What to do in a non-Heroic world

The Haiku
How can I stand to
watch TV when there will be
no Heroes each week.

As a public service to our faithful readers, we on the editing staff have decided to provide some steps to take to cope in the “no Heroes on TV” interim (or, as well call it, The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul).

Try a couple and know that you are not alone (unless you like Sylar, ’cause then we can’t be friends).

  1. Go to a department store dressing mirror and yell at “Jessica”.
  2. Riding in an elevator, grab your temples and curl up in pain, screaming,”Stop! I can’t let you have Molly!”
  3. Storm gallantly into McDonald’s claiming to be “Takezo Kensei the Sword Saint, here to restore the McRib to the regular menu” (a suitable alternative would be “reclaiming the righteousness of the Double Cheeseburger on the dollar menu”).
  4. Pretend that Matthew Fox can stop time.
  5. Mourn the absence of Nitro and Diamond on January 6.(woo, American Gladiators/Running Man)
  6. Jump off your mom’s roof wearing a red towel.
  7. Threaten to release strain 138 on the world population if more reality shows result from the writer’s strike.
  8. Two words: Potato Flippin’ Gun
  9. Create an Excel spreadsheet on the death tolls of a Self-Proclaimed Adam versus Kara Thrace Leading Humanity to Earth. Bar graph!
  10. Watch kids argue about who gets to run the Nation and who gets to sign the waiver to avoid a lawsuit.
  11. Know that Claire’s blood can help her dad, can bring back any hero that dies in the finale, but can’t bring Katee Sackhoff back to NBC.
  12. Obsess about 1-18-08 Cloverfield like the Internet fanboy that you are…did you check out our other articles?
  13. Put a globe on your kitchen table. Shine a flashlight on it. Spin the globe, saying,”Previously…” and then bust out with your Powers of Exposition
  14. Write a haiku a day until the next season about how you were just starting to get to know Alejandro.
  15. Put an AOL CD in your microwave for one minute and say, “Are you proud, Daddy?”
  16. Sleep naked on the docks. If anyone bothers you, claim amnesia.
  17. Know that Churck Bartowski just got another nine episodes.

If you are part of the hundreds (thanks for the heads up, Site Meter) who just tuned in within the last few hours, make sure to check out the finale insight that we provide, as well as expert analysis by The Master Predictor and Devin, Benevolent Dictator.
If you really love us and want to support more Heroes/the culture of “my people” updates, buy Heroes:Saving Charlie (the continuation of Hiro and Charlie the Waitress’ love), the Peter Petrelli/Milo Ventimiglio Poster, or Hiro Nakamura/Takezo Kensei’s sword (Amazon will sell anything).

Heroes – Hot or Not

I find it interesting that my previous article was about the division of East/West Germany and now it’s spiraled to Hot or Not. Well, this Heroes obsession is funny since last week I had no idea that a baby was on the way (okay, so I had some clue). I am intrigued to see what Master Predictor thinks will happen this Monday.

Tell me – Who is Hot or Not?


Who is hotter, West (Claire’s Flying Boy) or Peter (Irish girl’s future protector)


A battle between brothers. Who is hotter, Peter Petrelli (nurse) or Nathan Petrelli (senator)?


Who is hotter, washed-up Nathan or jacked-up Nathan?


Who is blech-ier, Nightmareman Parkman or Heebyjeebyman Sylar?

Who is pluckier, Hiro, Ando, or the Archaeologist?

Who creates more Olsen-esque “You got it, dude!” vibe, Baby Parkman, Molly, or Micah?

Who is a more complex anti-hero, Bob or Adam Monroe (Drunk Kensei)?

Ultimate Showdown

Who is the hottest guy on Heroes, Suresh, Peter, or Alejandro’s Warden?

Yes, Alison, I write this to entertain you.

The Haiku
No, I am not so
obsessed with the whole Hot/Not;
I laugh at myself.

Heroes: A Tale of Creepy Romance

You’ll notice that I’m importing some posts, trying to figure out RSS. The following post will be all-awesome and can only be contained in one location.
My Prediction
I say that Alejandro will look like he’s going to eat it, but then he won’t die because he is an important plot device/Sylar brings him back. Sylar will try to seduce Maya and I will make sure that I have eaten before this scene happens. Hiro will hook up this episode. Nerds across the Internet will debate which is more unlikely, the fact that he can time travel or the fact that he kissed a girl without a mask on. Claire’s dad will be spooky.

Veronica Mars/Lightning Girl is Evil Claire

While watching, I called out that Veronica Mars shoots lightning. How else did Peter get it? They actually introduced it pretty well. Phone call with “daddy” was kinda “demented Claire”. But the mental fight with Nathan and Parkman was awesome! Total Xavier and Jean trapped by the Shadow King.

The Haiku
The first episode
where I said, “Whoa! That was fast.”
‘Twas Sylar-less

Heroes Predictions – Redux

Alison’s Predictions
Peter comes back. Box, box, woe is me, box. Cuteness.
Mya, Alejandro, and Sylar get over border. Sylar acts creepy. Claire’s boyfriend and Claire’s dad will spat it out (or at least meet).

My Wife’s
Blood. (Someone punched a mirror and did fulfill her prediction last week.)

Micah
Somebody’s gonna die.

My Prediction
Hiro will have more quirky adventures in the past and will be in conflict of whether he should help his hero or not, all based on the love a girl.

New Category! – And a shout-out?

First, lots of fun everyone with some cool predictions. Alison, you are the man (in a sense).
But the big shout-out goes to the University of Kansas and Mahwah, NJ (among others) for keeping up with our thread tonight.
Actually, I had quite a bit of fun thinking about the friends I was connected to while enjoying a TV show. Devin, you may the time zone advantage, but I have my own: dad time. My daughter has to be in bed by 9pm and Heroes comes on at 8pm. So, depending on when she sleeps, that’s when we get to start what we’ve recorded on our magical VCR.

A new category has been unlocked:
What the...??!
Heroes!

Now you can search for all your Heroes info.

The Haiku
Not quite dramatic
Not quite flowing wind chimes but
Predict next Monday?

Heroes Predictions

I’m not saying the show’s cliche yet. I could read a Star Wars novel and tell you that either someone will struggle with the dark side of the Force or a pilot will be brash. So welcome to archetype-palooza!

Booyor:
Nathan is the hooded man. And Alejandro will angst for Mya and maybe they’ll get separated again. And Peter will struggle with opening the box. And some paintings.

My Wife:
Nathan is the hooded man. And blood. There will be blood.

Bethany:
Someone’s going to catch on fire and, uh, not die. And maybe jump off a building.
(Folks, she doesn’t watch the show. But she is a genius.)

Teddi:
Someone will go back in time and meet the cause of all the problems.

Peter:
Jesus, duh.

Alison, what say you? Is the stolen car Claire’s?

It’s interesting that we’ve got a virus similar to the Phalanx virus that plagued the X-Men.