HEROES Creator Tim Kring Reaches Out to “45 Million” Fans About the Show’s Cancellation

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When NBC cancelled Heroes last week, countless passionate fans were crestfallen at the loss of one their favorite series — at least in theory. I mean, the latest season of the superhero saga did average under five million viewers per episode, right? Yet, in a statement addressing the Heroes fanbase, creator Tim Kring cited “more than 45 million TV viewers around the world.” He lamented, “I certainly understand [NBC's] challenge of creating a business model around a show which arrived precisely as the audience was finding new ways to watch traditional content on multiple screens.” So the news likely did depress millions upon millions; unfortunately, too few were 18-49-year-olds who watched the show (and its commercials) live within the U.S., as those are the eyeballs advertisers shell out for.

My condolences to the fans, but hold out hope for a rumored Heroes movie in 2011 to tie up the loose ends, and check out the whole Kring’s statement after the jump.

tim_kring_heroes Here is Tim Kring’s full statement:

I want to first extend my deepest gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to the legion of enthusiastic fans who have watched ‘Heroes’ on TV, online, DVR, DVD and mobile over the last four seasons. Every week more than 45 million TV viewers around the world, as well as millions of social and digital media-based fans, have made ‘Heroes’ one of the five most-watched shows across traditional and digital media screens in the history of television. For NBC, I certainly understand the challenge of creating a business model around a show which arrived precisely as the audience was finding new ways to watch traditional content on multiple screens. I personally have had 12 great years with my friends at NBC, and with ‘Heroes,’ they provided me a rare opportunity to put a message of hope, interconnectivity and global consciousness into the world. For that I am grateful and look forward to finalizing our discussion about a number of ways to keep the ‘Heroes’ universe alive for its fans.

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Adam W.

That’s adorable.

Is there an email where I can write to Mr. Kring, so that I, and 45 million fans from around the world, can explain to him that the cast and crew are wonderful and will be missed, but the only reason the show was cancelled is because he personally ran it into the ground?

Of course he doesn’t wanna give up such a sweet paycheck. You won’t be missed, Kring. And we know, like you clearly know, no one will ever let you have that much responsibility again.
Adam W.

That’s adorable.

Is there an email where I can write to Mr. Kring, so that I, and 45 million fans from around the world, can explain to him that the cast and crew are wonderful and will be missed, but the only reason the show was cancelled is because he personally ran it into the ground?

Of course he doesn’t wanna give up such a sweet paycheck. You won’t be missed, Kring. And we know, like you clearly know, no one will ever let you have that much responsibility again.
HANNAH

NBC canceled Heroes because of the lawsuit MALLERY V NBCU- Docket# 09-999 that is now up for re-hearing in The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2010.
Heroes is stolen copyrighted IP based on the real living artist that can paint the future named Enjai Eele and the fictional character named Idai Markus based on Mr. Eele’s real life experience with this rare artistic ability.
This is why Isaac Mendez was written off the show and the show’s story lines changed to “save the world, save the cheerleader”, which caused the show’s story lines to become confusing and the fans to leave in droves.
You owe it to yourself to find out the truth about why Heroes was really pulled off the air.
Depending on the outcome of this case, tim kring may just find himself sharing a prison cell with another inmate, jeph loeb.
In order to hold onto this stolen IP for NBCU the judge in the lower court in NYC put the plaintiffs on trial without their knowledge, issued a ruling against the plaintiffs without contacting the plaintiffs or their lawyer thereby violating all of the plaintiffs civil procedures and civil rights.
get ready , the truth is about to come out and the truth is going to leave you stunned!!
NBC haven’t told you the truth about Heroes.
To read how tim kring” lied, cheated, borrowed etc… (in his own words) log on to;
http://blog.the-eg.com/2007/12/04/tim-kring
I watched in the court as this interview left the supreme court stunned a few days ago.
There’s a huge story here.
Corin Prendiville

Couldn’t have said it better than Adam. The only reason this is happening is because the writers failed to create a story that was even remotely different than that of the first season. The constant questioning of each characters motives, morales, values and whether or not they are alive or dead just doesn’t work more than twice. This series behaved like a 50 year old Marvel comic and in this medium nothing can afford to do that. You drove away your 45 million fans three seasons ago, the last few of us have only been sticking around for the end to make sure we don’t miss something.

As one of the 45 million fans I’d like to thank NBC for canceling the show and saving the creators dignity from complete destruction, and my brain from being completely fried from redundant and circle-jerk storytelling.
HANNAH

NBC canceled Heroes because of the lawsuit MALLERY V NBCU- Docket# 09-999 that is now up for re-hearing in The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2010.
Heroes is stolen copyrighted IP based on the real living artist that can paint the future named Enjai Eele and the fictional character named Idai Markus based on Mr. Eele’s real life experience with this rare artistic ability.
This is why Isaac Mendez was written off the show and the show’s story lines changed to “save the world, save the cheerleader”, which caused the show’s story lines to become confusing and the fans to leave in droves.
You owe it to yourself to find out the truth about why Heroes was really pulled off the air.
Depending on the outcome of this case, tim kring may just find himself sharing a prison cell with another inmate, jeph loeb.
In order to hold onto this stolen IP for NBCU the judge in the lower court in NYC put the plaintiffs on trial without their knowledge, issued a ruling against the plaintiffs without contacting the plaintiffs or their lawyer thereby violating all of the plaintiffs civil procedures and civil rights.
get ready , the truth is about to come out and the truth is going to leave you stunned!!
NBC haven’t told you the truth about Heroes.
To read how tim kring” lied, cheated, borrowed etc… (in his own words) log on to;
http://blog.the-eg.com/2007/12/04/tim-kring
I watched in the court as this interview left the supreme court stunned a few days ago.
There’s a huge story here.
Corin Prendiville

Couldn’t have said it better than Adam. The only reason this is happening is because the writers failed to create a story that was even remotely different than that of the first season. The constant questioning of each characters motives, morales, values and whether or not they are alive or dead just doesn’t work more than twice. This series behaved like a 50 year old Marvel comic and in this medium nothing can afford to do that. You drove away your 45 million fans three seasons ago, the last few of us have only been sticking around for the end to make sure we don’t miss something.

As one of the 45 million fans I’d like to thank NBC for canceling the show and saving the creators dignity from complete destruction, and my brain from being completely fried from redundant and circle-jerk storytelling.
Anonymous

Heroes was good for the first season, up until that diastrous final episode, they fucked up by unecessarily convuluting a simple story, bringing rubbish characters (the mexican twin characters whose names i can’t remember) as well as just horrid character arcs (Mohindeer’ Fly stories…gah). To be honest Heroes became a chore when it should have been a joy to watch.
Monn£y

Heroes was good for the first season, up until that diastrous final episode, they fucked up by unecessarily convuluting a simple story, bringing rubbish characters (the mexican twin characters whose names i can’t remember) as well as just horrid character arcs (Mohindeer’ Fly stories…gah). To be honest Heroes became a chore when it should have been a joy to watch.
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Ryan

I'll still stick up for the strike-shortened second season (damn, that's a lot of S's); there was a lot of potential there but they really were hamstrung by the strike. But after that, yeah, they did drop the ball.

My problem, we never did get to see a superfight between “how-many-times-have-I-died-now” Sylar and “maybe-if-I-look-like-I'm-sleepy-people-will-mistake-me-for-a-good-actor” Peter Petrelli. They (Kring) spent years teasing up this thing, and what do we get? A Season 3-ending megafight behind closed doors (!). Then, in season 4, a slapfight between the two when they're somewhat de-powered, and by what's now the end of the show, they've become fast friends after spending however many years trapped together in Parkman's GayFantasyLand™. Wait, whaaaaaat??!?

At this point, I don't even care if there is a movie-of-the-week or whatever. Good riddance to all these bastards. I hope Hayden Panoplypollyplattpaninipantera gets eaten by a fucking dolphin.
- SuperHiro
  
  HAHAHA @ dolphin comment, funny stuff
  yeah, season 1 was it, everything after that sucked butt, i quit watching it as it aired, just let me DVR get it and then scanned it later in the week to see if i missed anything, this last season was a fucking joke start to (un)finish
MPeeebs

My list of complaints about this show is almost as long as the list of forgotten characters and story lines.

If you wanted to have a show with all those endless characters the format of the show should have been – Noah and his Partner track down a new freak each week to determine if they are good or bad – like stand alone x-files episodes.

The writers hired for this show were not good enough to plot a course for so many leads.

@ Hannah – I am gonna check out this Enjai Eele person – sounds interesting
SuperHiro

HAHAHA @ dolphin comment, funny stuff
yeah, season 1 was it, everything after that sucked butt, i quit watching it as it aired, just let me DVR get it and then scanned it later in the week to see if i missed anything, this last season was a fucking joke start to (un)finish
milo

Has any show ever went from such a high in the first season to such a low in the second and following seasons? I can't think of one.
http://twitter.com/LOTNorm LOTNorm

I liked Heroes all the way through.
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G-Rat

Skylar was the most BULLSh**T villan of all time…(Absorb powers,die, comeback REPEAT) I stopped watching after the second season. Nothing was more frustrating then knowing that Skylar did whatever he wanted, when he wanted and that no one was gonna stop him. I loved the show and Skylar ruined it for me….
http://inheritedtigers.blogspot.com Jonathan Nolan

LOST.
jamie

Tim kring if u just had of given peter his full abilities back, kept sylar as a badass villain, let ando use his abilities as a hero, and mohinder use his powers more you would of had people constantly watching your show. when you remove all the good things about your show people stop watching. so if it does come back you need to return all the good things or it will just be another epic fail like season 4.
http://twitter.com/Chris_Joseph Chris Joseph

What can i say about heroes, this show could have been more. Why wasnt it bad ass? Why wasnt there more mystique? We were drawn in by the mystery of the company, the brain man, and the intrigue of super powers. Somewhere along the way the writers dropped the ball. Maybe it was the strike, maybe not. I think the problem was that they couldnt tie up story lines, inconsistencies to the universe they created. If you watched the show you know what im talking about i dont need to explain. I think i was sad for a moment when i read that it was cancelled, but maybe i really wasnt. To me the show ended when they gimped Peters character and never gave it a second thought. Well way to go Tim Kring it could have been so much more, you should have given us resolution. It would have been so much better if the story would have ended at season one with Sylar being dead and all the heroes together watching Peter and his brother blowing themselves up. oh well

HEROES Creator Tim Kring Reaches Out to “45 Million” Fans About the Show’s Cancellation

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