Comic Pants Podcast #3 (9-28-06)
Episode number three of the Comic Pants podcast is now live. This time out, a bit of a change-up as we discuss not a comic book but a TV show, NBC’s new Heroes, a superhero genre show with comic geek cred thanks to involvement from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Dave Farabee, David Martindale, Nick Budd, and Randy Lander discuss their general take on the show, favorite characters and plenty more in this discussion about the newest entry into superhero fiction on the TV. Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the show, you might want to check it out before listening to the podcast.
You can find out more about Heroes at the official NBC website.
As always, commentary is welcomed and encouraged. Let us know what you thought of the podcast and of Heroes, and if you’ve got suggestions for future podcast topics, leave us a comment!
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Hey guys enjoyed the Podcast. I watched the show all in all I liked it. I thought it dragged a little and that the characters all seemed to be fairly stereotypical archetypes that we’ve all seen before, some newer ones, the hunky smart Indian guy you guys mention, some down right hoary, “hooker” with a heart of gold, but that is probably ok for something like this. My only real worry is that they will go the way of “Lost” and draw things out too much, but so far I thought it was a good first issue.
28 Sep 2006 at 10:45 am
QuoteI thought “Heroes” had lots of lame shit.
“10% of brain”, that bugs me. I also think they spent too much time talking about genetics as an explanation. It could be a red herring, that might be an enjoyable turn, but it’s so implausible.. for a show fashioning itself as being close to reality.
i didn’t like the structure of the pilot that much.. didn’t tell a good story. just kinda threw alot at yah.
and internet porn? i know internet porn, and that is no internet porn. $40 upfront? nah.. it would be micro payments.. and the performance wouldn’t be for ONE person.
Indian guy’s father tracking anomolies.. and connecting them with string? like it’s a spreadable condition? And looking for a patient zero? What? And why did they have pushpins in Japan and Texas when we saw that those developments were not only new, but secret.
Lots of things that made me groan and think it unsophisticated. I guess I expected too much.
the art is great tho. Tim Sale is awesome. he does the painters art. Artist on Batman: Long Halloween and Dark Victory and more.
i’ll be watching next week to see what a ‘normal’ ep will be like.. but i’m not 100% anymore.
28 Sep 2006 at 11:29 am
Quoteshoot.. i didn’t need to explain who Tim Sale was.. cut-n-paste from another place.
28 Sep 2006 at 11:31 am
QuoteHmm. You were all quite charitable, I think. My wife and I both felt that the acting, the script and the characters were pedestrian. Never mind that i think without Hiro the show would have been too dour.
I plan to give it a chance, since I think that having Jeph Loeb around will help. But the seeds for a very depressing trudge are as much in place as the seeds for a rousing action epic.
28 Sep 2006 at 12:55 pm
Quote“Bronx Hero Theater” really needs to be a regular part of your podcast. Pick a single page from any comic, assign each person a character, and read it aloud. Think of the possibilities - The Coming of Bronx Galactus, Bronx Fables, and Bronx Elfquest.
28 Sep 2006 at 2:27 pm
QuoteNot to mention a very special Bronx edition of the Image title Cross Bronx.
Interesting to see that some folks weren’t at all pleased with Heroes. At worst, I thought it a solid, slickly produced opener, and I actually thought it was a few notches above that. I meant to mention Tim Sale’s art in the podcast, but got too busy talking about important stuff like Brooklyn accents and “White Hot Mohinder.”
At any rate, I don’t think it’s going to be the next Lost or anything, but it could sit comfortably with addictive genre TV like The 4400 for me.
28 Sep 2006 at 7:57 pm
QuoteI thought the first episode was pretty solid myself. I think the show can only get better from here.
29 Sep 2006 at 1:00 am
QuoteHaving watched episode two, I can now see that the Heroes I saw in San Diego, and the Heroes that is airing on TV, are two very different shows. Greg Grunberg’s plot is completely different, the villain of the piece is completely different, and indeed several of the character arcs are already heading in different directions.
Unfortunately, I was more interested in the show I saw in San Diego. We’ve seen the serial killer superhuman before in both Rising Stars *and* Supreme Power (this isn’t going to help any with those charging that Heroes is a Rising Stars ripoff), and Grunberg’s character had a much stronger introduction in the original pilot. He was tied into the nuclear plot, as was the original (more interesting, albeit not much less cliched) villain group.
I’m still watching, and there are flashes of brilliance here… Hiro’s story in particular was entertaining throughout, and that was a nice fakeout ending I again did not see coming. But I find myself agreeing with the two Daves that the cheerleader sequences are badly written and weakly acted, and I’m not being won over by the Petrelli family dynamics either. I like Mohinder, although his perky new female sidekick already grates on me and his voice-overs in the beginning and ending are beginning to read as awfully pretentious. I actually find myself coming around to Ali Larter’s story, if only because her “powers” are some of the more creepy and unusual of the bunch.
Basically, while there’s enough to keep me watching, I only like about half of the story at this point. What I like, I really like, but I’m getting a vibe of a solid show that thinks it’s much cleverer and more boundary-pushing than it actually is, and that could spell trouble down the line as far as remaining engaging.
02 Oct 2006 at 9:09 pm
QuoteI liked 2 alot more than 1. I haven’t seen the SDCC version. When they showed that frozen guy, i said, “supervillians! yay!” I’m on board for this. Dug ep 3 too. Pile it on.. i hope they kill some chars soon, ratchet it up a bit more. Always need more ratcheting.
13 Oct 2006 at 10:28 pm
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