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“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.
Heroes Online wins an Emmy
It was announced on Saturday, September 20, that Heroes Online won a Creative Arts Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Interactive Media Programming”, for interactive fiction. The rest of the results can be found here.
Heroes Writer-Producer Jesse Alexander wrote of this in his blog earlier this week:
Amazing news! At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards this past Saturday — HEROES ONLINE WON AN EMMY AWARD! It was a very big deal for all of us! Kudos to the entire team at NBC.COM for setting the standard by which all transmedia television content is judged!
And a very special nod to Mark Warshaw! He was the secret weapon of HEROES TRANSMEDIA. The man behind the Emmy nominated Heroes Online content of Season One, and now the Emmy Winning content of Season Two!
Take a look at the sizzle reel NBC submitted for Emmy Judging –
You can find more of Mark Warshaw (and myself) in this video content of our visit to MIT last year. I think you’ll need REAL PLAYER to enjoy the content.
Click HERE to take a look!
Video Interview with Jesse Alexander
Heroes writer and co-EP Jesse Alexander answers questions from 9th Wonders fans in this new video. Some pretty good questions. I recognize a couple of those names.
LowerTheBar posted a transcript. Continue reading to see it.
