Heroes season 2

Heroes
Season 2
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No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 24 (2007-09-24) –
December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)
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The NBC superhero serial drama series Heroes follows the lives of people across the globe who possess various superhuman powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The second season premiered on September 24, 2007, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 26, 2008.

Within the seasons of Heroes are "volumes", which allow the writers to focus on shorter story arcs.[1] The second season comprises a single volume of 11 episodes called Generations.

The second season was designed to contain three volumes called Generations, Exodus, and Villains. Exodus was scrapped due to in part to viewer criticism[2] (some fans thought that the show had too slow of a build-up) but mainly due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike;[3] whilst Villains was carried over to the show's third season.[4] As a result, the second season consisted of only 11 episodes, 13 fewer than were originally ordered by NBC.[5] Originally, the second season of Heroes was to be followed in April and May 2008 by six stand-alone episodes of a new series, Heroes: Origins.[6] The spin-off was intended as an alternative to a long mid-season hiatus, which led to a drop in ratings for Heroes in its first season.[7] The project, which was later planned to be 12 episodes, was indefinitely postponed due to a decline in viewership and the strike[8] and eventually cancelled.[9]

  1. ^ Frutkin, A.J. (August 20, 2007). "TV Hero: Tim Kring Readies Season Two of NBC Hit Heroes". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Jensen, Jeff (November 7, 2007). "Heroes Creator Apologizes to Fans". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Goldman, Eric (December 14, 2007). "Heroes Creator Tim Kring Talks". IGN. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
  4. ^ "NBC Renews Drama Series Chuck, Life and Heroes for 2008–09 Season" (Press release). NBC Media Village. February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Beeman, Greg (November 26, 2007). "Season 2 Episode 10 "Truth and Consequences"". Beeming Beeman. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
  6. ^ Schneider, Michael (May 14, 2007). "NBC Announces Schedule, Shows". Variety. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
  7. ^ Bauder, David (May 14, 2007). "Learning From Heroes, Struggling NBC Embraces the Supernatural for Its Autumn Season". Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
  8. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (November 1, 2007). "False Start for NBC's Heroes: Origins". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Spelling, Ian (April 3, 2008). "Heroes Returns, Origins Dies". Sci Fi Wire. Archived from the original on April 6, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2008.