ROTTEN TOMATOES: Eli Roth, Michael Dougherty On Board for Heroes: Origins

Eli Roth, Michael Dougherty On Board for Heroes: Origins

Not your average TV spinoff?

by Jeff Giles | September 24, 2007

Just in time for the second-season kickoff of NBC's Heroes comes word of more talent being added to the show's spinoff, Heroes: Origins.

Origins, which will take over in Heroes' timeslot after it finishes its second season, looks to serve as a sort of farm system for the main show's cast -- but the behind-the-scenes talent lining up for the spinoff are far from minor-league material. Kevin Smith has already been confirmed to write and direct the first episode; now, from The Hollywood Reporter, comes word that Superman Returns co-writer Michael Dougherty and Hostel creator Eli Roth are also on board.

Dougherty and Roth will both write episodes for Heroes: Origins, although Roth will also direct his script. Heroes' second season begins tonight.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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witherwings writes:
on Sep 24 2007 07:53 AM

Hopefully we'll get a 1-18 type episode, not the 19-23 slapdash type. But I don't know. Please don't be lazy, writers.

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Jesus McNasty writes:
on Sep 24 2007 08:15 AM

I have hope.
And hey how many producers would even see the error of their ways and consider improving the way the show is presented for their audiences sake (and money).

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rerun717 writes:
on Sep 24 2007 09:05 AM

I still liked the idea better as a mid-season filler, unless they're going to do a better job this time of spacing out the episodes. That huge gap last year killed all momentum, which is good for the DVD sales but bad for those of us watching weekly.

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GravitaZ writes:
on Sep 24 2007 09:07 AM

Maybe Roth will have Hayden Panettiere hung upside down naked and tortured with a Sickle :rolleyes:

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Silver Snake writes:
on Sep 24 2007 11:08 AM

I hope Kevin Smith is faster at writing scripts for TV than he is at writing scripts for comics.....

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arcadefire325 writes:
on Sep 24 2007 11:32 AM

i would like to see what eli does with sylar.

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thefais writes:
on Sep 24 2007 01:14 PM

Arcadefire: they're stand-alone origin stories, so Sylar (and the rest of the main cast, presumably) won't be in them.

I'm hoping Joss Whedon does one.

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birddog200 writes:
on Sep 24 2007 03:30 PM

Ugh...Eli Roth....

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The Tony Show writes:
on Sep 24 2007 04:41 PM

Just when I thought I couldn't think any less of Eli Roth, I watched the behind the scenes feature on the Hostel DVD.

Not only are his movies garbage, but I can't stand the guy, either. Heroes Roth = bad idea.

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neclordsword writes:
on Sep 24 2007 05:41 PM

We already had an "origins". It was called "Season 1".

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ManofStee1 writes:
on Sep 24 2007 07:08 PM

Heroes was pretty great tonight.

Good news that Smith is writing an episode. Hopefully he'll direct and hopefully it won't take him 5 years to do it.

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witherwings writes:
on Sep 24 2007 07:26 PM

Yeah, I was very pleased with tonight's episode. The writers took a big, summer-long breath and started slow. Good for them. Can't wait for more.

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Jenwiess writes:
on Sep 25 2007 03:35 AM

It's about time Roth did something right.

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xxWICKEDxx writes:
on Sep 26 2007 10:27 AM

i love this show and i lve this idea. yaaaaaa lol

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punktuate writes:
on Sep 26 2007 12:30 PM

still can't believe Tarantino backed out and had no idea what Heroes was....tripped me out and all ye of little faith Kevin Smith is going to kill it I just want to see a Jay and Bob cameo

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