BBC Exclusive UK Rights to Heroes S2

[gaspode]

The BBC have taken a fairly big gamble ...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/programming/a58163/bbc-gets-exclusivity-for-heroes-season-2.html

They are rumoured to have wanted S2 so badly they have paid over 450,000 an episode (as thats what one satalitte provider (they refrain from saying who) was prepared to offer.

The show will be on 1 and 3.

Considering they havn't aired the show on BBC 2 yet (starts in August after Sci Fi's exclusive runs out) this is very brave as it may not take off here the way it has in the US.

On the otherhand it could be the new Buffy ...

Of course this means you guys who don't do the download thing wont get S2 till next year ...

The S1 finale didn't disapoint either. Thats the thing about Heroes... Its not about action and loads of super powered fights. Its about people and characters and their interaction. Nuff Said.

Comments

[emmzzi.livejournal.com]

NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Ouch. So 8 million quid, in total. More or less.

I wonder whether that includes Origins?

[fingers.livejournal.com]

Oh!

Thanks for the good news - I managed to see the first ep and then totally missed the others so I'm glad that I'll get the chance to see it. (I had been saying to people that I'll have to get the dvd set when it came out ...)

[cobrabay.livejournal.com]

Glad to see the Beeb have started spending the £bigmoney they saved passing on Neighbours wisely!