One thing that you see quite often with a sucessful show are its cast begining to go out on there own and spread there wings, exactly what Zachary Quinto who plays Silar has done. As according to the New Zealand Herald he will be playing Mr. Spock in the upcoming Star Trek movie. Here is a snippet of the annoucement:

“Zachary Quinto, best known for playing the villainous Sylar in Heroes, will don a pair of pointy ears to play Mr. Spock in the newest installment of the Star Trek feature franchise — and he’ll be joined by Leonard Nimoy, reprising the role that he created.

J.J. Abrams, who is directing the 11th Star Trek film, currently untitled, revealed the casting at the San Diego Comic-Con International confab. The actors joined Abrams onstage as he made the announcement.

Plot details were not revealed about the Paramount Pictures film, though it is believed to revolve around the first encounters between a young Spock and Capt. James T. Kirk at Starfleet Academy.”

Today Ubi Soft and NBC Universal have officially announced that they are in conjunction with developing a video game on the NBC TV Show, Heroes. Here is what the press release had to add to this announcement:

Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group to develop and publish a video game based on the television drama series “Heroes.”

The first season of Tim Kring’s hit TV series has attracted over 14 million viewers each week and is one of the most popular shows among 18-49 year-olds. Time magazine named “Heroes” one of the Top 10 TV shows for 2006, and the phenomenon is now broadcast in more than 30 countries across the globe.

“Heroes” is an epic drama that chronicles the lives of ordinary people across the world who discover they possess extraordinary abilities, such as telepathy, time travel and flight. They will soon come to realize that the fate of the world depends on them, and be forced to team up against someone seeking to eliminate them.

“With a gripping storyline and rich characters, Heroes lends itself naturally to a video game format,” said Christian Salomon, vice president of worldwide licensing at Ubisoft. “By offering people the chance to interact directly with the show’s captivating universe, there is no doubt that the game will appeal to both fans of the series and avid gamers.”

“We are very excited to be making the ‘Heroes’ video game with Ubisoft,” said Tim Kring, executive producer and creator of “Heroes.” “Time and again, Ubisoft has proven they can turn licensed properties into fantastic games.”

TV Shows very rarley become video games, and the few times they do they seem to be extremely simple arcade games. However according to Kotaku, Ubi Soft is set to announce that they are in the process of making a game based of the NBC hit TV Show, Heroes. Here is what Kotaku had to say:

“Variety says that Ubi is also closing a deal to make a game based on Heroes with plans to announce details at this week’s Comic-Con.”

According to the Hollywood Reporter there has been another cast addition to the hit TV Show Heroes which adds Dana Davis to the cast. Here is what Hollywood Reporter has to say:

“Dana Davis has joined NBC’s hit sci-fi drama “Heroes” as a regular, playing a new young hero.

Her powers are being kept under wraps, but it is understood that Davis’ character, Monica, would give up everything to help the people around her.

On “Heroes,” Davis joins another new regular, Dania Ramirez, who plays another beautiful young hero named Maya, as well as new recurring characters played by Nick D’Agosto, Barry Shabaka Henley, Holt McCallany, David Anders, Eriko Tamura, Lyndsy Fonseca and Dianna Agron.”

I don’t think it is much of a surprise to find out that Heroes is up for an Emmy, the first season was an extremely big sucess and in general the show has been creating even a lot of buzz with critics. The problem for Heroes is that it is going into a pretty tough category where it would be not a huge suprise but a surprise in general if it did pull out the win.
Outstanding Drama Series:
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

I should also point out that Masi Oka (Hiro) is up for best supporting actor in a drama series:

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
William Shatner (Boston Legal)
Masi Oka (Heroes)
T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy)
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Terry O’Quinn (Lost)
Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos)

We will find out more on the 16th of September!

I love that the cast of Heroes continues to give us small snippets of information little by little on what is going to happen in Season 2 of Heroes. Masi Oka who plays Hiro on the show Heroes has sat down with SciFi.com and given some insight into the next season and a lot of what he said is really engaging.

“Season two is going to begin with two parallel timelines going on,” Oka said in an interview at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 17. “One starting four months after the explosion and another—mainly Hiro’s storyline—starting 400 years in the past. And we’ll see how they kind of affect each other.”

At the end of the hit show’s first season, Oka’s character found himself transported back in time to 16th-century Japan. According to Oka, Hiro will spend at least eight episodes there before returning to the present. There, he will encounter some of the characters from the stories of his childhood, including the legendary samurai Takezo Kensei, who will be played by David Anders (Sark from ABC’s Alias). The show is currently finishing the third episode of the upcoming season.

“There’s a princess,” Oka said. “Princess Iako, played by [Japanese pop star] Eriko Tamura, who’s going to be in that world, as well as David Anders, who plays Takezo Kensei. That was Hiro’s childhood hero that he’s always heard about these stories. But David Anders, last time we checked, he was Caucasian. So there’s a mystery there.”

After one of the most impressive first seasons by a new TV series, the guys and gals over at NBC have officially announced the premiere dates for all new and returning shows. Although we have had a good idea of when the premiere was going to be for Heroes it has now been officially slated for September 24th, 2007 at 9pm following the Season Premiere of the new show Chuck. The big question for Heroes is can they possibly live up to the huge fan base that is now attached to the show waiting for what could possibly come next. Could anything really top “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World”? That remains to be seen!

In a very interesting survey that TV Week puts together a few times a year, they ask critics to name the top ten best and worst shows currently on Television. Well with both online and print mediums being asked, Heroes was among the top ten best shows on Television according to the survey, and in fact was #6. Heroes is among many other great shows, and although the survey seems a bit off in some areas, still great to continue hearing the positie praise for the smash hit Heroes.
Top Ten Best Shows on TV (according to TVWeek)

1. The Sopranos (HBO)
2. Lost (ABC)
3. Friday Night Lights (ABC)
4. The Office (NBC)
5. Ugly Betty (ABC)
6. Heroes (NBC)
7. 30 Rock (NBC)
8. The Shield (FX)
9. Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
10. The Tudors (Showtime)

Last Fall we had the induction of just a ton of new drama’s, mostly because that is what people were watching. Unfortunately a good number of the new shows last year failed, and shows like Heroes which were new and fresh triumphed. Well according to a new article over at InsidertheBayArea.com they have been discussing the upcoming Fall season and they had this to say, “Due to the huge success of “Heroes,” there are a lot of fantasy series this fall. We’ve got vampires seeking redemption, time traveling reports, genetically enhanced super women, grim reapers and other supernatural souls.”

They always say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, so Heroes fans rejoice that your show is now leading the pack as to what is is to come to TV this Fall!

Its not a big surprise, however its good news for all of us who are fans of Heroes, as it has made the top ten finalist for the upcoming Emmy’s for Drama Series. I am really loving how much love the show is getting, and it should have a godo chance at the upcoming Emmy’s.

TOP 10 DRAMA SERIES FINALISTS
(In parens is name of sample episode viewed by judges)
Boston Legal (”Angel of Death”)
Dexter (”Born Free”)
Friday Night Lights (Pilot)
Grey’s Anatomy (”From A Whisper to A Scream”)
Heroes (”Genesis”)
House (”Half-wit”)
Lost (”Through the Looking Glass”)
Rome (”De Patre Vostro”)
The Sopranos (”Soprano Home Movies”)
24 (”Day 6: 6 a.m. - 7 a.m.”)