Heroes: Reborn

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2015
User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 190 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 190
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 190
  3. Negative: 84 out of 190
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  1. cjdew
    Oct 24, 2015
    2
    Cheesy, cliche, and poorly made. Sadly, targeted towards young kids. Really wanted to like this but could not even make it through the season. An insult to the original series.
  2. regraham
    Sep 26, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a huge fan of the first series (so much so, I followed 4 of the cast around London one weekend to get autographs) I was hopeful that this would return to it's former glory, Especially with the likes of Zachary Levi on board. With his character being the only one with any potential depth, I was only mildly paying attention to the show as it failed to grab me from the off. At the point (MASSIVE SPOILER). that a character transported inside of what is supposed to be a video game, the producers of this show lost me forever. That sequence offended my intelligence as a viewer and my passion as a gamer.… Expand
  3. uconnmikey
    Oct 6, 2015
    2
    Not worth the watch...even for a loyal Heroes fan. This is not a reboot, as advertised...it's a disjointed, poorly written, continuation of the already lost plot line of Heroes. I loved season 1 of Heroes...great character development, smartly used special effects, and a larger plot line that was engaging. This edition has none of those characteristics. I found myself losing interest inNot worth the watch...even for a loyal Heroes fan. This is not a reboot, as advertised...it's a disjointed, poorly written, continuation of the already lost plot line of Heroes. I loved season 1 of Heroes...great character development, smartly used special effects, and a larger plot line that was engaging. This edition has none of those characteristics. I found myself losing interest in the story line about 15 minutes into episode 1. In fact, outside of the man in the horn rimed glasses, I could care less about anyone on the show. Most of the new faces are unlikeable and some are just down right boring. Sadly, this one is getting deleted from my DVR.… Expand
  4. ScienceAdvisor
    Jan 8, 2016
    3
    After giving it sufficient time to reach it's stride, the eleventh episode "Send in the clones", hits what surely must be a lowest point. Considering this is the first episode after the winter break, it should have been a high, but the poor writing, directing, acting, sound recording & re-recording in studio to cover it up, all adds up to the end of Heroes: Reborn and Kring.

    There are    After giving it sufficient time to reach it's stride, the eleventh episode "Send in the clones", hits what surely must be a lowest point. Considering this is the first episode after the winter break, it should have been a high, but the poor writing, directing, acting, sound recording & re-recording in studio to cover it up, all adds up to the end of Heroes: Reborn and Kring.

    There are more inconsistencies and dropped continuity in Heroes: Reborn, within a single season, than just about any other show in history, barring Kripke's trainwreck Revolution. The writing is pure comic book disposable trash, and for a show with super-powers, it is amazingly boring. Not to mention how infuriating it is to see the powers being ignored, or misued more often than not.

    Kripke is clearly pandering to the Japanses anime crowd with many of the aspects of Heroes: Reborn, but does it so blantantly, in a laughably illogical manner, that it just obliterates the show's (and his) credibility. Hopefully he has a nice five year vacation on NBC's money, and has a good re-think about this whole TV thing.    … Expand
  5. Erald
    Oct 8, 2015
    0
    Tim Kring should stop doing anything related to Heroes or TV, he doesn't have any talent at all.

    Worst TV show this year by far, the CGI sequence is just ridiculous.

    I think this will be cancelled after a year.
  6. Octomort
    Oct 30, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think Kring does have some talent, based on S1 of the original Heroes. I think what he lacks is the political clout or economic spine to stand up to marketing execs and high ranking producers.

    S2-S4 of original looked as if the script and character development was swapped and changed without concern for artistic and dramatic considerations. Nielsen figure writing! Heroes reborn is similar and looks like there was a good idea which could only get the money if concessions were made to artistically inept marketing people. It comes across as if for the 12 to 17 age group.

    From the original there was some residual affection for the character Mollie, what happens, she kills herself. Oh big drama, Oh lets keep watching. No! Its a pathetic waste of a potentially good character, linking back some of the, (very few) best bits of the last 3 original seasons.

    It seems current trend in Super heroes generally is to start killing off Evo in droves.

    If you haven't started watching i recommend find another way to spend your hours watching time.

    I will stay to the end because of the Man in the Horn Rimmed Glasses and Hiro, and i'm off on the sick and a bit bored.    … Expand
  7. PerfectCritic
    Nov 1, 2015
    2
    As a fan of the original Heroes , I feel insulted by this level of crap they're offering us.
    Just bits a pieces from all over just put together in a humiliating effort to make something like the original , but it fails epically , this piece of junk is a shame for the original cast members who are taking part of the reboot.
    Right from the beginning and throughout the show we see people    As a fan of the original Heroes , I feel insulted by this level of crap they're offering us.
    Just bits a pieces from all over just put together in a humiliating effort to make something like the original , but it fails epically , this piece of junk is a shame for the original cast members who are taking part of the reboot.

    Right from the beginning and throughout the show we see people with stupid powers that doesn't fit in the Heroes world ; a man that turns into smoke !! really!! , another that regenerate a whole new human being by cutting any piece of himself !!! yeah and he regenerates with the same clothes and equipment W..T..F !! who writes this $#it ?!!! , not to forget the Japanese girl who transfers herself into a game ...OMG that's the worst one .

    Even the editing is a huge failure , and the graphics are so dated and cheap seems like it was done in the 90's.
    one of the worst writings I have ever seen, what a shame.

    I really wish they'd kill this show before they ruin it even more , please please kill it and let us keeps the good memories of the original HEROES.    … Expand
  8. Gurolge
    Jan 21, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have watched the entire season hoping to find something smart and I found Superman IV the Quest for Peace kind of laziness in terms of writing instead. The flashback to the past could have revealed that the twins holding a taco together at Woodstock leading the taco to fly freezing the solar wave would save the world and somehow it would be much more smarter than coming up with what they went along with. I mean the guy who figures out that he can send radiation beams a few days ago starts flying and bombs the solar flare with full confidence. Heroes Reborn should stop trying to portray a universe and focus on fewer characters with less impressive powers - Heroes first season was good because all the characters were in a realistic environment and they had real people problems and they had a phase of figuring things out. There was mystery because there was something left for imagination - not dozens of people who seem to change powers as it is necessary for the plot for the sake of showing mediocre CGI effects. The Fifth Element, which is 1997 movie, had better CGI and they did not have to steal the ending of Heroes Reborn....… Expand
  9. zombiecharro
    Oct 14, 2015
    3
    Can't believe they make the same mistakes, the incredibly evil characters that suddenly we supposed to fell for, all the cliches from last time, the blonde key element, the misunderstood teen, the funny asian +sidekick, story is garbage, bunch of storylines cramped up rushed and nonsensical truly sad, i'll still watch it, but man, such potential wasted.
  10. outraaageous
    Mar 10, 2016
    1
    This reboot-come-sequel to Heroes represented an opportunity to show that Season 1 wasn't a fluke; that the considerable missteps of what came after had been learnt from; a chance at redemption for a talented writer. Frustratingly, from the first episode we are instantly cast back, back, back, into familiar tropes - a muddled plot, poor acting, and a failure to keep proceedings grounded inThis reboot-come-sequel to Heroes represented an opportunity to show that Season 1 wasn't a fluke; that the considerable missteps of what came after had been learnt from; a chance at redemption for a talented writer. Frustratingly, from the first episode we are instantly cast back, back, back, into familiar tropes - a muddled plot, poor acting, and a failure to keep proceedings grounded in the gritty realism that the second season haemorrhaged, along with its viewers. And worse was still to come for the rest of the series, if you made it that far, with a consistent stupidness in characterisation that was as insipid as it was terrible. I'm just glad that it's over, but I do wonder why they bothered to further besmirch the brand? This was about as bad a showing as Tim Kring could have produced, and can leave no doubt that the strength of Heroes' debut was nothing but a one-time lightning strike.… Expand

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: David Sims
    Sep 25, 2015
    40
    Heroes Reborn would have to do something drastically different to distinguish itself in 2015, but all it seems to offer so far is more of the same.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Sep 25, 2015
    40
    Heroes Reborn is in a curious middle ground where it seems to be giving both too much and too little exposition.
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  3. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Sep 24, 2015
    75
    Despite that all-too-familiar set-up, Heroes Reborn gets off to a promising start, with some fresh, sympathetic characters and a gentle introduction baited with a little mythology from the original to keep those fans on the hook.
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