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Show z I ON TELEVISION Thursday Evening ; By HAL BOEDEKER, THE ORLANDO SENTINEL u Heroes feels heat for second season z found a lifeline with Heroes," new hit last season. The NBC biggest will reverberate with the hin DVD release Aug. 28, at the Emmys Sept. 16 and in many new fall series that fea- - ture superheroes. Then theres the main event: Season two starts Sept. 24. And yet series creator Tim Kring says hes not feeling pressure to top last season. Its pressure to keep M going, Kring ... says. "This particular show has become a show defined by its abilfty to defy your expectations. People want that experi- ence of watching the show and not knowing where fts going to take them.. .. Here are a few secondeasan destina-tion- s anyway: Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Egypt, Haiti and Ukraine. Heroes' will ; introduce more everyday characters with astonishing powers, "The message of hope caught people's attention," Kring says. "There's some-thin- g hopeful about the idea we have these abilities, and abilities to connect around the world. NBC Universal hopes to connect a vital ; property with more consumers. Universal Media Studios produces the series, which is a model for how NBC hopes to expand' its business online and internationally. "A hit does drive the business, says Ben Silverman, cochairman of NBC Entertainment. "Then we can build so much of this around it. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing the first season DVD weeks before season two begins. The goal: gain viewers who haven't watched and ptase fans with extra content, ; "There's like 50 extended and deleted stones, says Masi Oka, who plays Him "You get to see thebehind-the-stone- s things, the making of, Urn Krings compilot that we mentary on the ' (NBC aired a premiered at Comic-Con- . shorter version.) ' Kring promotes the HDDVD that at lows fans to follow various threads in the : show. Early on, Kring strove to have all the characters in every episode. In season . two, the storytelling will change a bit. "I think we can expect to spend a little. ". more time this year on fewer story lines per episode that allow us to highlight certain characters each week, Kring says. "By extension, some characters will be left out of the episodes each week." "Heroes" win produce 24 episodes next season. The plan is for them to end in April. "Heroes: Origins, a anthology series, will air in May and introduce characters separate from the main series. At the Emmys next month, "Heroes wifl compete for best drama and Oka is up for supporting dramatic actor. "Im juk definitely floored and hum-- : bled, Oka says. His take on the role: "kind of the average eyeryman that viewers can imagine themselves being. . . . . -- . , . : te . . - 8N V'lrf . ... ; f . . 8 . . |