Has Heroes Cracked the LOST Formula?

Getting a hit show on television seems to be as precise as pinning the tail on a donkey. You need so many things to get it right, and LOST has been a hit for a long while now. Everyone and their brother have been trying to find a way to make a show that could compete with LOST's numbers and popularity, and I agree with many sites when they say Heroes has that "it" thing.

Another season later, the shows leaning more towards the straight up reality based serials, Vanishing and Kidnapped, are dropping like flies. Heroes, on the other hand, has seemed to nail the formula once and for all. Slowly unveiling a seeded threat amongst a tapestry of characters beginning to come to grips with their own special powers, Heroes retains the cornerstone of the LOST formula, the serialized plot, with what I consider to be the missing ingredient: well hidden sci-fi.
It is not even the credibility of the idea behind Heroes, that people could possess genes which would give them super powers, that matters. It’s all nonsense, just as much as any element of LOST. What sets these shows apart from the sci-fi is the realistic way the characters interact with these things. Characters in Heroes have the same reaction you would expect from any genuine living being. None of them are particularly qualified to be super Heroes. The result is a mix of angst, arrogance, fear, self loathing, confusion, and of course a little wonder.

I am really enjoying this show, and think everyone should check it out, any way that you can. Don't wait for the season DVD's to come out on this show a year or so from now, get it on your VCR, TiVo, or whatever. Make time to see Heroes, as it grows more interesting with each new episode.

Source: The Tail Section

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