Heroes

As Heroes concluded what vaguely looked like its mid-season finale, the show alluded to the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance)--- all of which I've gone through unknowingly as I watch the first 10 episodes of the fourth season play out. This week, though, it's all about acceptance of the things we can't change, what is and what should never be.  Case in point: Nathan Petrelli. Ever since Sylar killed...  

On 7 December, world leaders and negotiators will meet in Copenhagen to discuss the future of our planet. As the debate intensifies, the New Statesman’s panel of environmental experts have chosen their heroes and villains – politicians, activists, companies and institutions.  

We've been teased since early October about a major character death coming to NBC's "Heroes," and now reports are coming in that it'll be... Adrian Pasdar's Nathan Petrelli. The 23 of you who still watch will doubtless be scratching your heads and asking, "Didn't they do that last season?" Well... yes. Nathan was killed at the end of season three during a fight against the power-sucking villain Sylar (Zachary Quinto). When Sylar was defeated...  

It's no secret that Heroes has been slipping in quality and in the ratings since the end of its first season. Things have improved a bit this year thanks to Robert Knepper's fantastic turn as manscara-wearing carnival boss Samuel Sullivan. Watching Sylar torment Matt Parkman with some Tyler Durden-esque head games has been a hoot too. But, as we TV critics like to bring up every now and then, the current season isn't nearly as good as that...  

Heroes kicks off November sweeps Monday with the reunion of one of the show's most memorable, if tragically separated, couples: Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) and Charlie Andrews (Glee's Jayma Mays). Check out photos of the Heroes cast The duo's brief love ...  

 Mini-review: Sylar gets back in his body but Nathan is still in control. Tracy bonds with Claire and considers joining the carnival. Mohinder makes a discovery about Samuel that almost gets him killed. Recap: This was the episode we've been waiting for. The season thus far has been driven by two questions: What will become of Sylar and  what is Samuel's master plan? Monday night's episode yielded answers to these questions, giving the...  

 Mini-review: Hiro shows Lydia who really killed Samuel’s brother, Thanksgiving at the Bennet household ends in a surreal triple date and Angela finally tells her sons the truth about Nathan, who promptly reveals his Sylar side. Recap: Monday night’s episode had a distinctly Manichean flavour, with the good and evil aspects of season four cancelling each other out. On the one hand, Sylar made his triumphant return, albeit briefly, and on the...  

Tonight on "Heroes," it's a dramatic staging of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."The Course of True Love Never Did Run SmoothFuture Hiro, past Hiro, Ando, Noah, Sylar, Charlie, Samuel and a CIA agent named Lauren Gilmore are all in Odessa, Texas.Noah and Agent Lauren are all flirty-flirty, bordering on affair-having, which is an interesting ret-con.Samuel tries to convince Hiro not to upset the paths everyone is on and leave Charlie alone, but he...  

It's time to move on from the events that happened in the infamous roadside dinner in Texas to the events that transpired two weeks ago on Heroes. While the three-character arc per episode has made storylines a bit cohesive, it makes the show a little bit confusing to follow because of the sporadic continuity. But if you've stuck by this show through thick and thin, then you're already used to this minor glitch. Now on to the highlights of...  

  Mini-review: Samuel drives a wedge between Claire and Noah, Peter rekindles Emma’s passion for healing and Matt tries to get Sylar killed … again. Recap: Season four picked up some momentum Monday night, with Sylar and Claire’s storylines gaining focus and momentum. The above-average episode drew strength from Sylar, whose battle for supremacy over Matt Parkman’s body finally reached something of a conclusion. But Claire’s story was also...  

This week the TODAY anchors have been paying tribute to the mentors who shaped their careers. It’s a serious subject, but not too serious for Jay Leno to have some fun with it on the “The Jay Leno Show” in a clip the hosts watched this morning. “I’ve know Meredith a long time,” Leno said, poker-faced as clips of Vieira’s early days in TV began to play. “But I did not know this!” Suddenly an obviously much doctored clip from “Naked News...  

OK, we're teasing. As far as we know, "Today" show co-host Meredith Vieira doesn't have any major skeletons in her closet. That's not, however, what Jay Leno would have you believe. During his show Tuesday night, Leno noted that Vieira had done a "Today" piece that showed clips from her TV career, which stretches back to a stint as a local news reporter in Rhode Island in the 1970s.Pretty innocuous stuff -- until Leno inserted a faked image of...  

Darth Vader, Ironman, GI Joe, Super Mario and Captain America, along with Transformers Bumblebee and Megatron, headlined the cast of costumed characters at the 32nd annual Super Safe Halloween...  

On the eve of All Hallows Eve, San Diego elites got super and scoundrel-ish for the Yelpoween 'Heroes and Villians' party at All American Grill. The Halloween spirit was well in tact with costumes ranging from Batman to Quailman. Many...  

Japan's Miki Ando came from behind to win the NHK Trophy and claim her second straight Grand Prix title on Saturday. Ando, winner of the Rostelecom Cup two weeks ago, collected 162.55 points to top the fourth event of the Grand Prix series and earned ...