Heroes

By Lauren Davis Asgard has an actor to defend the bridge, and Jon Favreau may have already chosen Iron Man 3's villain. One Fringe character could be seeing double, and another dead character returns to Lost. Plus: Star Trek, Daybreakers, Legion, and Chuck. Lost Chuck Chuck TV] V Heroes

By Lauren Davis Celebrities writing comics isn't exactly new. Kevin Smith took over writing duties on Daredevil in 1999, and he's been knee-deep in the comics world ever since. Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance has had great success with his series The Umbrella Academy. Rosario Dawson co-created the mini...

By Charlie Jane Anders Even if Khan turns up in the next Trek, he may be different than you're expecting. Also, there are arresting Avatar/Daybreakers posters.V's new showrunner explains how the show will change. Plus: Lost, Doctor Who, Dollhouse, Fringe, Supernatural and Smallville spoilers. Lost: Supernat...

By Tim Barribeau Superheroes can escape almost any trap... except for 50 years' worth of backstory that's dated, self-contradictory or gets in the way of a story. So what do you do? Reach for the retcon! Here are 15 examples of retcon fail. One More Day/Brand New Day Xornneto Superboy Prime Punches Reality

By Charlie Jane Anders Lost: Fringe: Supernatural: Assuming this show gets a second season, we'll see more of Mark Benford in season two — there will be new mysteries, but the second season is definitely a continuation of the first, says Jessica Goyer. [PopCorner.PL via FlashForward.PL] Smallville: Heroes:

By Graeme McMillan Sure, movies like Iron Man and The Dark Knight have proven that superheroes can work on the big screen, but sometimes only comics can offer longjohned epics so large-scale that they'd break Hollywood in half through special effects budget alone.

By Graeme McMillan And then you have to choose again between Fringe on Fox (The truth behind the Observer! And Walter wants a milkshake, with guest-star Kelis. Okay, sadly that part about a guest-star isn't true) and Supernatural on the CW at 9 (The Winchester Bros. team up with Bobby, Ellen and Jo to send Lucif...

By Charlie Jane Anders Your Monday morning spoilers include what Ben is up to on Lost, and tons of Doctor Who pics. Ellen Tigh is back! There are nine V clips! Plus Supernatural, Fringe, FlashForward, New Moon and Stargate Universe spoilers. Lost: Fringe: V: Supernatural: SpoilerTV] New Moon: Heroes:

By Annalee Newitz Thursday night's Supernatural, "The Real Ghostbusters," continued the meta arc that has been developing (possibly too much) this season. The brothers find themselves at a Supernatural fan convention, complete with Wincest references and LARPing. And, of course, a real ghost.

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By Lauren Davis Supernatural Dollhouse Lost Fringe V Heroes The Nov. 23 episode, "Thanksgiving," is the one where Adrian Pasdar will take his final bow, and Angela will have to admit she was behind the Nathan-Sylar switcheroo. [TV Guide] Smallville

By Lauren Davis Guillermo del Toro talks The Hobbit's majestic monsters. A photo reveals a new Doctor Who alien — or is it a familiar face? Plus, Summer Glau speaks riddles on Dollhouse, and news from Shazam, The Green Hornet, Lost, and Supernatural. Lost Supernatural V Chuck Heroes Smallville

By Graeme McMillan For those who can't get enough of those superheroes, then I'd recommend the first issue of Warren Ellis' Supergod, his latest "What if superheroes were bastards?" series. Or, on the opposite end of the superhero spectrum, the Absolute Justice hardcover, collecting Alex Ross' expansiv...

By Charlie Jane Anders Are some long-absent Doctor Who monsters coming back? See for yourself! Learn how Lost's castaways reunite, and what woman from Bill's past is appearing on True Blood. Plus Fringe, Supernatural, 2012, The Prisoner, V, Dollhouse, Dr. Parnassus and Smallville spoilers. Lost: Supernatur...

By Graeme McMillan 9pm brings the real reason to wrestle over the remote; Fringe on Fox gives Olivia, Broyles and Peter a new reason to be suspicious of Massive Dynamic when the impossibly shady corporation turn out to be involved in a kidnapping case, but Supernatural (The CW) looks much more fun than even W...

By Charlie Jane Anders Today's spoilers include details of the first Tekken footage, plus Avatar TV spots and hints about Iron Man 2's War Machine. Plus The Prisoner, Hobbit, V, Resident Evil, 30 Days Of Night, Doctor Who, Lost, Fringe, Chuck, Smallville and Supernatural. Lost: Supernatural: Chuck: Smallvil...

By Annalee Newitz This week, Supernatural took us into the dark heart of darkest evil. The brothers are trapped . . . in an episode of Gray's Anatomy! And a bad sitcom. And a bad CSI spinoff. And yes, it was awesome. Where'd you get the holy oil?" Gabriel asks. I wish this were a TV show . . . easy answers," Gabriel adds.

By Lauren Davis Lost Smallville Heroes Adrian Pasdar is alive for now, and we see him in the photos for "Brother's Keeper." [Spoiler TV] On Carson Daly, Masi Oka said that the fourth season is his second favorite season (after Season One), saying it tells smaller, more character-oriented stories. [Multi...

By Charlie Jane Anders It's a spoiler-crash! Ed Norton talks Avengers, Milla Jovovich reveals a Resident Evil showdown, and James Marsters shows up in a Caprica ad. Creepy new Doctor Who/Fringe clips! Plus Red Dawn, Ghost Rider, The Box, Supernatural, Smallville, FlashForward and Chuck. Supernatural: Chuc...

By Lauren Davis Lost Spoiler TV] Supernatural V Heroes Now we know that Adrian Pasdar, who plays the deceased Nathan Petrelli, will be leaving the show, but how does he take his final bow? As Sylar, in a battle with Matt and Peter. Chuck Smallville Spoiler TV]

By Annalee Newitz Cast your mind back, to the days on Heroes when Hiro was semi-badass and Sylar was actually scary. Those days were here again, briefly, on last night's time travelly episode. Plus, HRG is closer than ever to getting laid! Will Hiro help Samuel change the past in order to rescue Charlie from th...

By Charlie Jane Anders And Thursday, in a response to the show's production problems, Peters (USA Network's The 4400) was replaced at the helm of the show by Scott Rosenbaum (Chuck, The Shield), though he is expected to stay aboard as an executive producer.

By Meredith Woerner So the big death is already somebody who died last season? Brilliant. What a non-surprising anti-climactic announcement. Last season, Sylar killed Nathan and then Matt Parkman clumsily put Nathan's personality into Sylar's Nathan-shaped face, so he became fake Nathan. (Or "Nylar.") Bu...

By Charlie Jane Anders Greet the day with spoilers. There's footage from Caprica and Doctor Who's animated special. Lost's Cylon connection revealed! Abrams talks Star Trek, and Emmerich makes 2012 sound worse. Plus: V, Supernatural, Fringe, FlashForward, Twilight, Star Wars, True Blood and Smallville. Los...

By Charlie Jane Anders Oh, and most of all, we're getting Sarah Jane built up as the defender of the Earth, without whom we're all toast. The first time around, there was a concrete reason for that — an asteroid on a collision course with the planet, that Sarah Jane needed to be there to deflect. But now, it's just more...

By Graeme McMillan Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and what looks like a very fun episode of Supernatural on the CW: My suggestion: Watch FlashForward and Fringe live, TiVo Supernatural and try to pretend Vampire Diaries doesn't exist. Sorry, Kevin Williamson.)

By Charlie Jane Anders Lost: Supernatural: Heroes: THE TRUTH SETS OUR HEROES ON NEW AND DANGEROUS PATHS. Samuel (Robert Knepper) learns just how powerful he can become and takes dangerous measures to reach his full potential. Meanwhile, as Tracy (Ali Larter) begins to lose control of her ability, one of her own...

By Meredith Woerner In much sadder news, J.J. Abrams' Fringe is being marked as "in trouble" by TV Guide. The show's ratings have taken a dive in its second season, and many fear it won't get a full second season. If you need your weekly Walter fix, now's the time to start proselytizing — get all your friends to watch!

By Charlie Jane Anders Tons of spoilers today, including Damon Lindelof on Lost answers and Leonard Nimoy on his Fringe future. Plus a Thor casting call, and pics from Avatar, The Box, Sarah Jane, Supernatural and Smallville. Also: Dollhouse, V, FlashForward, Chuck and Heroes. Lost: Supernatural: Smallville...

By Charlie Jane Anders Torchwood season two had Adam, the guy who insinuates himself into your memories. Smallville had Lex getting some super-advanced electro-shock therapy, which erased seven months of his memory, and being shattered as a result. DC Comics grappled with the ethics of the magician Zatanna e...

By Annalee Newitz After all that, I figured Heroes would do the usual TV thing and kill of Gretchen. Just as Claire is all "yes I want you to munch my sprout sandwich," invisible girl would gouge her lungs out with a meathook or something. But no! She tries to do it, but Claire gets invisigirl with a hook first! You...

By Lauren Davis Lost Carlton Cuse tweeted yesterday evening that William Atherton has signed as a guest star. [Twitter via MoRyan on Twitter] V Entertainment Weekly has a promotional music video set to Muse's "Uprising" at the link. [EW] Heroes Spoiler TV] Spoiler TV] Spoiler TV] Chuck Smallville

By Caitlin Petrakovitz Nathan Fillion is back in the world's tightest pants this week. Plus, Halloween brings a spate of classic horror movies. The original V is back! And there's new Heroes, Fringe, Supernatural, Smallville and more. Clips and minor spoilers below! Monday:

By Charlie Jane Anders Everyone who's been complaining that Dollhouse pulled a bait-and-switch, showing us a post-apocalyptic world at the end of season one, then failing to revisit it in season two: quitcher bitchin'. We saw the roots of that dystopia last night.

By Lauren Davis Jacob and Edward face down in the new TV Spot: Lost Dollhouse Fringe Sebastian Roche is replacing Thomas Kretschmann as the head of the hybrid supersoldiers from the other dimension. [The Hollywood Reporter] Caprica V Heroes Smallville The Sarah Jane Adventures

By Charlie Jane Anders Michael Caine drops a huge Inception spoiler! Sam Raimi talks Venom! 2012's ending revealed! A Lost character's surprising new side! Spoilers are life-altering, and Star Trek 2, Supernatural, The Road, Twilight, Stargate, FlashForward and Fringe are embracing the spoiler lifesty...

By Charlie Jane Anders Captain America: Lost: Sarah Jane Adventures: V: Supernatural: Heroes: Do you care? If you do, apparently the guy who dies is the one person many people think could never bite the dust. (So, probably not Nathan or Hiro. My money's on Sylar or Matt.) [E! Online]

By Annalee Newitz If Heroes doesn't deliver lesbians, it delivers a roiling mass of carnies who throw knives and wear petticoats to dig ditches. That's what happened last night anyway, when we met the flannel-wearing, chest-hair-revealing cub version of Sylar. Spoilers ahead!

By Graeme McMillan But none of those, as fine as they are - and Nexus and Star Trek are both particularly fine - hold a candle to Image Comics' reissue of Five Fists of Science, Matt Fraction and Steven Saunders' alternate-history tale of Twain and Tesla teaming up to save the world from forces more ancient and...

By Lauren Davis Supernatural Heroes Executive producer Adam Armus drops a few more hints as to which male original cast member will die: So, who will be involved in this epic struggle? Hiro and Ando? Parkman and Sylar? Nathan and Sylar? [SCI FI Wire] FlashForward Smallville The Sarah Jane Adventures

By Caitlin Petrakovitz Heroes - On NBC at 8 PM, the newly found Sylar is led by Samuel on a voyage of self-discovery, while the arrival of Hiro proves fortuitous for Emma and her abilities. Meanwhile, Peter is asking Noah for help finding someone to heal Hiro. Movies: Tuesday: Movies: Wednesday: Movies: Thursday:

By Charlie Jane Anders Spoileriffic: Jon Favreau explains the central relationship in Iron Man 2. There are tons of revealing pics from Battlestar Galactica: "The Plan." Predators gets a star. Also: clues to Lost episode five. Plus V, Fringe, Stargate, Supernatural and Fourth Kind. Lost: V: Supernatural:

By Charlie Jane Anders Honestly, season two of the Sarah Jane Adventures was a bit of a letdown after the stellar season one. There was too much evil clowns, dumb zodiac magicians, and transparent rehashes of Doctor Who's "Father's Day," and not enough cool new stories about kids being forced to fight in interga...

By Graeme McMillan Well, watching the movies? Not necessarily a bad idea. Watching Ultimate Avengers: The Movie, Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise Of The Panther (Well, kind of. See below), The Invincible Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Next Avengers and the Hulk Vs. movies in one sitting? One of the dumber ideas I've had i...

By Annalee Newitz Last night's Supernatural started out with a goofball monster-of-the-week scenario and evolved into something dark and epic. Only on this show could you find joy buzzers that are tied to the fate of good and evil on Earth. Spoilers ahead! And that's when things got dark. Way dark. Sam: Me too.

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By Lauren Davis The new Futurama has an explosive beginning — with possible casualties. Lost's new poster reveals whom we'll see in the final season. Discover a new Doctor Who guest star, and shocking TARDIS photos. Plus Supernatural, Fringe, FlashForward and Sarah Jane. Lost Supernatural Heroes

By Jason Thompson In response, Greg Latshaw, a journalist for the Del Marva Daily Times, made the brilliant observation that "The book, 'Dragon Ball Volume 1: The Monkey King,' is laid out like a comic book." The word "manga" doesn't even appear in Latshaw's article, nor does this summer's already-forgot...

By Charlie Jane Anders Watching the second season of Sarah Connor Chronicles in one go, you really get way more of a sense of how cohesive and powerful this story actually is. Watching it in weekly installments, the show often felt frustratingly uneven, until its final six-episode burst of genius. But when you si...

By Charlie Jane Anders Don't count on Bill Murray being in Ghostbusters 3: let Bill explain. Set pics reveal another Lost comeback, and a FlashForward biker. More Heroes death clues and broody New Moon pics. Also: Snowpiercer, Fringe, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Smallville and Stargate. Lost: Supernatural: Sma...

By Meredith Woerner Previous failed WWN TV show endeavors aside, Hollywood is getting behind the black and white tabloid and its never-ending host of dead sea scrolls and aliens. I can see Dreamworks' plan working out if they go the Monsters Vs. Aliens route, which was a bit similar to WWN. But CEO Neil McGinness...

By Annalee Newitz Whoa, haunted Carnival! That's pretty cool, right? Wait, no. Not as cool as lesbians. And not as cool as the news today that one of the original male mutants will be dying in an upcoming episode! Please let it be Hiro, Sylar, Nathan, Peter, Suresh, and Matt! Well, OK, we can leave one of them ali...

By Graeme McMillan According to E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos, one Heroes cast member is going to find themselves available for new work very soon: Connected? Almost certainly. But now it's time to guess which Hero is being offed: Hiro? Nathan? Sylar? Feel free to leave your guesses - and reasons why - in the...

By Graeme McMillan Admittedly, it's not Satan Satan that's being fingered for the crime, but instead, Mephisto, his more child- (and copyright-) friendly Marvel Comics incarnation (Also known as the Devil That Ended Spider-Man's Marriage). With Dark Avengers, New Avengers and upcoming crossover Sieg...

By Charlie Jane Anders Sam Raimi won't say who Spider-Man 4's villain would be, but he did offer some hints. We learned more about Summer Glau's secret past on Dollhouse. Exclusive Lost set pics! Sarah Jane Adventures trailer! Plus V, Supernatural, Heroes and Smallville! Lost: Supernatural: Heroes: Smallvil...

By Caitlin Petrakovitz Heroes - Lydia's alarmed on NBC at 8 PM, when Samuel tries to extend his brood. Peter makes a connection with a reluctant Emma over some swooshy lights, and Sylar tries to remember who he used to be. Also, Gretchen reveals her hidden agenda to Claire, and we get the lesbian kiss many people have...

By Charlie Jane Anders Things get weirder on Lost, and a star of The Wire visits Doctor Who. Romo Lampkin visits Supernatural, and there are bizarre Green Hornet reports. Also: Fringe/Caprica set pics, plus FlashForward, Smallville, Stargate, True Blood, Dollhouse and [Rec] spoilers. Lost: Supernatural: Ch...

By Meredith Woerner David Anders, who did some time on Heroes as well as the Children of the Porn Syfy remake, stars as a friendly zombie in the much-chatted-about The Revenant. The film is a "horror movie/buddy comedy about Joey and his undead friend Bart who comes back from the dead as a revenant: an articulat...

By Graeme McMillan Heroes' Hiro Nakamura isn't the only character to find that their superpowers may ultimately be responsible for their death. Here are five more fictional characters for whom the superhero dream comes at a potentially fatal price.

By Lauren Davis The Green Hornet Dollhouse Kick-Ass Fringe Zap2it] Supernatural House Lost Warehouse 13 V Heroes On September 28, NBC is launching ten consecutive weeks of Heroes webisodes, which they say will crossover with the TV series. [Spoiler TV] Eureka The Box Spoiler TV] Priest Smallville

By Meredith Woerner The series picks up presumably after little Claire gave the creepy and googly-eyed Eric Doyle a new identity, so he could evade capture. That whole moment between the cheerleader and the puppet master was the perfect thank-you for him sex-trapping her birth mom, kidnapping her other mom...

By Annalee Newitz Heroes' season finale slunk over the airwaves last night, bringing with it mindless platitudes from Suresh, the defeat of one enemy, and Sylar-related plotholes so gigantic they could fight Godzilla and win. Spoilers ahead! And of course, Suresh will keep voiceovering, "Can I be me? Ca...

By Graeme McMillan Also something that seems to be finally being abandoned: The Daddy Issues. Now that we've dealt with Papa Parkman, Papa Petrelli and Papa Sylar, here's hoping that the show can finally move away from basing so much of the drama around characters' unhappy relationships with their fathers....

By Annalee Newitz And of course Nathan is hightailing it to Washington to make everything right and confront broody Sylar. Will butch Nathan beat broody Sylar? Will broody Peter wind up helping butch Nathan beat broody Sylar? How many characters can brood before Claire finally also has to brood?

Monday's Heroes was precisely what this show should be every week: Compelling, tightly-plotted, and giving us intriguing plot twists that actually lead somewhere. Plus, flashbacks to 1961! The only thing missing was Sylar. Spoilers ahead! ... IGN Heroes Power Play: "1961" IGN

By Annalee Newitz Anyway, in reality, Angela wants to sift through the dusty ruins of Coyote Sands, where scientists (including Suresh's smokin' hot dad) experimented on "special kids." So that's why Angela has gone there, gathering together sons Peter and Nathan, granddaughter Claire, adoptive papa...

By Annalee Newitz The episode ends on a pretty good note, with Peter, Nathan, Mama Petrelli, Claire, and HRG all converging on what looks like an old campground or barracks called Coyote Sands. Mama P makes them dig a bunch of holes in the ground, which reveal a lot of skeletons with bullet holes in their heads....

By Annalee Newitz And maybe he has! At the end of the episode, Mama Petrelli finally falls asleep and has a vision of an angel or maybe just a stained glass window. Either way, she says they have to get the Petrelli family together again and go to visit her mysterious sister. I hope it's a Twisted Sister. Because I r...

By Graeme McMillan Heroes, to me, has always been closer to Buffy or, let's face it, your average superhero comic. It's never been about the plot as much as the storytelling and the characters. Sometimes that's to its detriment (A more plot-led show wouldn't, ideally, have repeated the same "I have seen the fu...

By Annalee Newitz Last night's episode of Heroes proves once and for all that this show basically does not give a crap if anyone keeps watching - especially if that "anyone" happens to be female. Spoilers ahead. Tune in next week, when a giant band of female comic book geeks take over the comic book store and tel...

By Annalee Newitz Peter, Suresh, and Matt have kidnapped HRG so that Matt can read his mind and get more information about the secret government program which led to their abductions. Again, this should have been great. The formerly rounded-up and tortured guys are now pulling the same tactics on their form...

By Annalee Newitz To make matters worse, Nathan even gets soft on his brother Peter. When Tracy goes turncoat on Peter and gives him up to Nathan, Nathan basically lets Peter go. And then when HRG has a chance to shoot Peter later on, but doesn't, Nathan gives HRG the old secret thank-you nod.

By Annalee Newitz The writing in this Tim Kring-authored episode was good, and even funny. "What advice can I give you other than kiss my ass?" Peter asks his power-hungry brother Nathan at one point. There's even a good scene with Hiro and Ando, which hasn't happened in what feels like a year. Hiro may have lost...

By Graeme McMillan With the last couple of "volumes" of NBC's superhuman drama have demonstrating the law of diminishing returns, a lot is seemingly riding on the success of "Fugitives," both critically and in terms of ratings. Luckily, it may be as well placed to deliver as it has been since the first season...

By Meredith Woerner Smallville - Maxima Super Slut - "Instinct" Maxmia is really needy and quite ridiculous. Withing five seconds of meeting, they're already on to lame elevator sex but, uh oh — guess who pops by. Heroes - Claire's Death - "The Eclipse Part 2" This is only really annoying because she didn't die.

By Meredith Woerner Chuck Promo: Heroes - More fighting from the brothers, side choosing and destiny following as the "Villains" arc winds down. Start placing your bets on which brother is going to kick it this time. Heroes, the show with no real consequences, is on 9 PM on NBC. Heroes Clip: Heroes Promo:

By Meredith Woerner In an interview with IGN Kring struggled to describe why so many people may prefer watching a story-rich show like Heroes via TiVo or online, hurting the show's ratings: Kring rushed to apologize, and in his defense he seems genuinely sorry. It's gotta be hard to be the Heroes guy these days.

By Charlie Jane Anders Lost: Heroes: Hoping to find a way to stop Arthur (guest star Robert Forster), Hiro (Masi Oka) and Claire (Hayden Panettiere) band together and travel back in time 16 years to when Kaito (guest star George Takei) gave baby Claire to H.R.G. (Jack Coleman). Meanwhile, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia)...

By Graeme McMillan While the second season of NBC's Heroes may have failed to build on the success of the first on almost every conceivable level - the addition of Kirsten Bell keeping it from being a complete failure - the accompanying webcomics, now collected as Heroes, Volume Two from DC Comics, shows the...

By Graeme McMillan Axing some more of those producers - including Kring - is, of course, still an option for NBC, who are said to be unhappy about the show running over budget currently. Were Loeb and Alexander really in charge of the purse strings? It seems unlikely. Kring is apparently already under pressure...

 CA - Sep 5, 2008 Plus a new promo pic of Ali Larter as "Tracy," trying to exert her powers on a flower. [Heroes The Series and Heroes Spoilers] Here's a new promo that ...

 CA - Aug 12, 2008 Also, Nathan will be the first to see the returned Linderman. [E! Online again] And NBC released a new Heroes wallpaper showing Peter Petrelli doing his ... Heroes': On set and counting down Los Angeles Times all 2 news articles

Claire's at home when Sylar busts in on her, saying he wants what she has. (I don't think that blonde hair would look good on Zachary Quinto. ... SDCC 08: ‘Heroes’ Season 3 Premiere Episode Geeks of Doom Heroes: Volume 3 Season Premiere Screens at Comic Con /FILM

By Charlie Jane Anders So could we eventually have a TV show about a science hero who does leave everything better at the end of an hour than at the beginning? Probably not — the more I ponder the mechanics of an hourlong TV drama, the more I think the best we'll ever get is a noble scientist hero who defends our way of l...

By Charlie Jane Anders On TV, Doctor Who features a mad-scientist archetype as the hero, and the early episodes of the series in the 1960s made a conscious effort to portray the Doctor as an anti-hero rather than a more uncomplicated good guy. Over time, the Doctor became purer and more motivated by compassion fo...