Heroes Season 4

It seems like we said this last year, but this upcoming season of Heroes could make or break the franchise. It’s no secret that — despite its fiercely loyal core audience — the once-mighty drama has been slipping in the ratings department and could be the next sci-fi show to get the axe. But a positive outlook for the new season — and the addition of a new villain — has NBC pushing promos to keep interest.

The latest TV spot emphasizes the characters’ wishes to move on to normal lives, showing us Claire as a same-sex-kissing college student, Peter as a paramedic, and Sylar as a new daddy. The trailer doesn’t reveal much more than what was previously released, but it’s still worth a look to see how NBC is pushing the new season. It’s obvious the network has sky-high hopes for new villain Samuel, who’s played by Robert Knepper.

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The last time we saw Brian Austin Green, he was battling cyborgs on the canceled Fox show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Now he’s doing a complete 180, and joining the ranks of the robots on The CW’s Smallville.

The show has found a way to ease famous comic-book characters into its lore, and this season will be no different. Green will be added to the next cycle as the cyborg Metallo (pictured), one of Superman’s enemies from his days as an Action Comics hero. What makes Metallo such a thorn in Superman’s side? Well for one, he’s powered by Kryptonite (exhibit A: that big green thing in Green’s chest), which the Super dude is deathly allergic to.

On Smallville, Metallo will have an alter ego as John Corben, who just so happens to work as a journalist at The Daily Planet. How convenient! What’s in the water in Smallville, anyway?

Prior to Green’s booking on Smallville, he was pegged for One Tree Hill as the sports agent for hoops superstar Nathan Scott. That deal, however fell through. And before that, he was set to star in the CW show Body Politic, but when the drama about young politicos in Washington D.C. wasn’t picked up, Green became a free agent.

It’s currently unclear how many episodes Green will appear in this season of Smallville, but let’s hope it’s more than a few.

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