By Derrick Anthony

Starting in January NBC will be giving it’s once breakaway but recently slumping in the ratings show “Heroes” a post holiday break. The show, currently in its third season, has met with a few problems this year.

 

Along with a dip in its ratings the show has lost two of its executive producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander, who had been with the show since the beginning. The show has also been panned by critics that once praised the show responsible for introducing the phrase “Save the cheerleader, save the world” into pop culture.

Heroes tells the stories of ordinary individuals from around the world who inexplicably develop superhuman powers after an eclipse, and their roles in preventing catastrophes and saving humanity. These disasters are usually foreseen in painted images from precognition painters. The series emulates the style and storytelling of modern day comic books, using short, multi-episode story arcs that build upon a larger, more encompassing arc.

It premiered on NBC September 25th 2006 and made a household name of Hayden Panettiere, the cheerleader. It also stars Noah Gray-Cabey, Ali Larter, Adrian Pasdar, Milo Ventimiglia, Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Greg Grunberg, and Zachary Quinto