Fuller’s Return Hinging on ‘Daisies’ Fate
Will Pushing Daisies creator and former Heroes writer Bryan Fuller be coming back to Heroes? It would seem it all hinges on the fate of his current project, Pushing Daisies.
"I am exclusive to Daisies through the delivery of the 13th episode of our 13-episode order, which will be mid-January," Fuller explained to EW. "If Daisies isn’t picked up by then, I will definitely be going back to play with my friends at Heroes."
The firing of Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander came as a shock to the cast as well as the fans. "I couldn’t believe it. They’re two top writers," Jimmy Jean-Louis told TVGuide.com. "I don’t know what reasons [the powers-that-be] have behind it, but hopefully they know exactly what they’re doing." Jean-Louis also said that Fuller is a “great writer” and he would feel good about his return to the show. "But I [would have] felt good, as well, if Jeph and Jesse stayed."
Jean-Louis also said that the show is making changes. "We are reshaping as we speak," he said, "so we can get the right storylines going, so the fans can come back to us. I have confidence that we’ll get them back to us, and even get more. It’s a great show. We just have to sit down and think about what’s wrong," he added, "and try to change direction."
I’d love to see Fuller back at the writer’s table for Heroes, though I don’t want to wish a bad fate on Pushing Daisies. It’s a great show with a great cast and so different from much of the dribble we see on TV these days.
November 8th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I have been thoroughly enjoying season 3, thus far. But I’m willing to take a wait and see attitude as to what they come up with next. I’m still bummed out that we lost Loeb and Alexander, though if we could get Fuller back, that would be cool. It’s too bad we can’t have all 3 on board.