| Bow Before Tim Kring |
| Wednesday, 07 November 2007 | |
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Open Letter to Tim Kring, creator of Heroes: Ok, so that may be a little more dramatic than I had hoped, but after reading the most recent interview with Tim Kring on EW.com, I not only respect the man again, I'm truly confident that he will do his best from this point on not to let the fans down (as long as this pesky strike wraps up soon). When asked about Season 2's lagging ratings and general fan dissaproval, Kring does something that's simply unheard of in Hollywood: he takes full accountability for his failures. ![]() What the NBC Writers Room looks like now. In this age of Lucasian denial ("...the original Star Wars wasn't good enough") it's almost shocking to hear a creator frankly discussing his works from the fan's point of view. What's more important is that Tim Kring actually understands the fan's point of view. *starts the slow clap* Kring fielded a variety of questions, and with each answer it became more and more apparent that not only does Kring fully realize the problems with the current season, he has a plan in place to fix them. On this season's pace: "We assumed the audience wanted season 1...We made a mistake.'' On Peter Petrelli and the Virus: "We took too long to get to the big-picture story." On the new Heroes: "[They] shouldn't have been introduced in separate story lines that felt unattached to the show." On Claire & West: "I've seen more convincing romances on TV,'' and ''In retrospect, I don't think romance is a natural fit for us.'' And finally, when asked if he had a message for the fans:
Kring has also stated that once the strike is resolved, he would like to take what his staff has learned from this season and apply it to a "rebooted" Heroes: Volume 3. To read the full article, go here . What do you think? Is Tim Kring the messiah or the antichrist? Post a comment and let us know! Comments (8)
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