I believe the show's "time to breathe" has been going on since S1 ended.

But I do really want this show to get better.

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No, the blonde bits were her dress head thingy.

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Dear Troll,

That'd be a great comment if it wasn't for the fact that:

A) people criticizing the show are doing such because they like the show's premise and are waiting for it to turn around...if it ever does

B) People actually give thought out criticisms of the show not pointless insults.

C) This is not CNN its a sci-fi fan related blog, ie they're supposed to be biased.

D) your "five year old" is actually Tim Kring

E) If you hate the blog so much then why do you keep reading? Sounds like those effing Heroes haterz that watch the show and then bitch about it the next day...oh wait a minute!

P.S. Don't let the internet door hit your ass on the way out.

Love,

Evlsushi

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Couldn't you just as easily say to 99% of the commenters on this post "If you don't like how things are presented, why do you watch the show and leave comment upon comment week after week about how much the show sucks?"

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I started frequenting this site because it was recommended to me by the Middleblog and I really enjoyed coming. Personally I enjoy this site most when it has the quirky stories about Cancer sniffing Cats and the BSG Viper Car. I love the morning spoilers. I would say on the whole this site is peachy with a side of keen.

My big issue is the odd this is awesome/this is the worst thing ever dichotmy that exists on this site. It's like most of the writers here at pretty cool and a couple are like the comic shop guy from the Simpsons..."worst idea ever!" It strikes me as peculiar that one article gives me 63 reasons to give Heroes another chance, and every article since seems to say, Heroes boo-hiss.

Heroes is far from favorite show, and I follow a rather large variety of Science Fiction, from comics to movies to TV. However, I do feel, as I've stated before that I feel that some of the commentary is a bit much, or just plain unfair. Case in point, why raz Heroes for using text messaging now and not back in the beginning of season 1? It wasn't a necessary plot device for season 1. It's being used now to keep a potential friendly character (or potential villian) in contact with Claire without revealing their identity. Sure it's been done in other shows before, but not on Heroes, and so thusly it works fine.

I just wish the commentary didn't seem so unbalanced so frequently, it tends to ruin an otherwise enjoyable experience.

Sorry if I ruffled any feathers, this article was just the straw that broke the Packy's back.

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"Leave the kid out of this." You brought Mr. Kring up, not me.

"It strikes me as peculiar that one article gives me 63 reasons to give Heroes another chance, and every article since seems to say, Heroes boo-hiss."

You're missing the point of this site and these articles. The 'reasons to keep watching Heroes' shows us that the writers of this blog still hold hope that this show will get better. Reviewing it every week and seeing the show get worse and worse and still having people (like me) continue to watch shows how much we actually care about this show.

"However, I do feel, as I've stated before that I feel that some of the commentary is a bit much, or just plain unfair."

Again, this is a sci-fi blog run by fans of different shows/comics/books, etc. They don't have to be fair (although I think they are).

"I just wish the commentary didn't seem so unbalanced so frequently, it tends to ruin an otherwise enjoyable experience."

Then skip the Heroes review. It's way more effective of easing your stress than bitching about people bitching (which is ironic as hell considering that you're doing the very same thing you accuse the writers of)

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I love this site. But I also feel that sometimes the writers come off as so disdainful of people who like topic x they would never deign to speak to someone who liked it. As a result, I don't post comments very often, because I disagree a lot. CNN never does that.

If others feel this way, my worry is that the site as a whole has stopped fostering conversation, which to me is sort of the point.

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I don't think there's anything wrong with disagreeing with the writers here, but I do have issue with people who complain about other people complaining. It's silly and unproductive. Liking the direction Heroes is going in is perfectly fine, but don't get mad at people for disagreeing with an opinion (btw, not talking about you personally). If you like Heroes, explain why. If this blog is all about good discussion, then have at it and don't insult a (growing) number of people who don't like the direction of a show. And for the record, the writers here disagree amongst themselves about an array of topics. Take Dollhouse, for example, some loved it and some hated it. There's a ton of topics I stay away from because I disagree with the writers here and I have nothing to add in the way of productive comments (Brave and the Bold, much?). But, they all have a wide range of tastes. It's silly to lump them all into the "excessive nerds hate everything" category.

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The episode next week? You can see it now, it's called "Company Man."

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"why the hell could he just not have sliced his head open and gotten the info the same way he gets all of his other info?"

Because he can only eat brains to get powers--oh wait, he knows how things work...waitaminute, he absorbs them like Peter? But hold on, Peter has to touch people and he can only have one power at a time.

I'm so fucking confused.

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I'm actually quite fond of Adrian Pasdar, but I think that the progression of his character is silly. I love conflicted characters, especially ones related to the "hero" but his evil change came outta nowhere.

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My question is: when Claire goes to Mom and tells her Dad is lying to her again and is being evil again why is Claire surprised when Mom kicks him out? She went to Mom looking for an ally, what did she expect from that discussion? What was her goal if not to get HRG in trouble? I don't have a treenage daughter and it's been decades since I could be interested in the workings of the teenage female mind without being accused of a crime, but is this typical behavior?

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That was actually a question I missed in my rant. As a former tenneaged girl, it makes no sense. She was very aware that her parents' relationship was on thin ice, yet she's surprised when her mom kicks HRG out? wtf.

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Fuller is comin. Fuller is coming. Fuller is coming.

/shake

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