MIGUELGOMEZ said:

We watched the first 15 or so minutes and decided to pass on it

lazycrockett said:

Heroes did AWESOME in the ratings!

booyah said:

NBC is rerunning the show all week on their website. The Encore was Tuesday night.

lazycrockett said:

I dunno. It's lost it's relevence and I simply can't put my finger on why that is. I really think Season 2 was a huge disappointment for many and that feeling has carried to season 3. WHile better (at least first episode), I still feel as though it's not interesting anymore, and aside from Bree, I feel as though none of the characters have grown or evolved that much. I am tired of the Susan/Mike thing and now I hear he's going to wake up and have amnesia

lazycrockett said:

I dunno. It's lost it's relevence and I simply can't put my finger on why that is. I really think Season 2 was a huge disappointment for many and that feeling has carried to season 3. WHile better (at least first episode), I still feel as though it's not interesting anymore, and aside from Bree, I feel as though none of the characters have grown or evolved that much. I am tired of the Susan/Mike thing and now I hear he's going to wake up and have amnesia

a2grafix said:

I didn't see the broadcast version. I'll try and get a copy so I can play "spot the difference".

superspaceboy said:

I liked it but there was just too much going on. It was as if a three hour movie had been edited down to 45 minutes. I thought it was funny that Matthew Perry's character admitted to taking shit-loads of Vicodin.

Well, I caught the encore on Tuesday, and I have to say that as much as I love sci-fi, I am passing on this. I've already been watching Vanished which has been on for like three weeks now, and I'm more interested in following that mystery than finding out what is going to go on with Heroes.

During the Summer, I watched The 4400 on the USA Network (some similarities...people who developed superpowers), but I even liked that much more.

It seems like with Heroes, they're just trying too hard to be cool or something.

superspaceboy said:

It will be opposite 24. So I won't be surpised if NBC moves it if the ratings show any sign of weakness at that point. Thank goodness for my DVR.

endorphin74 said:

well, they (and we) have until january to figure it all out. 24 is an awful big show to go up against when you're a scrappy little first season favorite...either 'heroes' has something big up its sleeve for the second half of the season or else hopefully it'll budge so the 24 audience will tune in before or after. who knows.

Sci-Fi and the USA channels are running "Heroes" again.....so there's no way you can miss the first episode.

My opinion (Laced with maybe a couple spoilers, so be warned)...

* Alter ego chick: I don't like her. This subplot seems more some supernatural turn than an evolutionary development. Now if we find out later that she can willfully replicate herself -- maybe into several or more doppelgangers -- that'd be interesting.

* Japanese teleportation dude: Really fun. But I hope they work on the FX to better present his power.

* Supposed-to-be-hot-but-too-dirty-to-be-sexy precognitive artist: Boring and melodramatic. I hope they kill him off very soon and find some other way the group can know its mission(s).

* The invulnerable cheerleader: I'll have to wait and see. But the rib-push thing made me nauseous. Reminded me of Saturday Night Live's old Adobe car skit.

* The guy who suspects he can fly: The BEST twist of the pilot! It seems he can't fly (he's perhaps telepathic, though), but his politician brother secretly can! That was interesting.

* Rogue Indian-American professor who's "destined" to lead the crew: Big time corny, and smacks of M. Night Shyamalan, who's on my indefinite "S" List for being too hokey lately. His involvement just seems too contrived.

* Cheerleader's dad, who secretly has knowledge and interest in these superpowered humans and perhaps will be a lead bad guy: Could be interest, if they play him well against his daughter. I'll wait and see.

**Overall, I'm on the fence, but hopeful: It's got some interesting potential, but also runs the risk of getting unforgiveably cheesy. And I personally wanna see a super-powered brotha in the cast! (I think the clip for this season's episodes may have hinted at one on the bad guys' side.)
[Edited 9/30/06 10:44am]

posting fast so as not to read the spoilers...

i just noticed last night that one of my stations is carrying it
i only get three stations lol... so was surprised that i will get to see it

now i just have to remember to watch

Lammastide said:

good commentary

AnckSuNamun said:

i totally disagree with the "too-dirty" part.

Clea DuVall is in this week's episode!

LOVE HER!

Am I the only geek that realized the Japanese guy, Hiro referenced the wrong X-Men comic when describing how he first learned of time travel?

sextonseven said:

i'm glad you mentioned that.

didn't he say x-men 143? i think i HAD that issue when i was a kid and it was originally published. wasn't it when the x-men were trapped on some island or boat of magneto's or something like that? i remember some business with kitty pryde around that time, but didn't she go to an alternate reality where the x-men were circus performers or something? gawd, it was so long ago, maybe hiro was right on the money. my memory sucks.

Anx said:

lol - I've yet to watch the full pilot online (lunchtime today ) but it's X-Men 141 and 142 that is the "Days Of Future Past" storyline with the Sentinals and all. Classic stuff. Is this what he was referring to?
[Edited 10/2/06 9:28am]

booyah said:

Yes. But like Anx said, Hiro incorrectly referenced that story as issue 143 which actually was the Kitty Pryde Christmas issue.

And Anx, the Kitty Pryde story you're talking about where she makes up a fairy tale starring the X-Men is #153.

sextonseven said:

I used to have these comics. I sold them to my best friend. Big mistake.

M

K this 2nd episode kicked ass and took names!!

Its a little bloodier than i would have thought, but its getting interesting!!

lazycrockett said:

Honestly, I was by myself in my room with the lights off and I seriously got a little scared! (especially when the cop was hearing the girl's voice and found her - I was covering my eyes up until the next scene!!!)

picked up for the entire season! woo-hoo!

madartista said:

Hiro is a member of the MMMS. I didn't know that club was still around. He's a major GEEK.

I am officially hooked. The only other TV show I never miss is Smallville. I think Heroes is the new hit show. Xmen/Twilight Zone/Xfiles, all rolled into one

My favorite hands down is the Japanese guy. He's the only one who really gets it so far and he's hella funny.

I don't get the porno girl at all.

The cute Indian guy has a good story line but his acting stinks.

The artist/junkie looked a little cleaner tonight.

The policeman is interesting too. How comes he didn't tell his wife?

I'm dying to know what the cheerleader's father is up to. He looks like the actor who played Stephen Carrington on Dynasty. Is that the same dude?

The cheerleader is hard to watch. I emailed NBC and told them some of the scenes are too gory.

I'm switching to Monday Night Football, so I'll miss Studio 60. What's it about??

mmmm heroes = good

I'm kinda mad at this show... there's so much build-up that I'm afraid that I'll be let down at the end... I dunno... maybe it's because every episode has ended without any sort of resolution and the viewer is left with "what the fuck did I just watch?!?!?!?!?"..... all I have to say is that if I continue to watch (which I will) and the ending sucks, I'm going to be SOOOOO pissed...

btw: I want to touch Ali Larter.