Comments on: HEROES debuts tonight http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:24:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: R. Maheras http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-6056 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:16:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-6056 I thought "Heroes" was confusing in a couple of spots, but overall, I thought it wasn't bad. I'll probably watch it again. I thought “Heroes” was confusing in a couple of spots, but overall, I thought it wasn’t bad. I’ll probably watch it again.

]]> by: Bruce http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-5983 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:42:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-5983 I will probably give Heroes a chance, but just have to use the opportunity to second Heidi's mention of The Venture Brothers. It is the best thing, ever! I will probably give Heroes a chance, but just have to use the opportunity to second Heidi’s mention of The Venture Brothers. It is the best thing, ever!

]]> by: Jonathan Miller http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-5979 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:32:30 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-5979 I saw the pilot a week or so ago. It was.....ok. At best, unevenly paced with a lot of wooden dialogue. There were a few intriguing moments that'll probably keep me coming back for a few weeks, but the whole thing was surprisingly dull. The fact that in one of the first scenes a genetics professor informs his students that "scientists say we only use 10% of our brains; imagine if we could use just 1% more!" (paraphrased) when, of course, no scientists say that, was where it started to lose me, to be honest.... I saw the pilot a week or so ago. It was…..ok. At best, unevenly paced with a lot of wooden dialogue. There were a few intriguing moments that’ll probably keep me coming back for a few weeks, but the whole thing was surprisingly dull.

The fact that in one of the first scenes a genetics professor informs his students that “scientists say we only use 10% of our brains; imagine if we could use just 1% more!” (paraphrased) when, of course, no scientists say that, was where it started to lose me, to be honest….

]]> by: Michael Climek http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-5975 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:27:51 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/09/25/heroes-debuts-tonight/#comment-5975 Surprised you didn't mentoin at all how closely the show seems to resemble the concept behind New Universe and Rising Stars. Surprised you didn’t mentoin at all how closely the show seems to resemble the concept behind New Universe and Rising Stars.

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