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Heroes Reborn is Good.....So Far....

52082.jpg..but so was Heroes season 1.

Last night, a friend of mine and I were talking about Heroes and I remembered all of the great characters, Sylar, Hiro, Noah Bennett, sometimes, Peter Petrelli, sometimes, and Matt Parkman, rarely. I also remembered the terrible characters, Ando, Nathan Petrelli, Niki Sanders, UGH, DL Hawkins, Micah, Angela Petrelli, and the list can go on and on and on. And that was the problem with Heroes post season 1, in my opinion. Too many characters, too many powers, too many story lines, and too much crisscrossing. Oh Sylar is evil, oh wait now he's good, oh wait now he's Nathan? It was the definition of too much.

But in an attempt to get that fan base excited and watching something again a reboot of the show was ordered and thus Heroes Reborn was made. Check out the trailer for an idea as to what you can expect from this show.

It looks fairly good right? At least for those who were fans of the first season, some characters have returned and the story line looks fairly easy to follow. That being said, I have some tips to offer the show as it continues throughout the seasons to hopefully keep it alive and fresh.

1. Don't mess with their superpowers. One of the most frustrating things that happened in Heroes post season 1 was the impotence of Hiro's power, the impotence of Peter Petrelli's power, the impotence of Sylar's power, the impotence of Niki's powers. Do you see where i'm going with this? In my opinion the only time this plot device works is if it's used once or maybe twice but in younger children or individuals discovering his or her powers. It becomes frustrating and utterly boring when it happens to people who have a good understanding as to how his or her powers operate and "just can't get it to work".

2. Don't crisscross the hero villain line too much. I like stories that are developed over time in which the hero becomes the villain or vice versa but to just have it happen in a few episodes is too rushed and and cheap. Really develop these characters, Do some flashbacks, those are nice, and let us get to the roots of these characters.

3. Don't overload the show with characters. Please oh please don't do this. Don't spend half a season introducing us to new characters only to kill them off halfway through the season. It's frustrating. Build you're original characters, introduce some as the universe expands but for the love of God have an end game.

4. Which brings me to my next point. End game. Please have an idea where you want this show to end because it did not appear to have any understanding as to where it was going Heroes post season 1. Please have an idea of where these characters will end up and how they are going to be there.

5. Finally, please no stupid powers. Please? Like being invincible but then having an Achilles heel but then being able to move that one spot, yep that was an actual plot device and paraphrasing of what Sylar did at one point. So please don't overwhelm us with powers because eventually some of them are going to be stupid. And don't explore or try to expand on them too much either. Like Claire not feeling pain or someone just getting powers, like Ando.

I believe that if you, the show writers, stick to these points, the show won't be terrible and I will continue to watch it.

Thoughts on my points? Watched the first episode of Heroes Reborn? Comment below and let me know what you think.

Written by cwm on Sep 29, 2015

Comments

HaraldFauland posted 8 years ago

The original is one of my most loved TV Shows.

The reboot is mediocre at best!

JAH posted 8 years ago

Decent, I have the same feeling from this season as from season 3. This was a really bad IDEA. They are making the same mistakes. They just added some gory scenes. But it's still the same crap.

zoebug98 posted 8 years ago

Heroes started off really great. Hoping this reboot is at least decent comparitively.

wavens posted 8 years ago

I think this TV Show is going to end like the first one. I hope this would have only 2 seasons if so.

cystic posted 8 years ago

They all start off good, let's see how long before they jump the shark.

evilkuja posted 8 years ago

I loved the original heroes, every single season. But this new reboot i'm really not sure about. I've only watched the pilot so far, but the girl who can transport herself into a video game.... Really?!

mad_man1983 posted 8 years ago

I loved Heroes, atleast the first few seasons, i hope Heroes Reborn will end better, but hopefully many good seasons before they end it, and i hope we see more of the actors from Heroes

cairns1986 posted 8 years ago

Not started watching this yet, but will do soon, gutted there is no Sylar :(

zutroy posted 8 years ago

I watched the first episode and tried to like it ... but just couldn't. Sorry Heroes, you've lost me again.

AdrienRochereau posted 8 years ago

watching but not listening carefully, many stories going on at once, lets see how it goes

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