Yeah, I know the TV series Heroes isn't exactly new... in fact, the first season is over. Forgive me for I never had time to watch TV shows on a regular basis since 2004 --- when my medical clerkship started. And to think prior to that, I stay glued to the television the minute I get home until the wee hours of the morning... even if there's an exam the following day. Lol. Anyway, I've been hearing praises about this show for months now, and I've managed to sneak peeks on several episodes sporadically, and I liked what I saw. I have high expectations for this show, primarily because it's written by Jeph Loeb, who also wrote two of my favorite Batman graphic novels--- The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. It's like watching one of those superhero movies that I loved, only on TV. It's like Mutant X, without the campy feeling! See, I'm a sucker for TV shows wherein the characters have super powers. If I've managed to watch all episodes of Mutant X without cringing, then Heroes would really be phenomenal in my point of view.
But I was a bit bothered by the episode entitled "O.O7%". With the way things are going, the whole plot seems like a rip-off of Watchmen. Yeah, I know there are differences, but anyone who has read Watchmen would suspect something fishy going on. It can't be a coincidence. Did the producers of this TV show think no one would notice since that graphic novel was released more than 20 years ago? Warner Brothers is planning to make a Watchmen movie. Would they take such a risk? The movie would definitely cost a lot, with all the special effects required to do justice to the novel... Is it worth the risk knowing that a lot of their would be viewers would think "this is just a big budgeted rip off of HEROES"?
I think the show is great... but ripping off an idea from another great piece of work--- if they indeed rip off the storyline of Watchmen... it leaves such a bad taste in the mouth.
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