Sunday

I have now finally finished the first season of Heroes (I haven't seen many movies at all recently, sorry). I don't know if it's a modern phenomenon or not that shows are aired before they have finished shooting the series, but it seems to be happening more and more frequently. This is especially the case with the long twenty-two or so episodes of American dramas. The advantage for the production company is that they can get an idea of what the audience does or doesn't like about the show. For example, in the series Vanished, the main character is killed off about half-way through the series and replaced with someone else. The show became popular and the company wanted a better actor in the lead role. Pretty astonishing, you have to admit, but little things like this are always happening. I'm sure changes were made to Heroes for the second half of the series after they realised they had a hit on their hands. The overall plot, surely, must change when the writers are told they are going to get another series. This definitely happened with Vanished, Heroes, and Prison Break, and is quite frustrating for the viewer. Things seem to be coming to a nice conclusion, but then something will come out of nowhere in the last episode to keep things propelling onwards.