average of 14.3 million viewers in its first season and dipped in popularity in its second, could suffer from the lag time. "It's a shame, Bianculli said, "because you have to worry about the momentum on that show.


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