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[–] chemical_cutthroat 55 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Let it die, Tim. Let it die.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A TV show centered around superheroes was a novel concept in 2006. In a post-Marvel vs DC world, not so much.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, The Boys and Invincible is still pretty big and recent.

[–] misterundercoat 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Both shows that deliberately subvert the Marvel formula.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Oh I don't disagree, just pointing out that it's not impossible. I'm not even holding out hope for this second reboot, but I'd love to be proven wrong.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago

1 awesome season, just let it be.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Everyone has superhero fatigue, seems like a great time to develop another superhero show!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

The only show that peirces thru imo is The Boys.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I learned what "yata" in Japanese meant because of this show. Also, I remember NISSAN VERSA product placement, but everything else about this show got sucked out of my head like the Zachary Quinto character got to me.

[–] aaaa 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Sylar just left people dead.

It was the Haitian that sucked your memories out

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

See what I mean? All my memories of this show are gone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sylar was able to extract other's powers and use them himself. Most of his victims ended up dead, but later in the series we learn he can do it without killing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I want to say he had to examine their brain and 'how it worked' because both he and his father were clock/watch repair men. That or I originally thought they implied that he had to eat the part of the brain to gain their power, though he does get strong enough later to not need to do any of that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Save the cheerleader

Save the world

[–] Lemming6969 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Plot suffered from characters becoming too powerful without limit, getting painted into corners, and rules of their own universe being broken for dumb plot points at the last second. If they don't put much better constraints into place, it'll just suck.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

pretty sure it died along lost with the writer strike

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I heard Season 2 was supposed to be a whole new cast and the network said no. So they ended up with over powered characters

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

That's what I remember, it was supposed to be an anthology season, each one new stories of people gaining powers and leaning to use them. Then "save the cheerleader save the world" was so damn popular the exec's wouldn't let the characters go

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Going for the record of most flops?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Flops, what do you mean?

... Oh yikes he's already done other Heroes shows lol

[–] SpaceNoodle 3 points 10 months ago

Oh nooo ...

[–] Madison420 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Is this the one with the cop who literally smells crime?

Ed: I'm wrong, he was a mind reader which is a bit less hokey

[–] vic_rattlehead 5 points 10 months ago

You're thinking of Always Sunny. "And then he smells crime again, he's out busting heads. Then he's back to the lab for some more full penetration. Smells crime. Back to the lab, full penetration. Crime. Penetration. Crime. Full penetration. Crime. Penetration. And this goes on and on and back and forth for 90 or so minutes until the movie just sort of ends."

[–] AcornCarnage 3 points 10 months ago

If I get more Hiro, I'm happy. I was so excited to see his 5 seconds in Bullet Train.