February 6th, 2007
A new graphic novel was posted today, February 6th, to the official Heroes website. This week’s story revolves around Micah:
Micah Sanders hates it when his parents argue. And since his mother is super strong and his father can walk through walls, the fights can become quite spectacular indeed. While his ability to talk to machines may not be as physically impressive as his parents’, Micah has found life is very different with powers…
The graphic novel comes in two flavors: interactive or printable [PDF]. Choose your poison.
If you’re not familiar with the graphic novel, you should be! (You can read all of the past graphic novels here.) In most cases they pick up right where the television show leaves you and fill in additional back story between episodes.
February 5th, 2007
Fortune magazine this week feaures a great article on the success of Heroes and what it’s meant for NBC so far.
(Fortune Magazine) Will NBC’s moguls spoil the momentum of this quirky hit? Fortune’s Devin Leonard weighs in.
“Heroes”, according to Nielsen Media Research, is the season’s hottest new series with viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, the demographic most coveted by advertisers.
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The success of “Heroes” raises an intriguing question: Can Hiro et al. rescue NBC from last place in prime time? Since losing “Friends” in 2004, NBC has been like Peter Parker before his encounter with the radioactive spider. The Peacock Network has had to bear the bullying of its rivals.
Read more…
January 31st, 2007
Tonight starting at 7pm Eastern, you’ll be able to catch 4 episodes of Heroes on the SCIFI Channel. (Check your local listings.)
- 7:00pm - 1×09 - Homecoming
- 8:00pm - 1×10 - Six Months Ago
- 9:00pm - 1×11 - Fallout
- 10:00pm - 1×12 - Godsend
January 30th, 2007
Part Two of “How do you stop an exploding man?” was posted this morning on the Heroes website. Click here to view the interactive novel or download the printable version [PDF].
If you’re not familiar with the graphic novel, you should be! (You can read all of the past graphic novels here.) In most cases they pick up right where the television show leaves you and fill in additional back story between episodes.
January 23rd, 2007
I hate to say I told you so, but Heroes laid the smackdown on 24 last night. Take a bite out of that, Jack Bauer!
The peacock opened the night at No. 1 by a wide margin with an average of 17.6 million viewers and 5.2 rating/13 share in adults 18-49 for game show “Deal or No Deal,” according to preliminary estimates. Fox was competitive in the hour with the return of drama “Prison Break” (9.9 million, 4.2/10).
“Heroes” (14.8 million, 6.5/15) grew in the demo derby at 9 p.m. even in the face of “24? (14.4 million, 5.4/12) with its first regular time period airing of the season following last week’s four-hour premiere spread over Sunday and Monday nights. CBS’ “Two and a Half Men” (16.1 million, 4.9/11) held on to No. 1 in viewers in the 9-9:30 p.m. half-hour. CBS’ “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (13 million, 4.2/9) fell to third behind “24? and “Heroes” in the second half of the hour.
And to think, people were actually worried that Heroes might fair poorly versus the veteran it was up against… Never doubt the power of geeks and their TV shows…
