Dan Liebke's Astonishing Tales

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What has become clear to those with the common sense and single-minded determination to open their souls to its magnificence is that the first season of Heroes is the single finest piece of televisual fiction ever to foist itself upon us, the eternally grateful viewer. Nobody sane disputes this.

The challenge will be the second season. The season that brought undone shows as diverse as Desperate Housewives, Twin Peaks and Herman’s Head. I suggest the writers avoid the dreaded second season slump by broadening their notion of superpowers, while still tapping into the archetypes that made Season One such an almighty bloody triumph.

For example: why not a buxom young schoolgirl with the uncanny ability to heal washing machines and other laundry-based whitegoods? “Save the frontloader. Save the world.” Or a sculptor with the ability to predict, via the medium of clay, the future of every Big Brother™ eviction? A fireman who says what everybody else is thinking? A Korean who can travel through thyme? So many options.

(Here’s another tip: The ‘O’ and the ‘P’ on one’s keyboard are right beside one another, so when doing promotional material, keep an eye out for the typos, huh? A pre-Season Two marketing campaign declaring ‘Herpes Is Back’ is not going to help anybody.)

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