Watching Heroes

NBC has released a set of photos from the second half of the premiere, episode 3.02, “The Butterfly Effect.” The Peter/Claire (or Paire) “shippers” should be thrilled with these.

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NBC has released a few more promotional images for episode 1, "The Second Coming":

NBC took that footage we showed you earlier, along with a few clips that we didn’t see, and put it all together in this more polished video. All of the cast and Tim Kring offer up nice soundbytes about Season 3. Check it out:

Here is a new clip from NBC with interview snippets and video from inside the Countdown to the Premiere party. This is raw footage spliced together as part of an online press kit. There is a little duplication in it at the beginning but if you’re patient you’ll see interviews with Tim Kring, Adrian Pasdar, Jack Coleman, Ali Larter, Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, Zachary Quinto, Milo Ventimiglia and Sendhil Ramamurthy.

Source: The ODI & Spoiler TV.  Video is copyright NBC.

Last night, the cast of Heroes taped the Countdown to the Premiere special which will air in the hour preceding the 2 hour Season 3 premiere. The party was held at Edison lounge in L.A. We’ve got photos of the red carpet and a few from inside the party as well. It looks like everyone came out except for my BFF Greg Grunberg. (Grunny, where were you?)

Ali Larter

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Hayden Panettiere made an appearance on MTV’s TRL.  I showed you photos from her arrival at MTV Studios, but here she is taping the show on September 2 in New York City.

Dania Ramirez was spotted at MTV TR3s Pre-VMA Party held at Level 3 on September 4 in Hollywood.

Hayden Panettiere and Adrian Pasdar attended Conde Nast Media Group’s Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall on September 5 in New York City. The show will air on CBS on Tuesday, September 9.

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Here are a couple of fan videos that were posted on YouTube of Masi Oka and Milo Ventimiglia at the autograph sesson at JB Hi-Fi in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday, September 2.

This first one is my favorite. It is titled "M&M in Sydney Australia - Buckshotwon Style" and is from YouTube user foxsyd. It is, of course, a nod to Adrian Pasdar’s popular videos posted under the account buckshotwon.

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NBC has finally released all of the promotional images from Season 3. These are the photos being used in the bus posters and MySpace wallpapers we have been bringing you. We have the full cast shot and individuals of all 12 main characters, including Maya, who had been the only one previously not revealed. Take a look:

Images copyright NBC. Thanks to Matej and Celebutopia.

A few Heroes items to check out on the web today:

• Crave has an interview with Milo Ventimiglia in which he talks a little about season 3.  There aren’t any big revelations but he does talk some about doing his own stunts and reveals that many of his scenes will be with Adrian Pasdar this season. (Thanks to The ODI)
• NBC has announced that they will premiere many of their shows online a week before their television air date. Unfortunately Heroes won’t be one of those, but it will be showing up on Hulu the day after the premiere, on September 23, just in case you miss it on Monday.
• Kristen Bell will be paying a visit to The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday, September 19.
• TV Guide’s Matt Mitovich and Mickey O’Connor posted this answer in today’s Mega Buzz:

"I’ve heard a crazy Heroes rumor that Adam and Niki are related. Is that true? — Stacie
Matt: It’s certainly crazy! Very crazy! And untrue."

I got the latest issue of TV Guide in the mail today and on page 20 there is a feature on Milo Ventimiglia’s trip with the USO to visit soldiers in the Middle East.

Milo shared some exclusive photos with the magazine and talked about his experiences meeting soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan. He also took time to reveal some clues about Season 3 of Heroes. Here’s an excerpt (possible spoilers ahead):

Milo turns cryptic when he shares that a major male character close to everyone, whom viewers have heard of but not yet seen, will be "relieving people of their abilities" in a season when villains become heroes and heroes become villains. (Keep an eye on Hiro’s sidekick, played by James Kyson Lee, who says that his character, Ando, goes "on a personal journey of finding his own wings.")  "You may not be so quick to think Sylar should be discarded." Milo hints, "Zach’s character this year is not so straightforward evil. This season we’re all in question."

The article goes on to reveal that Zachary Quinto and Hayden Panettiere had some fun shooting the much talked about Claire/Sylar scene from the season opener. Zach apparently took some behind the scenes photos of Hayden’s brain being scooped out with a spoon. Wouldn’t you love to see those?

The September 8-14 Fall Preview issue of TV Guide is available tomorrow.

Heroes stars Masi Oka and Milo Ventmiglia continued their visit to Australia with an appearance at JB Hi-Fi Store in Sydney today, looking a little more casual than they did in the interview from yesterday.

Masi and Milo greeted hundreds of fans, some of whom had been waiting since 7 am for the 1 pm event, and signed copies of the Heroes DVD. While Masi said he enjoyed making the connection with fans, Milo admitted that he really didn’t get why people liked to collect autographs.

“If I’ve ever been a fan of a musician or an athlete or an actor I think even when I was kid I never asked for autographs. I’d just walk up and say, *thank you, I like your work’, and walk away, Ventimiglia said. “The kind of clamouring for that celebrity I’ve never really understood so much.  You’ve got to wonder what The Beatles must have felt like.”

Milo also said he didn’t understand why some fans were upset when he shortened his signature to his first name. “I’m thinking, ‘why do you want my full name? What are you going to do with it? What credit card companies are you going to go to?’"

Masi repeated his mantra and explained, “To be a geek means you’re passionate about something, whether that’s comic books, water, architecture or whatever, and I think that shows our individuality and who we are as humans.  I’d rather be passionate about something than apathetic about everything.”

Here are a few photos of the guys at the JB Hi-Fi appearance (click to enlarge):

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As we reported last week, Heroes stars Masi Oka and Milo Ventimiglia are on a whirlwind promotional tour of Australia. They are there to support the release of the Season 2 DVD as well as the premiere of the show. While there, they stopped by the Sunrise Seven morning program for an interview.

They talked about the basics of the show and chit-chatted with the hosts a bit. Masi revealed his mantra - "To be geek is to be human" - and Milo talked about things he learned from Sylvester Stallone.  Here are a few still photos and a short video of their segment from the program, which is similar to Good Morning America:

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Milo Ventimiglia was interviewed for The Advocate’s latest issue.  Milo talks about his huge gay following, how he feels about gays in the military, reveals his man crushes, and gives his opinion on a gay character for Heroes.

Comic Book Resources talked to new villainess Brea Grant about her role as Daphne in the upcoming season of Heroes.  She gets a little spoilery, revealing that she will interact with Linderman…in the present. 

Kristen Bell has landed a major voice role in the upcoming Astro Boy project. Bell joins Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Scarlett Johansson, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane and Eugene Levy in the project, set for worldwide release in 2009.

Hayden Panettiere was part of a list of Emmy presenters announced today.  America Ferrera, Laurence Fishburne, Jennifer Love Hewitt, William Petersen and Vanessa Williams will also present at the September 21 ceremony.

Hayden also took time to speak at a voting rights luncheon in Washington, DC today.

Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, and Heroes creator Tim Kring are scheduled to make a trip to Australia to promote the series on September 1 and 2.

The trip will celebrate the debut season which is currently showing on Sci Fi, and the October 1 release of Season 2 on DVD.   While there, Masi and Milo will be making an appearance to meet and greet fans and sign autographs at JB Hi-Fi Store located at The Galeries Victoria, 500 George St, Sydney from 1:15pm to 2:45pm.

Heroes Season 2 will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 1st, 2008 in Australia.

Aussie fans, Sci Fi Pi is in the process of gathering questions which will be asked in an interview during their visit so take some time to visit Sci Fi Pi to put in your question.

The stars of Heroes were part of a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel on August 21 in Beverly Hills, California and we have a few photos of the cast for you.  Hayden Panettiere apparently did not attend but the other 11 primary cast members were in attendance.

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