[QUOTE=Lightray]
Yes, the overexaggerated hyperbole in that note was in no way any indication that it was meant to be a joke. Good job, sir, for avoiding that trap.
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It was a joke? Hows about a smiley then? And you’re “trapping” me? There’s a word for that, and it’s frowned upon.
[QUOTE=Morbo]
It was a joke? Hows about a smiley then? And you’re “trapping” me? There’s a word for that, and it’s frowned upon.
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The day “sarcasm” is frowned upon is the day I say buy-bye to the SDMB.
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers]
Alongside such gems as “Then man up and tell your girlfriend not to watch the DVDs when you’re around” and “Quit watching.” You’re taking this too personally and this is the kind of indulgence I’m advising other posters to stop.
Of course, I’m heroically distracting you from the other posters, who I hope will continue their criticisms of Heroes as I absorb the Ottomatic fire.
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And again the phrase “what the fuck ever” leaps to mind.
Here’s a thought, Otto; why don’t you tell us how you think Heroes could be improved, and if you don’t think it needs improvement, your issue is with the original poster, not the respondents.
[QUOTE=TripleTee]
And that’s exactly how they can separate themselves from other superhero-type movies and comic books. Make the powers more mundane.
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Those types of characters are fun to have in the background, or as throwaway Sylar snacks and the like, but can you really make a show about them? Or, at least, the kind of action-drama that we’ve come to expect from Heroes?
I mean, it might be interesting to examine how the Fastest Maid Alive tries to set up a business while dodging the prejudice of the mundanes (is it fair to outcompete mundane workers? what if she didn’t want to be a maid, it’s just all her powers are good for?), but that’s not what Heroes has been about. Never has been. It’s always been about superhero fights and melodrama, and frankly, that’s the way it should stay.
I do agree with everyone that something needs to be done about Peter and Hiro. And the revelation about Claire’s blood was a mistake. But, even once we remove the plot-breaking powers, there’s plenty of room left for impressive, flashy abilities.
Much of what I think needs to be improved about the show has already been touched upon: the pacing issues, the new characters who no one cares about, and so on. Some of the other things that have been mentioned, like the ones I’ve responded to, I disagree with. Not really seeing why you have such a hard-on over my responses but I guess if it makes you feel noble to think you’re taking one for the team by talking to me who am I to disillusion you.
[QUOTE=Baldwin]
Good point about concentrating too much on Heroes in the U.S.. And personally I wish they’d never established a genetic factor in the powers; it requires them to studiously avoid the word “mutant”. I’d prefer it if powers were emerging with nobody having a clue why..
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[QUOTE=Just Some Guy]
That’s okay since the term for them would not be mutant, they’re “sports”.
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No, they’re both. “Sport” is the more general term, and includes both genetic mutants – which it seems clear the Heroes are – and organisms that differ from the “type” for their species for other reasons.
I guess we’ve gotten down to a basic question about the intent of the show. If it’s just a comic book on tv, with the standard comic book storytelling conventions, then it’s just a lame version of X-Men. If it’s supposed to be something different, then it really needs some more thoughtful writing.
[QUOTE=Baldwin]
If it’s just a comic book on tv, with the standard comic book storytelling conventions, then it’s just a lame version of X-Men.
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Complete with Phoenixes all over!