Watching Heroes

Since NBC elected to release their 65 week schedule in April, the traditional “upfronts” were scrapped and instead NBC/U threw a party, the NBC/Universal Experience. Attending were ad buyers, reporters and stars from all of NBC/U’s shows. In addition to all the partying, NBC made a few key announcements, most notably that Jimmy Fallon will be taking over for Conan O’Brien when he leaves Late Night to take over the Tonight Show. NBC entertainment chief Ben Silverman also confirmed that Nissan will continue to sponsor Heroes.

There were lots of familiar faces from Heroes making an appearance at the festivities. Take a look:

Ali Larter (Niki/Jessica)

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Teen sensation Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) and Hayden Panettiere are shown here backstage during a taping of the MTV show Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew at Sony Studios on February 26, 2008 in Culver City, California.

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Heroes’ stars Kristen Bell and Zachary Quinto were among the stars who performed at last night’s “A Night at Sardi’s” benefit for Alzheimers. The 16th annual show featured Kristen and Zach in a production of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie directed by Jason Alexander. The production also featured Vanessa Williams, Lea Thompson, Ana Ortiz, and Zachary Levi.

Boston Legal creator David E. Kelley was honored at the gala for his portrayal of Alzheimer’s disease on the show.  William Shatner, who plays the Alzheimer’s-affected character Denny Crane on Boston Legal, was also in attendance. Becki Newton, Steven Weber, Portia de Rossi, Candice Bergen, John Larroquette, Victor Garber, Michelle Pfeiffer, Blythe Danner and Dick Van Dyke (who starred in the original Bye Bye Birdie) were among the attendees and performers.

While at the event, Kristen Bell was asked about the rumors that she might not be back for Season 3 of Heroes. She put those rumors to bed when she confirmed that she will be returning after all. “Because I’m not under contract, everyone’s been asking,” she said. “I had a wonderful experience. I did take a job, doing the Disney movie When in Rome with Josh Duhamel, so I’ll be in New York and Rome for 12 weeks. But (Heroes producers) said they’d wait to shoot my scenes. They’ve been so good to me, so I think we’ll be a happy family again.” Good news for Elle fans!

Here are a few photos of Zach, Kristen and the gang from last night’s show:

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Hayden Panettiere arrives at the celebration of her new Candie’s marketing campaign party at Hyde Lounge on February 21 in West Hollywood, California.

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WonderCon in San Francisco will have several Heroes-related guests. The convention, which takes place February 22-24, will feature Kristen Bell (Elle), who will be promoting her new movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Thomas Dekker (Zach) promoting his new series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles; and Tim Sale, the artist responsible for the paintings featured in the show.  For more info, visit the Comic-Con International website and click on WonderCon.

Ali Larter (Niki/Jessica) can be seen on the cover of Shape magazine’s March 2008 issue.  In an interview inside the mag, Ali explains how she keeps her heroic figure.

James Kyson Lee (Ando) will be making an appearance for Australian fans at the SupaNova Pop Culture Expo. The Expo travels to 4 different cities and it appears James is scheduled to be at all 4. The first occurs March 28-30 in Melbourne. Check their website for all the details. (more…)

It’s Monday. Time to see what the Heroes stars were up to over the weekend! 

Hayden Panettiere was in Berlin this weekend to promote her upcoming film, Fireflies In The Garden. Here she is on the red carpet for the premiere as part of the 58th Berlinale Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on February 10.

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Ali Larter (Niki/Jessica) was one of many on the star-studded guest list last night for the Benefit for Raising Malawi & UNICEF event hosted by Madonna and sponsored by Gucci.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, a very pregnant Jennifer Lopez, Mark Anthony, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Brooke Shields, Salma Hayek, Debra Messing, and Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld were just some of the 650 guests who attended the event which was held at the UN.

Chris Rock hosted the entertainment which featured performances by Alicia Keyes, Timbaland, Rihanna and the African Children’s Choir.

Over $5 million was raised through the sale of tickets and an auction. The funds will be used to build a girls secondary school in Malawi.

If you live in the U.K., or care to travel across the pond, this will be a great opportunity for Heroes fans. Eclipse is a 3 day event which will run from Friday, March 14 through Sunday, March 16. The unofficial convention will feature several Heroes cast members including Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh), Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), David Anders (Adam Monroe/Kensei), Noah Gray-Cabey (Micah Sanders) and Jayma Mays (Charlie the waitress). (more…)

I don’t have a lot of time today, so I’ll throw a little picture post your way. Here’s what some of the Heroes were doing over the weekend:

Hayden Panettiere was escorted by her younger brother, Jansen, to the premiere of The Spiderwick Chronicles at Paramount Pictures on January 31 in Los Angeles.

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The Heroes made their appearance at the closing day of the Jules Verne Film Festival on Saturday, December 15 and we have photos! Reader Stefany commented that they didn’t actually show any “secret unseen episode” as indicated in the pre-show publicity, but rather the final episode of Volume 2. Just about the entire cast showed up though, even some who weren’t scheduled. Originally slated were Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli), Jack Coleman (HRG/Noah Bennet), Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh), Dania Ramirez (Maya), Cristine Rose (Angela Petrelli), Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman), Zachary Quinto (Sylar), Dana Davis (Monica Dawson) and Heroes creator Tim Kring.

While it’s not clear from the photos if Greg, Zach or Dana were on hand (maybe Stefany will weigh in and let us know), you can clearly see that the others were, and they were joined by surprise guests Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura), David Anders (Adam Monroe/Kensei) and Jimmy Jean Louis (The Haitian). Producer Jeph Loeb also joined in the fun.

Take a look at some of the fun from last night:

The Gang’s All Here (almost!): Sendhil Ramamurthy, Jimmy Jean Louis, David Anders, Jeph Loeb, Adrian Pasdar, Hayden Panettiere, Jack Coleman, Masi Oka, and Milo Ventimiglia

On Stage: Jack Coleman, Adrian Pasdar, Milo Ventimiglia,
Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Cristine Rose

All Smiles: Sendhil, Hayden and Jack

The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful:
Sendhil, Hayden, Jack, David and Masi

Hayden looking gorgeous, as usual.

Dania Ramirez and Hayden hamming it up for the cameras.

Edited to Add: I found another source of photos from the festival that do indeed show Zachary Quinto (and his Spock eyebrows) and Dana Davis at the event. Still no Grunny in sight though. Here are a couple for all you Zach lovers. There are more at the source:

The cast of Heroes will be making a special appearance at the Closing Day Event of the Jules Verne Festival in Los Angeles later this month. Nine cast members plus Heroes creator Tim Kring and writer/producer Jeph Loeb will appear on stage.

The big news, though, is that they will be screening the secret unseen episode which is the first chapter of the 3rd volume, “Villains.”

You can purchase and print your tickets online at the Jules Verne Festival website. Here are all the details:

HEROES THE EVENT
THE CLOSING EVENT DAY

Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway Saturday, Dec. 15 at 6 pm

CULT TV SHOW ’HEROES’ LIVE ON STAGE !

Appearing will be:

Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli)
Jack Coleman (HRG / Noah Bennet)
Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli)
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh)
Dania Ramirez (Maya)
Cristine Rose (Angela Petrelli)
Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman)
Zachary Quinto (Sylar)
and Dana Davis (Monica Dawson)

Tickets are just $15 for general admission and $200 for VIP.

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Heroes ratings for Monday were down again. They lost another 500,000 viewers from last week bringing in only about 9.8 million and earning a 4.9/11. I suspect this will creep up with the buzz about this week’s show and the promise of the “Four Months Later” episode. It’s the one we’ve all been waiting for, after all. I don’t have to tell you who won the night, do I? I’ll give you a hint - in involves dancing.  

My favorite Hero, Greg Grunberg, did an interview with Buddy TV this week. Greg talked about how the writers strike is affecting production, Parkman’s newly expanded powers, and his relationship with his TV dad, Alan Blumenfeld (Did you know Alan played Greg’s dad on Felicity, too?).

James Kyson Lee, who plays Ando, will be making an appearance at Pacific Media Expo (PMX) this Sunday, Nov. 11. Lee will greet fans with a “rare, intimate two-hour panel and autograph session.” For more information, you can visit PMX’s website: http://www.pacificmediaexpo.com./ (Thanks to Heroes-TV!)

If you want to be spoiled about who may be dying sometime in the next few episodes, Use Your Ability has a very revealing photo posted. (Don’t click if you don’t want to know!)

Greg Beeman reveals some interesting things about Isaac’s paintings and how they create them in his blog this week and has fantastic photos of cast and crew, as always.

The latest chapter of the graphic novel is called “Quarantine.” It tells the story of Howard LeMay of Homeland Security, who I suspect may be the DHS officer who interviewed Peter in Monday’s episode. I can’t find anything to verify that this was Mark Harelik’s character’s name in that eppy though.

I haven’t seen a sneak peek of next week’s episode yet but I suspect it may surface later today. I’ll share it with you as soon as it’s available.

Spike TV has announced the biggest televised celebration of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic books ever under one roof. “SCREAM 2007″ tapes this Friday, October 19, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 23 from 10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT.

Heroes is nominated for several awards at “SCREAM 2007.” Here are the categories:

• Best Sci-Fi Show
• The Ultimate Scream
• Sexiest Superhero - Ali Larter as Niki/Jessica & Hayden Panetierre as Claire
• Breakout Performance - Hayden Panetierre as Claire
• Most Vile Villain - Zachary Quinto as Sylar
• Best Superhero - Masi Oka as Hiro and Milo Ventimiglia as Peter

The winners are voted on by fans. The categories include Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Comics. If you haven’t done so, visit SCREAM 2007 to cast your vote. Click on Sci-Fi to find the Heroes categories.

Zachary Quinto, Milo Ventimiglia, Kristen Bell and James Kyson Lee are scheduled to appear at “SCREAM 2007.” You can visit http://www.scream.spiketv.com to get all the details.

*The Heroes spinoff will apparently not be called Heroes: Origins. The Chicago Tribute is reporting that a representative for the network said that a title for the new series has not yet been chosen. In the same article there is a nice interview with Kristen Bell.

*Speaking of Kristen, it seems to be her week. She has interviews in the Tribune as mentioned above and in People Magazine. She was also named “TV Babe of the Day” by IGN today.

*And if that’s not enough Kristen Bell for you, she talked to OK Magazine and told them that Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia are NOT dating. She says they are just “great friends.”

*Ali Larter made Entertainment Weekly’s list of the top Butt-Kicking Babes. She comes in at #22 for her role as Niki/Jessica Sanders on Heroes. The site her skills as “a reservoir of strength and ruthlessness.” That and her lap dancing skills…

*Set your TiVo’s because the Heroes are making the talk show rounds. Here’s a schedule for the next few weeks (check your local listings for times):

10/19 - Greg Grunberg on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
10/22 - Adrian Pasdar on Live with Regis and Kelly
10/25 - Ali Larter on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (this is a repeat of her 9/19 appearance)
10/26 - Greg Grunberg on Ellen
10/29 - Zachary Quinto on The View
11/2 - Zachary Quinto on Jimmy Kimmel Live

*And finally - here is a five-minute preview for the next episode, “Fight or Flight.” More Parkman! Yay! (thanks to Heroes-Revealed.com)

My friends at FanBoyTheatre.com have alerted me to the fact that Heroes star Hayden Panettiere and artist Tim Sale will be appearing at the Big Apple Con in New York! The Big Apple Con is the oldest and longest running comic, art, and toy Sci-Fi show in New York City!

Hayden will make her appearances on Saturday and Sunday but no times have been listed yet. I’m not sure what Tim’s schedule will be but I will keep you posted as I learn more.

Joining Hayden and Tim will be many celebrities and artists including Katey Sagal (Futurama, 8 Simple Rules), GiGi Edgely (Farscape), Traci Bingham (Baywatch), Butch Patrick (Eddy Munster of The Munsters), legendary comedian Soupy Sales and Star Trek’s Chekov, Walter Koenig. There is a long list of comic book artists as well. For a complete list of those scheduled to appear, check the Con’s website (linked below).

The convention runs from Friday November 16 through Sunday, November 18. Times are 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday and Saturday and 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Sunday.

The convention will take place at Penn Plaza Pavilion located at 401 Seventh Avenue at 33rd St. This is directly across the street from Madison Square Garden, so it shouldn’t be hard to find! Admission $20 at the door but you can order advance tickets from the Big Apple Con website for $18. They are looking for volunteers to work the convention. If you’re interested click “Volunteers” on the menu for more info.

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