Video - Six Clips from the HEROES Season 4 Premiere

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September 13th, 2009 - (880 days ago)

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All eyes are on Heroes fourth season premiere later this month, but not necessarily in the way the craft-masters behind NBC’s ailing franchise may want. The question of whether or not Heroes can recapture its former glory is trailed by a very heavy, pulsing question mark. Last season saw Heroes live viewer numbers shrink below seven-million, and the franchise suffered relentless abuse from mainstream and arm-chair critics alike. However, at the core of all of the kvetching was a fanbase that was as galvanized as ever. Let’s face it, Heroes is far from dead if these six-million or so die-hards can convince the rest of the world that it is must-see-tv once again.

The first look at season 5 was promising, with new baddie Robert Knepper oozing a level of darkness not seen since Sylar stepped out of the shadows. Then there was that silly knife fight scene, with all of the crazy swishing sounds and low-budget Matrix stylization. Yuck. Hope that the schlock factor would be banished from Heroes was completely and utterly lost.

Now, though, NBC has released six clips that once again will fill your heart with hope for a Heroes rebound. Some excellent character work that reminds us of the very high caliber of acting talent that comprises the Heroes ranks, and more than a couple of bits of pseudo-comic intensity that flirt with Heroes’ long lost potential as a mixed medium of superhero-genre meets regular folk dramatics. I, for one, am hopeful again. As long as there aren’t too many swishy knife fights.

Heroes kicks off its fourth season September 21st at 8:00pm/est on your local NBC channel.

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  1. mark says:

    These look pretty good, but duller than usual.

    The first season seemed so bright and happy!

    My favorite scenes is the one with hero and Samuel, Knepper livens any scene he is in. They are lucky they got him. Claire and her relationship with Gretchen looks promising but i can't say I am to excited about the rest of the cast.

    I'm mostly excited about Hiro's, Claires and Tracy's storylines as NBC has yet to reveal much about it. Peter is cool as ever as is Edgar.

    Can't wait!

  2. mark says:

    These look pretty good, but duller than usual.
    The first season seemed so bright and happy!
    My favorite scenes is the one with hero and Samuel, Knepper livens any scene he is in. They are lucky they got him. Claire and her relationship with Gretchen looks promising but i can’t say I am to excited about the rest of the cast.
    I’m mostly excited about Hiro’s, Claires and Tracy’s storylines as NBC has yet to reveal much about it. Peter is cool as ever as is Edgar.
    Can’t wait!

  3. Corvus says:

    All of these clips seem very good. I have high hopes that next season will be a massive improvement; especially promising to me is Robert Knepper's character. It's good to hear that he's a regular and thus won't vanish/die like SOME characters on Heroes…

  4. Corvus says:

    All of these clips seem very good. I have high hopes that next season will be a massive improvement; especially promising to me is Robert Knepper’s character. It’s good to hear that he’s a regular and thus won’t vanish/die like SOME characters on Heroes…

  5. Wowzers says:

    Wow, we get to see an actual fight scene?!

  6. Wowzers says:

    Wow, we get to see an actual fight scene?!

  7. Michael Kettle says:

    Can't help but see T-Bag whenever I see Knepper on screen. Hope I can shake that eventually.

  8. Michael Kettle says:

    Can’t help but see T-Bag whenever I see Knepper on screen. Hope I can shake that eventually.

  9. Mindy says:

    After watching what I could stand from these clips, a few things stood out. Seems like the writing really hasn't improved all that much, everything is still a dull and cliche as ever. Claire is still completely annoying, and this new room-mate storyline seems too feigned to be believable from this clip. Peter's storylines seem a bit more intriguing than the boring story-arcs he had last year. Can't say that I'm convinced there's still a reason to watch this train-wreck waiting to unfold this season.

  10. Mindy says:

    After watching what I could stand from these clips, a few things stood out. Seems like the writing really hasn’t improved all that much, everything is still a dull and cliche as ever. Claire is still completely annoying, and this new room-mate storyline seems too feigned to be believable from this clip. Peter’s storylines seem a bit more intriguing than the boring story-arcs he had last year. Can’t say that I’m convinced there’s still a reason to watch this train-wreck waiting to unfold this season.

  11. reuben says:

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  12. reuben says:

    You can Watch Heroes Online for free using our website getheroes.com. It wont be long now until you can also Watch Heroes Redemption via our website, which will be streaming this month SEPTEMBER 21ST

  13. Siena says:

    I totally can't wait to see this, it's gonna be aweshum! XD

  14. Siena says:

    I totally can’t wait to see this, it’s gonna be aweshum! XD

  15. china boy says:

    太期待了 强顶Knepper的表现!!

  16. china boy says:

    太期待了 强顶Knepper的表现!!

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