who else is disappointed about the show? I have some gripes about the plot. The whole Save the world has already been done and they are rehashing that again. I am already invested in it so I will be watching the last episode tonight and re-watch the whole series again, just to fully understand it
Posted Nov 19, 2015, 6:24 PM UTC
With you 100% the show is not what it was. This time around I just do not care about the characters. unlike the first few seasons of heroes where you felt a connection with the characters. I feel this is a money ploy just to get a new generation sucked into heroes and it isn't even working that well. They have ruined heroes for me.... back to the old heroes dvds when Tim Kring actually cared about the show and its success
Every week I care less and less about this show. I was so excited for this reboot, especially with so many of the old cast coming back, but it really feels like a money grab.
The CGI is dreadful; I've seen better green screen work from college seniors. It feels like there are commercials every seven minutes, not to mention the obvious in-show product placement.
And now a two month hiatus before the finale? Maybe they'll use this time to polish the last few episodes to make me want to watch season 2. I'm not angry, I'm just really disappointed in what this series has become.
Since Heroes Reborn is a miniseries, at least it's likely that the storyline will have a conclusion, and not attempt to go on in perpetuity with the same impending doom and the same main bad guy.
I've been on the disappointment wagon all season. However, I can't knock them for rehashing the "save the world" thing since that's the most obvious way to go and it is kind of the focal point of a lot of sci-fi/comic book stories. Those are the biggest stakes possible and with these kinds of powers they are the only stakes that fit.
Also, this is in no way meant to be an excuse for the writers, but they put themselves in a big hole in the original Heroes when they decided on Peter, Sylar, and Hiro's (and to a lesser extent Matt's) powers and they did the same here when they gave Tommy Hiro's powers and Malina whatever powers she has. It's hard to come up with compelling and sensible plots when your main characters can do anything/beat anyone.
The show is actually really great, much better than the original.
I'm disappointed. This whole hunting evos thing is getting really old. For a show called Heroes, there is not a lot of hero stuff going on. Just a bunch of people with superpowers being used by other people.
I'm a huge snob. I assume any network show will be bland, innocuous filler. I quit on the original show, and I've quit on every subsequent comic book property-turned tv show. What I've found with this show is much better writing, with stories that aren't entirely cookie-cutter, and actually form an arc that's pretty fun, using familiar tropes from sci-fi and comics, but not clumsily. I don't even enjoy all of the storylines, but the way they've formed a cohesive, not-boring story is refreshing for this kind of tv.
I would be the first person to shit on this show, but I think the writing is above par, and for that I'm happy enough. If it stays on this trajectory, I would consider it the best attempt at comic book-style tv so far. That's not saying much, considering how low the bar is for this sub-genre, but at least it gives me something of this style to watch with a story worth following.
I've been bored with it since episode 2 because it feels like the writers are pants on head retarded and trying to pick up the same shit tier plot Heroes had in its final season.
It is also really weird how this show is supposed to kind of finish off Heroes but that anyone that actually saw the original series will see many massive plot holes in each episode.
The plot is ok. New actors are mostly shit, recurring actors are still great (except Micah). Effects are the same. Script is horrid sometimes.
This is just a very unfortunate sequel/reboot. The writing was never strong and it seemed that they were just out to entertain the original fans while not trying to get any new ones. It's all a little sad. It wasnt even a nice try attempt. This will be the end of Heroes.
They've focused more on the visual rather than the story-line. It's too cliche, been there done that. They got rid of Claire because she was essentially the "save the cheerleader", but that's just lead to "save the world". Such a waste & shame.
This isnt the last episode. There are three more episodes, except they aren't coming out until January, It's ricockulous. "Hey guys, right when the season gets ramping up for the payout, let's take a month and a half break so everyone forget and loses interest! That should help the ratings!"
Thats why tv executives ruin shows. Heroes should have been on netflix and have the whole season shown so we can binge watch it
Very true. A series like this is definitely best for such avenues. If you give it 22 minutes a week, you only get like 3-4 minutes per story arc. That's bad enough without the near 2 month break mid season