Comments on: Eli Roth to Direct an Episode of Heroes: Origins

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:47:06 +0000

well i like heroes and i am just wondering what eli roth is going to do it has to be twisted i do want to see that ep now.

By: Goon

Goon — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:39:36 +0000

i’m kind of lukewarm about Heroes as well. i dont think its a bad show by any means, and will probably watch it on TV this season, but I dont get why its become so popular. some of the characters are flat out lame – its really Hiro and his friend that carry the show. The first season started slow, then hit an admittedly great stride, but then petered out at the end with a finale that was very unsatisfying, not delivering what it promised.

I really am intrigued to see how it can carry itself through future seasons. I am cynical that it will manage to hold its fanbase.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:31:55 +0000

If I was going to compare Heroes to anything, it would be American Chopper.

By: Jay C.

Jay C. — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:14:30 +0000

I’m feeling the same way. I’ve been trying to get through the first season, and it’s going very slowly. Although I don’t hate the show, it just haven’t been caught up in it like some others. (Lost, Enterprise, American Chopper).

By: Rian

Rian — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:13:23 +0000

I watched the first eight or nine episodes of Heroes and it just couldn’t keep my interest. I’m surprised by this because I’m a huge comic book reader and trying to break into the business, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. There were some neat things in the show, such as the origin of the villain, which I thought was really interesting, but overall I found it pretty bland.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:00:01 +0000

It sounds like a launching pad for too many minor character spin-off shows.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:45:16 +0000

Good question. I think this is supposed to be a way for them to introduce new heroes, but also focus on some of the existing ones. I would imagine they’ll want to stay away from a lot of the main characters though, so as not to spoil things going on in the main series.

By: Henrik

Henrik — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:59:57 +0000

I have no interest in Heroes, I watched two episodes and it was the same melodramatic bullshit, starring the girl from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and the fat guy from Hollow Man.

HOWEVER, that being said, I think this concept is a cool one. But I am confused as to wether these are origin stories the heroes on Heroes (who had some rather lame powers) or completely original ones? If it’s just origin stories for different original heroes, I think it has a ton of potential to be a cool show, albeit short-lived. I would check it out with enthusiasm then.