NBC Source: This Will Be Final Season of Heroes
The following announcement doesn't come as a shock, but it's still disheartening for those of us that have watched Heroes from the start:
A source at NBC is confident this will be the final season of the show.
"There isn't much happening with this show in terms of audience, and giving it a 'final chapter' feel is something the network is considering to help allow the show to go out with a bang," the insider told airlockalpha.com.
During its first season, Heroes peaked around 15 million viewers. These days, it averages approximately six million.
Hiro represents the downfall of Heroes. The character has been wasted for three seasons now.
The show does have a loyal fan base, however, which includes some at NBC the source said. Just not anyone high up at the company.
"To keep a show like this going despite its numbers requires some nostalgic connection to it, and while there are a lot of people here who were part of bringing Heroes to the air, they are not in the decision-making capacities," said the insider, adding what many fans have feared for many months:
"I don't think this should surprise anybody. The writing has been on the wall for some time."
Nothing is finalized, of course. If Tim Kring is reading this right now, how would you advise him to improve the show in order to keep it on the air?
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December 27th, 2012 6:01 AM
I'm a Heroes fan from South Africa. I absolutely LOVE the series. I became a fan when I watched the first episode of season 1 and have carried on watching since then. Tim Kring should have came up with a better storyline and maybe there would have been better ratings. Well at least it'll go down with a bang. There should've been an epic battle to the very last apocalyptic end. All the heroes vs the villains,peter should get his original powers back. Slylar should get an power-damping ability that'll erase the power of anyone forever,making it almost impossible to kill him. And MR COOL's idea is pretty awesome,too.
March 4th, 2011 2:20 PM
I loved heroes very much and i loved saylar and fuck nbc for kill the show i do'nt think my fuck word will soulve any thing so i am asking polatli i love u saylar when i am saying this do'nt think i am gay. i think i broke the ice.
January 29th, 2011 7:21 AM
Great show. Love to see final season. F*ck NBC. and would someone please kill the whining b*tch Claire.
December 29th, 2010 1:51 PM
Overall, all the four seasons were great to me. I mean, I can see your storyline although it's unexpected but that's what makes it creative.
I really love the idea of how the antagonist turns into a good guy because of a girl protagonist (aka sylar and claire)-It's good to see another side of the antagonist. Better than the idea of making a protagonist and antagonist.
I feel so excited at the last part of season 4..like what's going to happen to them..I feel this urge that the story must continue because it gets bigger and better each season.
HEROES ROCKS! I will remember 'Tim Krings' name for writing such a remarkable story. I just wish that it will continue.
May 25th, 2010 3:08 AM
I think that the problem with heroes is the amount of breaks they have and when they return, there is not enough marketing telling us when heroes will return, so many don't watch it. Also Netflix and nbc.com air the show after its been shown so many just wait to see it at their utmost convenience.
February 9th, 2010 1:39 AM
what the fuck is up with cancelling heroes. in my house its like the only thing keeping everything at bay. so please bring the show back have it so the puppet guy and samual break out of the company.
then have a new ability added like... one that can disable anyones ability for how ever long the doner choses. then use this ability on clair that way it makes it so bennit, petter, sylar, matt, and a few other random off the wall main characters come in then just keep taking powers away.
after thats done make that one deff chick (sorry forgot her name)
a doctor and have her ability evolve into something that she can control to use it for anything.
thus increasing views possibly.
putting a nother outstanding plot.
introdusing the old characters to the new.
oh and have hiro go back in time and start the hole thing axidently. that would be fun to see him have to solve it like he did in season 2 or 3(sorry been spacing out latly.
oh and sorry for the harsh word just i th
February 1st, 2010 10:26 PM
Tim,
The writing did suffer during the strike, less said the better. During that time you lost many fans that are reluctant to come back regardless of how much Heroes has returned to its original comic book taughtness. But there is a lot to love here in the photography, the script and the way the actors have really gotten comfortable with eachother. Heroes is unique the way that Buffy TVS was for Joss Whedon. The problem seems to be the first season was so good, it is impossible to match. NBC probably won't give it another chance at this point, but another network might if you pare down the production costs and refocus on the core characters. We need Hero/Ando, Noah/Claire and Peter/Sylar, and Matt, just because he's my fave, and something bigger than Samuel's plan has to be at stake. Go back to your original source material, talk to your actors. If you do that, I think you might win back those lost fans. Even if this really is the last season, I loved it. DVD Box set here I
November 17th, 2009 2:41 AM
please bring back Peters EM ability. the show is meant to be a showdown, Heroes vs. Villians... With the ALL POWERFUL Peter and his Heroes Vs. the all powerful Sylar and his Villians. it is has simple has that.
November 16th, 2009 1:01 PM
To Heroes creator Tim Kring, the writers, the cast, crew and NBC/Universal Studios:
It won’t be bad that for you NBC, Kring and the writers of HEROES, always that you approve, to open a poll for at least one week in your HEROES official website for us fans to present you any fan made plot or what we hope for the show, always that its related in many details to the show's story, characters and where the show has headed by now, becoming a support material or inspiration for you of what we might expect of the show and help with ideas, but with legal consideration that all data of us fans that sends the material to be given to you as a condition (taking in consideration to people that aren’t from United States allowing them to access as well), that he/she won’t receive any payment and any right to sue treats to the company if it’s used or not, obviously with NBC’s lawyer’s approval off course with in all terms of lawsuit that all material written or given to that poll will bel
November 10th, 2009 12:34 PM
For all the crap that we give the writers and how bad a job they are doing, I don't think many of us realize just how well they have actually done.
1. In "Five Years Gone" of season 1, there was a mention of Casandra leaving Noah. Nathan decided to round up all the people with abilities. Sylar killed Nathan and took his place.
2. Getting rid of Peter's original power forced the writer's to think more creatively. Now they have to wonder how Peter is going to get out of a certain situation rather than pulling a random power out of his ass.
3. "Kill off more people" you say. Daphne, Nathan, Danko, Nathan, Knox, Nathan, Arthur, Jeremy, soon-to-be-Nathan, Mohinder, and Adam. All of those, except for two of the Nathans, were after season 2.
4. Hiro not being the badass neo-ronin is because he didn't need to be. He did that after Ando died, which he didn't, so Hiro didn't become that.
5. Once Samuel's plans are finally fully revealed, I am sure that they are working for one gia