tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post1943025819343861431..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Heroes in HidingNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-24212413911044214402007-10-03T23:43:00.000-04:002007-10-03T23:43:00.000-04:00While I agree season seven is flawed, I will say t...While I agree season seven is flawed, I will say that I prefer it to season three, aka - the Faith season. I'm just wierd that wayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88265912136414175432007-10-03T20:34:00.000-04:002007-10-03T20:34:00.000-04:00thank you nathaniel to mention Mr. Muggles, oh I j...thank you nathaniel to mention Mr. Muggles, oh I just love him. And of course Mama Petrelli, don´t you just love her?lawyer tony fernandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034329767800832029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45076004818566134542007-10-03T14:25:00.000-04:002007-10-03T14:25:00.000-04:00I've been wondering if you're watching "Reaper," b...I've been wondering if you're watching "Reaper," by the way, particularly since EW called it "Buddy the Demon Slayer" or something to that end. (That, of course, made me want to watch it and indeed I'm enjoying it immensely.<BR/><BR/>(Oh yeah, and I already comment here a lot, but I'm delurking everywhere as part of <A HREF="http://www.schmutzie.com/2007/09/814-great-mofo-delurk-2007.html" REL="nofollow">The Great Mofo Delurk</A>. You have one of the most fab sites around, Nathaniel, and I read it almost daily, even if I don't comment. *grin*)Middentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829095129849712488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-50200027530950907432007-10-03T13:43:00.000-04:002007-10-03T13:43:00.000-04:00I echo your sentiment on Mr. Muggles, narrowly bea...I echo your sentiment on Mr. Muggles, narrowly beating Jack Coleman as the best actor on the show.<BR/><BR/>And it seems as though the show runners are learning a lesson from last season and not trying to include almost everyone in each episode, especially the momentum-killing Niki/Jessica crap.Neel Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91595593561937106592007-10-03T13:30:00.000-04:002007-10-03T13:30:00.000-04:00Your analysis of Buffy and Heroes is great. The w...Your analysis of Buffy and Heroes is great. The worrying thing really wore me out in Buffy. I like Heroes because it is fast paced and totally sci-fi. However, I agree with the too many characters, which I think can be solved by making this a 2-hour show. Wouldn’t that be novel? Heroes is a delight after I tortured myself with two episodes of Chuck. Now that is an action/sci-fi show that is torturous. Reaper has grown on me, which I think is proportional to how far from the show Kevin Smith gets. Personally, I think Supernatural is the best-written and acted TV series as of late, sci-fi or not. A very worthy successor of Buffy. (It must be noted again Milo wet and bare chested, yum!)Girodethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04387358508643630669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-80444057537653374442007-10-03T12:57:00.000-04:002007-10-03T12:57:00.000-04:00I agree with you when you say tv and cinema are tw...I agree with you when you say tv and cinema are two different mediums, even if for me it's even more irritating when someone compares a book to a film, claiming that the book is always better...<BR/><BR/>Anyway I loved Buffy so much...I miss it...<BR/><BR/>Heroes is cool too...<BR/><BR/>Mirko S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47690420067607666802007-10-03T12:55:00.000-04:002007-10-03T12:55:00.000-04:00As a major Buffy fan... what do you think of Seaso...As a major Buffy fan... what do you think of Season 8 Nat? I just got the first couple of issues as a birthday present this summer... it almost fills that empty spot...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-17760583519413404452007-10-03T11:41:00.000-04:002007-10-03T11:41:00.000-04:00Over here in Ireland we're still in the throes of ...Over here in Ireland we're still in the throes of Season One, so I'm hiding at the very mention of any Season Two spoilers. I can acutely pinpoint the bad things about the series, but I'm hooked.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258493877737555910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30271474564554938182007-10-03T11:34:00.000-04:002007-10-03T11:34:00.000-04:00Oh, lest I forget. Season 6 of Buffy - the most un...Oh, lest I forget. Season 6 of Buffy - the most under-rated season of them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51711932907429498842007-10-03T11:33:00.000-04:002007-10-03T11:33:00.000-04:00What gets to me about the characters is how so man...What gets to me about the characters is how so many 'normal' unpleasant things happen to them. Take Claire for example - the girl is accident prone! It's a good thing she is indestructible, otherwise she'd run the risk of dying in an everyday accident every week. In 30 years, I've only been to an ER once, and that didn't even require stitches.<BR/><BR/>But then, that's TV for you. I watched 2 seasons of Grey's Anatomy back to back (don't ask) a few months ago, and started writing down the amount of times a cast member or a close family member ended up in a hospital bed. I stopped when I reach 40. 40!!!<BR/><BR/>TV madness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25376052110273245752007-10-03T11:19:00.000-04:002007-10-03T11:19:00.000-04:00Buffy rules-I didn't really watch seasons 6 & 7.Buffy rules-I didn't really watch seasons 6 & 7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88043626008585243352007-10-03T09:54:00.000-04:002007-10-03T09:54:00.000-04:00What's always baffled me about Claire is that whil...What's always baffled me about Claire is that while she can obviously regenerate nowhere has it been stated that she doesn't feel pain. Poor girl should be in torture on a regular basis - instead she snapping off her toes!<BR/><BR/>Also - a bad Buffy episode was still always in a class of its own when compared to the rest of TV.Ástahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729555973973390786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-38701763380165005012007-10-03T09:13:00.000-04:002007-10-03T09:13:00.000-04:00What always saved Buffy Season 7 in comparison wit...What always saved Buffy Season 7 in comparison with Heroes is great writing: yes, you had worrying faces, but then you were giving something like 'Conversations with Dead People' - something we're never likely to see on Heroes.<BR/>Heroes is, like you said plagued by its own 'comic-book lite' aesthetic and narrative which, in trying also to be 'hip' and 'cool' fails to be enjoyable for a watcher that wants character depth and not gratuitous plot twists. <BR/>And TV vs Movies? Sally Field mentions this often saying that her stint on B&S is a reaction to the lack of good roles in Hollywood, but a grand sweeping gesture like that is always going to be problematic. One thing we can say for sure is that TV shows are currently being more daring than their Hollywood counterparts: as a mass serving media it is interesting to see things smart and quirky things like Pushing Daisies on a network like ABC (which, also sadly gives us The Bachelor and Cavemen...) But you get my point.mBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159859094031741254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-9895799294339585772007-10-03T09:12:00.000-04:002007-10-03T09:12:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.mBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159859094031741254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-57844640022911842822007-10-03T08:50:00.000-04:002007-10-03T08:50:00.000-04:00well arkaan, i just finished rewatching season 7 o...well arkaan, i just finished rewatching season 7 of Buffy and it does have a TON of great stuff in it (critics be damned) but the problem with it is just what i'm stating here. The water treading. the intense worrying about dramas you never see. it's so much sloppier than other seasons (despite being underrated)<BR/><BR/>yes, Heroes doesn't hold a candle to buffy but in this one regard it's a fair comparisonNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30969576405555187702007-10-03T08:36:00.000-04:002007-10-03T08:36:00.000-04:00Heroes sucks. I loathe the show on pretty much ev...Heroes sucks. I loathe the show on pretty much every level. I love Buffy season seven though, but Joss Whedon is so much better than Tim Kiring that the comparison wounds me. It wounds me, Nathaniel.<BR/><BR/> That said, I will say that I enjoy television more than I enjoy movies now. Are they better? Well, that depends on what you're looking for. The best tv shows are fantastic in terms of long term storytelling, character arcs/evolution and do a great job at paying attention to visual details. The funniest things I've seen recently have all been on TV. And nothing movies have done compare to the HBO tandem of The Sopranos and The Wire. Except maybe Lord of the Rings.<BR/><BR/> That said, they're two different media. Pretending one is better than the other when they have broadly different aims is kinda silly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84367731403896077122007-10-03T08:33:00.000-04:002007-10-03T08:33:00.000-04:00Season two hasn't started here yet so I am feveris...Season two hasn't started here yet so I am feverishly ignoring each and everthing to do with <I>Heroes</I>. I can't wait!Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com