heroes_tv: Tim Kring quits Heroes?

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@ 2007-11-05 21:33:00

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Tim Kring quits Heroes?
Heresay or truth?

One of the comments on a blog (Artful Writer.com - scroll down to comment no:68) that is 'covering' the WGA Strike reads:

On another front, I have been advised by a source on Heroes that Tim Kring has quit the series. Apparently the network was making him remove storylines that could not be wrapped up in the existing episodes that are now being finished. This caused wholesale rewrites of three episodes over the past week and weekend.

And on the lot where Heroes shoots, there was an incident at the picket line where a PA working on another show ran over the foot of one of the picketers.

Fandom, my heart is breaking for writers I don't know (& who I'll probably never meet) who are striking because they have NO CHOICE, because they are being shafted on internet/streaming residuals by the AMPTP- who want to give them no money at all for internet work yup they want to claim that streaming episodes are promotional and thus the writers should get ZERO royalties - and worse I'm not sure they know we give a damn.

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	defybrevity 2007-11-05 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Wait -- Tim Kring quit? How reliable is this source? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	boji 2007-11-05 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	No idea about reliability - though most of what was discussed on that blog about the strike was pretty spot on. It's an industry blog. It's heresay... from the industry. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	txvoodoo 2007-11-05 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	Can you edit this into the post? <a href="http://artfulwriter.com/archives/2007/11/dead_and_alive.html#comments">source</a> - comment #68 Thank you :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	boji 2007-11-05 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	Hi... It is edited into the post originally - the words 'a blog' are a link but will bold and flag that up. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	leggyslove 2007-11-05 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	Kring... quit? I'm so confused, how can he quit the show he created right in the middle of it? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	thefreshchuff 2007-11-05 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	It's happened before (Aaron Sorkin, West Wing, that woman who did Gilmore GIrls), but I don't know how reliable this source is. It seems pretty abrupt, if it's true. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veronmars 2007-11-05 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	This is like N.C.I.S. The creator quit that show as well after he didn't like how the network was treating the show. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kelliem 2007-11-05 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	That's not what I heard. I heard his entire cast/crew revolted over his high-handed and erratic treatment and he left to keep the show going (and keep his residuals...) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	kenobi 2007-11-05 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	rut oh. all is not happy in mudsville. (Reply to this)

	apriljoiex 2007-11-05 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	this is not good at all. (Reply to this)

	himhilien 2007-11-05 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	I am not believing this until we hear from Tim himself. Only then will I start crying in the corner. (Reply to this)

	martinigrl 2007-11-05 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	I'd wait for confirmation... but oh my god. (Reply to this)

	problematique 2007-11-05 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	idk if this is a good thing or a bad thing Kring was acting pretty high and mighty with his "we need to teach viewers how to watch our show" stuff which really turned me off but man. I'm to the point where I just don't care anymore and anything that can save this sinking ship, even if it means Kring leaving, is fine with me. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	just_smiling 2007-11-05 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	ha. I keep thinking that if only Ron D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) had time he should teach Kring how to actually write for a large cast while also giving each and every character an actual interesting storyline and depth. Gah, so close. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	rotten_fish 2007-11-05 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	I... what? What? ...no. (Reply to this)

	stellarmoneca 2007-11-05 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	I agree with martinigrl, this needs to be confirmed but even still... What?! (Reply to this)

	saint_renegade 2007-11-05 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	W-O-W. This whole thing is so ~~dramatic~~. But honestly, I think it would kinda be okay if he did quit...his latest statements were really lame and the season is kind of sucking, maybe some fresh blood wouldn't be the worst thing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	problematique 2007-11-05 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	ia Kring is striking me as someone that doesn't want to listen to new ideas which is what, in my opinion, this show needs right now. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	canadian_turtle 2007-11-05 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	Holy crap... I hope this isn't true, but if it is? Shit. (Reply to this)

	paynesgrey 2007-11-05 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	HOLY CRAP. But still as long as Heroes has a fighting chance to come back for Season Three, I'm not sure I am quite as disturbed by this as I should be. But I don't know what that means for the fate of the rest of Heroes... (Reply to this)

	moosewizard 2007-11-05 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	I can't decide whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. I mean, NCIS is better this season after DPB left the show, so show creators quitting a show isn't a death sentence. I will wait for confirmation. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	leggyslove 2007-11-05 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	Totally! I wasn't that impressed with the last season of NCIS and now that DPB is gone I'm enjoying it a lot more. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	lastwordslinger 2007-11-05 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Could it be (and feel free to correct me here) that this is merely confusion on the part of that blogger? Maybe he's striking along with everyone else, and it's been exaggerated. A girl can hope, right? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	leggyslove 2007-11-05 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	It could be, so let us hope. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	sandoz_iscariot 2007-11-05 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, I'm not really a fan of Kring and some of his decisions, but I still hope this isn't true. (Reply to this)

	blondychik1 2007-11-05 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Wow...this is gonna suck like nothing else. (Reply to this)

	stellina74 2007-11-05 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Please, tell me it's a bad joke :-((( (Reply to this)

	random_beauty88 2007-11-05 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	(O.O) Goodness gracious. This sucks hugely. I hope we don't have to be worried over this - I hope it's false and/or gets resolved. :-( (Reply to this)

	Believe it when I see proof boztopia 2007-11-05 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	But to play Devil's Advocate--how much of the problems with Heroes in both S1 and S2 are Kring's fault? The slow pacing, the ponderous narration, the anticlimactic resolutions? Some ideas are bigger than their creators. If Kring left, this might open up an opportunity to get a showrunner who really understands the concept and how to make it work. (Reply to this)

	kerri_is_dead 2007-11-05 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	*No!* Heroes is my favourite show right now. I like it, please don't mess with the format D: (Reply to this)

	gossy16 2007-11-05 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	I hope it's just hearsay. If not... HERESY! dons sadface until better news surface ;____; (Reply to this)

	damedbx 2007-11-05 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	OMG!! I heard this, but I hoped that it would end soon, but no! DAMN. Come on. I appreciate the writers and they should get piad for their work even if it is on the itnernet. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	obisgirl 2007-11-06 12:17 am UTC (link)
	OMG! If Kring quits the show, then Paire get un-related :) Yay! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)