Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Heroes

Are you ready!?



Less than two weeks til season three, and they're promising us they're gonna be better than last season. Just the fact that they acknowledge season two didn't live up to expectations has some promise... Here's some info about the night of the Heroes season premier, plus some extra merchandising:

NBC described the one-hour clip show that will precede the two episodes that kick off Season 3 on Sept. 22:

"The cast of NBC's award-winning drama hosts a special one-hour countdown special that will take viewers behind-the-scenes and down the red carpet, through the ropes and into the exclusive premiere party at L.A. hot spot Edison. As the last minutes before 'Volume Three: Villains' tick down, an assortment of special, never-before-broadcast segments will highlight special moments, review key details, and reveal some fun, all-new information about the worldwide phenomena's past two seasons, including a review of possible suspects in 'Who Shot Nathan?'; a peek at how some cool special effects sequences were pulled off; a look at the series¹ increasing global popularity and sample of some of the many languages the series has been translated into; an exclusive reveal of the series many inside nods to Star Trek; and much more."

* A Special Deluxe Edition Heroes Soundtrack will be available in wide release starting Sept. 9. Released by NBC Universal through its NBC Records label, the Deluxe Edition album will will feature a multi-panel foldout package that includes more than 20 illustrations from graphic artists Tim Sale and Steven Parke.

The soundtrack was executive produced by Errol Kolosine, in collaboration with Heroes creator and executive producer Tim Kring and Heroes executive producer and director Allan Arkush.

Offering a mix of artists from Bob Dylan and Panic! At The Disco to the show's music composers Wendy & Lisa, the album also offers a number exclusive tracks including a duo with Brighton Port Authority and Iggy Pop and Wilco's "Glad It's Over," as well as The Jesus & Mary Chain's first new studio recording in more than a decade, "All Things Must Pass."

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