Nov

28

Review of Episode 310: “It’s Coming”

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The episode opens with another chilling and telling prophecy from Dr. Mohinder Suresh that there is a time in war when everything changes.
Suresh and Arthur:  Arthur continues his “pre-cog” drawings and realizes the heroes’ time is running short. He calls in Suresh from the labs to make a diagnosis and a hypothesis but Suresh has [...]

Nov

24

Episode 310: “The Eclipse - Part One” Post-show Blog (Updated on 11/26/08)

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 Note: This week’s Wednesday night review has been moved to this Friday, 11/28  due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating!
Welcome once again! Ordinarily, I’d blog during the commercials but this week’s episode had me on my toes!
For those of you who might have  missed tonight’s episode, the doomed eclipse finally came and [...]

Nov

21

Heroes Destiny: “Let Us Pray” and “Intervention”

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

To watch before you read, go to nbc.com/Heroes/heroesdestiny.
Synopsis
Heroes Destiny is the latest incarnation of the show via NBC.com and the online fans. The story follows Santiago - a young man in his late teens to early twenties who is trying to find the proper direction for his life in the busy Latino city of Lima, Peru. [...]

Nov

20

Trivia: Linderman’s Most Famous Face

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Source: ew.com
Today, Heroes fans know Malcolm McDowell as the Lucifer-like figurehead of the great plot to take over the world set to destroy all the heroes’ hopes of a normal life. But arguably his most famous role was as Alex in the Stanley Kubrick’s landmark film A Clockwork Orange (1971). The film is an [...]

Nov

20

Review of Episode 309: “It’s Coming”

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Heroes are in trouble! It is indeed coming and from Suresh’s narration we review the eclipse that first caused the heroes abilities. Therefore a second eclipse is foretold. What will it bring? More powers? Fewer?
A “Hiro’s” Quest is Dashed: Hiro is confronted by a once again refreshed Arthur Petrelli and stopped in Present-day Africa, [...]

Nov

19

Heroes Blog Schedule

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hi folks! Mike here again to bring you up to speed on my plans for this blog and to give you a bit of a schedule to follow as I hope you’ll all become regular readers.
Tentative Schedule

Monday - Live blog during the commercial breaks and a quick recap.
Tuesday - Fan Catch-up Day for those who [...]

Nov

17

Stay tuned for a brand new batch of Heroic bloggery!

Posted by Michael LaPenna

November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hey, All! I’m Mike! I’m your newest Heroes fan to be assigned to this blog site! Stay tuned for all things “heroic” starting with live updates during the show and a recap of tonight’s episode tomorrow. Will the eclipse destroy the heroes? If so - whom? What’s the real agenda of Peter? Will Nathan ever [...]