Show Notes
In 2005, Tim Kring took a 5 hour walk with his old friend Jeph Loeb, and pitched him the pilot episode of his new show - Heroes.
Inspired by a structural writing challenge, a desire to see good in ordinary people and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, Heroes was one of the biggest new shows of 2006. By the end of 2007, it had all come crashing down. The Writer’s Strike is often held responsible for Heroes’s demise, but as usual, there’s a lot more to the story.
Content Warning:
Les Moonves is alleged to have sexually assaulted more than a dozen women since the 1980s. Both CBS executives and LAPD police officers were involved in an attempt to cover-up at least one allegation.
CLIPS USED:
Heroes - Tim Kring on Heroes’ Storytelling (Paley Centre 2007)
Jesse’s Office Ep #20 - Crafting Heroes with Tim Kring
Conan O’Brien on Writing “Marge vs the Monorail”
‘The Alternate Ending’ Heroes S2 Interview
Inside the Writers Strike With a WGA Negotiator (The Town)
WSC Show #31 - It’s All Written Reality Show Rally
MUSIC
“Raw”, “Crypto”, “Bicycle”, “Screen Saver”, “Groove Grove”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Simplex”, “Myst on the Moor”, “Lost Frontier”, “Deep Haze”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Loopster”, “Avant Jazz”, “Enter the Maze”, “Hiding Your Reality”, “Bossa Antigua”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Spy Glass”, “Intrepid”, “Industrial Cinematic”, “On The Cool Side”, “Floating Cities”, “Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Intermission”, “Hard Boiled”, "I Knew A Guy," “On The Ground”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Bossy Boots" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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