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tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#26: Jul 15th 2011 at 9:09:04 AM

Keep hearing "not as good as Heroes" to which I reply, "which season of Heroes"? Not as good as the first season no, not yet if you're going to judge it just on the basis of one episode but better than most of Season 2. Be patient people! And actually I like the autistic technopath and the synethesiac girl bestest.

edited 15th Jul '11 9:09:33 AM by tricksterson

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MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#27: Jul 15th 2011 at 12:43:45 PM

The first and last seasons of Heroes to be specific.

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MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#28: Jul 15th 2011 at 4:43:32 PM

The girl with the senses is pretty cute, so she's alright in my book. But damn that technopath guy irritates the hell outta me.

hybridelement Rainbowraptor from GA Since: Jun, 2009
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#29: Jul 15th 2011 at 6:45:15 PM

I'm watching my recording now and I'm liking the old man leader guy alot (Lee Rosen?)

" Why do I feel like I'm in a Beckett play when I talk to you?"

Yeah, I was bothered by their interpretation of Synesthesia but hey, I managed put up with it all through watching Canaan. (Plus, I too like Rachel)

Overall, I'm enjoying this show. Granted, I've never seen Heroes but I find it better than Warehouse 13 and Haven.

edited 15th Jul '11 6:46:02 PM by hybridelement

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SweetMadness Everything's going to be okay! Since: Dec, 2009
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#30: Jul 17th 2011 at 8:01:15 AM

I was a HUGE fan of Heroes for a long time, I even stuck through it when it sucked and everyone claimed it sucked (and I admitted it sucked), but what that show did better than Alphas here was character introduction.

Heroes showed us what the characters were WITHOUT their powers first. Their powers, while a part of them, didn't define them completely. In Alphas, we got a scene that first and foremost highlighted what the characters' powers were and then a labeling tag that detailed the technical name they gave for that power with their name. It forever imprints into the audience that this is the whole of the character, they ARE what their special ability is.

Granted, this is only my impression after seeing the first episode, and it may get better, but first impressions still mean a lot.

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TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#31: Jul 17th 2011 at 11:37:15 AM

I'm going to give it chance.

But what they have to do is MAKE SURE SOMEONE LIKE PETER PETRELLI DOESN'T EXIST. Peter was okay for Season 1, but after that he was too powerful. If you have someone like Peter, balance him so you don't have to go through a power-nerfing arc.

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#32: Jul 17th 2011 at 4:46:04 PM

Peter Petrelli was an idiot that didn't learn squat and you're owrried about making a character being too powerful? Eff that noise, want characters that are believable, smart, or at least believably stupid.

So far Alphas has provided us with... Well, Sweet Madness described it best.

edited 17th Jul '11 4:46:21 PM by MousaThe14

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TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#33: Jul 18th 2011 at 8:58:41 AM

I don't think it's a bad idea, really. I get the impression that powers have behavioral effects on people in Alpha's universe, which I like.

It could use some work, but I'm interested in seeing what the series has to offer.

tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#34: Jul 18th 2011 at 1:46:12 PM

[up][up][up]Word of God is that they're deliberately keeping the powers low level. You won't see anyone flying or shooting lasers out of their eyes.

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TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#35: Jul 18th 2011 at 2:42:09 PM

Funny. I would consider mind control a pretty powerful power.

MousaThe14 Writer, Artist, Ignored from Northern Virginia Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#36: Jul 18th 2011 at 8:24:17 PM

New episode was okay, Gary annoys me to no end, Bill wasn't annoying in this episode and almost seemed reasonably authoritative instead of being a needless hardass, so I can only hope that means the writers are getting their stride or something.

Sure there's only two episodes but I'm expecting that Doc Rosen will have is life threatened almost once every episode.

I hope the antagonist of this episode returns, he's fairly interesting.

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TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#37: Jul 18th 2011 at 9:25:25 PM

The antaginast was awesome. I figured they would introduce someone like that eventually. Poor guy, delusional.

Kino Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Californicating
#38: Jul 19th 2011 at 5:44:37 AM

I can't really blame him(or that chick for the matter); the gov's Do what we say or we'll lock you up and cut your head open attitude would piss me off too.

edited 19th Jul '11 5:44:49 AM by Kino

Izeinwinter Since: Dec, 1969
#39: Jul 19th 2011 at 8:48:46 AM

The thing is, I dont think the antagonist is paranoid any more. He was, originally, and the team leader shrink failed at curing him. But at some point during those 6 years, his paranoia got cured, and that made him much, much more powerful than he was originally. Pre-incarceration, his mental model of other people was deeply erronous, because he overestimated how much of what they did that affected the world was intentional. This error prevented him from accurately predicting the actions of others. Flawed model = flawed results. Which is how he got captured, But once they managed to pound into his head that the world in general was, in fact, not out to get him, he became able to predict the courses of action of people he knew personally with as much accuracy as he can predict the consequences of his actions in the physical world.

.. This implies that he is in fact right and that the alpha managment programme is about to go malignant in a bad, bad way.

You know, I think I like this show.

Kino Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Californicating
#40: Jul 19th 2011 at 9:13:26 AM

I missed the first ep.; why are they working for the gov again?

tricksterson Never Trust from Behind you with an icepick Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#41: Jul 19th 2011 at 9:21:49 AM

To avoid being locked up in Guantanamo?

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Kino Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Californicating
#42: Jul 19th 2011 at 9:48:26 AM

They'd have to catch them first; and it's hard enough when the individual is armed and experienced; powers make it so much harder.

TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#43: Jul 19th 2011 at 1:12:38 PM

True, but would you rather be on the run your whole life, constantly looking over your shoulder, or would you rather be safe and secure and have a nice job?

Kino Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Californicating
#44: Jul 19th 2011 at 1:35:42 PM

Free and on the run, or enslaved and comfortable; not a difficult choice.

TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#45: Jul 19th 2011 at 2:14:04 PM

It's a choice, then. Is it wrong to be a slave? Depends. Is your master cruel and uncaring? Or does he have your best interest at heart and is trying to help you?

It's not wrong to be a slave. It depends on what you are a slave to.

Kino Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Californicating
#46: Jul 19th 2011 at 2:14:49 PM

Nothing is better than free will.

MarkVonLewis Since: Jun, 2010
#47: Jul 19th 2011 at 2:16:51 PM

Yeah this newest episode was pretty good, I guess the pilot was just a mis-step in my book. Might keep watching. The antagonist was cool as hell.

Still, Gary gets on my damned nerves. Every time he appears on screen I find myself thinking "good lord get off the screen you stooge".

He's my Scrappy for this show.

TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#48: Jul 19th 2011 at 2:17:19 PM

I beg to differ. What is the end goal of being free?

Why do we want to be free?

Kino Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Californicating
#49: Jul 19th 2011 at 2:18:52 PM

Because I value being able to make my own choices in life.

TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#50: Jul 19th 2011 at 2:33:33 PM

You are assuming slaves don't make major choices.

In reality, a slave is not what we think of when we think of slavery. We are westerners. We think of slavery like the African Americans were subjected to.

The Eastern slavery was different. In the east, slaves came to someone wealthy and volunteered their service because they just couldn't make it on their own. The slave and the master would agree to a set amount of years. After that, the slave would be set free with plenty of money.

If the slave did not want to leave his master, he could stay. Often this is what they did, since it was easier to be in a place of security where you knew meals would be provided and you would have a place to sleep.

Philosophically, we are like slaves in the eastern definition. We are slaves to something. We have free will, but with boundaries.

Same with the Alphas. If you were on the run, you wouldn't really be free. You would never be able to enjoy life again because you would have to constantly look over your shoulder, constantly moving from one place to the next.

You'd never have friends again, you'd never be able to raise a family, and more. You wouldn't really be free, you're just exchanging one master for another.

I would think you are more free working with Dr.Rosen and the Alphas than constantly running for your life.

edited 19th Jul '11 2:35:11 PM by TheProffesor


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