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Hayden Panettiere and Masi Oka Talk Heroes Season 4

Masi Oka and Hayden Panettiere talk Heroes season 4Heroes favorites Masi Oka and Hayden Panettiere took some time out to talk about the upcoming season, specifically what’s going on with Hiro and Claire’s new college roommate.

Last we saw our favorite Japanese villain-fighter extraordinaire, he wasn’t faring too well with fighting off a sickness he acquired. Oka elaborated on his character’s hardship:

“Hiro let someone into his world. The first time he stopped time while touching someone—in that case, it was Ando—that was first time he froze time with someone else in that freeze-time world. That was started the adverse effect in Hiro’s brain. The power is meant to have a capacity of one. When you start adding Ando, Suresh, and other people into that world, it just a strain that’s put on Hiro’s brain.”

Oka also revealed that the dynamic between Ando and Hiro changes when Ando marries Hiro’s sister and harnesses his powers, “It always changes, but once Ando got his powers, it was more equal footing. It wasn’t more of a Batman and Robin; it became more of a Batman and Superman. There’s something to be said to be said about the familiarity of the characters and what the audience wants and expects, but we want the characters to grow.”

(Check out clips from season four after the jump!)

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TV on DVD: September 1, 2009

Supernatural Season 4 DVDHere are some of the options available this Tuesday.

  • America (Television Movie)
  • Ben 10: Alien Force (Volume 4)
  • Brothers & Sisters (Season 3)
  • Clatterford (Season 2)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 9)
  • Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 8)
  • Desperate Housewives (Season 5)
  • Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin
  • Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
  • The Game (Season 1)
  • Heroes (Season 3)
  • People Like Us (Complete Series)

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Preview Scenes from Season 4 of Heroes


Just because I gave up on a long time ago doesn’t mean you have to. This clip gives loyal followers a sneak preview at Volume Five (a.k.a. “Redemption”).

Wondering if the show can redeem itself from the previous season? Hoping to see Prison Break‘s Robert Knepper outcreep himself? Then be sure to check out the program’s return on September 21.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (5/5)

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Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

 

RENEWALS
  • The Cleveland Show (FOX) - Season 2 (Season 1 hasn’t even aired yet)
  • Fringe (FOX) - Season 2
  • Heroes (NBC) - Season 4
  • Parks and Recreation (NBC) - Season 2
  • Southland (NBC) - Season 2
  • True Jackson, VP (Nickelodeon) - Season 2
  • Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney) - Season 3

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Monday Ratings: Lackluster Finales for Heroes, Chuck

If there ever was a time for fans to come out and support Chuck, it would have been last night. Unfortunately, the numbers for both NBC finales were basically flat from last week. (At least the network has already declared that Heroes will get a return.) Meanwhile, FOX beat out CBS in a tight race for the demos while ABC was in first with the viewers.

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Monday Ratings: Bones is No House

Attempts to give Bones more attention didn’t do much for either the show or the network. Despite decreased competition from CBS, the program pulled in smaller numbers than the normal slot holder. The series also declined from its last Thursday outing.

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Monday Ratings: NBC Actually Improves

Yes, yes - you heard me right: NBC showed signs of life yesterday. But let’s not get too excited now. It’s not like the network won anything. (The Peacock was still in fourth place.) It just didn’t suck as badly as it has been.

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Monday Ratings: Suburbia Survives the Evening

Yesterday’s premiere of Surviving Suburbia did well despite NCAA competition. The program had the best numbers for a comedy debut since the opener of Samantha Who? in October 2007. (A Dancing with the Stars lead-in being the common denominator.)

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Monday Ratings: FOX and ABC Divide the Night

Despite all the 10’s issued on Dancing with the Stars last night, ABC narrowly lost the demos to FOX yesterday. Hot ballroom action did stir up the evening’s biggest audience though.

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Monday Ratings: New Lows for Heroes, Medium

If you thought a repeat of Two and a Half Men might help Heroes’ chances, you were wrong. Last night, the wilting NBC program once again saw its smallest audience to date. That poor performance led into a series low for Medium as well.

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  • (20.2 million, 4.9/13 in 18-49) stumbled by 900,000.
  • * (7.7 million, 2.6/7) sent 5.1 million home.
  • A original (7.4 million, 2.9/8) didn’t do as well as The Big Bang Theory; a HIMYM repeat (2.6/7) turned in 6.9 million.
  • (2.1/6) registered 6.1 million.
  • (2.2 million, 1.0/3) remained steady.

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