"Heroes" Season 2 News and Speculation Talkback Thread

[Funkatron]

I'm surprised there isn't one of these up already.

Well, according to the official website, season 2 is a month away on September 24th.

I also read in TVGuide that Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Uhura on "Star Trek" is going to guest star as Micha's grand-aunt: http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Tv-Guide-News/Trek-S-Nichelle/800020534

Anyone else have news and speculation?

And is anyone else getting the DVD set next week?

[Wonderwall]

I know Kristen Bell will guest star in several episodes, which is good news as shes hot and a cool actress, she should fit the show's tone.

[Funkatron]

I know Kristen Bell will guest star in several episodes, which is good news as shes hot and a cool actress, she should fit the show's tone.
mmmm...very nice indeed. She is an awesome actress. Loved her in Veronica Mars

[Yojimbo]

I'll put them in spoiler tags just in case...in chronological order from after the season finale aired. I'll try to edit/post updates if no one else does.


By first episode, will learn more about the Company and Kaito Nakamura.
There will be people with similar powers from characters we already know
Peter can only use one power at a time.
We'll find out what the Haitian was doing during the finale.
The Petrelli story isn't over yet.
Learn more about nature of Sylar's power.
Uluru might come up.
Never know when an IM may come up.
Will see our Heroes in France.
Peter did acquire new powers at Kirby Plaza, if he survived.
Premeire is four months later.
Might find out who Claude was hiding.
Peter's future scar will appear sometime, probably not his season
Parkman's son may be why he survives gunshots.
Maya Herrera, Hero from South America, on the run from cops
Monica, surrogate mother for Micah. Played by Dana Davis. Lives in Katrina.
Princess Iako played by Erika Tamura, Hiro's new love interest
George, Blackie & Ricky-three small time Irish gangsters. Dominic Keating will portray one of them.
Kincaid, a NYPD Detective
Claire's new boyfriend, West, played by Nick D'Agosto. His power might be levitation like Nathan.
More cheerleaders, April (lesbian) and May (a b*tch)-played by Janel Parrish
Bob-40 year old, friendly, mid-mannered-unassuming face of a powerful organization.
David Anders plays Takezo Kensei. This contrast will be addressed.
Other actors picked up-Barry Shabaka Henley, Holt McCallany, Lyndsy Forsea and Dianna Argon
Sylar is now a regular character
New reoccuring characters-pretty and kind elementary teacher, hippie high school chemistry teacher, Kinko's store manager
Origins airs after season two
Shalim Ortiz plays Maya's brother Alejandro
Tim Sale's art will be re-introduced in a clever way
Kaito Nakamura has a power
Smaller characters will have more significance this season (like Meredith Gordon)
There will be three story arcs this season
One theme of season is the sins of the previous generation and new generation being left to fix it
Hector Luis Bustamante will guest star in an early episode
DC Comics will print first 43 chapters of online comic in Hardcover this Fall under Wildstorm imprint
Kevin Smith will direct first episode of Origins
Maya and Alejandro's powers are interconnected.
Episode 1 "Four Months Later", Episode 2 "Lizards"
The two timelines (ancient Japan, present) will collide in a very drastic way
Sophie, the employee of a mysterious powerful organization performs a mission in Ireland tracking Heroes. She has powers, too. Played by Jessica Collins.
Nichelle Nichols plays Nana, New Orleans survivor, lost daughter in Katrina, takes care of grandchildren, including Monica. Nana is great aunt of Micah Sanders.
Will learn more about Niki and DL's past and waht happened. Niki and Jessica persona's will be merged and she will go 'Le Femme Nikita' and get involved in the global conspiracy
Expect a scarred Nathan Petrelli
Kristen Bell will portray Elle-a sexy intriguing mysterious young lady who has ties to Peter's apparent death, HRG's past and Claire's future. She debuts in October and commits a terrible crime yet it is unclear of whose side she's on. Will have a multiple episode arc. Her power might by electricity.
A series regular from last season is no longer part of the cast and isn't coming back.
A series regular from last season presumed dead isn't.
Two popular and recurring characters are doomed and at least one will die within two episodes.
Season Two, Volume 2 "Generations" will run for 11 episodes. Season Two, Volume Three will air in early 2008.
Origins will air in the spring of 2008 after season two ends. Six heroes will debut, but only one will join the series cast next season.
Some locales visited in season two are Haiti, Ireland, Mexico and Ukraine.
Hiro meets Yaeko and Takezo Kensei, who isn't who he thought he'd be, in attitude and appearance.
A major city in Canada will be part of the storyline this season.
The final details of what happened after "How to Stop an Exloding Man" will be explained in episode eight, "Four Months Ago."
Actor Dominic Keating kicks off a new plot arc set in County Cork, Ireland. It is all about "small time hoodlums and crooks-they're loveable but dangerous." Someone we already know will be embroiled in this story.
West, Claire's boyfriend, was marked by HRG.
Peter Petrelli might by amnesiac in Ireland.
We will see young Hiro again.
Episode 2 synopsis: Matt Parkman investigates the death of a Hero, Claire struggles to keep her power secret, Niki and Micah Sanders leave Las Vegas, Suresh tracks down the Haitian, Maya and Alejandro cross into Mexico, Hiro resolves to rectify history and a lost Hero falls in with a gang of Irish gangsters with clues to his past.

[Bones Justice]

When does the spin-off series air? Or did I miss it already?

[Yojimbo]

When does the spin-off series air? Or did I miss it already?

The spin-off, Origins, is airing after season two ends in April/May next year.

[TnAdct1]

A little something to get you in the mood before the new season starts: the latest parody by the Great Luke Ski, Holding Out for Hiro (http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=117).

[Moto Pete]

The spin-off, Origins, is airing after season two ends in April/May next year.


no i'm pretty sure it will air half way thru during the Hiatius


The reason given for the spin-off was to remove the mid-season hiatus, which caused the ratings to falter when Heroes returned in Season 1.[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes:_Origins#_note-cnn) NBC's chief, Kevin Reilly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Reilly), told reporters on May 14 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_14), 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007), "We've got something I call the 'bulk-up challenge' for next year, which is trying to stay more consistent in our scheduling for the audience. We asked [Heroes creator] Tim Kring (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Kring) to come up with an idea, and what I love is not only did we bulk up with 30 hours next season, but also a whole new idea which I think is going to take the show to the next level." While not all scheduling details have been hashed out, Reilly says, "I'll tell you one thing you won't see is Origins peppered throughout, I think that would be difficult for the audience to navigate."[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes:_Origins#_note-2)
At the 2007 Comic-Con International (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic-Con_International), it was announced that Kevin Smith (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Smith) would write and direct the first episode of the spinoff, as he was already a fan of Heroes.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes:_Origins#_note-3)