tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post3339997276851399204..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Heroes: The Scott Scanlon Memorial HourAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69588317423203811812007-02-21T17:01:00.000-05:002007-02-21T17:01:00.000-05:00As far as the 5-year plans go, this may be practic...As far as the 5-year plans go, this may be practically prehistoric TV-wise, but let's not forget that J. Michael Straczynski did it successfully in 1993-1998 with "Babylon 5". It had a real 5-year arc, with foreshadowing in the first episode that would take years to fully play out, and real character development and change from beginning to end. And there was even a thousand year's worth of backstory and future plot hinted at throughout. I think he was the first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-19254303185379168112007-02-21T11:21:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:21:00.000-05:00Alan: Thanks for setting me straight, mister! ;) A...Alan: Thanks for setting me straight, mister! ;) Actually, I know I read that 5 year thing somewhere, so either they misreported or misunderstood what TK said/meant. By the way, Alan, I do like how much you respond within your own blog. Not my typical experience; I like it!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous: Interesting about Lost. I had never heard that before. I guess this means they had it planned out to lose so many viewers?! ;)<BR/><BR/>Christy: just as sick as me! I think Sylar's hot. I'm so cwazy! My husband made me pick between Sawyer and Jack on Lost. I had to pick Sawyer b/c, in the end, I'll always lust for the bad boy. It's a sickness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33352085081655907002007-02-21T11:00:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:00:00.000-05:00[I]Nobody's pointed this out yet and I was curious...[I]Nobody's pointed this out yet and I was curious to know what others thought -- In Peter's vision of the future, Simone is one of the people watching him go boom. How does everybody think that discrepancy effects the storyline? [/I}<BR/><BR/>Not only Simone, but Ando, who is standing next to Hiro. That part makes me think Ando isn't going away. Perhaps Peter will somehow channel Claire's healing power and save Simone? Or develop the ability to see ghosts? <BR/><BR/>SPOILER ALERT:I read an interview with the actress who plays Simone saying she's in a couple more eps. She also said one more character is scheduled to die, but she had the good sense not to give away the gender, at least END SPOILERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-80289718542840916022007-02-20T23:17:00.000-05:002007-02-20T23:17:00.000-05:00Nobody's pointed this out yet and I was curious to...Nobody's pointed this out yet and I was curious to know what others thought -- In Peter's vision of the future, Simone is one of the people watching him go boom. How does everybody think that discrepancy effects the storyline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-9081683313777930312007-02-20T22:02:00.000-05:002007-02-20T22:02:00.000-05:00Jennifer Jaroch: The creators of Lost said they ha...Jennifer Jaroch: The creators of Lost said they had the show planned out to about 5 seasons back when the show first started, so Heroes isn't breaking any new ground there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15110618743984146822007-02-20T20:31:00.000-05:002007-02-20T20:31:00.000-05:00Regarding Isaac's paintings, I remember an Asimov ...Regarding Isaac's paintings, I remember an Asimov short story ("The Dead Past") about a scientist who creates a Time Viewer. His wife begins using it to obsessively watch their dead daughter, and then his boss asks the question "When does the past end?" and realizes that it could be used to spy on anyone in real time. Something similar seems to be happening with Isaac- as he learns to focus his power, he can paint things that are just barely in the future, which works out to clairvoyance.<BR/><BR/>And Ando will be back. The Hero always needs his friends more than he thinks he does.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351452512636422112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-79126269012719562262007-02-20T18:05:00.000-05:002007-02-20T18:05:00.000-05:00Hey, did anybody else catch the ER product placeme...Hey, did anybody else catch the ER product placement moment this week, when one of the doctors, who'd just done some work on a cheerleader, mumbled, "Save the cheerleader, save the world"? <BR/><BR/>At least we didn't have to suffer through a crossover episode with Dr. Kovac working up one of the mutants, while Mohinder stumbled and fumbled his way around the OR.Cinemaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742365356939303431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-79674892899918247692007-02-20T17:55:00.000-05:002007-02-20T17:55:00.000-05:00Re: comic conI'm going to NY Comic Con. I don't kn...Re: comic con<BR/><BR/>I'm going to NY Comic Con. I don't know if I'll see the cheerleader. I may be too busy feeling like the only other girl in the place. I have the three day pass to keep my options open. I'm hoping to catch the BSG viewing. I'm also hoping that the latest episode will stop the slow drain of season-2.5-like suckage.velvetcannibalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649039454592018539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51609730711445810802007-02-20T17:01:00.000-05:002007-02-20T17:01:00.000-05:00Dan, if my babysitting situation doesn't fall thro...Dan, if my babysitting situation doesn't fall through, I'll be there for a while on Saturday, though I'd much rather see Number Six again than The Cheerleader.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37169614926272039982007-02-20T16:50:00.000-05:002007-02-20T16:50:00.000-05:00Although I loved Coach and The Stand, Bill Fagerba...Although I loved <I>Coach</I> and <I>The Stand</I>, Bill Fagerbakke will always be Patrick Starfish to me. <BR/><BR/>"Hey Patrick, why are you so mad?" "GRRRR... I CAN'T SEE MY FOREHEAD."<BR/><BR/>Hey, who's going to the NY Comic Con this weekend to See the Cheerleader, Get an Autograph?<BR/><BR/>You know, if Mr. Bennet really cared about his family, he would have tried to stop Claire from recording that song for the <I>Cinderella III</I> soundtrack. YIKES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8033687698639493202007-02-20T16:03:00.000-05:002007-02-20T16:03:00.000-05:00I had the same intuitive reaction as Stan to the b...I had the same intuitive reaction as Stan to the bullet scene. That is, I believe that Ando has some powers that he is, as of yet, unaware.Cinemaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742365356939303431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70615036456936303542007-02-20T14:52:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:52:00.000-05:00Phew! I'm so glad I'm not the only one that keeps...Phew! I'm so glad I'm not the only one that keeps saying "M-O-O-N spells Moon" whenever that guy is on TV. Alan, I'm so in love with you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-46308879835554713772007-02-20T14:26:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:26:00.000-05:00Re: Isaac's painting.HRG taught him how to control...Re: Isaac's painting.<BR/><BR/>HRG taught him how to control his powers, and he was focusing on trying to find Peter in as close to the now as possible, so it makes sense that the paintings show near future bits.<BR/><BR/>Plus, if Peter is the Incredible Exploding Man then his future is not very long.<BR/><BR/>TaleenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-84950120460201196802007-02-20T14:13:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:13:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more with Dan Coyle about Jeph Lo...I couldn't agree more with <B>Dan Coyle</B> about Jeph Loeb's cloying, overwrought scripting -- his Superman/Batman comic was long, long, long with pointless out-of-character internal monologues by the two title characters, usually in parallel, and I quivered when I heard he had joined the Lost staff in Season 2.<BR/><BR/>But this is one time where the written-by-committee nature of series television is actually a benefit, as it assures that overall, the show doesn't "sound" too much like any one writer other than the show runner, who usually scripts the final pass.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373157272501668764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73598470384947448532007-02-20T14:11:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:11:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373157272501668764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50859383286393586482007-02-20T14:05:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:05:00.000-05:00Niffer, I've also noticed that, in the last few ep...Niffer, I've also noticed that, in the last few episodes, many of Isaac's paintings have been of things either happening at that very moment or in the very near future. I don't know if we're supposed to assume that his powers have changed now that he's sober, or if the writers are just bending them to fit the story.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33237214643359238552007-02-20T14:00:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:00:00.000-05:00Glad to see Simone go. Yay!For how long has Isaac...Glad to see Simone go. Yay!<BR/><BR/>For how long has Isaac been painting pictures of Peter? They didn't seem to be that far into the future. In fact, they seemed more clairvoyant than future seeing.<BR/><BR/>I loved how after the gun battle Hiro and Ando were happy to see the Vespa escape unscathed :)<BR/><BR/>I agree with Lyle that Hiro reversed an isolated time stream (the bullet). Very cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-48975277658815448412007-02-20T13:43:00.001-05:002007-02-20T13:43:00.001-05:00I liked Dale. Though her power wasn't interesting...I liked Dale. Though her power wasn't interesting, it was a shame she was introduced as a Red Shirt this week.<BR/><BR/>She wasn't a cheerleader or webcam stripper, so she wasn't allowed to live.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278397835543484753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1509571953533240792007-02-20T13:43:00.000-05:002007-02-20T13:43:00.000-05:00I'm with Donboy -- I think Ando will stick around,...I'm with Donboy -- I think Ando will stick around, follow Hiro to Vegas, and step in and save him at some crucial moment. It wouldn't make sense for him to vanish at this point, just after his character started taking some steps on his own and Hiro starts questioning whether a partner is a good thing.CMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01559451322234777335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7591635182211396602007-02-20T13:37:00.000-05:002007-02-20T13:37:00.000-05:00Jennifer, back at the press tour in July, Kring pr...Jennifer, back at the press tour in July, Kring promised that most of the big questions of season one would wrap up within season one and that he had some ideas rattling around for later season-long arcs. <BR/><BR/>He may have come up with more detailed plans now that the show is a hit, but I also wouldn't put it past him -- or any TV writer, really -- to be so focused on getting this season done that he thinks, "Ah, I'll come up with something new during the hiatus."Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-16376028987584120562007-02-20T13:30:00.000-05:002007-02-20T13:30:00.000-05:00Maybe Ando has powers?Maybe Ando has powers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10003500137622646662007-02-20T13:14:00.000-05:002007-02-20T13:14:00.000-05:00Lyle: I read an interview with Tim Kring (the crea...Lyle: I read an interview with Tim Kring (the creator) and he said he's already mapped out the story for 5 seasons. Maybe he learned from Lost.<BR/><BR/>Loved Peter's flying. Didn't like so much his invisible terrorizing of Isaac. Didn't think Simone's death was very powerful. I agree that if they had said nothing about the death on promos it might have. I was expecting someone with powers to die. The Claire/Dad stuff was fantastic. Cannot wait for next week. Since Mohinder can't seem to wise up fast enough, maybe that Indian kid can visit him in his dreams again and fast! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-82327646800032519842007-02-20T13:01:00.000-05:002007-02-20T13:01:00.000-05:00Maybe it was just me, but Peter seemed like he mig...<I>Maybe it was just me, but Peter seemed like he might be moving to the dark side at the end. It would definitely be interesting if he ends up the villain next season.</I><BR/><BR/>At the pace the series is moving, I'm wondering if Dark Peter will be the season's finale... which brings up the question of what to fight in season two. Here's hoping Heroes doesn't meet up with Desperate Housewives syndrome (well plotted first season that doesn't have a story for the second).<BR/><BR/>As for Hiro, the only explanation I can come up with is perhaps he's figured out (subconsciously) how to reverse time in isolated packets of physical space. He's been able to exempt people from his power in the past, so it'd make sense if he could do the reverse. Still, this would be the first instance of reversing time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14129952129461124542007-02-20T12:42:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:42:00.000-05:00Devin, what I'm saying is that, even if I forgive ...Devin, what I'm saying is that, even if I forgive Mohinder for not realizing that his traveling is really Sylar, he has to recognize that Sylar is following them, and that if he keeps looking for other people with abilities, he'll only be leading Sylar to them, too.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66408032315310992242007-02-20T12:39:00.000-05:002007-02-20T12:39:00.000-05:00I'm mad at myself for not remembering who Ted was ...I'm mad at myself for not remembering who Ted was at the beginning, because they gave you the "Look behind you, Radioactive Man!" moment.<BR/><BR/>As for Mohinder, I'm not sure whether he knows that Sylar is killing people in order to steal their powers. So he might not make the logical leaps that we're expecting of him. (Besides, even if he figures out he's travelling with Sylar, what the heck do you want him to do?)<BR/><BR/>The thing about what Hiro did is that it looked to me like the bullet went back into the gun AND the flash of the firing reversed itself. I'm not sure how that let her be tackled, though. (And yes, the off-screen fight was very amusing.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com