Where are the Heroes?

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There has been a lot of hype about a lot of things at SDCC this year. And for the most part, if it isn't about Star Wars, it's comic book movies. I am all totally for this news. But there is another trailer that has been released at Comic Con that I am equally excited about.

A few years ago, there was this little television show that I was a HUGE fan of called Heroes. Season one was phenomenal! The dynamic characters, the interlocking story lines, the amazing drama and action that came out of this extraordinary event in human evolution! It was captivating! Season two was still good. Not quite as incredible as the first one. We had seen the special humans and what they could do but never thought about the consequences. Season three tapered still more. And season four was just lacking in all of the creative originality that struck that chord. It didn't help that it was one of the victims of the great writers strike a few years back.

The show ended its run on a plateau that it couldn't seem to get itself off of. The original characters were mostly all gone, the imaginative story-telling was now just a dry, crusty shell of itself. We were all disappointed. We all wanted better for the series.

Enter Heroes Reborn! This trailer has been preceded by a few snippets here and there and a few rumblings in the underbelly of fandom but now it is a fully realized thing! This trailer has everything. We see many of the old characters coming back onto the scene. It has a very dark and troubling feel that leads me to believe that the story is being pulled back out of the ground and set back up where it should be. I could go on and on about how exciting it is to see Noah Bennett putting on those horn-rimmed glasses again. Or how intriguing to see Mohinder conversing with Mrs. Patrelli. But let me say that the most exciting shot is Hiro popping up and looking like Future Hiro from seasons 1 and 2! Oh man this is gonna be sooooo good. I am super stoked!


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