Readers have been clamoring for exciting Heroes news - and here it is!
An Everwood alum is coming aboard the show, as sources have told Michael Ausiello that Justin Baldoni - who portrayed Emily VanCamp's boyfriend on the late, great WB series by producer Rina Mimoun - is joining the cast of Heroes as Alex, a Southern California surfer who works at a comic book store.
Baldoni will appear in a minimum of two episodes.
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Our site has received a number of comments that focus on its recent negativity toward the show. We greatly appreciate the feedback, but do feel the need to clarify:
The Heroes Fanatic staff loves this series. Granted, we get frustrated by certain story lines, but we tune in every week, we take the time to write episode guides, post photos, quotes, etc. We wouldn't do so if we didn't enjoy what Heroes had to offer.
Still, it's also our job to report the news - and there's no getting around the fact ratings are down 21% from last season, a pair of producers have been fired as a result, and two leading entertainment publications (TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly) have questioned whether the show will even be around for a fourth season. It would be irresponsible of us to turn a blind eye toward these developments.
Even Heroes creator Tim Kring is aware the show needs a change. He recently tole E! Online that a couple characters will soon die:
"There are a couple more deaths planned," Kring said. "Someone you have come to know will not make it to the end of the season."
Who do you think this should be? Which character would you kill off?
Heroes is broken.
This is difficult for even the most loyal fan to debate now that the series has fired a pair of veteran producers due to low ratings, poor budgeting and critical lambasting across the Internet.
With those problems in mind, TV Guide has offered a few solutions for the show. To wit:
PROBLEM: The Heroes have no lives.
SOLUTION: Make them go into hiding again and live "real" lives.
Season 3 has consisted of a series of fool's errands. Hiro tries to infiltrate the bad guys, but why is unclear. Claire decides to go rogue and round up the Level 5 bad guys. Nathan mostly mopes and takes the vague advice of a spectral Linderman, as if he's a trusted advisor. The Heroes need to re-enter "real" life, with jobs, spouses, and mortgages. Remember when Peter was a nurse? It added a certain human dimension to his character that no number of scars or overwrought parental confrontations can.
Sounds sensible to us. How about you?
HOW WOULD YOU FIX HEROES? Let us know in our 
Hiro looks as confused about season three as most viewers have been.
As Heroes takes a week off, here's what viewers can look forward to over the next month on the show.
Here's a sneak peek at upcoming story lines on the series, character by character:
Sylar: Fans recently learned that Sylar has a son in the future. "People might wonder where that son came from," Zachary Quinto said to Entertainment Weekly. "And maybe there's some information [coming up] that leads in that direction."
Hiro: This character is about to encounter Arthur Petrelli, who makes a mess of his mind and forces Ando to teach him anew how to be a Hero.
Claire: Will be partnerned with Elle for the duration of November.
Elle: "I like how they're delving into Elle's past. You see she has compassion, she does struggle with her choices," Kristin Bell says of the upcoming look at her past. Look for Elle to have an unexpected connection with Sylar.
The Petrellis: Cristine Rose wonders, "Where did it all go wrong for Angela that she'd be willing to kill her children and vast amounts of people?" The actress promises that viewers will soon find out.
Brea Grant has come aboard Heroes for season three.
Here's an interview E! News conducted with the Daphne portrayer. In it, she touches on a number of topics, related to Heroes and other shows she has appeared on:
The first casualties of Heroes' poor ratings and inconsistent, confounding story lines have been announced.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, executive producers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb have been let go due to creative differences.
The publication reports that Alexander and Loeb were let go because of NBC's frustration with the creative direction of the show. The series has also been produced way over budget, as each episode is costing more than the original price tag allotted to each hour.
Poorly written story lines such as Hiro and Ando in Africa have cost two Heroes' producers their jobs.
