Here's Allan Arkush talking about this season:

Edited September 1, 200817 yr by Sylph

So they are going to ahve the Heroe's have more scenes together? AWESOME! I wonder who Claire will be paired up with. I wonder if its Hiro. I think that would be awesome because the actors take really good pictures together. Claire has had scenes with most. Matt/Elle/Syler/Peter/Nathan/Angela/Etc... but i dont think shes had scenes with Ali Larter either so...

I am really excited for the Claire/Sylar scenes. They are my two faves. And i also hope K. Bell stays around beyong her 5 episode contract because Elle is an amazing char and really walks that line between sane and insane. I think she will because her and ZQ are friends in real life, so...

Where does the name HRG come from for Noah? Ive always wondered.

Futura Claire looks badass. I am glad she has some scenes with her her real family this year too.

And i wonder if the rumor about Sylar being Angela's son is true. That would tie him to angela/nathan/peter/claire.

Anyways this season looks like it will be great. Imr eally sxcited tos ee the Villain in each Hero.

So they are going to ahve the Heroe's have more scenes together? AWESOME! I wonder who Claire will be paired up with. I wonder if its Hiro. I think that would be awesome because the actors take really good pictures together. Claire has had scenes with most. Matt/Elle/Syler/Peter/Nathan/Angela/Etc... but i dont think shes had scenes with Ali Larter either so...

I am really excited for the Claire/Sylar scenes. They are my two faves. And i also hope K. Bell stays around beyong her 5 episode contract because Elle is an amazing char and really walks that line between sane and insane. I think she will because her and ZQ are friends in real life, so...

I agree with everything you said. I love Claire and I think Hayden is doing an amazing job. However, I have a constant fear that at one point in time they will drop Ali Larter - I don't want that to happen! I would be very, very disappointed. So far, there are no signs of that happening, but...

I wonder who will return this season, someone we don't expect to be still in the game...

Where does the name HRG come from for Noah? Ive always wondered.

Horn-Rimmed Glasses.

I agree with everything you said. I love Claire and I think Hayden is doing an amazing job. However, I have a constant fear that at one point in time they will drop Ali Larter - I don't want that to happen! I would be very, very disappointed. So far, there are no signs of that happening, but...

I could be wrong but i think that Nikki/Jess/Etc.. is dead and that Ali Larter is playing a complet new char. I forget what her name is but thats why i think its going down. I dont see Ali going anywhere. Honestly, the only 5 i dont see going are Hayden, Ali, Milo, Zach, and the dude who plays Hiro because those are the 5 the show always uses in promos, ads, etc..

I always assumed Heroes fans hated Hayden/Claire but i was happy to learn thats not true at all. I eman sure some do, but it seems like most sites/message boards i go to the fans really like her. 'Save The Cheerleader, Save The World' has to be one of the best add's ever ran.

I wonder who will return this season, someone we don't expect to be still in the game...

Horn-Rimmed Glasses.

I think the person is Ali Larter's char because she pretty much died int hat finale. As your ead above shes playing a new char. If they are talking more char wise i think it will be that dude from season ones whos name i can ever remeber. hes bad.

LOL, I assume he got it because of his glass'? But where did it come from? Seems like something Hiro would makeup. Speaking of Hiro i really never cared much for him in the first season but i came to LOVEhim in the the second season.

LOL, I assume he got it because of his glass'? But where did it come from? Seems like something Hiro would makeup. Speaking of Hiro i really never cared much for him in the first season but i came to LOVEhim in the the second season.

I think Claire's boyfriend referred to him as such before he knew who he was.

TVGuide asked Jack Coleman whether it was his idea and here's what he said:

That was always in the script. Tim's original description in the pilot was "an everyman but unknowable." The idea was based on Max von Sydow['s role] in

Three Days of the Condor

, that seemingly benign but anything-but-benign character. I tried on many, many pairs of glasses to find the right look. The thing that's great about them is that they're so anachronistic, they kind of make him into this '50s Cold War warrior, which is perfect because he is this mystery guy who doesn't quite fit in. Putting those glasses on does half the work. They make you instantly suspicious [Laughs], because nobody wears glasses like that anymore.

The full interview.

I think Claire's boyfriend referred to him as such before he knew who he was.

TVGuide asked Jack Coleman whether it was his idea and here's what he said:

That was always in the script. Tim's original description in the pilot was "an everyman but unknowable." The idea was based on Max von Sydow['s role] in

Three Days of the Condor

, that seemingly benign but anything-but-benign character. I tried on many, many pairs of glasses to find the right look. The thing that's great about them is that they're so anachronistic, they kind of make him into this '50s Cold War warrior, which is perfect because he is this mystery guy who doesn't quite fit in. Putting those glasses on does half the work. They make you instantly suspicious [Laughs], because nobody wears glasses like that anymore.

The full interview.

Ha, thats awesome and so true. Because anytime he doesnt have them on he does look so much diff than when they are on. And yes, 50's glass' are kinda creepy at this point.

Here are some promos.

obv, SPOILERS are in the promo's...

for the sylar/claire fans-

I hope an unexpected character that comes back is

Simone Deveaux. Her father was Charles, who was in that original group of people with Matt's dad, Hiro's dad, Angela Petrelli and her husband, etc. So that whole generation has stories to tell. If Charles Deveaux had powers, why couldn't Simone?

I am most intrigued by the generational aspect of these abilities and what happens when you start breeding these people with abilities. We see what Nathan and Claire's firebug bio-mom created in Claire. Obviously Angela and her husband spawned Peter and Nathan, Niki and DL spawned Micah, Nightmare Man spawned Matt...... It seemed evident by the end of season 1 that Mr. Linderman was instrumental in guiding these people into each others lives and essentially BREEDING heroes. I thought it was pretty short-sighted to kill the puppet master by the finale with a simple "brain-punch" from DL.

I could see someone else ultimately going mad and becoming obsessed with that next generation like Micah and Molly Walker, because shouldn't abilities only grow more complex and intense with every generation? Peter's abilities seem almost limitless, while Nathan (the much-heralded and prioritized son) seems limited to his flight. Claire is virtually indestructible, and she's (at least) a third generation Hero. Then again, Matt Parkman has shown that apparently abilities can compound over time and explore new territory.

I am ACHING for more details on Nathan and Peter's father, because we know very little about him, his work with Linderman, his death, etc. We also lost track of Nathan's two sons with Heidi (Claire's half-brothers!!!), who left him (off-screen) in Season 2. Do the sons have any abilities as "half-breeds", or might Heidi have been "guided" into Nathan's life too because she has latent abilities? The possibilities are ENDLESS.

It also looked like Claire and Elle were being set up as rivals, so I could definitely see them being revealed as half-sisters through Claire's biological mother. It doesn't seem too far of a leap to consider Elle's electricity abilities being descended from the mother's pyrotechnic abilities...

Are the childrens' abilities a reflection of their parents' abilities? It appears Matt Parkman's are, but Claire's don't seem to be related to Nathan's or her bio mom's at all. But her abilities are connected to Adam Monroe's, so is there a connection there? What about West the flying boy and Nathan having the same power? Is it a simple case of Claire being attracted to someone who reminds her of her father, or is West connected to Nathan somehow?

I could go on forever about this...

There's a nothing special article about the show in New York Times.

Edited September 22, 200817 yr by Sylph

Did anyone watch?!

Notables from the episodes:

Hiro and his "match" Daphne

Tracy Strauss and her shocking ability!

Angela Petrelli is running the show!

Nathan's hospital visitor... what's the real story?!

Uh... Matt Parkman in Africa?

Sylar's TRUE lineage?!

Mohinder's unfortunate side effects!

Claire feels no pain...

Who's the real villain? Angela Petrelli or "Future Peter"?

Sylar & Claire

The show was great.

This is my favourite soap opera.

Edited September 23, 200817 yr by Sylph

Ali Larter is hawt!

Edited September 23, 200817 yr by Sylph

Come to think of it... The first episode was CR*P! Now instead of Japan from the Middle Ages we have Africa, Claire and Sylar scenes were totally stupid, he can appear in any other place but not in that closet Claire locked herself into (yeah, right), the scene between Mohinder and Maya was really lame (yeah, in 5 seconds he figured out that the abilities are not in the blood, but in the adrenaline), the religious references were also totally out-of-place, lame and bordering on offensive (Maya/Mohinder, Nathan in the church — he saw God, God told him what to do, how he woke up from the dead is another story...)...

Hiro running a multi-billion corporation and again searching for a quest... Ando as the traitor (I saw that coming)... Mohinder has abilities (I saw that coming)...

A.p.p.a.l.l.i.n.g.

Edited September 23, 200817 yr by Sylph

"Dancing with the Stars" opened its seventh cycle with a 13.2/20 at 8 p.m., dominating the hour. CBS finished a distant second with the season premieres of "The Big Bang Theory," 5.7/9, and "How I Met Your Mother," 5.9/9. A "Heroes" special/clip show drew a 3.8/6 for NBC, narrowly beating "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" on FOX (the two networks tied in households, but NBC had a slight lead in total viewers). "Gossip Girl" drew a 2.2/3 for The CW.

ABC held the lead at 9 p.m. as "Dancing with the Stars" rose slightly to 13.5/20. CBS got a 9.1/13 from "Two and a Half Men," followed by the series premiere of "Worst Week" (6.8/10), which held onto a little more 70 percent of its lead-in audience. "Heroes" scored a 6.1/9 for NBC. "Prison Break," 3.6/5, kept FOX in fourth, ahead of "One Tree Hill" on The CW.

The season premiere of "CSI: Miami," 11.0/18, put CBS on top at 10 p.m. ABC's "Boston Legal," 6.1/10, took second in households, but the second hour of "Heroes," 5.6/9, had a few more viewers.