Heroes

Universal Unveils Blu-ray Plans

April 17, 2008

As you know, with the expected demise of HD DVD, studios that were on that bandwagon are switching over to Blu-ray. Here's what Universal has in mind, including "Heroes: Season Two" on Aug. 26 and the Brendan Fraser "Mummy" and two sequels on July 22. …

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Friday Afternoon Notebook: "Jericho," "Reaper," "Heroes" soundtrack

March 28, 2008

Could Michael Ian Black be the show's salvation? Notes after the jump …

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"Heroes": The Soundtrack, March 18

February 28, 2008

Is this enough to get you through until the show comes back in the fall? No. But it sounds interesting — lots of Wendy & Lisa, Iggy, Dylan, Jesus and Mary Chain. Full announcement after the jump.

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As the "Heroes" Turn

December 4, 2007

If I only had a brain …
It wasn't far into the episode before I began thinking that it looked like a bad daytime soap opera — lots of expository and revelatory dialogue, often delivered in closeup as if being addressed directly to the camera. This was not good.

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"Heroes" Monday

November 20, 2007

Goodness, gracious, great episode.
Regular readers here know that I have seen a lot of missteps in the second season of "Heroes." Monday's telecast was not one of them. It may, in fact, be the best episode of the season …

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Monday Monday

November 19, 2007

It wasn't a crazy weekend, just one of those where I was busy when I felt like blogging, and tired when I wasn't busy. Did some shopping, went to the Akron tree festival (which was too cramped into its space), a little work, some family business.
But let's have a cheery note or two. I've been [...]

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Wednesday Notebook: "Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice," "Heroes," "Back to You"

October 25, 2007

Maybe it's the Broadway geek within, but to have Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene singing together on "Pushing Daisies" was simply a kick.
By the way, Ann V. in the comments below noted that it was a They Might Be Giants song. (News to me. But if you want to talk about the new Robert Plant/Alison [...]

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