In episode 2 of Heroes Reborn they really started to establish the story line of the season. They introduced a problem, and gave each character their own story arch. Much more eventful than the premiere.
Ratings wise episode 2 dropped from 2.0 to 1.6 which is probably more than NBC wanted it to fall. It lost out to Greys Anatomy and the NFL pre game show. It still was 3rd in its time slot beating out Bones and The Flash, but I'm sure with it not having to compete with Scandal, ABC's biggest show of the night NBC was hoping for something closer to 2.
Personally while I am still really enjoying the show I fear they are doing too much that new audiences will get lost in. Bringing in and ill using to original characters of Heroes without explaining who they are. That's an easy way to lose people who didn't watch the original show. I think they are hoping that the strength of their new characters and their story lines will be enough to keep new viewers in. Time will tell. New Heroes Reborn is Thursday at 8. Catch up on NBC.com or their official app. Heroes is on Netflix! Join the phenomenon! :)
Heroes Reborn premiered on Thursday with a 2 hour series premiere. They got a 2.0 rating with a share of 6. This is a solid rating for a premiere, especially a two hour one. However it did lose out to Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder who both are returning shows. Thursday Night Football won the night, which is no surprise. I don't believe NBC expects to compete with that. The network has to be satisfied with the rating the show got for its 2 hour episode. It might not have as large of a drop off for episode two as other shows will since it is going to it's normal 1 hour run time.
Personally I was very impressed with the episode. I think they did a wonderful job in bringing in the old characters without losing new viewers, and of course establishing new characters that new audience members can immediately identify with.
They had a couple sequences that were done completely in CG which is interesting and surprising. They're using an angle where one of the characters can enter a popular video game and be in that world. It has to open up many storylines you could write with that. I'm excited to see how they continue to intertwine original characters.
I was also very pleased with Zachary Levi's performance. I thought it might be to weird seeing him. In a role so different than Chuck, but he nailed his new dark role in my opinion! Be sure to keep watching! It's gonna get intense!
in 2010 the television show "Heroes" was canceled by NBC after several critically disliked seasons. However the fans of the show, who basically kept it alive for the last two seasons were left wanting more. The show ended on an open note
WATCH (ending of Heroes series finale)
As soon as Heroes was canceled by NBC the creators were talking about some way to finish the story. First reports from them suggested a TV movie to wrap things up, which never came to light. Tim Kring the shows creator decided to take a step so he went on to create a new show for Fox called Touch". The show was cancelled after 2 seasons, which gave Kring enough time to prepare to pitch an idea to finish his story.
Now 5 years after Heroes was cancelled NBC has given Kring his shot. A 13 episode mini series to bring back the world of Heroes, tagged with the name "Heroes Reborn," Set 5 years after Heroes ended this show tells the story of people with abilities now being hunted by a world that does not understand them. The show is mixing old characters with new, fan fovaorites from Heroes like Jack Coleman, Greg Grunburg, and Masi Oka reprise their roles while new characters are headlined by already established NBC star Zachary Levi (played Chuck.)
Heroes Reborn is utilizing something that made Heroes successful and that is bonus content online.They have released an app where fans can watch highlight and full episodess of Heroes, and watch a 6 part prequel to Heroes Reborn. Heroes Reborn premieres Thursday September 24th at 8pm ET
i was a huge fan of the original show so to see all the characters coming back makes Heroes Reborn very exciting for me. This is an advantage it has over other shows, it has a fresh established fan base that it doesnt have to work extra hard to win over. They have also brought in stars to play new characters to draw in people that didnt watch the original series. i think the key to its' success will be how well it can keep its old fans happy while not losing a new audience.
WATCH Official Trailer and Behind the Scenes First Look
