Heroes Return to NBC

NBC's Heroes is returning for a limited run in 2015, called Heroes Reborn.

The series will run for 13 episodes, with a few webisodes to introduce the characters


Here's the press release:

An iconic series that still commands a rabid fan base, "Heroes" will return to the network in 2015 as an event miniseries with original creator and executive producer Tim Kring at the helm, it was announced today by NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke.

NBC has ordered 13 episodes for a new stand-alone story arc entitled "Heroes Reborn," with all details of storylines and characters being kept under wraps.

"The enormous impact 'Heroes' had on the television landscape when it first launched in 2006 was eye-opening," said NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke. "Shows with that kind of resonance don't come around often and we thought it was time for another installment. We're thrilled that visionary creator Tim Kring was as excited about jumping back into this show as we were and we look forward to all the new textures and layers Tim plans to add to his original concept. Until we get closer to air in 2015, the show will be appropriately shrouded in secrecy, but we won't rule out the possibility of some of the show's original cast members popping back in."

The original series chronicled the life-changing stories of a series of unrelated ordinary people who discovered they had superhuman abilities. As the saga unfolded, they learned they were part of a grand plan that brought them together to change the world.

With the return of "Heroes Reborn," NBC will launch a digital series prior to the 2015 premiere that will introduce the characters and new storylines. This leveraging of social media is a way for fans to re-engage with what was one for the true pioneers in multiplatform storytelling.

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My Top 5 Hot Actors in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films of 2011

This year gave us to hotness on Sci-Fi movie front. Some of our heroes we killing it in 2011and their bodies were killing us softly.

So here are my top 5 hot actors who were really saving the day.

Captain America's Chris Evans

Immortals' Henry Cavill

Conan's Jason Momoa

X-men: First Class' Michael Fassbender

Thor's Chris Hemsworth

Interesting Quote: Tim Kring

It’s hard to sustain something that’s a zeitgeist phenomenon. Things burn bright and short these days. We did an awful lot of episodes – 24 a season – which is difficult to do. A little less of it might have gone a longer way. People talked about the first season because it was new. Once the initial premise has been explored and the characters come to terms with what’s happening to them, once those questions have been answered, the questions that are asked after that are less interesting.

Tim talks about why Heroes died.

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NBC Kills Heroes! Part 2

There was hope that a Heroes mini-series or a TV movie that would tie up the loose (overly confused) storyline.

Well, that's all a no go. Heroes is officially Zombie Dead!

Don’t hold out for closure, Heroes fans: A key source on the canceled drama told EW that NBC is not moving forward with a movie that would wrap up the four-year series. After the Peacock announced the show’s cancellation last May, there was some talk about allowing creator Tim Kring to give fans one more chance to say goodbye to their favorite characters, but that’s as far as it went.

NBC would not comment Thursday.

Well, what I learned from Heroes is keep your stories on point, kill off unnecessary characters and do something totally different than Chris Claremont's 80s version of the X-Men.

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NBC Kills Heroes!

Heroes is DEAD!

The Live Feed reports

It's official. NBC has cancelled "Heroes."

The network seriously mulled bringing back the drama for a shortened season to wrap up the serialized show, possibly as a two- or four-hour movie.

In the end, given the cost of the drama, the show's consistently declining ratings and the number of new hour-longs coming to NBC next season, the network decided the UMS-produced series wasn't worth an additional episode order.

Well, as Dr. Frank-n-Furter said: "Don't be Upset, It was a Mercy Killing"

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Heroes may get that Mercy Killing

TV Insiders are saying the Superhero(fail) series, Heroes may be leaving the building.

New York Mag's Vulture had this to say:

For weeks, even in the face of Heroes' bottom-dwelling ratings, conventional wisdom among TV-industry insiders has been that NBC was leaning heavily toward bringing back its once-mighty superhero series for a fifth and final thirteen-episode wrap-up season. But as NBC has become more confident in its slate of new shows, all indications are that our Heroes are dead.

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But when NBC executives got a look at the new pilots they had ordered (five have already been commissioned as series), they fell in love with their own handiwork; the network felt far better about these new shows' potential than they did about Heroes'. Even though there's no guarantee that any of the newcomers will work, there's a lot more upside to giving a new contender such as J.J. Abrams's Undercovers the time to find an audience rather than yanking it off quickly and begging viewers to give Heroes one more shot. As a result, according to agency sources and chatter around Hollywood, Heroes has started looking less like a backup plan and more like a waste of money.

However, NBC (which declined to comment for this story) is nothing if not appreciative of the few Heroes fans who still care about the saga and doesn't want to leave them hanging. While a half-season appears to be out of the question, we hear there's a good chance the network will at least try to find a way to fund a two- or four-hour movie event in order to give some finality to the franchise. Those discussions haven't taken place yet, however, since NBC still hasn't officially told Heroes creator Tim Kring his show is canceled.

This may be for the best. The series was going down, and not in a good way. The storylines were tired and borrowing from 80s comic book storylines. I hate to say it, but this series is already dead to most of us.

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Tim Gunn talks Comic Book Style

This is cute...

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New Trailer: Heroes Season 4

Yes, I'm still holding on

The next chapter of Heroes is: Days of Future Past

So Heroes ended with a clue of the next chapter (Spoiler)

Nathan P. has a secret meeting with the President, but not just any president, President Worf to be exact. The actor who played Worf is the new (Black) president for next season.

Anywho, Nate make a deal to capture all of the muta---I mean, eclipse powered people and lock them away or use them. Sounds familiar? It should, it's the god damn DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, the storyline that sealed the X-Men as The Comic.


I could be wrong, but it's looks really similar. Let's just see if Rachel Grey shows up side by side with Peter.

Heroes + NBC + Chuck = Hiatus in 2009?

Chuck and Heroes are on Hiatus in the new year! I wonder what's going on. Are they rewriting scripts are getting rid of soapy storyline in Chuck? What really happening?

Saving Heroes?

When Heroes started, I was excited; I couldn't get enough. But the next season sucked and now it's a bit boring.

What's really going on? They have good writers on the show, one's comic book scribe, Jeph Loeb. The actors are great and the stories could go anywhere, but so far it's going everywhere but up. Well, the Sci-Fi gods have sent a message to the execs. Fed up with the lost stories and over bearing budgets, NBC has let co-exec producers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb go.

The reasons are quite simple really, the network is frustrated with the creative direction of the show. But the question is, who will take their place? Who can put this show back on track? Who will save the cheerleader and cute lil Peter?

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