As the NBC show Heroes sweeps the nation with excitement, I too can’t help but take part in the addiction. It’s started to become a weekly gathering for my roommates and me. Now, I’m not one to get addicted to shows too easily or get excited about a new episode of a TV show, but Heroes has me pumped. I think this show is set apart from other shows because of its willingness to change our ideas about a TV show. For instance, the characters in the show have blogs and myspace accounts. Also, the show regularly puts out on-line comic book issues that correlate to the story taking place. This gives the show a life outside of the one hour episode we see every week. It allows viewers to delve into the psyche of these unsuspecting heroes.
I think it’s an exciting and surprising revolution of the comic book. This isn’t a show based off an existing comic. It doesn’t have an established fan base to expect that the original text of the comic be held true. Instead, the show is the comic and the comic supplements the shows story. This helps to establish a fan base because it reaches out to the comic lover, the TV show addict, and the occasional fan of both these media like me. My only hope is they don’t sell out too early. This show is ripe for corporate whoring. Video games are an obvious next step but I hope they aren’t a tragedy like the first matrix game ultimately was.
Come along for a satirical side on an imaginary conversation about the first Matrix game. A new matrix game? Boy I hope it’s as new and cutting edge as the movie. What’s that? The only “kewl” thing is a Max Payne-ish slow-mo move.
Back to Heroes:
If Heroes does release a video game I hope they think it through and don’t rush for the quick buck. This show and all its side stories on the web are definitely not a broke machine so I hope some corporate money hungry goon doesn’t decide to “fix” it.
If you like the show too, then ignore my pessimism and enjoy. If you haven’t seen it, give it a shot. And if you are a gambler, then place your bets for whether this show will sell out.
-Scruff
If it weren’t for that horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college¦