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| Heroes | | (And Hob-Nob Principle) | | 01 October 2007 | | Heroes (Wednesday, 9PM, BBC2) is rubbish - the plot is preposterous, the special effects are comically bad, and the dialog makes the Teletubbies look like great literature. So why are we still watching?
But first, let us justify ourselves a little.
Most science fiction has some kind basis in science fact - and even when it is improbable (the Star Trek warp drive, say) it at least has some sort of internal consistency – the effects of the acceleration required to "jump to warp" are mitigated by inertial dampers. Heroes, on the other hand, has all the scientific plausibility of Uri Geller – one of the characters can fly, at several hundred miles an hour, even though he has no wings and his only energy source is the croissant he had for breakfast. Doesn't he need a dylithium matrix or something? Apparently not.
But if you thought the story was ridiculous, just wait 'till you've seen the FX. Battlestar Galactica has shown that you don't need a huge budget to produce a good-looking show, but Heroes manages to look more like a Tom & Jerry cartoon than a piece of serious drama. We keep expecting a batman-style "wosh!" explanation-bubble to appear when Nathan takes to the sky; while Claire is frequently so doused with ketchup that we've begin to dream about her served-up with fries.
And yet... and yet...
We have watched every episode, and can't wait for the next one. Why? Well, this is the moment when a real TV reviewed would roll-out the cliche "oddly compelling", and we're afraid it is true. As Mohinder might put it, we are all searching for answers - why? how? And so we watch "one more chapter" as we strive for enlightenment. After all, we don't really like hob-knobs - they are just rolled oats, hammered into a round, biscuity shape with half a bag of sugar. But we'll still eat a whole packet if you put them in front of us! |
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