acosmichippo t1_ja5fkhh wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:47 PM

Heroes

stevenw84 OP t1_ja5fmgp wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:48 PM

Never seen it, but I've heard negative things.

acosmichippo t1_ja5k86e wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:22 AM

first season was amazing and incredibly popular. then the writers strike hit.

Maninhartsford t1_ja6gyrd wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:50 AM

Don't let the writers off that easy. The strike is why the season was only 11 episodes long, not why those 11 episodes were bad. Scripted TV shut down for a few months, they didn't replace their writers.

idontlikeflamingos t1_ja773lh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:22 AM

And it continued to be crap in the following seasons.

The writers strike maybe made the downfall quicker but it was inevitable. It's clear that season 1 was the only one they really had figured out a story to tell. After that it was just milking it and making shit up as it went along.

reeeallycoolusername t1_ja6x2g4 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:57 AM

This is a great answer, I remember watching week to week every season and asking myself "Why".

And then the reboot happened...