Thanks to a tip from Richard, I found this video preview of an upcoming new series debuting in the United Kingdom called No Heroics and my only beef with the show so far is that it’s not airing over here!
The show is set in a world with lots of superheroes, most of which compare themselves to each other based on the amount of media coverage they get. The main focus will be on a group of four superhero friends who hang out at a bar called The Fortress, which is a “no costumes, no powers, no heroics” bar in Soho.
But these heroes aren’t your normal, confident people. They are self-loathing, depressed and very, very human.
Who knows when we’ll get to see it over here in the U.S. without having to find it via downloads on Bit Torrent or other such sites.
I loved the preview and laughed a number of times, which is somewhat unusual for me when it comes to British comedy, because I don’t always get their humor. Still, shows like the original Office and Coupling are wonderful and funny, so maybe No Heroics will join their ranks soon.
I just hope we get to see it over here somehow. It supposedly premieres Thursday on ITV2. Comic Book Resource did a great preview of it, which you can read right here.
The video preview is below, and has some crude moments. Enjoy!
Doh… I wanna see that…
looks very good