Kevin Smith takes on 'Heroes'
Yet more Heroes-related news: Kevin Smith has announced at Comic-Con that he will be directing the first episode of the "Heroes" spinoff, "Heroes: Origins", in spring 2008. Kevin Smith, who directed and wrote Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma, has also directed the pilot episode of "Reaper" for the CW, which is getting great reviews, including one from the New York Times.
Apparently a different director will take on each episode of the spinoff. Who would you like to see? Quentin Tarantino's episode of "CSI" was pretty good, and I wouldn't mind seeing his take on "Heroes."
"Reaper" premiers on the CW on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 9 p.m.
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Apparently, Kevin Smith had pitched a 'Heroes'-esque series concept to HBO a long time ago; and what's wierd is that while they even gave him the greenlight to make a pilot, he was just too lazy or intimidated to do the work in time to get it out before 'Heroes.' Guess this could be the perfect vehichle for Smith to use ideas from his proposed series without having to do the work needed to create his own TV show. I have yet to see Heroes, though a lot of my collegues say it smacks a little too closely of Alan Moore's 'Watchmen' - which isn't a bad thing if you ask me. Might have to check the whole first season out when it arrives on DVD.
Posted on July 30, 2007 7:24 AM