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Inside Scoop on ‘Heroes’ Firings
Watching Heroes —
E! Online’s Kristin Dos Santos has posted more info about what went down to cause the dismissal of Heroes Co-executive Producers/Writers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander.
An insider tells her that the firings came as a "big shock" and "surprise" to the cast and crew. "Someone had to take the fall, " says her "reliable inside source" at Heroes. "NBC is not happy with the current status of the show, and there had to be a visual and tangible change in the course of action."
Heroes‘ ratings are down this season, and there has been a growing backlash from many fans and press. Expenses are up as well, with each episode costing over $4 ...
E!'s Kristin With More on Heroes Shakeup: "Someone Had to Take the Fall"
IAmATVJunkie.com. Life's Rich Electronically-Delivered Pageant —
... More from the lovely Kristin (who is not as painfully thin as she was for a while, it is save to watch E! News again, folks): ...
Pushing Daisies Boss Coming to Heroes?
Watching Heroes —
Reliable insiders at NBC say that Heroes most likely will replace Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander with at least one new writer-producer, and one of the names on their list is Bryan Fuller. Fuller served as a consulting producer for part of the first season.
Of course, Fuller is currently executive producer over at ABC’s Pushing Daisies. It would seem that the fate of that show (which doesn’t look good at this point) would have bearing on whether or not he would be available for Heroes full-time.
Source (and thanks to The ODI for the heads up!)
Has Firing Loeb And Alexander Saved Heroes? [Heroes]
io9 —
... . Now they're rumored to be considering bringing in Pushing Daisies' Bryan Fuller to replace them. But what changes - if any - will the loss of Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander bring to the superhero soap? And are they the right changes to save the show from itself? ...
Update: Tim Kring admits Heroes is confusing
TV Squad —
... Kring has been very, very involved in the show this season as the showrunner, and many think that might be the problem. So now Kring wants to get back to a more simplified type of storytelling, with more character development and less outlandish scenes. This is welcome news to fans that think the show has gone off course but still want to watch it, as will this news, that not only will Kring replace the two producers with first season producer Bryan Fuller, but also that some heroes are going to be killed off to clean up the story a bit. The "Villains" chapter ends next month; ...
Tim Kring Goes for the Kill
Heroes Fanatic —
Our site has received a number of comments that focus on its recent negativity toward the show. We greatly appreciate the feedback, but do feel the need to clarify:
The Heroes Fanatic staff loves this series. Granted, we get frustrated by certain story lines, but we tune in every week, we take the time to write episode guides, post photos, quotes, etc. We wouldn't do so if we didn't enjoy what Heroes had to offer.
Still, it's also our job to report the news - and there's no getting around the fact ratings are down 21% from last season, a pair of producers have been fired as a result, and two leading entertainment publications (TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly) have questioned whether the ...
Pushing Daisies Creator Bryan Fuller to Return to Heroes?
/Film —
When Heroes writers/producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander were ousted from the show, it was clear that series creator Tim Kring was looking to change things up. I personally stopped watching Heroes because it became needlessly confusing and overstuffed—a far cry from what it was throughout most of its first season.
Now Kristin dos Santos is reporting that Kring may be aiming to repeat the golden days of that first season by bringing back Bryan Fuller, an acclaimed television writer who has made a habit of creating cult shows. Fuller created Dead Like Me (though he left due to disagreements with the show’s drection), ...
News Flash: 'Heroes' Was Always Bad [Defamer Analysis]
Gawker: defamer —
How's this for a cliffhanger: ratings for NBC's Heroes have dropped precipitously this season, leading to the firing of two producers, an Entertainment Weekly cover story asking whether the show can be saved, and now, a NY Times article that lays the blame on Jeff Zucker, Ben Silverman and show creator Tim Kring. According to the media frenzy, Heroes has suddenly undergone a drastic creative plummet in its third season. Here's the thing though: the show? Never that good! Sure, when Heroes premiered in 2006, it had a couple of things going for it, namely: freshness, a good villain, and a series of wicked, show-ending cliffhangers. Still, the problems that EW and the NYT are ...
