Heroes Reborn somehow has taken the cheesiest, most painful parts of the old Heroes -- and kept them. But they forgot the comic book lettering (& are now using some god-awful lettering motion graphics which don't reference comics at all - & they suck)!!
The new show's first episode was like a really bad episode in Season 1 of Heroes -- which coincidentally, was what made the show fun: naivete, the silliness of earnest comic fandom, unknown, and a rapidly toggling mix of characters to keep you watching.
Spoiler Alert for Heroes Reborn:
Japan - video game bad-ass meets video-game heroine who lives inside & outside of a game.
East LA - grizzled war hero alcoholic returns home to his Catholic Mexican family, discovering his "do gooder' brother is a masked super hero. Then his brother is killed, prompting the soldier to carry on his legacy.
Teleporter kid - a young kid has a power that he doesnt understand, and also is going thru puberty. Ugh.
Noah Bennett - continuing onwards as the underlying story (which I wish had died back in season 1), Agent Bennett discovers his mind was wiped (by his choice) and is trying to rediscover his past. He leaves his fiance, w/o barely a glance back, & begins a spy-style mission to get to the truth. Somehow the horrible event of 2/16, where Evos tried to 'come out' & were instead killed (by a bomb?), has some secret behind it. He finds this out by catching a 'Truther" stalker.
Randoms - Mohinder Suresh is lurking around, there are 2 odd Evo killing vigilantes, and a fat guy w/a briefcase full of pennies & mental powers.
Critique -- This show's core problem is bad writing. In certain ways, its the same flaw of the first -- overly ambitious story, flat characters, unbelievable scenarios, horrible dialogue. "Claire Bear" and over-used Syler & Peter were enough to make me nauseous by the end of old Heroes.
But I guess that was also the old show's strength as well: overly ambitious story, flat characters, unbelievable scenarios, horrible dialogue. Is this the 'comic book' emulation? No, Marvel has figured it out much better.
Its hard to think back on Heroes & not have regrets at watching all those really campy, bad shows. But Heroes was one of those shows that started so strong with tons of potential -- and the first season felt like a win for comic lovers, while the rest felt like betrayals (like Star Wars, in some ways: 1 great, 2 ok or good (yet flawed), followed years later by 3 atrocious films).
Not sure I will give Heroes Reborn a chance after Episode 1 -- but clearly there are others who will.
scifi feature screenwriter seeks collaborator
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I have 3-4 screenplays in various stages, all needing rewrites. I'd like to do something 100% on our own, or I'm willing to share my projects with you for finishing. If we don't finish a draft we can sell, what's the point?
IMO a feature screenplay first draft can be written in 30 days (about 6pgs / day), but a more reasonable goal is 90 days. Making it 100% superpowered & bulletproof requires at least a few rewrites.Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
Heroes & Castles 2 for Android -- a solid 5 star game -- Tip / Trick
This game is a very high quality & could be a console game.
**Highly recommended**
My current lineup (July 2015) is:
Edgar, Human Paladin, level 21
Skills:
Paladin 16: Divine Intervention 5 (max), Holy Punishment 1, Holy Vengeance 1, Retribution 3, Trauma 1, Blessed 4 (max), Holy Shield 1
Knight 4: Knightly Training 4, First Strike 1
Equipment:
Rare 1h Sword (+26 DMG, 5 STA/attack), Epic Elven Shield (+22 ARM, +.5S Block, +20 dmg vs Goblins), Rare Armor (+35 ARM), and common Rune (+20 starting Command Pts).
Notes: His big strengths are healing everyone around him and he hits really hard. His magic spells are both awesome. He moves slowly and can't get around much, but he can take a few good hits.
Strategy: He has to stay right in the fight b/c he heals everyone and can stun so often.
Skills:
Ranger 15: Camouflage 4, Sniper 5 (max), Quickness 1, Cutting Arrows 1, Precision Aim 3, Sharpened Arrows 1
Grandmaster 3: Weaponmaster 2, Quickstrike 1
Druid 2: Root 1, Treeman Retinue 1
Equipment:
Rare Short Bow (+19 DMG, +8% CRIT, 1 STA/attack), Rare 1h Sword (+12 DMG, 2 STA/attack, +15% attack speed), Epic Armor (Mobility 54% and 12% Vampirism), Rare Rune (15 AP and 8% unit discount).
Notes: This Elf is crazy fast, and he won't drop if he's killing a lot b/c of Vampirism, or he runs away & stays still (Root). He hits a lot, but not very hard. Dryad guard are only moderately helpful, Cutting spell helps Shortbow a lot.
Strategy: shoot a lot at first, pull a lot of troops out, racing around the board to fight as needed, then back up & go back to shooting & managing. His location doesn't matter so much, more important that he stays alive!
Just figuring out 'super strategies', but some castle waves are brutal & I lose & beat with mercenaries & go back later to get that last crystal. Despite the frustration, I love this mechanic b/c it really highlights my progression when I go back & mop the floor on that level later.
My trick for items: (Reposted from H&C2 Wikia)
with 9-10 crystals minimum, save your game to cloud.
Go to Blacksmith & buy 1-2 items.
If you got a rare (or better) that you want, save game to cloud again (locking in item to your save).
If you didn't get anything exciting, blow the rest of the crystals on items just to see what you get (only for curiosity), then reload your game from cloud.
Suddenly you have all your crystals back, no purchased items, and can do go shopping again.
While this is a classic savegame cheat, after doing it ~20-30x, I got a few Epic items.
Wish I'd thought of this trick sooner!
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