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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 4573953" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>Well, I think this season has had more than its share of problems. I have no idea what the root of them is, but it seems to me that this isn't entirely the fault of 'the writers.' </p><p></p><p>For one, I have this feeling...and it's just a feeling...that a lot of the resistance to real story development and change that has been commented on is on the part of the network, not the writers. The network's nature is to be conservative...when something works, they want to stick with that. The impression I got was that this season started out as being something where the writers wanted to shake things up and rock the boat. And then the network fired two producers and said, "NO."</p><p></p><p>So they backed up in a hurry and reset to null.</p><p></p><p>Now that's not to exonerate. Right from the start, there were problems. The changes too extreme to be believable, and the story idea tired and worn out after two seasons of basically the same thing (we know something bad's gonna happen, and we gotta stop it!). These things were not the network's fault. But the ridiculous, head-hurting, inexplicable retconning that took place over the past 4 episodes suggests to me that Big N has made itself felt, and that it is...displeased.</p><p></p><p>Heroes was, at it's best, about interesting things happening to interesting people. It was a great show because the plot came organically and naturally from the interaction of its characters and the events that took place in ways that seemed easy to understand. The best moments in the series continue to come from those moments. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, time and time again in Season 3, the show has subordinated character to the iron will of Plot...rather than the other way around. Claire WILL turn evil, YES SHE WILL, even if it makes no sense! Sylar WILL turn good, and be easily manipulated, OH YEAH, and who cares why? </p><p></p><p>Those are the main things I've been sad to see. I compare Heroes now to the ill-fated Matrix trilogy. I'm not sure that the makers of either really -got- what made the first in line so great...and what had to be done to keep it that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 4573953, member: 4936"] Well, I think this season has had more than its share of problems. I have no idea what the root of them is, but it seems to me that this isn't entirely the fault of 'the writers.' For one, I have this feeling...and it's just a feeling...that a lot of the resistance to real story development and change that has been commented on is on the part of the network, not the writers. The network's nature is to be conservative...when something works, they want to stick with that. The impression I got was that this season started out as being something where the writers wanted to shake things up and rock the boat. And then the network fired two producers and said, "NO." So they backed up in a hurry and reset to null. Now that's not to exonerate. Right from the start, there were problems. The changes too extreme to be believable, and the story idea tired and worn out after two seasons of basically the same thing (we know something bad's gonna happen, and we gotta stop it!). These things were not the network's fault. But the ridiculous, head-hurting, inexplicable retconning that took place over the past 4 episodes suggests to me that Big N has made itself felt, and that it is...displeased. Heroes was, at it's best, about interesting things happening to interesting people. It was a great show because the plot came organically and naturally from the interaction of its characters and the events that took place in ways that seemed easy to understand. The best moments in the series continue to come from those moments. Unfortunately, time and time again in Season 3, the show has subordinated character to the iron will of Plot...rather than the other way around. Claire WILL turn evil, YES SHE WILL, even if it makes no sense! Sylar WILL turn good, and be easily manipulated, OH YEAH, and who cares why? Those are the main things I've been sad to see. I compare Heroes now to the ill-fated Matrix trilogy. I'm not sure that the makers of either really -got- what made the first in line so great...and what had to be done to keep it that way. [/QUOTE]
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