Heroes: The Next Lost?
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newnumber6Every once in a while I hear about a TV project in development that really gets me excited. Sometimes it doesn't pan out anywhere near as cool as I hope it does (Threshold). Sometimes it turns out far cooler than I ever expected (LOST). Still I can't help myself from following information about them as they develop. This year, there are three: Untitled Zombie-Survival TV Show, Jericho (post-apocalypse), and Heroes, with Heroes apparently being the one with the best shot of actually making it to air. Just read this article from TV Guide Online talking about it, where there guy calls it 'The Next Lost'. Now, obviously I'm not going to listen to just that, but the description of the show, the characters, and the cast (well, what I know of them) sounds like it could add up to something cool. From the article:
Just as Lost isn't really a show about a haunted island, Heroes isn't a show about crusaders, caped or otherwise. It's about people — albeit ones with extraordinary quirks. "I kind of want to stay away from the superhero aspect," says Kring. "It's about very ordinary people all over the world who literally discover that they have special powers, and it's their dealing with that." The superheroes, er, ordinary people include a 30-year-old male nurse who believes he can fly — and, unlike R. Kelly, really can; a 28-year-old junkie who has the ability to paint images of the future; a 33-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who can do incredible things with mirrors; a 24-year-old Japanese comic-book geek who literally makes time stand still; a 31-year-old inmate who can transport himself through walls (eat your heart out, Michael Scofield); and a 17-year-old cheerleader who defies death at every turn (think of Bruce Willis in Unbreakable, only with blonde hair and big pom-poms).
Sounds a little like the 4400 (ordinary people with powers), but, although I like 4400, it lacks a little indefinable something and I hope this one has it. Plus I get a bit of a DP7 vibe with this show even though the characters don't actually resemble them at all.
Just as Lost isn't really a show about a haunted island, Heroes isn't a show about crusaders, caped or otherwise. It's about people — albeit ones with extraordinary quirks. "I kind of want to stay away from the superhero aspect," says Kring. "It's about very ordinary people all over the world who literally discover that they have special powers, and it's their dealing with that." The superheroes, er, ordinary people include a 30-year-old male nurse who believes he can fly — and, unlike R. Kelly, really can; a 28-year-old junkie who has the ability to paint images of the future; a 33-year-old Las Vegas showgirl who can do incredible things with mirrors; a 24-year-old Japanese comic-book geek who literally makes time stand still; a 31-year-old inmate who can transport himself through walls (eat your heart out, Michael Scofield); and a 17-year-old cheerleader who defies death at every turn (think of Bruce Willis in Unbreakable, only with blonde hair and big pom-poms).
Sounds a little like the 4400 (ordinary people with powers), but, although I like 4400, it lacks a little indefinable something and I hope this one has it. Plus I get a bit of a DP7 vibe with this show even though the characters don't actually resemble them at all.
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