I Have in my Hand a Piece of Paper

With all the furore over the 100-day writer’s stirke in the US, one of the shows that apparently got hit pretty hard was Heroes. The shortened 11-episode series began here in the UK with the first two episodes “Four Months Later…” and “Lizards” getting their premiere on BBC2 and the frankly stunning BBC HD channel. Getting to enjoy the show so long after our American cousins got to see it (along with the illegal

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Tags: bbc hd, four months later, Heroes, Hiro, lizards, Parkman, Petrelli, Stephen Tobolowski, Suresh, Tim Kring, writer's strike

Save The Cheerleeder, Save The World

Just how did Heroes get to be so good?� We’re just 12 episodes in to the story here in the UK, which I guess puts us about half-way through the first “volume” (rather than sticking with “series” and “episodes” to describe the unfolding story, Heroes refers back to its comic-book heritage with “chapters” and “volumes”.� It’s a nice touch). � However, despite the relative brevity of the series, it would seem that there is already a rich heritage to the show.� Regular (and observant)

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Tags: Christopher-Eccleston, Godsend, Heroes, Hiro, Petrelli, Sci Fi, Webcomic