On HeroSite.net, we’ve just posted the first promotional photo for Heroes “Redemption” featuring Hayden Panettiere.

The picture is a bit spoilery, so check it out by following this link:

Spoiler Warning!

Please spread the word and link people to the site!

Tonight here in the U.S., NBC will be airing the final two episodes of the first series of Merlin.

The show’s ratings were so-so here in the U.S. and I wouldn’t be surprised if future seasons are seen on outlets like BBC America only. The show itself, though, was something quite good. In many ways, it remnded me of early Smallville… and tonight’s season finale is no exception, as you will get a lot of flashbacks to Smallville Season 5.

Merlin is well-cast, charming, and fun. The U.K. has brought us a lot of good TV lately (Doctor Who, Torchwood, the original Life On Mars) and this is definitely no exception.

Talk about tonight’s episodes (starting at 7PM!) on the KryptonSite Forum and visit MerlinSite.com for a gallery of Season 2 preview images!

I’ve been watching Season 4 of Supernatural to post a DVD review in the next couple days, and I have to say, I’m very impressed with how randomly accessible it is.

In a world where TV gets overly complicated with its concepts, SPN is solid. A lot of the episodes I’ve seen have been self contained, and there’s even a Back to the Future homage – how can you go wrong with that?

Look for my review in a few days. The set itself will be out on September 1, and you can pre-order it on Amazon.com.

Site network trivia, by the way: At least lately, Supernatural is the second-most visited TV subforum on the site. Smallville is first, of course.

The CW has released the official write-up for “Sympathy For The Devil,” the fifth season premiere of Supernatural.

You can find it on the Supernatural forum at KryptonSite.

Also while you’re there you can find some images from the season premiere! Join the community and enjoy!

One of the genre-related shows premiering this Fall that ABC is very high on is Flash Forward, based on the novel of the same name.

In the TV series, everyone seems to black out for over two minutes – and in that period of time, they witness a “flash forward” to April 2010. The show explores the mysteries of what exactly everyone has seen, and how they get to that point. There’s also the mystery of how all of this happened in the first place.

There are many familiar faces within the pilot and even more in the series itself. ABC has done a lot of viral marketing, too, with hopes of this being their next LOST.

Whether or not it will pan out to be a hit remains to be seen; personally speaking, at the moment V looks like a much more accessible, fun mainstream hit. There’s also not a lot of activity on the KryptonSite Flash Forward forum thread just yet, but maybe that just means it’s not the same kind of audience. That could change when the show actually airs, though.

Either way – while there is no Flash Forward site in the KryptonSite Network – we do have a gallery. Check it out! Several new images have just been added. And if you’ve got some comments about your expectations for the show, please leave them here.

Myself, I’m not sure if I will be watching beyond the pilot. The Vampire Diaries on The CW will be airing at the exact same time… and while the storytelling on the ABC show might be a bit deeper, TVD itself is a lot of fun. So, we’ll see.

Another DC Comics/Vertigo property may be headed to television soon. NBC has started evelopment on a project based on the comic book Midnight, Mass.

Just thought I’d give a shout out here to two people who’ve really added a lot to the KryptonSite Network of sites.

Otto Berkeley has been writing Heroes reviews for quite a while, and his attention to detail catches things that most don’t even catch in multiple viewings! You can find his reviews at http://herosite.net/blog

Cindy Houghton a.k.a. “Triplet” has been KryptonSite’s Smallville reviewer for several years now, and in my opinion, she’s great at pointing out and giving appreciation for the best parts of the show while still having a critical eye. I personally like that she doesn’t take sides on “shipper wars” when writing. If only I could send her Tom Welling as thanks. She can be found at http://www.kryptonsite.com/triplet.htm.

So, if you haven’t seen either of their reviews, check them out! Now to find reviewers for V or The Vampire Diaries next year…. anyone interested?

And while I’m calling people out – also some “thanks” to the mods at the K-Site forums. It’s a difficult job at times, but they all do their best to keep the peace… and they have to put up with me, which isn’t always easy.

I posted something like this back on August 9 but didn’t get much response, so I figured a poll might get some better responses.

From the original post….

Lately we’ve listed Heroes with the “KryptonSite Television Forums” section, but now that the season is approaching, we’ve considered moving all of the Heroes sub-forums back onto the main page of the forum.

The question is, would you prefer to have Heroes on the main page of the KryptonSite forum, which would mean a lot more to scroll past, or keep it with the “Television Forums” where V, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and more reside?

And moreso, would you like to see the other forums “popped out” too, even though it would mean a lot more to scroll past on the main page?

Personally, I could go either way on this. It’s nice to have Spoilers, Cast, Creative, etc. forums visible on the main page, but at the same time, the new placement can expose people to some of the other forums on KryptonSite – it’s not just Smallville.

So, here’s a poll where you can easily say what you want. If you have any other comments or requests, please use the comment feature here on the blog.

On the same note, where on the KryptonSite forums do you currently post?

Form of casting news! Shape of a spoiler!

The roles of the characters many are assuming to be the “Wonder Twins” have been casted for an upcoming episode of Smallville.

Details are at KryptonSite. (Spoiler Warning!)

According to Variety, several of the rights to the Superman character have reverted back to the family of one of the Superman co-creators.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007269.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2563

This should not affect Smallville too much – hopefully – as the series will surely be over by 2013, and the story elements that DC no longer has the rights to will hopefully not be affected.

I’ll leave my opinions on this matter to myself, so I don’t alienate those readers who may disagree with me. What I will say, though, is that it’s fortunate that current work-for-hire contracts make it very clear who owns what so situations like these will hopefully not recur in the future.