Tim Kring pulled off a minor miracle, reviving the Heroes franchise after it sank so far during its first four seasons. In those seasons, there were elements of each that I really liked, but the overall story quality seemed to become more disconnected and surreal. Heroes truly has been reborn.
I have to agree with some of the criticism of others, but I feel they have blown minor details so far out of proportion, those critics cannot be trusted. I mean, really! So what if a drunk drinks a lot? It's internally consistent with the character. So what if it seems like a cliché to you? Much of life can seem that way, if you have a fast-food, MTV mentality that immediately compares it with every other piece of entertainment you've ever seen. Sometimes, you have to enjoy the piece right in front of you for what it is.
Kring and the Heroes crew have revived a universe of mystery and wonder. These people--these "evos"--do things that no human body could physically do, like the miracles of old. It gives us hope. They call them "evolved ones" or "evos," but there is something wonderfully spiritual about this.
We have new characters, new abilities, new mysteries and new challenges.
I call it a "minor miracle," because the hot potential Kring originally created, was always there, heavily squandered in seasons 3 and 4. Here, I like what they've done. I'm enjoying these new friends and enemies.
I especially like how they portray the enemy as unknowingly selfish and arrogant, but who also accuse others of being selfish for wanting to save their own lives. There is so much of that going on in the American government these days, as it did in Nazi Germany nearly a century ago. The parallels are chilling. Yet, the promise of the heroes is gratifying.
I would've rated it even higher, but minor flaws are still flaws. Like the gun shots fired at Primatech, the elevator which "dings," and Noah B. heads down instead of staying up top to protect his car, the data and his sidekick. That was dumb (writer's flaw). Noah's training should've kicked in to keep him topside, instead of chasing his original curiosity about Level 5. Still, this is large and addictive entertainment, teasing us a little with each episode, revealing just enough to keep us hooked and chomping to get more.
Spoiler: The fact that Earth's magnetic field goes to zero and leaves the planet vulnerable to a violent, civilization-ending solar storm, is a wonderfully solid scenario -- far better than the "2012" film's neutrino absorption nonsense. It reminds me of the wonderfully upside-down deliciousness perpetrated by the UN, NASA, governments and the Corporate mainstream media -- turning science into a popularity circus ("consensus") and stifling debate with cute catch phrases like "settled science" and "deniers," all the while distracting people from the real horror story that Global Cooling is bad and Global Warming is good. Why? Because we're in an Ice Age. When the Holocene ends, 7+ Billion people will be in jeopardy, just as they are in this mini-series. Art mimicking reality, despite all the propaganda to keep us from seeing that reality. Nice when entertainment can wake some people up, instead of making them brain dead.
I have to agree with some of the criticism of others, but I feel they have blown minor details so far out of proportion, those critics cannot be trusted. I mean, really! So what if a drunk drinks a lot? It's internally consistent with the character. So what if it seems like a cliché to you? Much of life can seem that way, if you have a fast-food, MTV mentality that immediately compares it with every other piece of entertainment you've ever seen. Sometimes, you have to enjoy the piece right in front of you for what it is.
Kring and the Heroes crew have revived a universe of mystery and wonder. These people--these "evos"--do things that no human body could physically do, like the miracles of old. It gives us hope. They call them "evolved ones" or "evos," but there is something wonderfully spiritual about this.
We have new characters, new abilities, new mysteries and new challenges.
I call it a "minor miracle," because the hot potential Kring originally created, was always there, heavily squandered in seasons 3 and 4. Here, I like what they've done. I'm enjoying these new friends and enemies.
I especially like how they portray the enemy as unknowingly selfish and arrogant, but who also accuse others of being selfish for wanting to save their own lives. There is so much of that going on in the American government these days, as it did in Nazi Germany nearly a century ago. The parallels are chilling. Yet, the promise of the heroes is gratifying.
I would've rated it even higher, but minor flaws are still flaws. Like the gun shots fired at Primatech, the elevator which "dings," and Noah B. heads down instead of staying up top to protect his car, the data and his sidekick. That was dumb (writer's flaw). Noah's training should've kicked in to keep him topside, instead of chasing his original curiosity about Level 5. Still, this is large and addictive entertainment, teasing us a little with each episode, revealing just enough to keep us hooked and chomping to get more.
Spoiler: The fact that Earth's magnetic field goes to zero and leaves the planet vulnerable to a violent, civilization-ending solar storm, is a wonderfully solid scenario -- far better than the "2012" film's neutrino absorption nonsense. It reminds me of the wonderfully upside-down deliciousness perpetrated by the UN, NASA, governments and the Corporate mainstream media -- turning science into a popularity circus ("consensus") and stifling debate with cute catch phrases like "settled science" and "deniers," all the while distracting people from the real horror story that Global Cooling is bad and Global Warming is good. Why? Because we're in an Ice Age. When the Holocene ends, 7+ Billion people will be in jeopardy, just as they are in this mini-series. Art mimicking reality, despite all the propaganda to keep us from seeing that reality. Nice when entertainment can wake some people up, instead of making them brain dead.