I've been curious about this show since its beginning.  I am, after all, a fan of comic books and the whole superhero thing, so watching Heroes was a no-brainer, right?

Not quite.

I bought the first season on DVD pretty much the day it was released.  I hadn't seen a single episode but the buzz for the show's first season ("Save the cheerleader, save the world") was loud and good, so I figured I couldn't lose.  Alas, I found that first season, the best reviewed season, only mildly interesting.  I've mentioned it before, but I thought the ending in particular was a huge let down.  It appeared the season was going to go for a big blow out at the end, and that many of the "heroes" we knew and loved (and one in particular we most certainly didn't!) would die saving the world.

Only the people behind the scenes seemed to lose their courage, and the season 1 finale featured an ending that was far from final.  In fact, everyone lived to fight another day, and I truly lost interest in following the series.  When the second season started and progressed, there were many complaints from fans and critics, and season three didn't seem to do all that much to revive the show.  Now in its fourth season, it appears that many in the show's staff know the end is near:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b156121_this_just_in_heroes_expected_end_ugly.html