As Maniac Hanso passed along, creative consultant (and co-writer) Bryan Fuller has exited "Heroes" yet again, reports EW's Michael Ausiello. The website reports his latest desision to leave the NBC series is due to his slate of upcoming pilots for the network and not because of some rumored creative differences with executive producer Tim Kring.
"I'm crafting two pilots right now and it's a lot of work," admits Fuller, who has an overall deal with NBC. "It was just too hard to [juggle] Heroes and my development; something had to give."
The next chapter of the popular TV series will feature Robert Knepper (T-Bag in "Prison Break") as the new lead villain for at least six episodes of the next season. Fellow newcomers include "Californication" actress Madeline Zima, who's been tapped to play Claire's quirky college roommate, Ray Park and Deanne Bray ("Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye").
Knepper will play Samuel, a Jim Jones type -- charismatic but evil, with a twisted sense of humor -- who will veer into the lives of all heroes. The character had been referred to as "Carnival Barker" in the series breakdown released last month.
"Heroes" is slated to return in the fall for a "Lost"-style all-original run in a new time slot at 8 p.m. on Mondays. The sci-fi drama -- which enjoys a strong online following -- will share its time period with another fan favorite, "Chuck," which will take over in midseason.
There ya go Jarrod. Only reason I asked you was because we had gotten all the other Heroes news on the site lately, so I was wondering if you guys were gonna report this tidbit.
I had stopped watching towards the end last season but thought about seeing it again once season 4 started. With this cat gone, no more Heroes for me.
I dunno guys. Robert Knepper is a great choice for a villian, and the idea of "Carnival Barker" just sounds too interesting to not watch.....@ least for his six episode run
I'll keep watching and hate myself the whole time. Amongst the crap there are moments Heroes shines, and then becomes crap again.
This is so sad. This series could have gone so many places after season one, and the writers and producers just fucked it up. RIP Heroes.
Actually, if you read Ausiello's article, he's citing Ain't it Cool News...
I still haven't given up hope on Heroes. It's nowhere near the level it was in the first season, but it's still an entertaining hour if you adjust your expectations accordingly. Once I accepted that it will never be that good again, I have begun enjoying it again.
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Chuck's going to demolish Heroes anyway. Heroes is on its way out. And even if they were able to keep Fuller on, the show still would've sucked. I got tired of it after about 2 episodes of the second season.