I have a few hidden joys in life I do not like to share much. One of those is the television show Heroes. It does a very good job of telling the story of ordinary people who learn they have one or more special abilities and then they are being pushed into saving the world or join the other side and help to bring down the world. The show works because it has a great group of characters that you can actually see the growth in. Their is a mix of people with powers and some without powers. There is also a mix of "bad guys." Twice during the season you thought someone or a group was the enemy, only to find out they were being manipulated and were not the bad guys.
The reason for today's blog is that last night was their season finale, and was the only truly satisfying finale I have seen in years. They didn't feel the need to kill off any of the main characters, the good guys won, it included every character, and it had an ending, there was not this crazy cliffhanger that we have to wait 4 months for. They went out there with an objective and told there story and now as viewers we can enjoy our summer and tune in again this fall.
The producers came out awhile back saying that this show is ultimately a show about the characters and how they grow, and they do not feel the need to kill of characters for plot points. (Bravo, I've been saying that for years.) Now Lost on the other hand.......
Lost had a clip show last Thursday to gear up for the Finale. The producers were hosting the show and at one point literally said, "This is a show about the characters, how they grow and rise up to these circumstances." These are the same producers who have already killed off 3 original cast members and about 5-6 new cast members. For the finale they have already promised that 5 people will die and one will be a MAJOR original member. If this is a story about the characters, why are they killing off these characters that the story is about??? There is going to be no one left that we as viewers are invested in. They are going to go three more seasons and have only 9 original plane survivors left. AT this rate the show will end with 3 or 4 left, now thats riveting entertainment.
Lost should take a lesson from Heroes and watch their characters grow on the screen and find other ways to tell their story without killing everyone. Also, it is okay to end a season at one place, their need not be a crazy cliffhanger.
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