Heroes Reborn feels pointless when there are so many other superhero shows

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The reboot of Heroes is baffling, says David Sims. "When the first (Emmy-nominated) season of Heroes debuted in 2006,” he says, "its use of time travel and other tricky narrative structures was pretty cutting edge for a network show. (Usually studios insisted that each week’s episode be fairly accessible to new viewers.) Now, shows like the CW’s Arrow and The Flash deploy those kinds of storytelling tricks every week and have whole universes of interconnected spinoffs built around them. Heroes Reborn reintroduces a world clogged with new characters and conspiracies to unravel, but it’s so hell-bent on being convoluted that those mysteries quickly lose their appeal.” PLUS: Heroes Reborn is a terrible idea that might turn out great anyway, it’s nostalgia porn for Heroes fans, the new characters aren't charismatic enough to make Heroes Reborn worth watching, Tim Kring explains why he needed to reboot Heroes, and read a beginner’s guide to Heroes.