After the firing on Sunday of Heroes co-executive producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander, EW.com reports that Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is open to rejoining the series.
That should please those Heroes fans who’ve been clamoring for Fuller to return to the show he helped to write and produce during its first season. The bad news, however, is that Fuller’s comeback is contingent upon ABC’s cancellation of Pushing Daisies, which seems more and more likely.
“I am exclusive to Daisies through the delivery of the 13th episode of our 13-episode order, which will be mid-January,” Fuller tells EW’s Hollywood Insider. “If Daisies isn’t picked up by then, I will definitely be going back to play with my friends at Heroes.”
As EW notes, Fuller wrote just one episode for the show’s freshman season. But that episode, titled “Company Man,” is considered among the best.
The website reports it’s unlikely Loeb and Alexander, who oversaw day-to-day production of the show, will be replaced this season.
Fuller also created cult-favorite shows Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls, and worked as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nineand as a writer and producer on Star Trek: Voyager.
November 7th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
So Fuller wrote the best episode Heroes ever had (one could argue the only truly GREAT episode the series ever had), and he wrote for Deep Space Nine (the best Trek series ever, IMO)? That’s more than enough to get my vote! Get him back!
I’ll forgive him for writing for Voyager, since that show suffered from a lot of infighting between the producers and writers in the early going. Once that idiot Brannon Braga got control, Voyager never had a chance of being a good show. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that Fuller’s episodes were among the better ones though.
I’m not sure he’ll be able to save Heroes all by himself, but it’s worth a shot.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
I think Fuller wrote a lot of Seven-centric episodes.
But yeah, this is good and bad news. No Pushing Daisies, but Heroes written by Fuller.
November 8th, 2008 at 2:00 am
As much as I like the idea of more Brian Fuller on Heroes, if it came down to one or the other, I’d rather have more Pushing Daisies.
November 8th, 2008 at 6:43 am
They can allways find someone good to take over Heroes, Pushing Daisies is a really great show and tv wouldnt be the same without it
November 8th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Actually, Fuller wrote two episodes. The other one was “Collision,” which wasn’t bad.