When asked recently about whether or not the upcoming season of “Heroes” could be the final one for the NBC series, creator and producer Tim Kring says that it could serve as one, but that doesn’t necessarily mean this is the final year for the show.
He then went on to confirm what most of us have known about the series since the start of season one.
“We’ve never really posited an ending,” he tells EW’s Michael Auseillo, “[because] it’s never been one long serialized story. Each volume has a beginning, middle and end. So we try to wrap things up pretty neatly each time and string a cliffhanger over the break to reward the loyal viewers.”
Kring also doesn’t think his show is in jeopardy in terms of the ratings.
I’m not sure that our fate is in jeopardy,” he said. “People are watching our show in so many different ways on so many platforms. We’re among the [most] DVR’d shows on TV last season and we were NBC’s No. 1 drama last season in the key demos.”
“Heroes” returns in September.
One thing Kring can do is not bend over backwards for the fans. Why? ‘Cause 1: the fans are not a monolithic group who all want the same thing, and 2; every time they have tried to please “the fans” it has ended badly. Kring could take some lessons on how to respond to fandom from Russel T. Davies.
Yeah, that’s right, I said it! Fans are great, and you shouldn’t go out of your way to piss them off, but they are not God either. The STORY is God. Obeisance before the written word, not the guy in the front row with the “I Heart Mohinder” t-shirt. ‘Kay?
Do good stories with interesting characters and the fans will come. The problem with Heroes is not that they didn’t have a specific ending in mind from the beginning the way Lost has. Lots of shows have bee very successful with an open-ended story line. The problem is, after a successful first season, they had no clue as to what to do for an encore.
Heroes today is what Voyage once was. Every season, the producers announce that this season, they’ve figured out how not to suck. And ever season, all they demonstrate is that they really haven’t learned anything.
Heroes tried to be a comic in TV form. From where I’m sitting it has achieved just that: characters that never die, endings that never actually end anything, too many characters to keep track of, convoluted stories involving presidents, and unnecessary time travel.
Heroes must die! Don’t watch it, don’t DVR it, don’t Hulu it, just let it go. Its time for something better; Chuck, to replace it.
If you have to confirm the show is still as mediocre as it was last season you can Bit Torrent it. That doesn’t get tracked.
Thank you Arkle.
I’ve been saying this since BEFORE the whole “We Hate Russel Davies” thing. Since BEFORE “Wash Died.” (Oops? Spoiled? Dude, it’s been what– FOUR YEARS? If you haven’t seen it by now, that’s on YOU. Oh, and Hamlet? Pretty much everyone is dead at the end of that one too.)
Fanboy, if I wanted a story from YOU, I’d’ve asked you for one. But I DON’T want a story from YOU. I want one from Russell T. Davies, and I’m willing to go along for the ride he’s giving. Do I expect EVERY SINGE STORY to be the Best.Story.Ever.? Hell no! But I don’t care if Russell T. Davies isn’t interested in what I think he should be doing.
And Kurt in St George? Here’s an idea: YOU don’t watch Heroes. Find something else to do for that hour. Read a book. Watch “Rock of Love 5”. In fact, pack it in, hit the hay and let the rest of watch the show.
You don’t like the show? Don’t bloody waste your time watching and don’t waste our bloody time telling us YOU don’t like it and for US not to watch.
Exactly! I dislike a few of the shows Mike Mennenga watches, but I have never called in telling him to stop watching them.