Heroes: Origins Expands on NBC Hit
While Heroes is Away, the Spin-off Will Play
During the first season of Heroes, the ratings dropped a little after the mid-season hiatus, so Tim Kring, the show's creator, was asked to come up with an idea to keep the interest, and ratings, up through the whole second season, and Origins was born. The idea for Origins also stems from the positive fan reaction to many side heroes introduced this season, namely the waitress with a perfect memory who was almost saved by Hiro.
"We've got something I call the 'bulk-up challenge' for next year, which is trying to stay more consistent in our scheduling for the audience," NBC chief Kevin Reilly told reporters on May, 14th, at a press conference announcing the network's 2007-2008 television schedule. "We asked Tim Kring to come up with an idea, and what I love is not only did we bulk up with 30 hours next season, but also a whole new idea which I think is going to take the show to the next level." While not all scheduling details have been hashed out, Reilly says, "I'll tell you one thing you won't see is 'Origins' peppered throughout, I think that would be difficult for the audience to navigate."
Origins' six episode run, will feature stand alone episodes that take place within the Heroes universe, but will not be directly tied into the main story arc of Volume Two. A few major players from the main show may pop up in Origins, though.
As for the second season, or volume, of the main show, most people involved with the production are pretty tight lipped, which is to be expected. What has been told is that there have been heroes for many generations, and Heroes Volume Two is going to give some more background into the history and origins of these heroes. This would explain the odd ending of Volume One, which featured Hiro Nakamura fall from the sky and land in ancient Japan.
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- Heroes MySpace site: www.myspace.com/heroesofficial
- Heroes: Origins will be a six episode, stand alone season.
- Each episode will feature a new character.
- Fans will vote on their favorite character at the end.
11 Comments
Post a CommentI hope to do the reruns one day...my daughters love this show
I like that the Heroes creators are giving the fans something to do during the hiatus. However, I'm not sure I like the idea of the audience choosing which characters should/should not stay. For one thing, the audience usually has bad ideas. And secondly, I don't like the sense that the storyline is so easily bent!
I dont want much TV but this sounds excellent.. Great read ;-)
I've not watched this series much. Great article, though!
I'm looking forward to seeing how good this show is
I love this show it is my favorite well grey's anatomy beats it but it is still the bomb...great article
Great article! My husband loves Heros. He will be happy to about the "spin off". Thanks.
Yay! Heroes is my absolute favorite show on television. I think this is a fabulous idea, and I look forward to watching this "spin-off". Great job reporting.
I have never watched this show. Maybe I'll check out the new one. Thanks!
I've never watched Heroes, but maybe I will check out this new show. Great article!