I don't want to be negative. But I was burned by Lost so badly last season. I was invested in all kinds of extra-show materials, and then NONE OF IT MATTERED. The bitter aftertaste, she lingers more than I thought.
I haven't been faithfully following the comics, and I don't feel that it detracts from the show for me. When I read it the first time I was thinking that it was going to be a complete separate show, which would sorta be a spin-off, but not really, and wouldn't impact the show at all. But if they're going to show some origins episodes in the hiatus, that's a big difference for me.
I should give them more credit, because Heroes has gotten everything right that Lost screwed up.
Because they are adding other formats to it some people don't enjoy, and they are a bit worried that it will spoil the part they do enjoy. Hey you mostly enjoy this thread, but you complain about posting trends you don't enjoy. Really I think the explanation for both the posts you are complaining about and your own posts is that most of us enjoy bitching.
and has so far pulled them off with aplomb
I disagree -- I find the comics extremely irritating to navigate online, and since it wasn't obvious from the first few issues that they were going to contain integral parts of the onscreen storyline, I stopped reading them. And now I feel like there's a ton of backstory that I'm only getting at all because I read this thread. Having all that supplemental material out there doesn't add to the experience for me, it just makes being a fan feel like work.
it just makes being a fan feel like work.
Jessica does such a good job of summarizing. For me, the source of my frustration is that my computer time is very limited. I sneak in here during work, but I don't really have time to be looking for online comics or voting on stuff. Doens't mean I won't watch the show, but I'm a completist and it bugs that I'm not getting the whole thing.
What Jess and Stephanie said. I'm not feeling so negative, victor. I'm feeling lazy for trying to avoid feeling stressed out over a TV show.
I do wish the comics were discussed in regular black font in here, though. I am just never going to read them, but wouldn't mind seeing their happenings incorporated into our discussion here. The thread header describes the thread as being for discussion of the show and ancillary materials such as web comics.
I'm hoping the comics will be on the DVDs as an extra myself. My biggest problem with them is navigating them on the web - neither format option they have is user friendly; I'm hoping they might be easier as a photo gallery item on a DVD.
I apologize about sounding so dismayed, and I have to admit, I agree about the navigation on the Web comics. But for the most apart, I do think Kring and co. have done a good job of providing extras that add depth and texture to the world they've created, without making them so essential that you're lost if you don't watch them, although I see why it can be annoying if you're constantly reminded they exist (as you would be on this and other boards.)
But I don't think you can fault them for searching for ways to hook in viewers and keep their attention, especially in this business climate, and I appreciate their willingness to constantly flesh out their world.
Woo! Nathan Petrelli just called my cell phone and asked for my vote. Hee, he's got it.
From the Zap2it article about the "spin-off" it sounds like it's a group of standalone episodes that will air while Heroes is in repeats or on hiatus. Is that really too difficult to negotiate?
(I like the comics but I do find them difficult. What I really want is a paper version of the comics to come with the dvds.)
Woo! Nathan Petrelli just called my cell phone and asked for my vote. Hee, he's got it.
No way! That's hilarious.
I've been downloading the PDF version of the comics. It's a much easier read that way.
