Watching Heroes

The Los Angeles Times has a piece on their site today about the Twitter phenomenon and how it has caught on with celebrities. Heroes stars Greg Grunberg and Brea Grant are featured in the piece that also mentions James Kyson Lee, David H. Lawrence XVII, Propmaster James and Makeup Artist Wendi.

Speaking of Twitter, Grunny caused quite a stir with a couple of his tweets last week.  He first mentioned that it was hard to wrap for the season not knowing if any or all of the cast and crew would be back, then quickly backtracked and assured fans that the show was coming back.  Now there are articles on the web questioning the fate of Heroes. Among those who have mentioned it this week are TV Guide and E! Online’s Kristin Dos Santos.

Never fear though, TV by the Numbers eerily accurate Renew/Cancel index shows Heroes safe for renewal.  They say that NBC’s horrible scripted line up will work in Heroes favor, but it might be facing big budget cuts.  "It…may not look like the current show, but I think it will be back."

David H. Lawrence XVII was interviewed by Chicago’s Pioneer Local. In the article, he mentions that he will appear in the first Bryan Fuller episode "Cold Snap" on March 23 and it "will be one that’s going to be talked about for years.  It’s a romantic scene, a poignant scene, it is the heart of whole show," he said. "It’s so beautiful, I’m tearing up now, which says something because I’m usually jaded. It’s why Bryan Fuller is in such big demand. You’ll know the scene when it happens; it’s just amazing."

Here’s a little of what some of the Heroes stars have been up to over the last month:

Hayden Panettiere attended Superbowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium on February 1 in Tampa, Florida.

Milo Ventimiglia was on hand for a special screening of Kristen Bell’s new film, Fanboys, at the Clarity Theatre in Beverly Hills. Here he is with Chewbacca.

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Here’s a roundup of some of the most recent interviews and blogs out there this week:

Milo Ventimiglia recently talked to the Associated Press about season 4 and some of the problems with the show.  Here’s video from milo_fans:

Jack Coleman spoke to TV Guide about “Cold Wars” and how he feels about his “morally gray” character.

Speaking of Jack, he is blogging again over at TWOP.  This week’s installment features his birthday celebration, his thoughts on Sean Penn and a little bit about “Cold Wars.” 

As always, be sure to check out the Beaming Beeman blog for behind the scenes photos and insight into “Cold Wars” and director Seith Mann. 

James Kyson Lee talked with BuddyTV about Volume 4 and where Ando is headed.

Also, in an interview with BuddyTV, Masi Oka asks fans to be patient with the show as Volume 4 develops. 

The latest edition of The Beaming Beeman is up with the usual episode insight and behind-the-scenes photos.

There is an excellent article about James Kyson Lee at MochiMag.com. James talks about how he got started in showbiz.  Excellent read.

io9.com has published a list of 63 Reasons You Should Give Heroes One More Chance. Some of them are pretty clever.

Have you heard that Heroes alums Jayma Mays (Charlie) and Jessalyn Gilsig (Meredith) have both been cast in a new comedy for Fox?  Both ladies will star in Glee, an hourlong comedy that centers on Will, a thirtysomething Spanish teacher at an Ohio high school who has the daunting task of taking over the school’s glee club, which has become a heaven for outcasts.  The show has been picked up to series for next season. 

In this week’s Mega Buzz at TVGuide.com, they again address the question on whether Ali Larter and/or Hayden Panettiere are wanting to leave the show.  Their answer:  “One of the key Heroes dies at the end of this volume, so that would be an easy out. But Larter recently said she’s "100 percent part of Heroes" and Panettiere repped hard for the show at the Super Bowl. We all know actresses never lie. Also, we all know the fate of the world relies on the cheerleader, so why would NBC let her go?”

Also in that same Mega Buzz, Heroes (or more precisely, the Heroes Super Bowl promotion) was Matt Mittovich’s Mega Rave:  “I know many of you have derided them as cheesy, but I loved NBC’s Super Bowl promos involving the Heroes. The football game offered a great showcase for every character’s ability (e.g. Hiro freezing time to grab the ball), while the ‘Feelin’ Alright?’ sing-along (with stars of Chuck and Medium) was a blast, if only just to see Sylar look at us askew and bellow a few notes.”

Don’t forget to keep checking our Ratings and Reviews post.  I’m updating it as I find more reviews.  I just added another from io9.com this morning.

Here are some promotional images of the cast from the upcoming Super Bowl commercial.  From these shots we see that Cristine Rose will also be included in the promo, and that Hayden is, of course, playing the Cheerleader. 

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Greg Grunberg attended the Hollywood Christmas Celebration at The Grove on November 23, 2008 in Los Angeles. Here he is with Bob Guiney and Kristin Cavallari.

Hayden Panettiere attend the Allure Magazine Cover Party for Eva Longoria Parker on November 18, 2008 at Beso in Hollywood.

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Last night the Hollywood Entertainment Museum hosted the Hollywood Legacy Awards XI to honor the cast of NBC’s Heroes and we’ve got lots of photos from the event.  (click to enlarge)

On the red carpet:

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Wondering what your favorite Heroes have been up to this month?  Check out these photos (click to enlarge):

Brea Grant hung out at the T-Mobile G1 Launch Party at Siren Studios on October 17 in Hollywood.

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It’s been a while since we’ve done a picture post. In addition to some great "red carpet" photos showing what your favorite Heroes have been up to, I’ve got a few little bonuses for you today.  Let’s start with the bonus pix:

Heroes writer and executive producer Jesse Alexander posted these two gems on his Flickr account.  We’ve got Milo Ventimiglia with a nerf gun and Greg Grunberg showing off his new ride:

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The Band from TV rocked the grand opening celebration of the Casino of the Wind at Mohegan Sun last night in Uncasville, Connecticut.  On hand were band members James Denton, Greg Grunberg, Bob Guiney and Jesse Spencer.  They were also joined by Bob’s wife, actress Rebecca Buddig and Heroes stars Adrian Pasdar and James Kyson Lee.  Here are a few photos of our Heroes at the gig:

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It’s time for the next in the series of wallpapers has been unlocked on the Heroes official MySpace page. This week we have James Kyson Lee as Ando Masahashi. Check it out:

This is the tenth in the series of twelve wallpapers that are being released on the Heroes official MySpace page. So far, in addition to Ando, we have seen Peter Petrell, Noah Bennet, Tracy Strauss, Nathan Petrelli, Matt Parkman, Hiro Nakamura , Mohinder Suresh, Claire Bennet and Sylar.

We’ll keep bringing these to you each week as they become available. Now we are just waiting for Angela Petrelli and Maya Herrera.

And don’t forget! If you MySpace, add me as a friend.

Big thanks to Dreyesbo for alerting me that this was ready!

BuddyTV posted part 1 of their 2 part interview with Jack Coleman today.  Jack was asked whether we will get to see more of the backstory surrounding his involvement with the villains of Level 5.  He said we would see a little and he revealed that episode 8 will be a sort of prequel to the pilot.  “It sort of dovetails into the pilot, and you see how, for instance, HRG and Elle are complicit in sort of the creation of Sylar.  It’s a really good origins episode of how Sylar got to be the way he is, and the relationship between HRG and Elle.  It was hinted at last year when Suresh says to me, "You know her?" and it’s like, "Oh yeah."  It’s never really explained in what form, how it is that I knew her, so you really see more of that.  In that episode you will also see Knox and see where he came from, so you do see the villains there.  But there’s not a tremendous amount of HRG and the villains back story.”

Also today, Kristin Dos Santos at E! Online gave us a little preview of what’s happening with Hiro and Ando in tonight’s episode and beyond:

• The Haitian will take away all of Hiro’s memories beyond the age of 10, leaving Ando to be a sort of babysitter.   “I try to get him to remember how he used to use his powers, so there’s a little bit of ‘Yoda trying to get Luke get his memory back.’, " says James Kyson Lee.
• We learn this season that there are both environmental and physical elements for people to obtain abilities.  The eclipse figures in, as does the Formula.
• James says of the future in which we saw him zapping his buddy, Hiro, with red lighting: "If I zapped him, it’s probably for a good reason. But we don’t know if he’s turned bad, or if I’ve turned bad, or if he’s betrayed me."  Could Hiro be the one who has turned into a villain?

Kristin also said today that the rumor is that not everyone will make it to the finale.  Some character(s) will die this season, though just who may not have been decided yet. You can weigh in on who you’d like to see go at E! Online.

Kristen Bell told The Montreal Gazette that her character, Elle, will be involved in several flashbacks this season: "When I came onto the scene last year, it was very out of the gates, with a lot of attitude," she said. "They had told me her previous back story, but I didn’t really get a chance to show any of that on camera. Clearly, people hurt people and she was very damaged. We are doing a lot of flashbacks now that will … give you a lot of insight into the character."

The Idaho Statesman talked to their hometown boy, Blake Shields, about his role as Flint.  He gave a little insight into his character: "He’s a hardcore dude, even without his power. He’s a rough and tough guy, plus he’s a complete psychopath. I don’t want to say cold-blooded, he’s not that. He’s more like a partyer," Shields said. "He’s just having a good time doing crime. And he kills for fun. The challenge as an actor is to try to not judge that and actually bring some complexity to the character and make it real, human, rather than just play a bad guy, which is boring."

Malcolm McDowell did an interview with HoboTrashCan about his career and his work on Heroes.  Malcolm said he has been told that his character is still dead. "I was doing a scene with Nathan. I noticed he had a speck on his beautiful black suit. I went over to flick it off his shoulder. They went, ‘Cut, what are you doing? No, no, you can’t touch him; you’re dead,’ which made me roll about with laughter."

Ashley Crow, James Kyson Lee, and Stephen Tobolowsky have been announced as guests for the upcoming "Eclipse 2" Heroes convention in the UK. The convention is scheduled for November 14-16 this year.  To find out more, visit http://www.massiveevents.co.uk/eclipse2/.

NBC has released a set of promotional images from the upcoming 3rd episode of the season, "One of Us, One of Them."  Check out Sylar looking all FBI! (click to enlarge)

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James Kyson Lee stopped by the TV Watercooler to chat with John Fugelsang and Theresa Strasser about Heroes and his upcoming Sci-Fi movie, Termination Shock.  You’ll also get to see the infamous "boob grab" that Theresa was talking about on the Adam Carolla Show.