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Show that seemed to have everything going against it rises to must-see status, writes Rob Salem
Nov. 13, 2006. 01:00 AM
ROB SALEM
Contrary to clich?, heroes do not always triumph. Sometimes the bad guys win. And on TV, it's usually the mediocre ones.
So it came as a delightful surprise ? to the critics and to its creators ? when Heroes very quickly emerged as the season's hottest new show, debuting to the highest ratings (14.3 million) of any NBC drama of the last five years. In Canada, where it also airs on Global, it averages a commensurate 1.2 million.
Nov. 13, 2006. 01:00 AM
ROB SALEM
Contrary to clich?, heroes do not always triumph. Sometimes the bad guys win. And on TV, it's usually the mediocre ones.
So it came as a delightful surprise ? to the critics and to its creators ? when Heroes very quickly emerged as the season's hottest new show, debuting to the highest ratings (14.3 million) of any NBC drama of the last five years. In Canada, where it also airs on Global, it averages a commensurate 1.2 million.
And to completely confirm:
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SYLAR REVEALED: This is it, folks! The Heroes spoiler of spoilers: the true identity of the as-yet unseen secret super-villain of the series, the insidious, serial-killing Sylar ...
Okay, it's not a real spoiler. I wouldn't do that to you. But I will share one interesting little tidbit: Sylar's voice, as heard in Heroes' second episode, was recorded by the Toronto-born voice veteran Maurice LaMarche.
LaMarche, best known as the voice of The Brain (as in Pinky &), did the Sylar voice as a one-off; much to his superhero fanboy dismay, he was never in consideration to play the actual physical role.
"I'm guessing they were after someone a little more sinister, a bit less pleasant and kindly looking than myself," he allows.
"Still, it's great to have been asked to contribute to such a pivotal moment in superhero history."
Okay, it's not a real spoiler. I wouldn't do that to you. But I will share one interesting little tidbit: Sylar's voice, as heard in Heroes' second episode, was recorded by the Toronto-born voice veteran Maurice LaMarche.
LaMarche, best known as the voice of The Brain (as in Pinky &), did the Sylar voice as a one-off; much to his superhero fanboy dismay, he was never in consideration to play the actual physical role.
"I'm guessing they were after someone a little more sinister, a bit less pleasant and kindly looking than myself," he allows.
"Still, it's great to have been asked to contribute to such a pivotal moment in superhero history."
