Smoking Bianco
05-12-2006, 17:48
Show creator Tim Kring pulls out stops in plan to fend off 24.
This January, titans will clash--NBC's new hit, Heroes, will go up against Fox's 24 on Monday nights. In an effort to keep viewers tuned in, Heroes creator Tim Kring has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Kring says that, as TV ads have promised, one of the heroes will die.
"We originally intended the Grim Reaper to come sooner and more often. In fact, we started out with a couple of the heroes already on the chopping block," Kring tells TV Guide this week. "Every actor and character is working so well that it's been hard to let anyone go. Still, killing this [character] will generate a tremendous amount of story."
Kring will also soon reveal just who, or what, is responsible for the nuclear explosion that levels New York in the near future. The possibilities will leave fans stunned.
"We've introduced Sprague [Matthew John Armstrong], who is radioactive and seems to be getting worse," he continues. "But we'll posit another theory that it's Peter [Milo Ventimiglia]. He's having so much trouble absorbing the powers around him that he goes into a coma."
The storyline of Claire's father, Mr. Bennett--known as H.R.G. for the horn-rimmed glasses he wears--will continue, with an unusual twist. Kring says one of the Heroes will begin working for him.
"[Someone] will be seduced into the web of horn-rimmed glasses," Kring tells the magazine. "We're keeping things ambiguous with H.R.G. There's a lot of uncertainty as to just how bad he really is, or where his allegiance really lies. He seems to be a very loving father, so the audience should feel torn about him."
Heroes' last new episode until January airs tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC. The series returns January 22. Fox's 24 premieres a week before that.
This January, titans will clash--NBC's new hit, Heroes, will go up against Fox's 24 on Monday nights. In an effort to keep viewers tuned in, Heroes creator Tim Kring has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Kring says that, as TV ads have promised, one of the heroes will die.
"We originally intended the Grim Reaper to come sooner and more often. In fact, we started out with a couple of the heroes already on the chopping block," Kring tells TV Guide this week. "Every actor and character is working so well that it's been hard to let anyone go. Still, killing this [character] will generate a tremendous amount of story."
Kring will also soon reveal just who, or what, is responsible for the nuclear explosion that levels New York in the near future. The possibilities will leave fans stunned.
"We've introduced Sprague [Matthew John Armstrong], who is radioactive and seems to be getting worse," he continues. "But we'll posit another theory that it's Peter [Milo Ventimiglia]. He's having so much trouble absorbing the powers around him that he goes into a coma."
The storyline of Claire's father, Mr. Bennett--known as H.R.G. for the horn-rimmed glasses he wears--will continue, with an unusual twist. Kring says one of the Heroes will begin working for him.
"[Someone] will be seduced into the web of horn-rimmed glasses," Kring tells the magazine. "We're keeping things ambiguous with H.R.G. There's a lot of uncertainty as to just how bad he really is, or where his allegiance really lies. He seems to be a very loving father, so the audience should feel torn about him."
Heroes' last new episode until January airs tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC. The series returns January 22. Fox's 24 premieres a week before that.