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You just got eclipsed.
Apr. 12th, 2024 01:43 am++ I didn't get to see the solar eclipse because, well, I kinda slept through it, lol. But it wasn't like there was much to see anyway from our end, I don't think. I've been enjoying the pictures and videos from others, though.
++ I just read that Tim Kring is going to, once again, reboot Heroes that will be called Heroes: Eclipsed and, I don't know, I kinda laughed when I saw the announcement.
Here's the thing, I wouldn't necessarily mind another chance for the concept of the show to be redone in some way, focusing on entirely new characters and going on a completely different journey, but I would rather have it be done by anyone else except for Tim Kring. He has proven time and time again that he isn't good at this kind of storytelling, particularly since, IIRC, he wasn't much of a fan of superhero comics. That might've since changed, but it's very telling. Listen, I adored Heroes when it first premiered, I remember being so hyped after seeing the promos for it and the tagline ("Save The Cheerleader, Save The World") and the actual tie-in comics that were published, it was such an event to the point where they even did a world tour after the first season to celebrate. It was unlike anything anyone had seen at the time, which is why the first season blew up the way it did. But from season two onward it just went downhill and continued to decline. I'd never fallen in and out of love for a show as fast as I did with Heroes. I was only active in that fandom for a brief moment before I finally peaced out after season two.
Could this reboot be good? It's a possibility. Personally though, I didn't pay attention when Kring did the revival in 2015 with Heroes Reborn, so it's unlikely I'll check this one out. Besides, there is a lot more superpower-based shows available now than there were in 2006, I can just get that fix elsewhere.
++ I just read that Tim Kring is going to, once again, reboot Heroes that will be called Heroes: Eclipsed and, I don't know, I kinda laughed when I saw the announcement.
Here's the thing, I wouldn't necessarily mind another chance for the concept of the show to be redone in some way, focusing on entirely new characters and going on a completely different journey, but I would rather have it be done by anyone else except for Tim Kring. He has proven time and time again that he isn't good at this kind of storytelling, particularly since, IIRC, he wasn't much of a fan of superhero comics. That might've since changed, but it's very telling. Listen, I adored Heroes when it first premiered, I remember being so hyped after seeing the promos for it and the tagline ("Save The Cheerleader, Save The World") and the actual tie-in comics that were published, it was such an event to the point where they even did a world tour after the first season to celebrate. It was unlike anything anyone had seen at the time, which is why the first season blew up the way it did. But from season two onward it just went downhill and continued to decline. I'd never fallen in and out of love for a show as fast as I did with Heroes. I was only active in that fandom for a brief moment before I finally peaced out after season two.
Could this reboot be good? It's a possibility. Personally though, I didn't pay attention when Kring did the revival in 2015 with Heroes Reborn, so it's unlikely I'll check this one out. Besides, there is a lot more superpower-based shows available now than there were in 2006, I can just get that fix elsewhere.
