Heroes season two Eleven episodes long; how do you feel about it?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 22:01
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The re-wrote the ep "Powerless" to be the new season finale because of the writer's strike.
Do you
a) feel that was a good move so we aren't kept hangin' for almost a year.
OR
b) feel it was a mistake 'cause they'll probably have to cram stuff in to give us temporary closure.
Or something else?
I vote a.
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I don't like the fact that we will have a chopped up season, but having said that I believe that some kind of ending (cliffhanger or not) is better than just leaving it hanging. Especially as we don't know how long this strike will go on for.
I feel sorry for those fans of shows that have started and are just going to stop once episodes run dry, the ones that have no way of wrapping a story up in any fashion, and then they have to wait until it's all over.
My only other hope is that if the strike continues long enough that shows like Lost, BSG and others that haven't began will wait until it's all over and then show full uninterrupted seasons. The idea that Lost may show the 8 episodes they've made and then we have to wait for the rest really doesn't thrill me.
Let's hope they get it sorted...and soon.
Oh yeah I guess my vote is a)
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Well, Volume 2 was supposed to end before Christmas anyway (Season 2 was to contain Volumes 2 and 3), so I call it a non-issue. Probably all they did was to take out the "hook" for Volume 3.
Way things stand now, I can't see Heroes not coming back after the strike. Vol. 3 will either be abbreviated, or just pushed back to Season 3 (which would contain Vol. 3 and Vol. 4).
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Man, this is going to make the mid season hiatus that much more brutal, isn't it?
Eleven episode season. Sounds a bit familiar.
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Quote:I'm totally okay with it. Question is, will season 2 come out on DVD with just 3 disks, like Rescue Me does (they only have 13 eps a season)?
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Well, Volume 2 was supposed to end before Christmas anyway (Season 2 was to contain Volumes 2 and 3), so I call it a non-issue. Probably all they did was to take out the "hook" for Volume 3.
Love-y the DVD Chrisisall
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B. I’d rather them not screw up the story because of political reasons. This is what killed Dark Angel.
As an aside, how much do screen writers make? Is the strike really necessary? Or is it more like the baseball strike, where people who make 6, 7, and 8 figures playing a game can’t make 7,8, and 9 figures playing a game. Because quite frankly, the baseball strike ended my intereste in baseball completely. I haven’t watched a game since.
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Finn wrote,
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As an aside, how much do screen writers make? Is the strike really necessary? Or is it more like the baseball strike, where people who make 6, 7, and 8 figures playing a game can’t make 7,8, and 9 figures playing a game. Because quite frankly, the baseball strike ended my intereste in baseball completely. I haven’t watched a game since.
It's more an issue of what will they make in future. The technology is so fluid right now. Under the current contract, the writers get a little money for every DVD sold. It's not much, just a few cents, but it's something. Maybe in 7 years we won't be using DVDs anymore, so what will it help to get a few cents per DVD sold? Nuttin. They are trying to write something into their contracts to allow for still getting paid when the technology shifts to, say, all online viewing or direct downloads.
Back to the question at hand, I pick option A.
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A!
We're only loosing 1 episodes from Volume 2 so I'm not too worried about that, but it would be pretty cool if they released a small DVD set.
As for writers, it was said perfectly right above. They don't earn a ton writing, but they do get residuals. And right now their residulas are pretty pathetic, while the producers and companies who make the shows reap in massive profits.
Also some writers may have a great year where the pull in say $90,000. And then the next year they may not get a job at all.
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Quote:I have no problem with that in theory, but it’s not going to be an easy thing to work out and might not be a quick thing to work out. I already don’t watch much tv, if it takes too long, I’ll probably find other things to do.
Originally posted by Grizwald:
It's more an issue of what will they make in future. The technology is so fluid right now. Under the current contract, the writers get a little money for every DVD sold. It's not much, just a few cents, but it's something. Maybe in 7 years we won't be using DVDs anymore, so what will it help to get a few cents per DVD sold? Nuttin. They are trying to write something into their contracts to allow for still getting paid when the technology shifts to, say, all online viewing or direct downloads.
I’m more concerned with the lack of Heroes purists on this board. You’re all willing to sacrifice the story for political reasons, tsk, tsk. Where's the commitment to the story?!! When Heroes season 2 turns out like Dark Angel season 2, all you A's are to blame!
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Quote:
Originally posted by Finn mac Cumhal:
When Heroes season 2 turns out like Dark Angel season 2, all you A's are to blame!
The writing is too consistantly high quality for that to happen. Then again DA wasn't very good from about the 3rd episode on! (ducks and runs)
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