We loved the Heroes football trailer they aired during the Super Bowl. Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar) uses his flying powers during the game, but takes a nasty hit. Claire Bennett (Hayden Panettiere) also gets tackled, but uses her healing powers to snap back to life. And the day is saved by Hiro (Masi Oka) who stops time to get the ball. But the NFL Allstars have a surprise Hero on their side in John Elway. Be sure to watch for Sylar's (Zachary Quinto's) appearance. Take a look:
You can see more of the Super Bowl ads we liked here.
In a surprise move, NBC executives summarily firedHeroes executive producers and writers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander. We love Heroes and have been a bit since last season when the writers introduced so many new characters and storylines. Lots of fans decided the show was losing its way and made their thoughts known -- the ratings have dropped. So, heads had to roll.
Their departure comes at a watershed moment for Heroes, which has taken a serious hit in the ratings amid complaints by critics and fans alike that the show has lost its zeitgeist-tapping appeal. The drama is averaging 9 million-plus viewers this season, down from last year's 11.6 million average.
Loeb and Alexander are celebrities in their own right among the fanboys. Loeb is an author of many comic books, including Batman, The Hulk, and Superman For All Seasons, which inspired the creation of Smallville. Loeb joined the then-WB drama in its second season. Alexander was previously a co-exeutive producer on Lost and Alias. It's unclear whether Heroes creator/executive producer Tim Kring will replace the two writer/producers.
We don't understand why the writers went so crazy with all the subplots. That entire thing with Maya and her brother running through Mexico accidentally killing people was just awful. Thank goodness Maya exited the show last week. And don't even get us started on Mohinder! He was cute. He was the nerdy scientist who was looking for answers. In a few short episodes they turned him into The Fly -- or something. It's just annoying: his skin is peeling off, for Pete's sake. That is so not hot. We like that Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) is becoming an action hero in her own right and that Sylar (Zachary Quinto) has a good side. We love Hiro (Masi Oka) and Ando's (James Kyson Lee) storylines. And we liked when Hiro went back in time to Japan. Good times.
But we hate the fact that Niki Sanders (Ali Larter) has two more twin sisters -- please, enough with her and her boring storylines. More Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia). More Sylar. And more HRG (Claire's dad Noah Bennet played by Jack Coleman, known to fans as Horned Rimmed Glasses or HRG). And why did they have to kill off Adam Munroe? We've loved David Anders since he (as Mr. Sark) bedeviled Jennifer Garner on Alias.
This is the same problem that got Lost, well, lost. Too many characters. Too many subplots. The new writers need to tighten up the scripts, and pare down the number of characters and storylines. Save the cheerleader, save this show. We're feeling quite grumpy about the whole situation.
DeclareYourself continues its get out the vote campaign. The latest is this video starring Jessica Alba and Hayden Panetierre. Jessica is the smarmy host of shopping tv show called "Snatch It Up With Jessica" where they are selling an item called The Muzzler 2008 for only $19.99. Several customers are happy with their muzzlers. Hayden Panetierre has been beautifully silenced by her Muzzler 2008. The toddler muzzler is pretty creepy. In case you missed it there was also a photo released of Jessica Alba enduring bondage to encourage you to vote.
Hayden Panettiere is the new face of Dooney & Bourke. Peter Dooney is aiming squarely at young consumers with his new design, The Hayden Bag. Hayden was the inspiration for the handbag, which the Heroes actress will pose with in print ads. Hayden told Peter what she wanted: a large leather shoulder bag with puffy pleats, a buckle closure and great style. So that's what she got. The bag is a limited edition made in Florence, Italy and retails for $500.
The bags are scheduled to hit Dooney & Bourke retail boutiques by the end of the year. They will also be available at department stores such as Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, and Nordstrom and online at dooney.com.
Hayden said there is an arrest warrant out for her in Japan because of her actions in trying to save dolphins from slaughter by Japanese fisherman. We think her stance is very brave and that the Japanese government's position on killing dolphins and whales is absolutely despicable. (The U.S. government has been at odds with Japan over its merciless and wanton killing of whales for years.) Annoy the dolphin and whale killers and support Hayden, we say.
Hayden Panettiere is the new face of Dooney & Bourke. Peter Dooney is aiming squarely at young consumers with his new design, The Hayden Bag. Hayden was the inspiration for the handbag, which the Heroes actress will pose with in print ads. Hayden told Peter what she wanted: a large leather shoulder bag with puffy pleats, a buckle closure and great style. So that's what she got. The bag is a limited edition made in Florence, Italy and retails for $500.
