Heroes Reborn

**El Tigre** · 05-15-2010, 01:52 PM

I don't know if anyone here remembers it but NBC had another show called the The 4400, it had a setup similar to Heroes (ordinary people, un-ordinary powers) and was a pretty good show. But it was canceled right in the middle of a story arc and left completely open-ended. What's the point of doing this? They should at least let these shows come to some sort of conclusion before hand.

**Kane Knight** · 05-15-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by El Tigre

I don't know if anyone here remembers it but NBC had another show called the The 4400, it had a setup similar to Heroes (ordinary people, un-ordinary powers) and was a pretty good show. But it was canceled right in the middle of a story arc and left completely open-ended. What's the point of doing this? They should at least let these shows come to some sort of conclusion before hand.

Which makes sense from a fan's standpoint or an artist's standpoint, but not a corporate or commercial standpoint.

And I empathise, because when I like a show I want to see it finish. But they're the ones putting money into it, as well as a time slot and promotion. Heroes was still pretty popular, but suffered from a high production cost along with diminished ratings. This particularly sucks because the talent shows are doing time and a half or double the ratings Heroes pulled in on its last couple seasons. Since those shows are relatively cheap to produce (as are reality TV shows), it was probably small consolation that Heroes was still one of the hottest shows for Seasons 2-3 (and possibly 4).

That being said, it helps turn me off from future productions. Fox canceled so many shows before they really got off the ground, I don't bother. If a show's good, and last for more than three episodes, I'll pick it up on DVD. Admittedly, some of those shows probably sucked, but I'll never really know. NBC's probably not that bad, but I only watch like 2 shows on there anyway, so I don't know. I can't say for sure, but I do kind of think that "brand trust" is an issue for the average viewer.

cable's usually better anyway.

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05-15-2010, 01:52 PM	#1
El Tigre Posts: 195	I don't know if anyone here remembers it but NBC had another show called the The 4400, it had a setup similar to Heroes (ordinary people, un-ordinary powers) and was a pretty good show. But it was canceled right in the middle of a story arc and left completely open-ended. What's the point of doing this? They should at least let these shows come to some sort of conclusion before hand.