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*[http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/no_heroics/ ''No Heroics''] at the British Comedy Guide |
*[http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/no_heroics/ ''No Heroics''] at the British Comedy Guide |
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*[http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/geek-syndicate-chats-to-drew-pearce-creator-of-no-heroics/ Interview with ''No Heroics'' creator] at ''Geek Syndicate'' |
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*[http://geeksyndicate.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/exclusive-gs-interview-with-no-heroics-star-claire-keelan/ Interview with ''No Heroics'' star Claire Keelan aka Electroclash] at ''Geek Syndicate'' |
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Revision as of 05:50, 26 September 2008
| No Heroics | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Serial |
| Created by | Drew Pearce |
| Starring | Patrick Baladi Nicholas Burns Claire Keelan James Lance Rebekah Staton Tony Way |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV2 |
| Release | 18 September 2008 – present |
No Heroics is a British comedy television series, which began on 18 September 2008. The show is ITV2's first original sitcom.[1]
The series is set in a bar for off-duty superheroes.
Characters
- Devlin "Excelsor" – Patrick Baladi
- Alex "The Hotness" – Nicholas Burns
- Sarah "Electroclash" – Claire Keelan
- Don "Timebomb" – James Lance
- Jenny "She-Force" – Rebekah Staton
- Simon "Thundermonkey" - Jim Howick
- "Praying Mantis" - Tony Way
Episodes
- "Supergroupie" (18 September 2008)
- "The Fantastic Chore" (25 September 2008)
- "Mean Gills" (2 October 2008)
Influences
The series contains a lot of references to comics in the props, touching on both American comic books as well as British comics like 2000 AD – the latter being the home of Grant Morrison's Zenith, which was "the germ of it", according to the writer Drew Pearce.[2]
Reception
Stephen Armstrong of The Times thinks that No Heroics is "possibly the first genuinely amusing sitcom on any ITV outlet since, well — any suggestions?"[3] Also at The Times, Michael Moran expresses similar sentiments, suggesting that it "is edgier than My Hero though – closer perhaps to cult favourite Mystery Men" and that while "Episodes one and two might be a slow burn ... [b]y the third instalment though, the hapless heroes are established as a superior sitcom characters that deserve a spot in the pantheon of loveable loser comedy that stretches from Tony Hancock to David Brent." [4]
However, comic book writer Steven Grant disagrees, saying "boy, does it suck. Nothing but mindless, pandering sex jokes (would-be jokes, anyway) and The Beano level schoolboy shenanigans."[5] Sentiments shared by Anna Lowman of TV Scoop, who thought that "[t]he main problem with this comedy is that the writers have apparently decided to replace the jokes with an unremitting coarseness ... and to produce characters that no-one in their right mind could give too hoots about" concluding that "No Heroics is just another reason why ITV is known as the graveyard of comedy."[6] Robert Hanks of The Independent also picks up on similar angles: "It is quite a nice idea, certainly a much better idea than My Hero ... but so far Drew Pearce's script is too ready to fall back on the drink and the sex every time it needs a laugh. It needs a good script editor to sort it out." [7]
References
- ^ ITV2 to air superhero sitcom, The Guardian, August 8, 2007
- ^ The greatest cape, The Guardian, September 13, 2008
- ^ Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's No Heroics, The Times, September 14, 2008
- ^ No Heroics: Slacker Supermen, The Times, September 16, 2008
- ^ Permanent Damage, Comic Book Resources, September 24th, 2008
- ^ TV Review: No Heroics, ITV2, September 18 September, 10.30pm, TV Scoop, September 19, 2008
- ^ Last Night's TV: The Ambulance, Channel 4 Ann Widdecombe Versus Girl Gangs, ITV1 No Heroics, ITV2, The Independent, September 19, 2008
Further reading
- Pearce, Drew; Ben Gregor (16 September 2008). "On location: No Heroics", Broadcast Now, EMAP. Retrieved on 18 September 2008.
External links
- No Heroics at IMDb
- No Heroics at the British Comedy Guide
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