Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Heroically Lame
Did we see the same show? That One Guy says this about NBC's new show, Hero:
As a massively "hero" oriented reader (tons of comics, a fantasy-geek, and more classical education of the term via the English major), I was almost immediately put off by this show. It brings nothing new to the table, just rehashes marvel's mutants. It was NBC's way of looking at the rise in Super Hero movies and TV, then deciding to roll those stereotypes into a few stock plots for a couple of bucks. He's right to compare it to last year's premiere of Surface because, just like that show, this one started with hype and will end with a quiet flop.
Way to go NBC. ¶ 3 comments
The end result–NBC has a hit on their hands. This time, I’m pretty sure of it. With a title like Heroes, and all sorts of different things in the world that revolve around them (comic books, movies, TV shows, stuff like that), many people are probably going to want to try this one out. And they won’t leave disappointed.
As a massively "hero" oriented reader (tons of comics, a fantasy-geek, and more classical education of the term via the English major), I was almost immediately put off by this show. It brings nothing new to the table, just rehashes marvel's mutants. It was NBC's way of looking at the rise in Super Hero movies and TV, then deciding to roll those stereotypes into a few stock plots for a couple of bucks. He's right to compare it to last year's premiere of Surface because, just like that show, this one started with hype and will end with a quiet flop.
Way to go NBC. ¶ 3 comments
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The thing that is really appealing to viewers of the show is how it is uses the formula that "Lost" has become so popular for. I don't think this will be the "Lost-killer" of the year--Lost itself is going to do that. But, we do have to remember, that formula is becoming quite the thing for TV drama these days. I really hope they can prove it with Heroes. Oh, and thanks for reading the blog--I like feedback ;).
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what exactly do you mean by the "Lost" formula? Multi-character drama spread out over different overlapping storylines? 6 Degrees is trying that too. How many shows are viewers going to be willing to commit that kind of devotion to? Lost is already losing fans because of it. Formulas like that are made to be broken. OK for a start, but if something doesn't develop from it, the show dies (Invasion, anyone?). If Heroes leaves the stereotypes, then yeah, it might prove itself. I'm just skeptical of it.
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what exactly do you mean by the "Lost" formula? Multi-character drama spread out over different overlapping storylines? 6 Degrees is trying that too. How many shows are viewers going to be willing to commit that kind of devotion to? Lost is already losing fans because of it. Formulas like that are made to be broken. OK for a start, but if something doesn't develop from it, the show dies (Invasion, anyone?). If Heroes leaves the stereotypes, then yeah, it might prove itself. I'm just skeptical of it.
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