WE'RE NOT DEAD YET!

'Heroes' creator 'hopeful' for revival
By Morgan Jeffery, TV Reporter

Heroes creator Tim Kring has revealed that he is still in talks with NBC about the possibility of reviving the show as a mini-series.

The show was originally cancelled in May. Kring confirmed last month that he was meeting with NBC to discuss bringing the program back.

He has now told TV Guide that talks are still ongoing and that he is "hopeful" that the series will return soon.

"There's certainly talk about [a mini-series] right now and I am very hopeful," he said. "I strongly believe that the Heroes universe is a very big and very potent brand. It is for the fans that we feel that [the show] should continue."

He added: "NBC has expressed an interest in finding a way to wrap it up in a way that honours the fans and the show, and I'm very interested in pursuing that."

Kring hinted that if the planned television revival did not come to fruition, the show could return in another medium.

"It can continue in any number of platforms, not simply broadcast," he said.

The final episode of Heroes aired on February 8.

http://www.digitalspy.com/cult/s1/heroes/news/a256039/heroes-creator-hopeful-for-revival.html

Then this from Grunny:

Heroes: Greg Grunberg Still Believes the Movie Will Happen
Published: August 28, 2010

In a recent interview with the NY Post, actor Greg Grunberg said that he believes that a Heroes movie will eventually be made.

The NBC series was cancelled last spring after four seasons and a decline in ratings. Heroes creator Tim Kring has said that he wants to make a movie and would like to keep his fictional universe alive.

Grunberg said, “I think there has to be [a movie]… But I also predicted they wouldn’t just out and out cancel it, so what do I know?”

He continued, “It makes business sense to do something — there’s a huge fanbase that wants some sort of conclusion and I think the actors want to do it. It’s not about making a fortune to come back — we all appreciate the fans so much, I think if the call went out, we’d all be on board.”

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/heroes-movie-greg-grunberg-17693/ \

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From the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:

NBC still has a couple major titles on the bubble for renewal -- namely "Chuck" and "Heroes" -- but sources indicate both will probably return, with "Heroes" likely receiving a 13-episode "final season" order.

"It is all yet to be debated," Bromstad said. "Both of those shows make sense with the new shows we'll be bringing on."

Would Heroes Lucky Number be.......24?

Sorry we have not posted here in awhile, but I have been busy with life.

Not not busy enough to give NBC a solution to its problem of how to save Heroes.



As a matter of fact, they may already be working on that solution as we speak...they just may not know it yet.



First, an update. The Heroes machine continues apace. The latest online bit is Hiro (through Yamaguchi) delving into the early years of The Company. One would assume that Samuel is twittering in jail considering that @Sullivan_Bros continues to tweet.



A few weeks ago, a drive spearheaded by the person connected with the Twitter account @weloveheroes managed to get the topic #Heroes100 trending on that site. #Heroes100 means a request to NBC to put 100 episodes in the can for syndication (though soon to be NBC-stablemate-via-Comcast G4 have those rights already). It even got a high-five tweet from Greg Grunberg



The best news is that the Hollywood Reporter claims an inside tip-off that NBC was 60% set in renewal.



But 60% is not 100%. Plus, NBC is doing much better now that Mr. Leno is back at 11:35 E/P (and so is Leno, by the way...sorry TeamCoCo).



So the question really is, what scenario would NBC accept to keep out specials on the air.



Then THIS comes up:

24 may live to see another day after all.

Multiple sources confirm to me exclusively that 20th Century Fox has approached NBC about picking up the series should Fox opt to cancel it — and the Peacock is considering it. “There’s definitely some interest,” says an insider close to the talks.

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that 20th (a.k.a. the studio) and Fox (a.k.a. the network) are nearing a mutual decision to end the serial thriller after eight seasons due to declining ratings and rising costs.

A move to NBC — while still considered somewhat of a long shot given the hefty price tag — would likely delay 20th’s plans to launch a Jack Bauer film franchise. From a production standpoint, 24 execs have long maintained that it would next to impossible to make a movie while the series was still on the air.

Reps for 20th and NBC declined to comment.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/03/12/nbc-24-fox-jack-bauer/

Verrrrrrrrry interesting.



So what does this mean for Heroes....follow.



First, under My scenario, Heroes would return, but NOT until after the NFL Season. This would give NBC and Tim Kring a chance to craft about 20 episodes that could defiantly end the series and move IT into a film franchise...or keep it open for another season. (plus, With Rasamurthy gone, NoMoHinder!).



Now the Grand plan: Pair Heroes on SUNDAY NIGHTS.......with 24!



Here's how it would work-



Feb 13, 2011....A Two hour 24 premiere that would go from 9-11. E/P, Following a one hour "Celebrity Apprentice" Preview special Then for 4 days after, a 24 marathon of new show Mon-Thur.



Feb 20, 2011...Heroes would premiere with a 2 hour special starting at 8pm-10, with 24 settling in on its new time of 10-11



Feb 27, 2011...The new Sunday Line up would be in place:



7-8: Dateline NBC or a Countdown Weekly with Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow hour


8-9: Celebrity Apprentice


9-10: Heroes


10-11: 24



This would continue until the end of May when everything would be wrapped up.



You can even start things off with a 4 part Cliff-Hanger for Heroes in November.



The promotion possibilities are endless: Imagine, for instance, Noah Bennett and Jack Bauer in the same promo.



Plus, it would give Heroes what it has needed for the last two years. A strong lead-in that can filter the audience down Heroes and 24.



And, lets take into consideration that, assuming things stay the way they are, NBC;s main competition would be the aging lineups at ABC and CBS.



If NBC works it right, it could look like a masterstroke.



Or just a dumb idea from some blogger in California.

Yes, we can....

By now the 19th and final episode of Heroes' 4th season has aired. Many of you watched live. Some are watching via Hulu.




Also by now you know that all the pleading, begging, cajoling, and such may have been for naught. Heroes only did a 2.0/5 in the 18-49 "money demo," and 4.41 million viewers overall, the second lowest rated program from the big 5 of the night (the host of THE lowest rated show was probably still scarfing Letterman's chips).



Not a good sign to an programming executive running a network in free-fall panic.



So for we who still believe this show is pretty much the only reason we have left to own a television set, things look gloomy.



But believe it or not, there is still hope. We still got a shot.



And it is a realistic one IF WE don't panic and look at all of the options Claire and the specials have. And they are many.



Stay the course..



Have NBC simply bite the big one and give us one last season. Claire's jump DID change everything...the entire paradigm of the series shifted with the act that pretty much opened this in the first place. The specials have now been revealed....now what. This might be the thing that will revive the show IF the stories are told right and there is more action and heroics and less trying to get an Emmy.



Move the show...and make it an event..



Starting now, you have as many as 12 months to get this right. Of course there are some things you'll have to settle...like trying to keep Hayden away from the CW as an actress (she is producing HMS for the former WB), but it can be done.



Then you make the show into an event, after the NFL season...put it on Sundays and build it up. The competition is not that keen on that night, and even if it falters, you have a great way to give the series the send off if deserves.



Move it to SyFy...



It makes sense. NBC owns the cable channel. And even if the audience is cut in half, it would still be about the same as BSG in its last season.



Move it to USA...



Comcast seems to want to make USA their flagship, not NBC. It can be packages with WWE Raw to keep it on Monday nights. Again, 4.3 million can get you canned at a broadcast network, but on a cablenet, it would make you look like a genius.

Offer it to another broadcast network.

Iffy at best. CBS, no way. ABC? They're still trying to make V work. FOX? Possibly, but after being burned by Sarah Connor and Dollhouse, they may just take their one SciFi hit Fringe and be happy with it. The CW, however, would LOVE to have that 4.3 million. And since they now have Hayden as a producer anyway....

And if worse comes to worse....

You might want to ask the guy who plays Kaito what happened when a similar situation befell an NBC show with a bug cult following. They decided to do a movie. Eleven in fact. And these movies did make a buck or two.



Or maybe ask Zackary Q. Right now he seems to be the only one in the cast with job security.

The one thing, though....

DO NOT GIVE UP!

We have kept this going and going. We can still do this. Sign the petition (http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/saveheroes/) Follow the actors on Twitter and Facebook. Support former Heroes in their movies and series. And let them know that the show we love, like the Cheerleader, is truly indestructable.

Always, HEROES FIRST!