I had hoped that that reaction was limited mostly to TwoP but I've noticed it on LJ and other boards as well. I really don't understand it.

She's young, pretty, and talented. That makes her a lightning rod for hostility on the internet. I find it telling that I don't find a lot of "Oh, that bitch! I HATE her!" comments about older actresses whose looks don't factor into their fame much.

Just watched the Tim Kring version of the unaired Heroes pilot from the series boxset. Wow, that's totally, radically different to what eventually went to air.

evil jimi, I watched that too and realized I'm very glad in this instance the network asked for the radical change.

You know, I often suspect I have a touch of dyslexia because I often misread things. I just read this thread title as "We could be herpes."

I just read this thread title as "We could be herpes."

Just for one day.

She's young, pretty, and talented. That makes her a lightning rod for hostility

actually, most of it stems from Jason Dohring fangirls who don't like how Kristen badmouthed the character of Logan during season three. they think she influenced the writers to write season three the way it was. there's other stuff too, but with Kristen that's what it's mostly about.

evil jimi, I watched that too and realized I'm very glad in this instance the network asked for the radical change.

Oh yeah. I don't think I could stomach another show with islamic terrorists as the main villians. Interestingly, it is also different to the unaired pilot I ahem'd a few months ago. That one was essentially the same as the aired pilot but with some slight scene switching and the inclusion of the truck carrying the stuff from the train crash.

Great, now I'm reading "Herpes".

The Heroes EW video interview - shows new cast members.

t collapses in exhaustion

ahah! Less than 24 hours until season 2 premieres, and I have finally seen all of season 1 (thanks to Lee, who lent me her dvds so I could see the finale tonight).

That was great fun.