Yeah but the Black Male criminal that can put his hand through your head? That's pretty new. I think it would be interesting to have a "Punisher" type brother in this series. A dude who isn't really BAD, just mad as hell.
On 10/26/07 4:12 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd rather have him as a hero. the Black male criminal angle gets a bit old... > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> I read somewhere that he might not be dead and that he was returning as >> a bad guy. Don't know how true that is. The show is meandering so >> much, I can not tell >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> i'm still reeling that they killed off the Brother from last season... >>> >>> -------------- Original message -------------- >>> From: "B. Smith" >>> This is what I said on another forum about the Heroes version of my >>> hometown, New Orleans. >>> >>> "And the winner for worst New Orleans depiction ever: Heroes. >>> >>> Apparently they thought LA could stand in for New Orleans with no >>> modifications. >>> >>> Fool? No one in New Orleans says fool as in "break yourself fool!" >>> Where the hell did that come from? 1991 California? >>> >>> The accents make K-Ville cound pitch perfect. Where was that white >>> chick supposed to be from? The Missiissippi or Alabama Gulf Coast? >>> And how in the post-Katrina world how could they not know that >>> Louisiana doesn't have counties? It's called a parish." >>> >>> The latest episode just got worse. The architecture and sets are so >>> wrong, the police uniforms are nowhere near right, the accents (the >>> horror, the horror), kids playing double dutch a place that looked >>> more New York than New Orleans and on and on. >>> >>> I do like Micah's cousin aka the Taskmistress. She has a cool >>> powerset. Hopefully we get more of her and less diversions into >>> ancient Japan. That is such a convoluted mess. >>> >>> That was a nice swerve with Parkman's dad. >>> >>> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly >>> Tracey L. Minor)" wrote: >>> >>>> I agree totally. The thrill is gone. and to make matters worse, >>>> >>> every >>> >>>> week they bring out even more characters. its so disappointing. I >>>> >>> keep >>> >>>> hoping it gets better. my husband stopped watching totally. They >>>> >>> are >>> >>>> really blowing it >>>> >>>> ravenadal wrote: >>>> >>>>> Heroes (Heroes (Season 2)) >>>>> C+ >>>>> >>>>> FALLEN HEROES >>>>> >>>>> Here's hoping NBC's drama can rescue itself from a diabolical >>>>> sophomore slump >>>>> >>>>> By Gillian Flynn >>>>> >>>>> This week on Heroes: Claire (Hayden Panettiere) continues to >>>>> >>> marvel >>> >>>>> at the same powers of regeneration she's always had! Hiro (Masi >>>>> >>> Oka) >>> >>>>> does cute things in feudal Japan! And after a journey of >>>>> approximately 42 million miles from one vague part of Central >>>>> >>> America >>> >>>>> to another vague part of Central America, our new, haplessly >>>>> murderous hero Maya (The Sopranos' Dania Ramirez) is still >>>>> >>> blubbering >>> >>>>> for her twin brother (Shalim Ortiz) and bleeding black goo from >>>>> >>> her >>> >>>>> eyes! Wait, which week is this? Every week. >>>>> >>>>> NBC's once-inventive series is in a creative sinkhole. Frenetic >>>>> >>> but >>> >>>>> bizarrely repetitive, the drama bores from myriad worldwide >>>>> >>> locales >>> >>>>> that all look like the backlot of M*A*S*H. Season 2 sees previous >>>>> standout heroes â€" unkillable Claire, time-freezing Hiro â€" >>>>> >>> gone solo >>> >>>>> in their own painful, stagnant story lines. Claire is living >>>>> undercover in California, her now saintlike dad (Jack Coleman) >>>>> repeatedly warning her not to be interesting. Mission >>>>> >>> accomplished! >>> >>>>> Claire's been saddled with a laser-eyed beau (Rocket Science's >>>>> Nicholas D'Agosto) who also has powers â€" he can fly, with the >>>>> >>> aid of >>> >>>>> mediocre special effects. (The writers think we should be dazzled >>>>> >>> by >>> >>>>> this ''flying'' business, forgetting that people took to the air >>>>> repeatedly last season.) In an even more labored plot, Hiro has >>>>> landed in 17th-century Japan, where he finds his idol, the samurai >>>>> Kensei (Alias' David Anders), and falls in love with an >>>>> anachronistically spunky heroine (a must in the time-travel >>>>> >>> genre). >>> >>>>> That's right, Hiro â€" the most neutered TV character since >>>>> >>> Screech â€" >>> >>>>> is remaining in feudal Japan to ogle a babe. Stripped of any >>>>> >>> genuine >>> >>>>> mission, he now has little to do but smile like an adorable, gassy >>>>> baby. It's increasingly unbearable. >>>>> >>>>> Which is a good phrase to describe Heroes itself. With its larger >>>>> mythology shunted to the side (no, a mysterious recurring symbol >>>>> >>> doth >>> >>>>> not a uniting backstory make), Heroes feels less like Heroes than >>>>> >>> a >>> >>>>> horrid combination of T.J. Hooker and Charlie's Angels: Peter >>>>> Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) commits holdups in Ireland; another >>>>> extraneous new hero, New Orleanian Monica (The Nine's Dana Davis) >>>>> >>> is >>> >>>>> roundhouse-kicking robbers; serial-killing Sylar (Zachary Quinto) >>>>> >>> has >>> >>>>> gone fugitive with the weeping twins. What happened to...saving >>>>> >>> the >>> >>>>> planet? Like the endangered Earth that's oft alluded to, Heroes is >>>>> degrading at a remarkable pace: The dialogue has gone from comic- >>>>> >>> book >>> >>>>> cool to Dick-and-Jane obvious, the stylistic angles have turned >>>>> >>> flat, >>> >>>>> entire scenes are devoted to Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) and >>>>> >>> Parkman >>> >>>>> (Greg Grunberg) bickering around their shared apartment like >>>>> >>> maiden >>> >>>>> aunts. It's a sad day for superheroes when you find yourself >>>>> >>> actually >>> >>>>> rooting for the end of the world. C- >>>>> >>>>> __________________________________________________________ >>>>> The Black Prince. The Black Church. A State of Mind. >>>>> http://www.theworldebon.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! 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