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We can all agree that NBC's Heroes has floundered pretty badly for awhile. But as the third season ends this week, here're some reasons why you should tune in again when it returns this fall. More »
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Oh, the joys of learning that an actor is as awkward and charming as his on-air personality. Masi Oka was a guest on Late Night With Conan O'Brien the other night, and he got to play with his Heroes action figure to the point of destruction. He comes right out and admits that his action figure can't be that action-packed, since his only superpowers involve blinking and zapping through time and/or space. We love you, Masi — why can't you hook up with Daphne instead of Parkman? More »
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Last night's intriguing episode of Heroes, called "It's Coming," brought us deep into the crises suffered by central characters Hiro and Sylar. As one man regresses and the other moves forward in his self-transformation, it's becoming obvious that Heroes cannot deal with the idea of making Hiro into a true hero. Why does Sylar get to be the new force of great justice in this show, while Hiro is consigned to the role of cutey clown? Spoilers ahead. More »
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I'm sure you all remember the heart-wrenching first season of episode of Heroes where Hiro realized that, even though he could travel back in time, he still couldn't prevent the death of his girlfriend Charlie, because somethings are just destined to happen. You cried, I cried and we all missed the real lesson of the episode: Hiro is a moron. After all, if there's one thing that Heroes is actually about, it's messing about in time to fix whatever problem is affecting future New York that particular week. Join us as we look at what's to come - and what was to come, before other things started to come instead - in NBC's superhero soap opera, thanks to those meddling kids. More »
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Enjoyed last night's Heroes, but thought that some scenes were a little... underwhelming? You weren't alone; series director Greg Beeman has been spilling the beans on what was originally planned for last night's three set-pieces before budgetary concerns forced them to bring everything back down to earth. One of the cool things that we missed out on? Hiro and Ando getting to re-enact the opening of Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade in the middle of India. Be warned: Thar be spoilers ahead. More »
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It's taken them three seasons, but Heroes is finally embracing its heritage with the announcement that Seth Green and Breckin Meyer are to join the cast of NBC's superhuman drama, playing two massive comic book nerds. Does this mean that we're going to see more of 9th Wonders, the show's deus ex comic book plot device? More »
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We told you yesterday about the upcoming line of Heroes figures, and now we've tracked down more images of the first wave of toys based on the hit NBC show. These are apparently all prototype figures — the real ones will be out later this year. Based on what we've seen, maybe that means there's still a chance to go back and fix things like making Claire actually look like her character, and having Sylar not look like a neanderthal. Check out more mind-bogglingly awful details and pictures inside, like Sylar with his awesome brain accessory. More »
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The most recent issue of Toyfare magazine came out yesterday, and it has a spread on all the new Heroes action figures that'll be out later this year. Since it's looking less and less likely that you'll be seeing new episodes anytime soon, it might be time to pick up some of these and bust out that video camera. Unfortunately, the Sylar figure does not have brain-eating action, so you might want to add your own visual effects. Maybe even ones that make these figures look a bit better because... yow. More »
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A new Dune movie will be "big big big," says director Peter Berg (The Kingdom.) The David Lynch version was dandy, but "that interpretation has left the door wide open for a remake," Berg says. If it wasn't for the writers' strike, he'd be working on his version of the Frank Herbert mega-novel right now. [MTV Movies Blog]. Spoilers for Sarah Michelle Gellar's next project, Cloverfield, and AVP-R after the jump. More »
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With the writer's strike threatening to spread into the holidays and beyond, NBC is rushing a novelization of Heroes to print the day after Christmas. This Heroes novel is the first book to try and capitalize on the writer's strike. After all, with the number of game and reality shows on television increasing daily, people are going to have to turn to books if they want to get their fill of . . . television. But will it be good television? Maaaybe. Details after the jump. More »
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Tonight's episode of Heroes will kinda-sorta cap off the season. But will it answer all of our nagging questions from this year? Maybe, maybe not. Here's a score card, so you can tick them off as they're answered. Or not. More »
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