who thinks "Heroes" is all a bit silly..?

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: feelingshorter
It is not like Lost because the story line does move, Lost is just constantly people talking.

I would have to agree to the poster who initially made the Lost link. I got the same exact feeling at the end of the last Heroes episode that I get with Lost.. frustration that nothing has really been answered. Just opening more doors w/o really closing any.

That and I'm impatient, I thought the show was starting to get slow. We'll see how the rest of the season pans out. I hope for the best, but I do love it

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: aidanjm
it's as if America - unable to "deal" with the fact that it is quagmired in Iraq or face the fact it is NOT a good idea to elect a rather stupid person to the highest political office - is retreating to a world of complete fantasy where "heroes" will save the day.

On a positive note, the multicultural aspect of the show is an interesting change. I've never seen so many non-Caucasian people in a mainstream US program. Altho the producers completely lack balls when it comes to Zac's homosexuality. It's all so hush hush.

Linking the popularity of heroes to Iraq or Bush is complete nonsense.
I agree that the multicultural aspect is suprising and admirable.

 

[randay]

what the fvck is this thread about?

 

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: randay
what the fvck is this thread about?

Cheese.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: R Nilla

Originally posted by: randay
what the fvck is this thread about?

Cheese.

I need a good crab dip recipe, the hot kind, not cold. I tried searching but I found mostly cold recipes, the ones that use a lot of cream cheese or sour cream. Anyone got a good one?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: randay
what the fvck is this thread about?

aidanjm spews more anti-us nonsense.

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: R Nilla

Originally posted by: randay
what the fvck is this thread about?

Cheese.

I need a good crab dip recipe, the hot kind, not cold. I tried searching but I found mostly cold recipes, the ones that use a lot of cream cheese or sour cream. Anyone got a good one?

it's not really a dip, but it is chock full of crabby goodness

 

[daveymark]

This is why the only good show on right now is The Unit

 

[Tobolo]

Show rocks.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: R Nilla

Originally posted by: randay
what the fvck is this thread about?

Cheese.

I just tried edam for the first time a couple weeks ago. It was pretty good.

 

[palswim]

Originally posted by: feelingshorter

BS. Heroes is as deep as anime. Unlike most other shows, this isnt a superhero like show. It has much more dept than superman/batman/any other American comic to date. As with anime, it takes a few episodes before becomes good. Although it is already good. Comparing it to such mindless kid comics would be an insult. Have anyone here watched the show from the start before complaining? It is not like Lost because the story line does move, Lost is just constantly people talking.

Bad comparison. Heroes hasn't tried to be deep just for the sake of looking-deep-but-being-ridiculous yet. I hope it never gets there.

 

[dbk]

Yeah, it seems a bit childish to me. Then again, I'm not a "sci-fi" guy. Is it sci-fi?

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of blatant 'subtext'.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

:roll:

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

Wow. You must be the only one looking that deep into the show, GEEZ!

 

[JujuFish]

Heroes is an awesome show.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

Wow. You must be the only one looking that deep into the show, GEEZ!

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole picture of Hiro fighting a dinosaur has an obvious parallel with mans struggle to become the dominant species on Earth. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: NFS4
I think you're silly. The show kicks some major butt. The characters are all interesting (with the exception of Nikki) and there's plenty of character development and action.

It's like you're in my head!

 

[amish]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

Wow. You must be the only one looking that deep into the show, GEEZ!

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole picture of Hiro fighting a dinosaur has an obvious parallel with mans struggle to become the dominant species on Earth. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

and sylar just shouts, "i'm a middle class white male trying to make my way in the world." he wants to be on top but "the man", mr. bennett, who obviously represents the government, just wants to keep him down. really hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

Wow. You must be the only one looking that deep into the show, GEEZ!

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole picture of Hiro fighting a dinosaur has an obvious parallel with mans struggle to become the dominant species on Earth. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

also, the sense of impending doom and the idea there is going to be some crazy confrontation between good and evil sometime in the near future obviously parallels George W. Bush's propaganda for his manufactured war on terror.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

Wow. You must be the only one looking that deep into the show, GEEZ!

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole picture of Hiro fighting a dinosaur has an obvious parallel with mans struggle to become the dominant species on Earth. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

also, the sense of impending doom and the idea there is going to be some crazy confrontation between good and evil sometime in the near future obviously parallels George W. Bush's propaganda for his manufactured war on terror.

Dude, you MIGHT have a case if you were talking about 24... but Heroes? Come on!

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
You're probably reading a bit too much into it. Forget politics for a moment and enjoy.

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole plot line of New York being under threat of being blown up has an obvious parallel with 9/11. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

Wow. You must be the only one looking that deep into the show, GEEZ!

the show does seem to include many parallels with the current or recent political landscape. For example the whole picture of Hiro fighting a dinosaur has an obvious parallel with mans struggle to become the dominant species on Earth. It's a bit hard to ignore that kind of subtext.

also, the sense of impending doom and the idea there is going to be some crazy confrontation between good and evil sometime in the near future obviously parallels George W. Bush's propaganda for his manufactured war on terror.

It sounds like maybe you oughta ask this chick out on a date. You seem made for each other.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: aidanjm
also, the sense of impending doom and the idea there is going to be some crazy confrontation between good and evil sometime in the near future obviously parallels George W. Bush's propaganda for his manufactured war on terror.

Do you really think of GWB every single time you see "a sense of impending doom" or "a crazy confrontation between good and evil" in American television? Saturday morning cartoons must drive you absolutely bonkers.

If that was their intention then it's obviously not working, because I haven't thought about it once while watching "Heroes". Maybe I'm just dense and don't pick these things up...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Be serious. Who actually wathes that crap?

1500 posts and counting

TWO duelling serials are forcing fans of both shows to make a tough choice on Monday nights.

For three consecutive weeks, the two best serialized dramas on television - "24" on Fox and "Heroes" on NBC - have been duking it out Monday nights at 9.

While the race has been close, "Heroes" - the upstart, comic-book serial about ordinary people with extraordinary powers that premiered last September - is so far beating "24," which started its sixth season just last month.

If you're keeping score, "Heroes" won Week One Jan. 22 with 14.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen, vs. 14.5 million for "24." Among 18-49s, "Heroes" also won, 8.6 million to 7.1 million.

In week two, "24" won in overall viewers, 14.04 million to 13.6 million, while "Heroes" won in the demo, 7.95 million to 7.1 million.

And this week, "Heroes" drew more viewers - 14.6 million to 13.6 million - and also won the demo race, according to Nielsen numbers released yesterday.

http://www.heroes-tv.com/modules/news/article-542.html

24 Has already lost its luster.

Take Grey's Anatomy Season 2 pitted against Heroes and see who wins. What about Lost Season 2? Simple... Heroes is at a peak now. 24 is mature and is in a decline, not too fair of a comparison. Monday nights were Fox nights for a long time. Prison Break + 24 = hard to beat.

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Everyone who is claiming the show is too slow apparently has missed the last 2 or 3 episodes, since what started as a pebble rolling downhill is now a screaming avalanche of awesomeness. Most of the 'intro' storylines have finished and have all started tying into the main story. The major villain is shown, you know his motives, and he's out in the world now. Having the G-Man bust in on him in the last episode was pure greatness.

I actually enjoy the way the directors are doing the show. If they were to do a total X-Men type show, it would be nothing more than the characters running from the army or whatever, and dodging news vans. As it is, you see them as normal people that are just all being thrown into a very strange situation. I also like that they didn't all just group up... in comics you'd see the mentor character ask others to just drop their life and go with him, but in the real world he'd get laughed at most of the time.

Heroes rocks.

Also, In the episode where Claire was sneaking out to the prom, Zac said he was gay. How much do you want them harping on that? You've seen him get hassled in school, and he talked about it already. You don't see the black characters walking up to random people on the street saying "excuse me, did you know I was black? HOW ABOUT THAT?!?!" Him being gay ties up the annoying sexual tension between characters that stories do sometimes. This show isn't about that, and him liking other men means we don't have to worry about it.

 

[Dunbar]

All of the network prime time drama shows suck. Which is why I don't watch any of them.