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Category Archives: Heroes
Tim Kring on Transmedia Narrative
Tim Kring is of course the creator of Heroes.
I love what he has to say about using the “whole buffalo”. Everything is an opportunity to add to and expand the universe of his story, even the packaging on merchandise.
He also talks about how he built his pitch for Flags of Orpheus on the web.
And So Begins Another Season of Television
We’re finished with most of the fall launch and I for one am feeling a little let down. No slam-dunk must-see show has emerged.
But it’s not over yet. We might learn to love one of these series as the season goes on. The pilot was a solo writing effort. But now, […]
Last Night on Heroes
The episode entitled Chapter 2: Lizards was written by Michael Green.
There was a teaser plus five acts. That was no tag at the end. The fifth was a real act.
Teaser
A. Peter lost his shirt and his memory
B. HRG (Claire’s dad) isn’t laying as low as he wants Claire to
C. Matt is investigating Nakamura’s death
D. […]
Heroes Season Opener
I have to admit I haven’t spent every second this week watching pilots. I took a little time out for Heroes. Here are a few little things I noticed:
The first commercial break didn’t come until 22 minutes in. Wasn’t that great? You’d really settled into the story by then. […]
New Site, New Look
Welcome to the new site.
Many thanks to Mr. Amazing for his hard work and endless patience in making this happen. He’s my personal superhero. Which is interesting, because superheroes seem to be the week’s theme.
There’s a lot of superpower shows coming at us right now: Chuck, Journeyman, Bionic Woman and Reaper are all […]




