John August on Origins

As mentioned before, John August (who recently saw his The Nines released and is working on the DVD for it) will be one of the writers of a Heroes: Origins episode. On his blog he tells a bit about how he got to do the episode, and why he wanted to.

Youtube promo for ‘The Kindness of Strangers’

Just in case you missed the promo video for next week’s episode, or if you just want to see it again: check Youtube.

Behind the Eclipse for ‘Kindred’

And the weekly Q&A over at CBR is yet again filled with answers, the dodging of questions and some hint. Click!

Beaming Beeman for ‘Kindred’

A lot of stuff happened in episode three, and of course Greg Beeman is here to tell you about the production.

Interviews with Sylar, Micah and Jeph Loeb

The TV Addict attended the World Tour and did interviews with the Heroes cast and crew. Click through to read the conversation with Zachary Quinto, Noah Gray-Cabey and Jeph Loeb.

Writeup: 2.05 – ‘Fight or Flight’

Episode 5 is called ‘Fight or Flight’ and will air on the 22nd of October. This is the official description as released by NBC:

SEARCHING FOR A LOST HERO, ELLE (GUEST STAR KRISTEN BELL) MAKES A SHOCKING DEBUT IN IRELAND — In Ireland, a lost Hero attempts to move beyond the past, but discovers that a mysterious woman — Elle (guest star Kristen Bell) — is willing to kill to find him. Matt (Greg Grunberg) and an unexpected ally fly to Philadelphia to hunt down the “boogyman,” following his terrible attack on Molly (guest star Adair Tishler), but the pair finds themselves outmatched. Monica (Dana Davis) tries to come to terms with her new abilities and her role as a local hero. Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) meets his new partner and gets a disturbing assignment. H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) takes a step to further protect his family. Meanwhile, as Hiro (Masi Oka) continues to fix the past in feudal Japan, Ando (James Kyson Lee) attempts to piece together historically what’s happened to his best friend. David Anders, Noah Gray-Cabey, Hayden Panettiere, Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto, Dania Ramirez, Milo Ventimiglia also star. Alan Blumenfeld, Katie Carr, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Carlon Jeffery, Nichelle Nichols, Dominic Keating, Holt McCallany, Eriko Tamura, and Stephen Tobolowsky guest star.

Show Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Noah Gray-Cabey, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Dana Davis, Dania Ramirez, Zachary Quinto, Kristen Bell, David Anders.

Writeup: 2.04 – ‘The Kindness of Strangers’

Episode 4 is called ‘The Kindness of Strangers’ and will be broadcast on October 14th. This is the official description as released by NBC:

AS SECRETS ABOUT THE PREVIOUS GENERATION OF HEROES ARE REVEALED, A NEW HERO EMERGES IN POST-KATRINA NEW ORLEANS — Between shifts at a local fast food joint, Monica Dawson (Dana Davis) begins to exhibit some unexpected new abilities unbeknownst to her brother Damon (guest star Carlon Jeffery), grandmother Nana (guest star Nichelle Nichols), and cousin Michah (Noah Gray-Cabey). Angela Petrelli (guest star Cristine Rose) makes a shocking confession as new information about the previous generation of Heroes is revealed. With Molly’s (guest star Adair Tishler) “boogyman” continuing to turn her dreams into nightmares, Matt (Greg Grunberg) asks her to put aside her fears and locate him on a map — with terrible results. Suspecting Claire (Hayden Panettiere) has a new boyfriend, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) fears for the future. As they get closer to the U.S., Maya (Dania Ramirez) and Alejandro (Shalim Ortiz) make a grim discovery on the road. David Anders, James Kyson Lee, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Zachary Quinto, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Milo Ventimiglia also star. Randall Bentley, Ashley Crow, Barry Shabaka Henley and Jimmy Jean-Louis guest star.

Show Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Noah Gray-Cabey, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Dana Davis, Dania Ramirez, Zachary Quinto, Kristen Bell, David Anders.

Beaming Beeman for ‘Lizards’

And the other weekly enterprise has been published as well – on Greg Beeman’s blog. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, he’s director and producer for Heroes and wrote a weekly column last season. He’s doing that again this season, and this is this weeks episode. Weekly interesting stuff about a bit of what happens in the production of a serial series.

Behind the Eclipse

Just like last year, the guys from Comic Book Resources are doing weekly interviews with Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite, writers and producers for Heroes. Their weekly Behind the Eclipse series contains a lot of questions and always some answers. Head over to CBR to read this season’s first episode.

More theories

After seeing the first episode of this season’s Heroes, everybody starts speculating. And some of them write their speculations down. Like Bobby Sketch. Or the members of the 9th Wonders forums. Check those links out if you’re interested in all kinds of possible outcomes.