Feb 11 2009
I just HAD to post this YouTube video since it literally took my jaw, unhinged it and dropped it on the floor. I stood in awe as my saliva slowly poured down, eyes wide. I suddenly felt like a kid again!! And it was so awesome! One of the best trailers I’ve seen since… (well, the new G.I. Joe film coming out).
And the best part about the freakin’ trailer?
IT’S FANMADE!!!!
Feb 11 2009
I am so sick of the constant banter of negativity and criticism for one of my favorite shows: “Heroes”. It makes my stomach churn to hear the laughable comments about how the show really sucks now (speaking of second and third volumes “Generations” and “Villains”, which quite frankly I thought worked just fine).
HEROES IS RIGHT OOOOOOOON!
Word.
You know how I can say that? You want a piece of me? Get ready to feel the words of my THUNDER.
“Fugitives”, Volume 4. ‘Nuff said.
Oh, sorry, not ’nuff said, yet–the first two episodes, which rocked the HELL out of me like Leslie Nielsen in “Repossessed” (the spoof on “The Exorcist”, you know?).
Many agree with me as well (at least from what I read) that “Fugitives”, so far, takes it up a notch as far as story, character, flow. It’s hard, though–when you’re dealing with pulp fiction-style writing. There are so many characters, many storylines; and they all need to weave together.
I thought “Generations” was gutsy in that we had storylines that literally spanned TIME (feudal Japan and today, to be exact: that’s a LOT of TIME) and CONTINENTS. Seriously. Gutsy. “Villains” took a premise that shook the pillars of pulp fiction even further by blurring the line between good and evil. Risky. But for me, it worked. That was the whole point. And honestly, let’s face it: sometimes good writing comes out of experimentation, invention, risk. Being creative is NEVER safe.
“Fugitives”, however, takes it all back to square one–only this square, unlike Volume 1’s kick-ass fighter jet square from the very beginning, is a tank with C4-detonating polearms and heat-seaking nukes and a cloaking device and even some Rum and Coke to boot–you know, just for that little buzz (all this being metaphorical, of course).
The storylines have slowed down. It’s become slightly more about character than about plotwork. That’s pretty evident, especially, without Mohinder’s monologue. Sylar’s more wicked than ever–I mean, just look at his eyes. Look at the fact that he’s again on his own. Almost on a separate storyline completely. It almost makes him a predator hiding in the shadows. Simply perfect.
The powers are more grounded than before. Peter Petrelli isn’t nearly as powerful as he used to be; what that does is cause him to serve a specific niche and character rather than a ‘plot element’. With all those powers he had, it was sometimes hard to even see him as a ‘character’. He was more of an ’object’, a ‘purpose’ within a plot. And Hiro, as lovable as he is, now has no powers at all. And that introduces another element of the hero that we all love and cherish–the desire to fight and save lives. No powers, nothing. He becomes that underdog we all love to love.
Episode 3’s comin’, and I hope to catch it before I ship out for the Navy. Bring it, Tim Kring. I love my “Heroes”. Forget the criticism. Keep bringin’ the pain and the glory. Show me the money. As Hiro would say…
YAAAATTAAAAA!!!
