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2009 People’s Choice Awards
Heroes is nominated for the 35th Annual People’s Choice awards, in the category of “Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show.”
Vote for Dania Ramirez, Hayden Panettiere, and Kristen Bell at AskMen.com’s Top99
Vote for Dania Ramirez, Hayden Panettiere, and Kristen Bell at AskMen.com’s Top99
AlwaysVPN Takes U.S.-Only Sites International
I know many of you are non-US residents, and therefore, you have had problems with many of the Heroes: Evolutions content in the past. The best way to fix this in the past was for HeroesARG to rehost stuff for you [which we are glad to do], but i’ve found an alternative…
Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): AlwaysVPN, a free virtual private networking service, is promoted as a safer way for anyone to browse the web or trading files over a public net connection. It works for that purpose, sure, but it also lets anyone on the disappointing side of a U.S.-only service like Hulu, Pandora, or Fancast get around that often arbitrary restriction. We’ve previously featured a similar service, Hotspot Shield, but AlwaysVPN has the edge in not installing any toolbars (although it does put ads across the top of your browser), working on all three major platforms, and, well, being a go-to VPN proxy if Hotspot is only trickling in. Installation and startup are a simple right-click affair in Windows, while OS X users will have to configure a third-party VPN client, and Linux users compile from source. AlwaysVPN is a free download for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems.
AlwaysVPN [via LifeHacker]
If you try it out, let us know how it works.
Exclusive “Twilight” clip tonight
Twilight fans may be interested to know that an exclusive clip will be featured during Monday’s episode of Heroes (9/8c on NBC). The clip will be introduced by Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward in the film.
The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Jacob Black, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed and evolves around seventeen-year-old Isabella “Bella” Swan who moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington, and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen.
Twilight will be released on November 21st in the US, and December 19th in the UK.
Please understand that i’m not posting this as a Twilight fan [Seriously]. I’m posting it for you creepy, emo teenagers out there. Both of you.
Heroes vs X-Men
UnrealityMag.com has our Heroes battling the X-Men.
There has been much debate since Heroes‘ debut of exactly how much it has ripped off the X-Men for characters, plot point, powers, etc. Though the X-Men can’t claim ownership of the whole super mutant concept, it is a bit shaky as more and more heroes show up with even more Marvel created abilities.
Because of the similarities and ongoing feud, I wanted to orchestrate a universe-crossing battle with each hero pitted against the mutant whose powers they ripped off borrowed for the show. The battle lasts ten rounds, and after the dust settles we’ll see who comes out on top.
So, who will come out on top? Hit up unrealitymag.com to find out.
“Heroes” Duo Get the Ax
Variety is reporting major news from the Heroes offices this weekend:
Big shakeup on the staff of NBC’s “Heroes” came down on Sunday with the axing of co-exec producers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb.
Both scribe-producers 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/exec 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 Peacock execs’ frustration with the creative direction of the show. The show is also said to have been grappling with hefty budget overruns this season, that are going well beyond its already sizable $4 million per-seg pricetag.
Reps for NBC and UMS declined comment.
From CBR:
Sunday evening, CBR News spoke exclusively with Loeb who said, “As of today, Jesse Alexander and I have left ‘Heroes.’ I’m incredibly proud to have been a big part of the success a show with eight Emmy nods and a win this year for NBC.com. I will miss the superb cast and writing staff and wish everyone the best.”
Loeb has completed writing/producing the fall finale, the last episode of the “Villains” chapter titled “War.”
Alexander commented on the dismissal Sunday evening on his blog. “I write this with a heavy heart. As of today I am no longer a writer/producer on ‘Heroes.’ I could not be prouder of all the work I did on the show and wish all my Heroic Scribbler pals the very best.”
To Mr. Loeb and Mr. Alexander: Thank you for all you did for Heroes it would not be the same had you not been there.
Update: Jesse Alexander wrote of this news in his blog:
I write this with a heavy heart. As of today I am no longer a writer/producer on HEROES. I could not be prouder of all the work I did on the show and wish all my Heroic Scribbler pals the very best. I will certainly continue to blog at GLOBAL COUCH.
