Heroes Creator Discusses Nathan's Death

As seen in the final ‘Heroes’ episode of 2009, Nathan Petrelli is now – more than ever – truly and sincerely dead. But is that necessarily the last the show’s fans have seen of beloved original cast member Adrian Pasdar?

After all, the NBC series has a habit of finding ways to keep its actors around, death be damned. For example, Pasdar could easily be called upon to shoot a scene that takes place in the past, as Hiro flits around time.

Fancast asked ‘Heroes‘ creator Tim Kring if Pasdar is in fact done with the show, at least for the remainder of Season 4. He told us, “That is correct. And we are shooting the last episode right now, so I can say that with complete clarity.”

Kring has no regrets about dispensing with Nathan in Episode 12. “We started discussing it at the end of last season, when we actually killed the character,” he explains, “so it really just became a matter of how and when.”

The writers initially aimed to keep Pasdar around through all 19 of this season’s episodes, “but sometimes you can’t stretch stories like taffy,” Kring says. “You realize, ‘We’re treading water here, and we need to make a decision.’”

The decision to part ways with Pasdar the actor, however, “was tough,” Kring admits.

“On every show I’ve been on, there are actors that become leaders,” he says, “and Adrian has been a terrific guy and a friend. That made this doubly difficult.”

As Heroes return this January (’Heroes’ will now air Mondays at 9/8c, leading out of ‘Chuck‘), Kring says that Samuel’s seemingly sinister plan will “crank up and build to a crescendo,” while Peter rebounds from Nathan’s final exit by seeking out Claire, who has just joined up with the carnival.

“They are able to sort of bond over the loss of their brother and father,” Kring says. “So you will see those stories start to collide.”

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Heroes Will Not End This Season

Tim Kring is very confident that Heroes will not end this season. Read the latest Ask Ausellio from Entertainment Weekly below.

Question: I know Heroes hasn’t exactly been stellar for the past two years, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any fans who are dying to get whatever information they can about the new season! Give it another chance, man! —Michael K.
Ausiello: You don’t have to tell me that the show still has fans. If only because series creator Tim Kring recently did just that. In spite of creative wobbliness and ratings dips, “I’m not sure that our fate is in jeopardy,” he said. “People are watching our show in so many different ways on so many platforms. We’re among the [most] DVR’d shows on TV last season and we were NBC’s No. 1 drama last season in the key demos.”

Question: Wondering if this season of Heroes will be the last. Any insight? —Gail
Ausiello: Not just any but Tim Kring’s. He says that although the upcoming Redemption volume could serve as the show’s swan song, he doesn’t intend for it to. In fact, he adds that “we’ve never really posited an ending… [because] it’s never been one long serialized story. Each volume has a beginning, middle and end. So we try to wrap things up pretty neatly each time and string a cliffhanger over the break to reward the loyal viewers.”

Source : EW

Hayden Talks About the New Organization in Season 4

Hayden Panettiere, who portrays Claire Bennet, reveals to TeenTelevision some details of Heroes Season 4 : Redemption. This will premiere on September 21 8PM ET.

She said that the “The Carnival is the opposite of the Company. The Company wanted their powers kept secret; their whole being was to keep people from telling, to keep it all under wraps. And the Carnival’s the opposite, they want everyone to know.”

This is in support of an article from Tim Kring in Heroes All Access saying that there's another organization that treats people with abilities in a fascinating, dangerous and potentially deadly new way.

Is "Carnival" the new organization Tim Kring's talking about?

Can't wait until September 21.

Read the Entire Interview.

More Heroes Redemption Updates

Whew. What a week for Heroes. A lot of news happened in Heroes universe for the past couple of days.

By the way, most of the news I got comes from heroeswiki so better check that site for more heroes updates.

First. Quin and Reed Baron, the actors that portrayed the role of Matt Parkman Jr, will be back. Earlier this year, the father of the twins, reported difficulties to set up an schedule for his sons due to a family vacation to Jamaica. He also stated that he was not canceling his trip and that NBC and Heroes may recast or replace the young actors. Read more. This news is in accordance with the story plot that Matt Parkman. Sources say that Matt will be starting a family again and he will be seeking redemption for the actions he did last season.

Second. Greg Grunberg confirmed on his twitter account last June 24th that he and Zachary Quinto were filming scenes together. His twitter message was "Getting ready to go in and beat up on Sylar. I love working with Zach. Always brings his 'A' game!! But no match for Parkman...".

Third. Season 4 filming update. A news article in ODI says that a source from the set claims that in the first episode that Claire will find a dead body. Here is the description of the scene that was scheduled to be filmed: "Claire discovers a body on the sidewalk." This confirms the statement made by Tim Kring in Heroes All Access that there will be suicide that will happen in the campus.

And lastly, ODI said that it is already confirmed that Season 4 Episode 3 title would be "Acceptance".

Okay that's it for now. Feel free to drop a comment. Until next post.

Season 4 : Redemption Plot from Tim Kring

Warning! Spoilers Ahead!!

Tim Kring has provided a nice summary of what to expect for the upcoming season 4 of Heroes. This was revealed in Heroes All Access.

We’re all very excited about the next volume of Heroes(volume 5) called “REDEMPTION.” All of our characters, in way or another, return to their normal lives after the turmoil and tragedy of “FUGITIVES.”

One of the big issues we’ll be exploring is how should a person with abilities live his or her life. Should they try to assimilate by hiding their abilities, or should they live more honestly, exposing their powers to the world?

Claire will be at the forefront of that issue, starting college in Washington, D.C., and trying to discover, as all college kids do, who she really is. But re-adjusting to normal life won’t be easy, especially when Claire is caught in the crossfire of her parent’s divorce and a mysterious suicide on campus.

Meanwhile, Peter and Nathan are trying to get their lives back on track. Peter is trying to be a hero in the purest sense — saving on life at a time. But that means cutting himself off from friends and family. It’s only when Peter makes a romantic connection with a fascinating new “powerful” woman that he’ll find out that life means staying connected to others. Nathan is discovering new things about himself everyday, mostly due to the fact that he’s actually Sylar.

Matt will have to live with the guilt of what he did to Sylar; making his attempts to live a normal life with his wife and child virtually impossible.

Noah Bennet (HRG), with the help of Tracy Strauss, Angela Petrelli and all of our Heroes, is tasked with forming a new COMPANY. But that new organization won’t be concerned with conspiracies and prisons anymore. It will be about people. Finding them. Connecting to them. And figuring out why so many of them have been seduced by another “organization” out there that treats people with abilities in a fascinating, dangerous and potentially deadly new way.