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Posted by gabe Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:36:22 PDT
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Hooked on ‘Heroes’
Bako fanboy eagerly awaits latest addiction returning to TV on Sept. 22!



By Gabriel Ramirez, Bakotopia.com contributor

I’ve always told my friends that if I got superpowers I would be a villain.

Why? Because they are kick-ass!

Villains always have the best powers — they’re strong, intelligent and overall just cool.

Growing up, I always wanted to have superpowers, but I admit that I saw myself relating much closer with the darker side of the comic book world.

Darth Sidious from Star Wars, Apocalypse from X-Men and even Evil Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer were characters I understood because of their intelligence, darkness and borderline insanity — all of which I saw as human characteristics with which we all hold our own inner-epic battle.

With my fondness for super villains, it is no surprise that the next season of NBC’s superhero drama, “Heroes,” has me excited a whole month before the premiere.

The third volume of the hit series created by Tim Kring is titled “Villains” and will place a greater focus on the more deranged and sinister side of possessing superpowers.

I was devastated to learn that I had missed out on the sneak peak of the season premiere at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego, but from what I have heard, we are in for a mind-blowing year.

Without giving away too much, I can safely say that volume three will bring back all of the characters we grew to love in seasons one and two and even some we believed to have been dead.

The third volume will have a two-hour premiere Sept. 22 at 9 p.m. on NBC, and the season opener will give us an insight as to why things went down the way they did — Nathan Petrelli getting shot.

I have to admit I wasn’t a fan of the series from the beginning. I was determined not to watch it, given that I was a fan of “The 4400,” another show dealing with super humans, and I felt like “Heroes” was a copycat. However, after much thought, I gave in and discovered the wonder that the simple phrase “Save the cheerleader, save the world” really held.

In case you are unfamiliar with the show, let me quickly bring you up to date:

Season one of “Heroes,” titled “Genesis,” focused on humans around the world discovering their superhuman abilities and coming together to prevent an atomic explosion in New York City. Season two, titled “Generations,” tried to put the heroes back into their normal everyday lives and show us what is was like to try to live an ordinary life, knowing that you just saved the world a few months ago. In “Generations” the heroes were once again trying to save the world, this time from the “Shanti virus,” which as seen on a time traveling trip taken by Peter Petrelli would kill 93 percent of the world’s population.



Now we can only anxiously wait for season three to get answers to questions such as: Is Niki/Jessica dead? What will become of the sexy, yet deadly, Maya Herrera? And did saving the cheerleader really save the world?

For those of you like me who cannot wait you can keep yourself satisfied until the premier with the Webisodes and online comic series at: NBC.com.

Until the premiere, we can only salivate at words spoken by Mr. Bennet: “… because they will kill, they will terrorize and they will cause unimaginable destruction to the world.
They’re villains, Claire.”

On the web: www.nbc.com/Heroes

Story also printed in Bakotopia magazine, issue, 35, 8-21-08

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Comment From: matt

Thanks Gabe! Comment From: twinkie

Great article.. and I agree.. Heroes is an incredible show. We didn't watch at first, same reason as you. We fought the urge/curiousity. We just didn't have time for t.v. But THEN.. we got the whole season on DVD. I can't wait for season two to go on DVD and of course season three on t.v. I am officially HOOOOOOOKED! Comment From: NativeRocker86

Wow loved this piece I thought I was the only who felt this way about villans!!!!!! I got excited when I read it because I think villans are misunderstood, somtimes, but u gotta love em'!!!! :) again great Comment From: gbriano

My friends across the state had a video-conferenced Lost Finale party. I say we throw a local "Heroes" premiere party! Any takers? Comment From: thenovelist

One of the major writers for the first season of Heroes was in Bakersfield recently. My kid's band invited her kid's band up to perform over at the Gate. She's a cool lady. We talked a lot about season one and how the writers interact on the show and how much fans contribute to the storyline...