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also the golden globe noms were announced; james franco for pineapple express? seriously?

Dec 11, 2008 11:25

Hmm, Heroes. Hmm.

Okay, I'll make a deal with you: if I hear that the third season ends well, I will watch the rest of it over the summer. If I think it ends well, I will watch the fourth. Besides, the mental image of Bryan Fuller walking into the writing room and going "bitches, this is how it's done" amuses me. (Even if I suspect he is far too ( Read more... )

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thorog December 11 2008, 19:57:24 UTC

I can't say I've noticed changes in writers in Heroes, although this may be also due to being used to Doctor Who, where you have RTD vs. Stephen Moffat.

I personally haven't had a problem with Heroes season 3, although there were a couple of weird unrelated episodes that should have possibly been better integrated.

Also, you title make me think of a cat eating a statue.

futuresoon December 11 2008, 20:02:31 UTC

Well, as far as I'm aware the writing team for Heroes has stayed more or less the same--except Bryan Fuller left after S1 to go do Pushing Daisies, and recently Jess Alexander and Jeph Loeb got canned. (We still don't know exactly why.) But given that the first season was undoubtedly the best, I'm inclined to think that Fuller's return bodes well. Certainly it would mean adding a good writer to the list, which can't exactly hurt.

S3: eh, some people don't mind it, some people are full of rage over it, and I personally just drifted away from it. I just...stopped caring. Which makes me feel a little sad, really.

As far as I am aware the Golden Globes involve few cats eating statues, although one can never be sure with what is referred to as the "drinky Oscars".

thorog December 11 2008, 20:16:34 UTC

Whenever anyone says "Oh man, season was crap", and I don't mind it, I have to wonder if I'm a bad person or something.

Season 2 was horrid. Nothing happened. Season 3 stuff has happened. It's batshit insane, but, you know, there's nothing wrong with that. I'm particularly annoyed at Doctor Who because every time RTD does an epic end-of-season finale, it ends up with the world being at the very least altered, but they have to bring it back to where they started. Post-apocalyptic Earth from after the Master ravaged it was awesome, dammit! But noooooo, they had to hit rewind on the whole thing.

Anyway, point is, action is better than inaction.

(Incidentally, when Season 3 started, we watched all of Season 1 as catch-up, then completely ignored Season 2. It worked quite well.)

snopes_faith December 11 2008, 20:06:44 UTC

As you can see hon, Heroes S3 has split the audience dramatically! Personally I think it is now showing such contempt and active hatred for its viewers, I am fully expecting the day I draw back the curtains and spot Tim Kring keying my car. But don't take just my word, shop around!
I think I'm in it to the bitter end but there's really no reason you can't wait safely outside until all the unpleasantness blows over. Anyway, if things pick up after the hiatus, I'll give a call.

futuresoon December 11 2008, 20:16:16 UTC

I think I prefer the SPN brand of madness, where it may start getting crazy but it does so in such an intriguing/amusing manner that you can't tear your eyes away from it; also, one continuous plot that is definitely going somewhere, and fewer characters to dick around with. But I shall certainly welcome an improved Heroes if such a thing begins to exist.

(I see that your icon matches my icon. A fight is imminent.)

nobadnews December 11 2008, 23:19:19 UTC

See, that's exactly how I feel about the kind of madness and crack that;s showing up in these two shows, In SPN, there is a definite goal and only so many storylines going on at the same time. It's crazy, and a little ridiculous, but it doesn't insult your intelligence or hurt your brain. Plus it's amusing.
Heroes these days is just...a clusterfuck. I've begun to see Season One as a complete show, and what's going on now to be bad fanfic.

miriampenguin December 11 2008, 21:23:43 UTC

I'm still watching it (though I haven't seen this week's episode). And... yeah. He's right about the characters and the powers. It's like a super-powered soap opera. Granted, I've enjoyed soap operas before, and I mostly enjoy Heroes, but some of the storylines are weird/contrived/convoluted, even for me, and I'm rather good at suspending disbelief.