From Comingsoon.net:
Variety says there was a big shakeup behind the scenes of NBC's "Heroes" on Sunday as writers/co-executive producers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb were fired.
The duo had been with the show since its first season and were known to have led the day-to-day production operation under the direction of creator/executive producer Tim Kring.
"Heroes," produced by Universal Media Studios, has struggled in the ratings its third season. It's understood that Alexander and Loeb were let go because of NBC executives' frustration with the creative direction of the show.
The trade added that the show is also said to have been dealing with hefty budget overruns this season that are going well beyond its already sizable $4 million per-episode pricetag.
I haven't really spoke on here this season about my thoughts on Heroes. But in general, I've felt the show's been wildly uneven. I think the best comparison would be to Vince Russo's writing tenure in the WWF(E). At the moment when you're watching the show, there's a lot going on and things are very exciting. But once you've been away from it for a few hours, you realize a lot of things don't make sense and are a narrative disaster. Characters don't act based on who they are, they act based on what the storyline needs them to do. In addition, everything is kept very superficial, so you never really learn anything about these character or get to care for them in anyway. I have really hated how they have casually killed off so many villain characters this season with no fanfare, yet continue to have too many heroes that nobody wants to see (coughMattParkmancough).
I'm not sure if this firing was warranted, but if it can help bring some focus to the show, I'm all for it. Of course, we won't see the effects of this move for a while as they have quite a few episodes already done that haven't aired yet. As for the two guys that were fired, I wouldn't shed a tear for them. Both are accomplished writers and will easily find other work. For now, we just need to hope this show is able to find its mojo and return it to season 1 greatness.
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Maybe you're right that more focus will be brought to the show. It's strange that Loeb's comic book writing doesn't suffer from this sort of thing but that DC Comics is plagued by the same mixed up pile of characters. Also, I'd ask when someone would finally kill Hiro, but then he'd never be there in the subway to tell Peter to save the cheerleader. Time travel sucks for comics and television shows alike.
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