NBC Officially Cancels Heroes, Chuck Will Return!
By Krystal Clark
We never thought we would say this but, THANK YOU NBC! The network has kicked “Heroes” to the curb after four years that consisted of one good season and three that were visual cancer. Just yesterday we reported on the show’s uncertain future and now it’s been confirmed (doing multiple backflips in a row) that it’s over. Not only that but the network finally decided to give the action comedy “Chuck” another season, along with four new pilots.
This morning the network made the decision to put “Heroes” and audiences out of their misery by deciding against a 5th season. We watched the show from episode one all the way up to this year’s finale and quite frankly it was time to go. NBC needed to make an executive decision and put the show out to pasture. We say good luck and good riddance. The series started with so much promise and intrigue and ended up becoming a shadow of its former self.
None of the characters were likable anymore, even Peter got on our nerves at times. Hiro was annoying, Mohinder’s narration was annoying, Claire was annoying, Niki/Jessica/Tracy sure as hell were annoying, you get the picture. All we can say is thanks for a good first season and jump-starting Zachary Quinto’s career but everything else will be blocked out of our collective memory.
Loading ...On a positive note, “Chuck” has been renewed for another season (score!) and will be back to kick-ass and take names this fall. Despite all the time slot changes viewership for the show continues to grow so NBC has decided to stick with it and see what happens. They’ve also green lit three more dramas and one comedy entitled, “The Cape,” “Outlaw,” “Harry’s Law” and “Friends With Benefits.”
When it comes to that age old argument of “Lost” vs “Heroes,” we know who won that battle. “Lost” is going out by choice, “Heroes” went out by force.
What do you think of the cancellation of Heroes? Are you mad, sad, or glad?
Source: Coming Soon
Friday, May 14, 2010 6:24PM
Screw NBC I just bought all 3 seasons of Heroes on blu ray and now they are worthless cause NBC would not give the show an ending! I will never watch NBC again!!!!!
Friday, May 14, 2010 7:32PM
The only time I was ever disappointed with Heroes was the last episode, but the two episodes before the last one were so good I could forgive that last one….if only it weren’t the last one ever. I can believe the series is going out on that note.
I really have to disagree that none of the characters were likeable anymore. Sylar was just starting to be likeable…I mean, by your definition (that of not being annoying) Sylar was always likeable.
There was always a danger with a show titled Heroe, since most of the characters were either going to be heroes or villians, that there could be no protagonist and therefore no real plot to speak of, but I think they managed really well by making the main villian (Sylar) also the protagonist. Sylar had an interesting journey as a character that I would really have liked to see through to the end.
I mean I’m glad and all, like you say, that Heroes jump-started Zachary Quinto’s career because I think he’s best actor working today. So, yeah, I’m glad that he will now have the time to do more other things, but I feel cheated not getting to see the resolution of the Sylar character arc.
Friday, May 14, 2010 7:49PM
You hit it on the nail. One great season, 3 others I have suffered through. I much preferred Chuck, and I am glad they kept it.
Friday, May 14, 2010 10:03PM
Chuck is not worth crap and I'm definitely upset about this show being cancelled I don't get network channels on my satalite except for abc so what shows I do watch I watch on the internet and nbc just cancelled the reason for my even looking at their site With all the crap reality shows you would think they would at least leave a few shows that people actually watch even if it's on the net Maybe they need to count who's watching their shows on net too instead of some stupid Neilson rating box crap and that goes for abc too I loved Flash Forward and I been watching V but it's not as good as Flash Forward because it's been done before The least they could do for the fans of these shows is show a real ending or even make a movie with a ending I saw the finale of Heroes and they were showing their abilities to the world at the end so I guess we will have to be satisifed with that and if cbs cancels CSI:Miami or Ghost Whisperer they can all jump in a river I don't know why they bother showing those reality dating shows all they are is about screwing all the girls or guys you can and OMG I fell in love in a month please get real
Friday, May 14, 2010 11:41PM
NBC sucks!!!!!!!!! They should have done a season 5 to tie it up. But no NBC kills it. Chuck sucks that's the one that should have been canceled. I will never and I mean never watch any thing on NBC ever again.
Monday, May 17, 2010 9:46AM
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:28AM
It started out very well, but just lost its momentum. I had gotten through the end of the second season; but when it came time to catch up on the third season On Demand, I found myself just very disinterested and easily distracted. Ultimately I gave up, which I am now glad I did. Seems like I am not the only one. Sorry for the folks who got invested in it.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:13PM
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Saturday, July 10, 2010 7:19PM
I love Chuck and it is definitely not crap, I don't think there are any other shows I regularly watch on NBC. I personally couldn't care less about Heros, to me it was just a weird show that didn't make any sense. On the other hand Chuck is funny, some what on the action-y side, has a different story line and theme, the characters are perfect, and it is not hard to figure out. Oh by the way NBC, Jeffster is hilarious, I am sooo getting one of their t-shirts!
Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:38PM
I watched Heroes from the first episode till the last and i loved it but i did think it started off great and got a bit boring closer to the end. Since it's been cancelled i started watching Chuck and have become obsessed!!! In my opinion i am glad Chuck was saved over Heroes even though i loved Heroes. Chuck FTW!!!!
Friday, September 10, 2010 4:12PM
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 3:45PM
NBC…are you crazy!!!
Canceling Heroes was a well kept secret. this show was fabulous. It took us away from the everyday, isn't that what TV is supposed to do??
Thursday, September 30, 2010 6:42PM
This is ridiculious. Im done with SHYTBC. I will never watch Shytbc again. Heroes was a great show i looked forward to on a weekly base. Guee its back th WB again.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 6:48AM
who ever wrote this up is an idiot!!!!!
Heroes needs an ending. How can they cancel it with that ending?
heroes was great i loved every season!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:33AM
Why is someone an idiot because they have a different opinion than you? That doesn't make any sense. And shows get canceled all the time without final seasons so that's nothing new. If you loved every season that's great but there are a lot of people who didn't. To each his own.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 4:47PM
Yes, Heroes wasn't as good as it once was, but NBC shouldn't have left people hanging on a cliff.
It deserved one last season, hell, even a HALF season to just gently put Heroes to sleep.
I loved the first season, and fell in love with the show. I stayed a fan, even when it started to get silly, and the characters got annoying. I was perturbed with the finale of season 4, but anxious to see season 5 to the end, and finally get a conclusion.
But now I'm left with a shitty finale. I understand Heroes wasn't getting enough interest anymore, nor was it as good as season one. But if you're going to cancel a show, at least see it to a suitable end.
Grrr
Sunday, February 6, 2011 7:54PM
I liked Heroes but they lost me after season two. I just became less interested. In fact I found myself no caring if I saw the show or after half way into season 3. Chuck on the other hand has managed to keep me interested.
Saturday, February 12, 2011 8:16PM
OMG! im sad! i looove heroes, sure it got annoying and it seemed like it wasnt going anywhere BUT Tim Kring ended it with a bad cliffhanger and i wanna 5th season dammit! D:< or at least a movie that ends it properly instead of this poop
rrrgh i almost cried knowing it was canceled! soo unfair.
Saturday, February 12, 2011 8:19PM
and WTF is Chuck?! lol i dont watch NBC its on netflix
Sunday, February 27, 2011 6:13AM
CHUCK IS AWESOME and NBC was right to cancel heroes for chuck. CHUCK has great views and loyal fans. Heroes sucks. I didnt even want to watch it after the first episde. NBC certainly made the right choice. CHUCK is a action packed comedy show with romance. THATS THE PERFECT COMBINATION
Sunday, February 27, 2011 5:26AM
CHUCK is definetly NOT crap it is an awesome tv series. It is an action packed comedy with romance. The best comination. HERIES wasnt good. I stopped watching it after the 1st episode. but i FELL IN LOVE WITH CHUCK FORST EPISODE see the difference??!!? CHUCK and SARAH are so cute together. and im soo happy chuck got another season like they deserved.
Monday, May 16, 2011 2:37PM
im very happy that they will continue with chuck, its the f*cking best tv show i ever seen, and ive seen alot ( geek yes…
) i like many series very much, for example, HIMYM, chuck, entourage, simpsons, family guy, burn notice, the office, scrubs , 2 1/2 men, eureka , etc. and Chuck beats em all! CHUCK FOR THE WIN!!!!!!! <333333333333333333333
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:48PM
Ok, so something you watched one episode of sucks? HAHAHAHAHA! Wow, how myopic and petulant. Do you read the first page of a book and decide then and there the quality? The perfect combination, you pleb, is something that allows you to escape and is allowed to run it's course. You can't even spell or use correct grammar. See the difference? As for 3 seasons of "visual cancer" I am afraid that is reserved for programs such as the US version of the Office, which is just awful, and the US version of Shameless. Not forgetting the abortion that is Two and a half Men (seriously… I have tried to watch it and just found the jokes redundant, the characters 1-dimensional, the script is nothing short of a crime against comedy, and the story lines that would leave you believing Americans have less of a grasp of Comedy than the Germans!) Heroes was actually good. The characters changing – Sylas going from good to bad, Noah going from bad guy to family man – which he always was, Hiro's heart wrenching story with Jayma May's Character. For fans of Stan Lee and the Uncanny X-Men this show was gold. And to the dude that thinks watching a lot of TV makes you a geek… No, understanding how Nuclear Fusion and table top suns work is being a geek. Understanding String Theory and how it pertains to explaining why and how matter has mass is also proof of being a nerd. Knowing how to program a text-based RPG into a casio graphical calculator is for us poor geeks… Not watching terrible and generic shows. (and I true geek would say BSG is the greatest show ever! or SG1! Hell even saying Sanctuary would be slightly geeky… not Entourage… That just makes you aux fait with being metrosexual and in touch with your feminine side! Do you also like Glee?)
Great shows get cancelled. Look at Firefly and Dark Angel.
Well done, USA, yet another show you actually got right then cancelled. Keep churning out shit like 90210 and Supernatural though. Oh and murdering British comedy!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:59PM
No, he is an idiot for not actually constructing his argument. I mean fine, have a difference of opinion, but this is beyond subjective! The person is a moron for just insulting a show without reason… oh sorry, he got Cancer of the eyes… and he found everyone annoying.. no reason why they were?!?! And my opinion differs from the Nazis and I would call a Nazi an idiot but by your argument I would be wrong in doing so and should respect their ill-informed, ignorant and subjective view. I'm sorry, but why write the article in such a way? As for a lot of people whom didn't like it, yes, but so what? A lot of people say the same about many programs! Let me end this using your own closing statement – To each his own. You destroyed your own argument. Sorry, dollface, but you did. If that latter part of your comment is true then you shouldn't have had a go because it's each to their own.
Monday, September 26, 2011 10:14AM
Heroes was my favorite show! I loved it so much. I just dont understand why they cancel everything thats worth watching and keep the shows that suck. Heroes deserves to come back, at least for a deserved finale.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:47PM
look nbc you guys have no idea what your sitting on here. this is a t.v series about super human abilities, everyone and their mothers love super heroes none of the characters got annoying except for maybe tracy and her sisters, but everyone one else was perfect who ever wrote this report has no idea what the shows truly about. You guys have touched a certain fan base that makes it hard to really let it go especially because how you guys let it end. its been 3 years now i say screw the daily ratings just release straight to dvd im sure every single actor would be willing to do something like this. Maybe air the first episode just to get the peoples attention and release the rest on dvd. just be nice. you guys have enough money just bring us back HEROES