Heroes

Given the deep ties that Heroes has with comic books, adding a few characters like this makes some sense.  According to Buddy TV, the two geeks would “cross paths with, and serve as important advisors to, one or more of the heroes”.  That makes perfect sense.

However, TV Squad brings up a great point.  Season 2 introduced a bunch of new characters in a very short season.  Adding even more could cause some problems.  Still, this seems like it might be a fun addition to the show.  We’ll find out soon!

As reported by E! Online (via Superhero Profiles), Ali Larter will be returning for Season 3.  The big explosion may have killed Niki Sanders (maybe not, you never know), but Ali will be returning as Tracy Strauss.  No word on what the deal is with that character yet.

On a side note, check out the poll on Superhero Profiles.  It asks “Will Ali Larter be a “hero” or “villain” for season 3?“, then gives the choices of “yes/no” rather than “hero/villain”.  Oops!  I told them about the small goof a few days ago, but they haven’t fixed it.  However, 13 people have voted on it, even though they have no idea which answer corresponds with “hero” and which one with “villain”.

A nice tidbit from Heroes Revealed, via Michal Ausiello at TVguide:

Casting scoop! Sources confirm to me exclusively that Jessalyn Gilsig is reprising her role as Claire’s white-trash mom for five episodes next season.

I figured that they’d bring her back, but it’s nice to get some confirmation of it.

According to Amazon.co.uk (via Heroes Revealed), the DVD set for Heroes Season 2 will be out on July 28, 2008.  Along with DVD, there will also be a Blu-Ray version.

It’s listed at a price of £24.98, which is nearly $50 in US currency.  Seems a bit steep for just 11 episodes, doesn’t it?

As reported by BuddyTV, Bruce Boxleitner will be joining the Heroes cast this fall.  You most likely know him as Captain John Sheridan on Babylon 5, but he’s also appeared in a number of other shows.

His role appears to be a politician of some kind.  The role was originally modeled after Senator John McCain.  The character has changed course a little bit, but is believed to still be political.

Superhero Profiles has posted a few videos showing Heroes cast members excitement about the upcoming season 3.

The first is with Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli) and Christine Rose (Mama Petrelli):

The second is with Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh) and Dania Ramirez (Maya Herrera):

We told you about the three-hour season premiere that is coming, but we didn’t have a date.  Now we do.

NBC has announced that Heroes will premiere on Monday, September 22.  From 8-9pm will be the clip show, looking back at the past two seasons.  Then from 9-11pm will be the two hour season premiere.  It’ll be a late night, but it should be good!

Back in the early days of Heroes, there was a 34 chapter webcomic that was produced and then sold.  They intended to keep producing the webcomic, but the writer’s strike messed everything up.

Now, according to Mark Sable (via TV Squad), the webcomic is returning this summer.  You’ll get to see many of your favorite characters, along with some new ones.  However, the focus will be on teams of agents from the Company that haven’t been seen before.

Heroes is slated for a full run this fall, so this will only help to whet the appetite of rabid Heroes fans everywhere.

According to Heroes TV, Sylar will be back to his old tricks — slicing open heads.

Apparently, he’ll slice the head of one of the main stars, and we’ll get to see what he does after the slicing is done.  This will happen sometime within the first two episodes.  I wouldn’t be surprised if the character is able to come back to life (Hiro’s time travel?), but it should make for an exciting start to the season!

NBC has posted a short video promo for season three. Check it out!

(via heroes-tv)