January 2009 News Archive

Hayden Panettiere and Greg Grunberg might be a tad biased, but these actors make it abundantly clear in new interviews with TV Guide:

You do NOT wanna miss the "Fugitives" arc that premieres Monday.

"The government gets involved with taking people like us down and capturing us," Panettiere says in the video below. "We all go on the run and eventually come up with a plan [to get back at the government.]"

Grunberg, meanwhile,, acknowledges that Heroes has promised series reboots before. However..."

Trust me," he said. "I have never been excited as I am about Fugitives."

Masi Oka is aware of the criticism Heroes has received over the last year.

In a new interview, the man that portrays Hiro responded to it:

The last cycle of episodes, the "Villains" arc, got a bit of a critical beating, though most fans thought it was redeemed by the last couple of episodes. What can we expect with the new volume?
Pretty much, to be exact, we're going to go back to the fundamentals that made the show really great and what's kept it grounded, with it going back to the central characters and trying to tell smaller stories, but with big action. There's going to be more character-based [stories] as we see them finally come together towards the end to try to save themselves.

What will Hiro be up to in this new arc?
What's interesting about Hiro is he starts off powerless. I find it actually interesting to play a powerless character, because you kind of get the joy of rediscovering that power and what it means to be a hero without powers. So having someone who had had powers and going to someone who's powerless is an interesting character mindset. You kind of fall from grace in many ways. So it's about adjusting to that, and how do you live your life knowing that once you were a hero and that you can still be a hero by helping others ... and possibly trying to get the powers back?

As always, thanks so much to everyone that participated in this week's Heroes Caption Contest.

Forgive our bias, but we had to award "Remanant" as the winner for making a reference to the 44th President of the United States.

Check out the entry directly underneath the photo; then scroll down to read the rest.

Thanks again for playing and please do so every week!

So, you think Obama's stimulus plan is going to work?

This Monday, Heroes kicks off its fourth volume of episodes.

The main storyline will revole around Nathan's evil mission to gather up his former friends and allies.

Here are two clips from the episode, titled "A Clear and Present Danger." The first features Peter and Mohinder; while the second focuses on Claire and Parkman:

It looks like Heroes will be traveling through time once again.

According to new casting calls released by the series, the 23rd episode of season three will focus on younger versions of characters such as Linderman, Chandra Suresh, Charles Deveaux and other original members of The Company.

For example, a recently-published casting request reads:

• YOUNG DANIEL LINDERMAN: 18 – 22, MALE. 5'10" CAUCASIAN. WE NEED TO CAST A YOUNG MALCOLM MCDOWELL. Cocky upstart. Has a way with the ladies. CO-STAR/ POSSIBLE GUEST STAR

Do more flashbacks and/or time traveling make you excited about Heroes?

Not too much is known about volume four of Heroes.

But it does appear as though everyone's memories are safe for a bit.

E! Online recently asked Jimmy-Jean Louis about his role in the "Fugitives" segment of the show and he replied:

"I don't know too much about it, to be honest with you, because I've not been doing too much in this volume."

E! also reports that one Hero will not be coming back next season. Who do you think that will be?

We're just seven days away from the premiere of volume four!

The upcoming Heroes episode, "A Clear and Present Danger," focuses on Nathan's plan to gather up all his former allies.

Here are four shots from the installment, highlighted by Hiro's capture and Ando's attempt to fit in with his new powers...

The latest issue of TV Guide features a two-page spread that focuses on volume four of Heroes.

As we inch closer to the February 2 premiere date of "Fugitives," a closer look at the pictures in this spread reveal a couple of key plot points:

A powerful Nathan and an evil Sylar? Volume four of Heroes can't arrive quickly enough!

We appreciate the numerous entries for this week's Heroes Caption Contest.

Most were variations on the winner's take below. You can check out what "Robert Horton" thought about this photo directly underneath it.

Scroll down the page for the other options we could have gone with and remember to come back and play every week. Thanks and good luck to all!

Are you sure that is the only thing you want to stick inside of me?

When Heroes returns on February 2, the new episode will be titled "A Clear and Present Danger."

Here's a look at a handful of episode title from future installment of the Fugitives Volume, which will run straight through May after the series comes back from its current hiatus:

• 3.15: Truth and Blood
• 3.16: Building 26
• 3.17: Cold Wars
• 3.18: Exposed
• 3.19: Shades of Gray
• 3.20: Cold Snap
• 3.21: Into Asylum