Is NBC About to Finish Off Heroes?
One of the most frustrating flaws with Heroes is how the show absolutely refuses to kill its characters off, resuscitating them again and again and robbing the series of its already sapped stakes. (Sure, there have been some supporting characters who disappeared, but it's more due to the show's own inattention than any grand plan.) However, according to Airlock Alpha, NBC may be planning to do to Heroes what Heroes hasn't been able to do with its cast: pull the plug, permanently.
According to the site, NBC sources are indicating that the show may not receive a season five order so that producers can work to create a buzz-generating final stretch of episodes this year. As a heavily serialized genre show, it's unlikely that Heroes can experience a ratings turnaround, and the show's expense coupled with the network's misfortunes make it an increasing liability. However, I'd be surprised if NBC made a decision this early in the game -- not only will the network want to factor in spring development, but the original cast members are surely signed until at least a fifth year, so if NBC wanted to cancel the show, it'd make better sense to wring out of it a full, final season before contract renegotiations would begin. Then again, we're talking about NBC, so who knows?
NBC To Heroes: Think About That Final Chapter [Airlock Alpha]
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Heroes suxxxxxx. I watch it every week (because i suxxxxxxx) waiting for something, anything to happen, an nothing ever does. It's so awful, but I can't imagine something so awful still being on tv, so I watch it thinking something is going to happen in the episode I'm watching.
The plug needs to be pulled so I can stop waiting for the plug to be pulled.
The whole circus thing makes me want to burn myself.
They better not cancel Heroes. Heroes is too good of a show to cancel. And I agree that if they have to cancel Heroes, they need to give it one more season. Sorry but you can't just cancel a show like that.
But they had a lesbian kiss! That's writing genius right there, and it needs to be acknowledged, dammit!
NBC needs to send Hiro back in time and cancel it right after season one.
If you can honestly say that "Heroes" is too good to cancel, you're not watching enough good television. I watch this show because I've been with it since the beginning, and with the knowledge that it wouldn't last too much longer, I figured I'd stick around. The writers are lazy and they've ruined at least half the characters. I can't wait until they cancel.
thank you.
Finally, Zach Quinto can go back to where he belongs: playing Tori Spelling's gay best friend! (Seriously, I loved that show.)
Really, the most annoying thing by far about this show is that after they all come together in season one to save the world, the 8 or so of them just sort of drift apart to do their own thing. How retarded are we supposed to be? It's like everytime they run into each other they're like "Hey, what's up, haven't seen you in a while..."
just so stupid.
Whichever exec pulls the plug on this show is a genuine hero.
if you have nothing nice to say about the show then don't say anything at all.
Idiot