So -- Monday Night on NBC

[capri0mni]

Even though it looked like it was going to be an obvious rip off borrowing from The X-Men. At least it's a departure from NBC's clutch of Law and Order spawn.

What I liked:

1. that it was not one of the Law and Order spawn.
   
   
2. the wide variety of characters, and that not all none of them are, really, very 'heroic' as we normally think of the term.



3. that they named that Japanese dude "Hiro." And I liked his character.
   
   
4. the twist, at the end, with the brothers, and which of them could really fly.

What annoyed me:

1. That they put in a big bad villian-type, trying to hunt them down. That has so been done before. And it is so superfluous. I mean, really! It's not like there won't be enough for these people to worry about, trying to get together, and dealing with their families and employers, without the Big Bad Baddie on their tails.



2. I found the jumpy storytelling technique to be exhausting. It would have been helpful (to me) if they'd cut the story into fewer, longer, segments.



3. And gee, could it possibly have taken itself any more seriously? I hope it lightens up -- and soon.

And last night was the second installment of Studio 60. I like it so far -- Aaron Sorkin's back, and he's doing for TV what he did for federal government in West Wing (and it could be argued that TV is where the real power is). It's still got his steadfast, Liberal ethic, and many of the same actors from The West Wing, too.

And hey, you can't go wrong, ending a show with a big musical number patter song from H.M.S Pinnarore.

And tonight is the start of the new Veronica Mars season. I thought its second season fell flat on the mystery -- sacrificing that plot to teenage romance angst. I hope season 3 returns to season one form.

Comments

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Like you, I mostly liked Heroes. I think it has a lot of potential, and it *is* refreshing to see something different on TV, even if it isn't particularly original (for those of us who read & watch genre). I have high hopes for it; I hope it lives up to its potential, and finds an audience.

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I kind of liked it. But I don't know if I liked it enough to watch it again. I'll have to see how I feel next Monday at nine (it will depend on what's playing on PBS). If anything will turn me away, it's the presence of the Big Bad Baddie.

I've never liked stories that relied on BBBs to drive the plot, even when I was a wee thing barely out of my stroller. But fascination with conspiracies seems to be an American trait, along with Mom and Apple Pie, so it's something I've learned to put up with.

[pedanther]

That's what you get for living in America, the land where even the series set in a different universe every week ended up with a set of recurring Big Bad Baddies...

[ianmcin.livejournal.com]

that they named that Japanese dude "Hiro." And I liked his character.

If someone's been reading their Neal Stephenson, I bet his last name is "Protagonist".

(Okay, maybe not.)

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

... Well, maybe "Protagonist" in Japanese.

Except that he's one of 5 (or 6, depending on how it works out with the brothers), so it's not like he's single protagonist, anyway. And there were hints that new heroes will be emerging as the series progresses.

[timjr.livejournal.com]

I really, really liked Heroes. Hiro especially. I'm looking forward to the next episode, as one of my favorite actors from Alias will be finally showing up.

I think it'll pull itself off, thanks to it focusing on people and characters and relationships.

I hope, at least.

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Hiro was the only one of the bunch, so far, that actually seemed to be having fun with the idea of having a superpower, rather than being scared or angsting over it (though I can totally understand the scared reation).

Here's crossing fingers!

[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

I saw the first episode of Heroes a couple of months back when it got "leaked" onto the internet, rather enjoyed it, Hiro is definitely my favourite because he knows his X-Men and Kitty Pride/Shadowcat stuff. :)

The slightly disjointed storytelling was reminiscent of Lost (with it's constant back-and-forth between current events and flashbacks) and it worked for me, but then I'm a big fan of William Gibson's Neuromancer trilogy which often alternated between several characters/groups, only bringing them all together at the end.

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

Maybe I would have been able to follow it easier if my sleeping patterns weren't all messed up.