Heroes 2.0?

Ok, let's say this.  Heroes is gone. It will not come back, at least as a series.

But then this.

I was going through the ABC fall ske, being completly underwhelmed when I saw THIS:

http://abc.go.com/shows/no-ordinary-family

The show comes with a solid cast: Micheal Chikilis (The Sheild/Fantastic 4) are in it. Julie Benz (Dexter).  But the series is about a family that gets....WAIT FOR IT....SUPERPOWERS!

Dad...who convienently is a COP....is indestructable....among other things.

Mom..is a SPEEDSTER....

The son is now a math wiz (and can probably do the family's taxes)

And the drop dead gorgeous daughter reads minds.

Oh...did I mention the daughter is a CHEERLE...oh, sorry...GYMNAST (close enough).

There is even a scene that.....well....looks VERRRRRRRY FAMILIAR.

So is this HEROES 2.0?  A satire?  Or enough to keep NBC/Tim Kring's lawyers busy?

You tell me?

Mashed-up Heroes

Recently, the good folks at the Huffington Post published what they thought were the 10 best movie trailer mash-ups in history.  They were all pretty funny, all well-made.

And none of them had our Heroes.

Fortunatly, YouTube has a search engine:

KILL SYLAR
In this one Elle is the bride and our favorite cut up is the target:



THE SYLAR ULTIMATUM
In this one, Mr. Grey was Bourne to be bad:



HEROES: WATCHMEN
Who will watch the Heroes? Everyone if NBC renews:



But nothing tops the now-legendary Ginger Noodle

HEROES: THE DARK KNIGHT:



SIN CITY HEROES:



And if NBC really needs and idea for next season:

THE PETRELLI'S ELEVEN TRILOGY:

YATTA!!!!!!!

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!

S4E19: Brave New World (recap)

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, the season finale of "Heroes" became a full-fledged 3-ring circus. So who prevailed in the Central Park showdown? Brace yourself for the madness and lets recap the circus acts one by one.




In the left ring...





While Sylar and Peter are busting out of their mental prison, Matt is upstairs entertaining a new visitor: Eli. He tries to mind-trick Eli into going away, but it doesn't work. Luckily for Matt, Sylar knocks the real Eli out and he survives another day. But while he should be thanking his nemesis, Matt's angry that Peter is Sylar's new BFF.



Because of this Peter is forced to go inside Eli's head and see what Samuel's planning. He tells them that Samuel is going to bury the crowd underground at Central Park. Matt doesn't want to let Sylar leave, but, Sylar convinces him to go inside his head. In the end Matt's still unsure of Sylar's true motive, but lets him go. And when they leave, he starts working on Eli.



In the center ring...





Still trapped underground, Noah is preparing to leave Claire fatherless. Now that he's about to die, he's afraid of what will happen when Claire's abilities are discovered. Claire still believes that people won't be averse to the specials. But Noah says it's human nature to turn on them. So before he bites the dust, he asks Claire to promise that she'll find a way to blend in. Claire doesn't make the promise before Noah goes unconscious.



She runs to the door, starts clawing through the dirt to escape and breaks a hole big enough for some water to seep through. Lo and behold, Tracy Strauss comes spilling into the trailer. She floods the Bennets' burial ground and they all float to the surface, where Lauren is waiting for them with a chopper to escort them to New York. Tracy needs a bit of time to regroup, so they leave her behind.



In the right ring...





Hiro has recovered quite nicely from brain surgery and is ready to recapture his simple life. He tells Ando they need to stop "butterfly man" Sam, but a nurse walks in and delivers a note from a patient down the hall. It's Charlie and she wants Hiro to stop by. When Hiro arrives at Charlie's hospital room, she has aged 65 years. She explains that Samuel transported her back to 1944, but that she had a good life. Hiro apologizes, but Charlie's just glad she got to see him before she dies. He offers to fix what Samuel, but Charlie has made her peace with it. Turns out, she had the life--and family--she always wanted, so Hiro lets her go. And he's just in time because Noah has called and they're needed in New York.



The Show Stopper





The Sullivan Bros. Carnival has arrived in New York and Samuel meets the day by delivering another rousing speech to his family. Once the carnies are on board, Samuel tells Emma that it's time for her to start playing the cello so that she can lure the poor, innocent New Yorkers to their deaths. Emma immediately realizes that Peter's dream is coming true and refuses to help. But Samuel employs puppet master Doyle to force Emma to play. Sam's so proud of his deviousness, but Edgar's skeptical about Samuel's intentions.



While Samuel readies himself for the show, Noah, Claire, Peter and Sylar arrive. Noah doesn't make it far before Edgar has him. And thankfully, he's ready to help Noah silence Samuel's nonsense for good.



Sylar send Peter to fight Samuel, while he heads to the house of mirrors to stop Emma. But he quickly realizes Emma's not pulling her own strings. Sylar asks Doyle to let him save Emma because she's going to kill thousands. Doyle's so drunk off of Sam's lies that he'd rather tango with the scalp-slitter. Eventually he loses focus and releases Emma, only to have her wipe him out with her cello. And Sylar becomes the hero he promised Matt he could be.



Claire arrives to face the carnies and make her final plea. This time, she reveals everything: that they are the source of Sam's power and that Sam killed Joseph. Samuel is so confident in his brainwashing that he denies the whole thing. That is, until Edgar, Noah and Eli (good job Parkman!) corroborate the story.



The carnies are convinced and they walk out, but Sam tries to unleash his fury before they get too far. Everyone, specials and humans alike, start running. Just when Sam's about to get nasty, Peter tackles him, absorbs his power, and uses it against him.



While they scuffle, Hiro and Ando finally arrive, Claire tells Hiro he must transport everyone out. Hiro is intimidated by such a large task, but Ando offers to supercharge his powers. With a shake of his head, the specials disappear. As for the butterfly man? He weakens without his precious family and collapses in defeat.



That's where volume 6 picks up. Peter and Emma reconcile. Sylar's feels good about his heroic turn and Lauren attempts to covers up the mess for the media. But, for the first time in Claire's life (not!) she's sick of hiding. So despite her father's plea, she draws the media's attention by climbing to the top of the ferris wheel...and jumping off.



It's a brave new world, indeed.





Well, that about wraps it up, kids. What did you think of the "Heroes" season finale? And who's hoping for another season?

(Don's note: I am)

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