Heroes Discussion Thread - Page 92 - Blu-ray Forum

joshsquash729 · 03-25-2023, 07:40 PM

Well, here's a throwback, and not a thread I expected to see revived.

I'll join in on the love for season 1. I watched the show pretty religiously back in the day. It aired in my early teen years, when I didn't really know what was good or not- I just loved seeing superheroes on TV. Even as viewership dwindled, I never lost interest. A few characters/arcs I didn't really care for, but it always kept my interest. Between that and Lost, man, it was some good weekly viewing back then. I haven't rewatched it since then, but I've been meaning to go back and check out at least the first season, as that's pretty universally beloved. The rest of the seasons, I don't know- I'm not sure if I want to tarnish the good memories I have. I remember being bummed that it was canceled, and even more bummed when they talked about stuff they wanted to do before the writer's strike.

I wonder how it would fare if it would have aired nowadays, in the MCU era that we have going on. I think the closest thing like it, at least that I'm aware of, is The Boys, and I feel like that plays up the powers and violence/over-the-top nature of things, whereas Heroes, at least in its first season, seemed to be pretty grounded (as much as you can for a show about superheroes) and took itself seriously. I feel like if it aired today, many audiences might find it too slow. I never did check out Heroes Reborn, but it didn't fare too well.

JoeKryten · 03-25-2023, 08:04 PM

There's a certain cadre of fans who insist that even s1 started to decline after a certain writer left the series to start his own show running career.

I'm not as hard core on that as I think s1 ended on a good note but I must admit that the writer in question did write the absolute best episode in the entire series (Company Man) and it isn't even close.

s2mikey · 03-26-2023, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spider-neil

I’m rewatching season one. Season one is honestly some of the best television I have ever seen. It’s such a pity after season one the series went to shit. This should have been a one season show like Firefly. I think the show runners put everything they had into the first season and had nothing left for the following seasons.

I agree. We really dug this show but it fell apart fast after the first season.

RYJAPE21 · 03-26-2023, 07:27 PM

Unpopular opinion: Seasons 2-4 are watchable and entertaining. None of them are as well written as Season 1, but they’re perfectly serviceable.

spider-neil · 03-28-2023, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RYJAPE21

Unpopular opinion: Seasons 2-4 are watchable and entertaining. None of them are as well written as Season 1, but they’re perfectly serviceable.

Definitely watchable but pales in comparison to the first season.

RYJAPE21 · 03-28-2023, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spider-neil

Definitely watchable but pales in comparison to the first season.

No argument there. I just think they get too bad a rap, when they actually have some solid characters/plot lines.

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03-25-2023, 07:40 PM	#1821
joshsquash729 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2018 Location:Forest Hills, NY 4K collection:261 Blu-ray collection:725 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:7	Well, here's a throwback, and not a thread I expected to see revived. I'll join in on the love for season 1. I watched the show pretty religiously back in the day. It aired in my early teen years, when I didn't really know what was good or not- I just loved seeing superheroes on TV. Even as viewership dwindled, I never lost interest. A few characters/arcs I didn't really care for, but it always kept my interest. Between that and Lost, man, it was some good weekly viewing back then. I haven't rewatched it since then, but I've been meaning to go back and check out at least the first season, as that's pretty universally beloved. The rest of the seasons, I don't know- I'm not sure if I want to tarnish the good memories I have. I remember being bummed that it was canceled, and even more bummed when they talked about stuff they wanted to do before the writer's strike. I wonder how it would fare if it would have aired nowadays, in the MCU era that we have going on. I think the closest thing like it, at least that I'm aware of, is The Boys, and I feel like that plays up the powers and violence/over-the-top nature of things, whereas Heroes, at least in its first season, seemed to be pretty grounded (as much as you can for a show about superheroes) and took itself seriously. I feel like if it aired today, many audiences might find it too slow. I never did check out Heroes Reborn, but it didn't fare too well.

03-25-2023, 08:04 PM	#1822
JoeKryten Expert Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Tucson, AZ Blu-ray reviews:1	There's a certain cadre of fans who insist that even s1 started to decline after a certain writer left the series to start his own show running career. I'm not as hard core on that as I think s1 ended on a good note but I must admit that the writer in question did write the absolute best episode in the entire series (Company Man) and it isn't even close.

03-26-2023, 07:27 PM	#1824
RYJAPE21 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Maryland 4K collection:247 Blu-ray collection:910 Blu-ray reviews:1	Unpopular opinion: Seasons 2-4 are watchable and entertaining. None of them are as well written as Season 1, but they’re perfectly serviceable.

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