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| Heroes Cancelation Not The End; Series Still Alive - Screenrant.com Posted: 19 May 2010 08:31 PM PDT
This week, when NBC announced their 2010/2011 primetime schedule, the news that every Heroes fan was dreading became reality – the series was canceled. Considering the series has been on a decline since the second season, the announcement of Heroes cancelation was inevitable. Although, creator Tim Kring and NBC have both commented that while the series has technically been canceled, Heroes is NOT over.
On Monday, NBC executives confirmed that they will be talking to series creator Tim Kring after their upfront presentation about the possibility of a Heroes television movie. Yesterday, Tim Kring released a heartfelt statement not only thanking the 45 million fans around the world for watching, but also confirming that he is indeed close to finalizing a deal that would not only continue the series, but bring closure to superhero drama. You can read Tim Kring's statement below:
If Heroes is such an international phenomenon, with fans around the world wanting the series to continue, perhaps this would the perfect situation for a foreign network to step in and share the production costs of the show. That way, NBC won't have to foot the entire bill and will be able to be more lenient with its ratings expectations. Although, with NBC's recently announced primetime line-up looking incredibly weak, Heroes, like Chuck, just might be what the network needs – guaranteed ratings.
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| See Carnival of Souls comparisons from $60-million Heroes lawsuit - Comic Book Resources Posted: 19 May 2010 04:32 AM PDT See Carnival of Souls comparisons from $60-million Heroes lawsuit Carnival of Souls #1 Carnival Comics has provided Robot 6 with a copy of Jazan Wild's $60-million lawsuit against NBC and Heroes creator Tim Kring, complete with color images detailing alleged similarities between the TV series and the comic Carnival of Souls. The lawsuit, filed May 13 in Los Angeles federal court, alleges that the traveling carnival featured prominently in the fourth season of Heroes is "virtually identical" to the one depicted in Wild's 2005-2006 comic series. Wild (aka Jason Barnes) wants to prevent NBC from rebroadcasting the season, and seeks compensatory and punitive damages for copyright infringement, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. After the break you can see some of the side-by-side comparisons from the complaint:
 Exhibit 1B from Jazan Wild's complaint "The opening shot of the Carnival on Heroes (right), has the Ferris Wheel and tents in the same position as Carnival of Souls (left). Colors of poles are the same; sign positions are the same and the string lights are the same. The scene appears to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls and uses the same camera angle.)"  Exhibit 1C from Jazan Wild's complaint "Here are both Carnivals' Ringmasters. Notice the same color design and style of clothes, as well as the position of characters. The scene seems to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls and uses the same camera angle.)"  Exhibit 2C from Jazan Wild's complaint "In the above scene, both protagonists see the Magical Carnival that has appeared in the remote wooded area. Both Magical Carnivals have a character with outstretched hands welcoming the protagonists into a ghost-like deserted carnival. The camera angle of both characters is substantially similar. The Heroes' scene seems to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls.)"  Exhibit 2D from Jazan Wild's complaint "In the above scene, both protagonists see the Magical Carnival that has appeared in the remote wooded area. Both Magical Carnivals have a character with outstretched hands welcoming the protagonists into a ghost-like deserted carnival. The camera angle of both characters is substantially similar. The Heroes' scene seems to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls.)"  Exhibit 3A from Jazan Wild's complaint "Above is the 'House Of Mirrors' from both series. The camera angle of the House Of Mirrors and the design, specifically the title above the entrance and pull away red curtains, are substantially similar. The scene seems to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls.)"  Exhibit 3B from Jazan Wild's complaint "Above is where both protagonists have their names called out to them and both protagonists then reply 'Mother/Mom' when their dead mother appears to them in the mirrors. The camera angle of both characters as well as the circular House Of Mirrors design are substantially similar. The scene seems to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls.)"  Exhibit 4A from Jazan Wild's complaint "Above is where both stories have an evil character enter the House Of Mirrors and blast an enemy with Kinetic Energy from his hands. The camera angle is substantially similar. Both are overhead shots as the evil character enters. The design of the mirrors is similar, as is the darkness behind the mirrors. The scene seems to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls."  Exhibit 5A from Jazan Wild's complaint "Above is the picture of the Jamaican Witchdoctor from both stories. Note the glowing white eyes."  Exhibit 7 from Jazan Wild's complaint "Both stories have a character who can see the future being warned that a Hunter is coming to attack the Carnival."  Exhibit 9 from Jazan Wild's complaint "Both stories have a Hunter who attacks the Carnival while his daughter is at the Carnival. On the left is a scene where the Hunter from Carnival of Souls is looking at his daughter through the scope of his rifle. In the picture on the right, the Hunter from Heroes is also looking at his daughter through the scope of his gun, while he is attacking the Carnival."  Exhibit 10 from Jazan Wild's complaint "Above, both stories have the Carnivals being destroyed. Top left, the evil character is attacking the Carnival of Souls and people are fleeing. Top right, the evil character is attacking the Heroes Carnival and people are fleeing. Bottom left, the blonde-haired girl in a panic flees from the Carnival of Souls. Bottom right, blonde-haired girl in a panic flees from the Heroes Carnival." Leave a CommentFive Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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| Spike TV Greenlights New Original Series 'Auction ... - MSN Money Posted: 18 May 2010 08:22 AM PDT NEW YORK, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget playing the stock market. Storage-container auctions are a place for high-stakes financial risks and rewards where the right purchase can bring in serious cash. Spike TV has announced it will go into production with a new series showcasing two business-savvy friends who make their fortune by purchasing storage containers at these auctions and re-selling the contents for a profit at pawn shops. This world is as cutthroat and angst-filled as Wall Street, where only the most brazen can turn someone's unclaimed goods into treasure. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060322/NYW096LOGO ) "A century ago it was the gold rush or the search for pirates' buried treasure," said Sharon Levy, Spike TV's executive vice president, original series and animation. "In 2010, storage-container auctions are the new frontier for uncovering riches. And the stars of "Auction Heroes" will show the audience just how you can strike it rich by outsmarting the competition." Spike TV has ordered eight half-hour episodes. Cast and airdate will be announced at a later date. Produced by Gurney Productions, Spike TV will have unprecedented exclusive access to one of the country's largest storage facility chains. "Auction Heroes" follows two of the most successful guys in this underground business as they travel across the country hoping to make a living on the "storage bin auction" circuit. These abandoned storage bins can be hiding everything from prized valuables to priceless artifacts, some worth hundreds and even thousands of dollars. Allowed only a peek inside the unit using flashlights, both skill and technique come into play as our heroes analyze everything from the type of lock on the container to the thickness of the dust on the boxes. How does the unit smell? What's written on the boxes? Where did these items come from? How long have they been sitting here? All these questions will help to determine whether the contents contain trash or treasure and how much the guys will bid. Gurney Productions is owned by Scott and Deirdre Gurney whose credits include "I'm Alive" for Animal Planet and "I Was Bitten" for Discovery Channel. Spike TV also announces a new special, "Wild Animal Repo." In the one-hour show, Scott Lope (Animal Planet's "2009 Hero of the Year") puts his life on the line as he rescues extraordinary, wild, and endangered creatures from unfit owners, illegal trade, and harmful environments. No animal is too dangerous or too forgotten for Lope as he works with law enforcement teams from around the world to rescue tigers, lions, alligators, chimpanzees, wolves and many more all with the goal of finding them a worthy home. Viewers will follow Lope as he plans the rescue and outlines all the risks, and ultimately, follow him and his team on the mission. Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh of The Jay and Tony Show Productions serve as executive producers, along with Tom Forman. Date and time will be announced shortly. Sharon Levy is Spike TV's executive vice president, original series and animation, Tim Duffy is vice president of original programming for Spike TV and Joe Weinstock is director, original programming. Spike TV is available in 98.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press. SOURCE Spike TV Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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This is easily the funniest series of stories I've read in years. You can't make this up. This guy is so utterly clueless as to think no one will realize he's suing Heroes for stealing stuff HE STOLE.
This is the kind of moron who calls the cops when his drugs get stolen.
DrunkJack's post seems to be directly storyboarded from Carnival of Souls.
Wesley, you win the coveted Comment of the Morning Award.
This is ridiculous. I mean the House of Mirrors? People who can tell the future? Tim Kring should be ashamed of stealing this comic's ideas.
(Sarcasm aside, I imagine the real shame would be if Heroes got intellectually bankrupt to the point where they would even consider ripping off this comic.)
I am so glad i gave up on this poor excuse for a tv show a long time ago.
DrunkJack : I believe the correct response to your accusation would be "Post your proof." This guy did - you can't beat side-by-side comparisons for proof.
MisterSmith: You say "Tim Kring should be ashamed of stealing this comic's ideas.", which missed the point somewhat. It's not the ideas that Jazan Wild is suing over, it's the *execution* of the ideas. Note the emphasis on the case for Heroes having used the comic to storyboard the show.
Anybody who spells Jason with two "a"s and a "z" automatically loses.
I've never had an interest in watching Heroes. I've never heard of this comic book.
These 'comparisons' are nowhere near identical and I really don't get why this guy is trying to get some free press for a comic that came out years ago that no one remembers or cares about.
It's adorable that Nick H. thinks this guy actually makes a, "case," and that this absurd collection of images constitutes, "proof."
One thing is for certain: that comic looks awful.
I said he made a case. I didn't say he made a good case. Nor, indeed, a bad one. I'm not a lawyer. I doubt anyone posting here is.
(Good god, the level of comments here reminds me of the bad old days of Newsarama. Whatever happened to intelligent discourse?)
It died the moment you said, "you can't beat side-by-side comparisons for proof," Nick H. You killed it. Its blood is on your hands, and yours alone.
If this goes forward, then Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked, This Way Comes," the HBO series "Carnivale" and Herk Harvey's 1962 film "Carnival of Souls" may want to have a word with Jazan Wild.
A movie storyboard seldom (or at least not often) looks exactly like the final shot. The director might not be able to get the proper angle, or the lighting's bad, or they just decide to go in a different direction.
Some of the above examples are close enough to the final screenshots that an argument could be made that they were stolen. I'm not saying they were... I'm just saying that if this case gets to trial, it may not be as clear cut as it seems.
It might be you're misinterpreting me, or it might be that I haven't been clear enough. So I'll try again.
If someone says "This work is totally copying my work, because both works are both about the same subject!", there's no proof at all.
If someone say "This work is copying my work, and I can provide these side-by-side comparisons as proof", then there is potentially a case to answer there. This is before entering into a judgment of any proof other than the most cursory. It's up to the lawyers to examine the similarities and determine how they compare on a legal basis, but certainly it can't be denied that Jazan Wild has offered up what he believes is proof, rather than just shooting his mouth off.
Quite why Bobot thinks any of three three things he mentions might want to have a word with Wild, I don't know. As I said in my first comment, it's the execution, not the idea, that is at issue. There's nothing wrong with having multiple mystical carnival stories (just as there is nothing wrong with having multiple western stories, or multiple spy stories). It's when one story directly copies another story that problems arise. I don't see any suggestion that Wild is directly copying "Something Wicked This Way Comes", "Carnivale", or the film called "Carnival of Souls." Note that in the latter case, titles aren't subject to copyright, so there's no case to be made that Wild 'stole' the title.
Based on the exhibits above, I don't see much of a case. They're all pretty generic shots/panels of a carnival.
I agree with the people saying this case is ridiculous. So, if you have...
-a carnival
-a ringleader
-a hall of mirrors
-a generic-looking woman
-a man with dreadlocks
...then, all of these things are copyrighted, have never been done before, and they're original ideas that Heroes took? Come ON. The pictures don't even look that similar! No case, just a guy trying to capitalize off of a failing show -- kicking something that's already down.
I was gonna say that a superpower carnival is common enough, from X-men's Ringmaster to of course Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes. Yet upon seeing the very specific details of this comic. there are just too many specific characters and scenes that were in the comics that have very similar doppelgangers in Heroes. What i thought was a frivolous lawsuit might actually have something. In particular that scene with the house of mirrors. It just adds up to too much to be coincidence or generic ideas. And here I thought Heroes had was only bankrupt enough to steal ideas from famous comics like Watchmen and X-men. I dunno, somehow that blatant theft from known comics doesn't seem bad compared to picking on a lesser known book like this.
TVTropes has entries for "Circus of Fear," "Hall of Mirrors," "Monster Clown," "Witch Doctor," and "Fortune Teller." They've all got long, long lists of movies, TV shows, books, comics, games, and more that have used those elements.
It doesn't matter if they've got a side-by-side comparison of anything. These are all very common and standard elements of fiction. Carnival Comics and Jazan Wild are idiots.
A lot of people are missing the point. While I agree that a mystical carnival setting is pretty generic, and that a lot of shots here don't warrant much attention, there are a couple specific comparisons that appear to be blatant rip-offs of not only the angles, staging and mise-en-scene, but of the actual narrative context of the scene. That's an important distinction.
Take for instance the shot of the protagonist talking to a dead mother through the mirrors, and then getting attacked by an enemy with kinetic blasts. Or the shot of the hunter's scope looking at his own blond daughter before attacking the carnival. It's not just that these settings, characters and angles are extremely similar - it's that the very narrative context of the scenes are basically the same. If people can't understand why the author would find this troubling, then you're probably not a reasonable or intelligent person who can make logic-based decisions or judgments.
Some of those pictures - no. I see no real resemblance, especially concerning the ringmaster and the layout of the circus.
But what's the likelihood of two supposedly unconnected stories in which the following happens:
A good guy goes into the house of mirrors at the creepy carnival, sees his ghostly mother inside every mirror he looks in, and while that's happening, a bad guy comes in and starts blasting the mirrors with energy bolts from his hands.
Afterwards, a Jamaican witchdoctor does something nonspecific and a precognitive warns the carnival members that someone's going to attack. The guy who attacks starts sniping, and apparently nearly shoots his own daughter while taking potshots at circus folk.
That apparently happens in *both* stories. Now, considering that the lost revenue that Jazan Wild may have suffered from Heroes *potentially* using his work to come up with something that really doesn't sound that amazing in the first place, $60 million is a stretch. Maybe $250?
Nick H. has it exactly right. Of course we've seen evil carnivals before, but this looks like someone at Heroes was too lazy to come up with some original scriptwriting. The side-by-sides look too close to have just been coincidences. Look at where the Ferris wheels are placed in [ex.1b], the hand gestures in [ex.1c], the view from behind the shoulders towards the carnival (With the fiures in the background - arms outstretched) [ex.c2] . The "camera" angle from [ex.3a]. Not only do the characters encounter their mothers in the House of Mirrors, they each shoot bolts of lightning from their hands? -[ex. 3b & 4a]. The identical rifle scope views?--- from [ex.9].........These rip-offs are distinct and obvious......NBC ....Just pay the man!.......
I dunno... I think there is just too many gerneric concepts to be taken to a lawsuit... there are many many other examples beyond these two stories, there is many role playing games that have similar charecters and concepts. I think what we see here is not a rip off but rather just these generic concepts surfacing.
If we want to take it further, All of HEROs concepts have been done before. A speedster, a flying man, someone who can shoot lightning.. how many other times have "evil carnivals" been featured in other comic books/games/movies/tv shows/novels.. is there any other media I'm missing?
I'll get the money form the lawsuit and give it to Ray Bradbury anyway....
Jazan Wild's dumb-ass "Carnival of Souls" looks like IT was stolen from the equally dumb-ass KISS "Psycho Circus" comics from the 90s.
I think that Jazan Wild may have made a mistake by trying to declare early concepts (the carnival itself, the ringmaster) as rip-offs, when the storyline is far more of one.
It's NOT the circus that is the problem. It's NOT that there's a evil mystical carnival. It's that the evil mystical carnival has the EXACT SAME THING happen as in the comic - something entirely different from what happened in Something Wicked This Way Comes, or Psycho Circus, or Carnivale (at least, I'm assuming that).
DKMODE you put it succinctly. The plot details beyond the basic carnival set up are so incredibly similar that it's hard to chalk it up to coincidence.
I'm not Jazan Wild. And nor, I'm willing to bet, are DKMODE, Talanic, Bob the Wild or Greggory - all of whom are saying substantially the same thing as I am.
All we are, it would appear, are the handful of people who have actually read the entirety of this post properly.
Are you guys serious? Have any of you (who think this guy has a good case) actually watched this show? The story isn't the same at all. Where else would Sylar be sent to see visions of those he had killed (his mother being one of them) than a house of mirrors? The carnival toilette? A barrel of dirty water? It's a carnival. There are going to be similar elements. I could go on, but I'll just leave it at this. Jazan Wild is full of it. I can't wait to see his case fail and fail miserably.
Is it just me, or are all of these scenes just generic carnival pictures?
Adam you are exactly right. If this is his proof then he has no case. The side by sides don't look close at all. It a flippin' carnival! Over many hours of filming you could probably find stills to vaguely compare to any carnival scene anywhere. The first example being the worst. They don't look even vaguely similar.
Hey, retards, you kinda have to read the fucking post instead of just looking at the pretty pictures and scrolling down to the comments box where you can espouse how out-of-line this guy is to bring a lawsuit against his story line being used PRETTY MUCH VERBATIM IN A NATIONALLY WATCHED TELEVISION SHOW WITHOUT ANY CREDIT WHATSOEVER.
Are you fucking kidding me, the details near the end are IDENTICAL to each other and you think this guy has no case? Absolutely laughable.
"A good guy goes into the house of mirrors at the creepy carnival, sees his ghostly mother inside every mirror he looks in, and while that's happening, a bad guy comes in and starts blasting the mirrors with energy bolts from his hands.
Afterwards, a Jamaican witchdoctor does something nonspecific and a precognitive warns the carnival members that someone's going to attack. The guy who attacks starts sniping, and apparently nearly shoots his own daughter while taking potshots at circus folk."
Fucking read shit before you open your mouth and vomit everywhere, you're wasting bandwidth.
If people are just looking at pictures and saying they dont look similar or they're too generic to draw any conclusions, i think they're missing the point. Sure there are tons of carnival stories, but having so many specific details in common blurs the line between expanding on a theme and plagiarism.
Chris, I repeat my question. Have you actually watched the show?
Oh, and by the way you didn't even accurately read and quote the article yourself.
Dipshit.
"A good guy goes into the house of mirrors at the creepy carnival, sees his ghostly mother inside every mirror he looks in, and while that's happening, a bad guy comes in and starts blasting the mirrors with energy bolts from his hands."
Sylar wasn't a good guy, case disproven.
Seriously, the last few comparisons are very similar in storyline and execution. While it doesn't constitute proof, it does deserve a closer look into story elements of both series,
Josh, I understand what you are saying. You can't just judge it on the pictures, but, I have seen the show and the similarities that this guy is trying to pin on them are laughable.
I watched the first half the most recent season and finally lost my ability to watch Heroes, the first season was so great and I finally got tired of trudging along hoping it would go back to being as good as I felt it was.
There is nothing that I can remember watching that was similar to what is described here, but I never got to the part with the scope image. So since you have watched it Christina, is there more to the hunter part that can make them different? From my view point they look remarkable close and when you tie that with the shot for shot of the mirrors it makes it look like something could be going on to substantiate the claim. The sniper shot and story with it is what is helping to convince me there is a case.
Cory, this is the discription of the scene from the Heroes website.
"Lying on a ridge overlooking the Carnival, H.R.G. finds Samuel in his sniper scope, and is about to get busy, when Lauren spies Claire. Just then, Claire calls H.R.G. to inform him that Samuel will surrender, as long as the rest of the Carnival denizens remain safe and off the grid. If there's any chance to get this done without anyone getting hurt, they have to try. Telling Claire to meet him with Samuel in the field outside the Carnival, H.R.G. hangs up. Lauren scoffs -- Samuel won't go peacefully -- but H.R.G. insists on trusting his daughter. Besides, they'll have a clearer shot on Samuel in the field. Knowing H.R.G. to be a better shot, Lauren tells him to be careful, and leaves with the intention of escorting Samuel to the field."
This is a discription of the house of mirrors scene. (the mother one)
"Damian leads Sylar through the labyrinth to the heart of the House of Mirrors, a chamber ringed with mirrors. He lays his hands on Sylar, then backs away, leaving Sylar to re-experience his murder of his mother, and many, many others. Brian Davis, Chandra Suresh, Isaac Mendez, and Elle Bishop, just to name a few. Sylar rips at his hair and falls to the ground begging for the memories to stop. It's not him, it can't be! Finally Sylar crawls his way out of the House of Mirrors, and vomits over a garbage can."
So anyway, in the sniper scene HRG was using his scope as his binoculars and so we saw much of the scene that way. With the mirrors and the camera angles being the same, well, where else can you put your camera in a room full of mirrors without the camera being reflected?
Okay...to anyone who quotes "A good guy goes into the house of mirrors at the creepy carnival, sees his ghostly mother inside every mirror he looks in, and while that's happening, a bad guy comes in and starts blasting the mirrors with energy bolts from his hands." I have to laugh. It proves, alone, that the scene wasn't stolen from the comic.
1: Sylar wasn't a good guy.
2: Yes, he saw scenes of his dead mother.
3: SYLAR started blasting the mirrors with kinetic energy.
There was no "good guy" in the scene at all. And a "bad guy" didn't show up at the end and start blowing crap up.
For the first side by side, you need an extremely good imagination to see a similarity at all.
For the second. Umm... "Notice the same color design and style of clothes, as well as the position of characters." Seriously? Completely different outfits. The idiot from the comic looks like a typical ringmaster. The guy (Samuel) from the show could pretty much walk down the street without too many odd looks. And, yes, both characters are pretty much centered in the shot. Wow...what a shock. 1 character in the scene. Where the hell ELSE do you think the guy running the camera's going to put them?
"The camera angle of the House Of Mirrors and the design, specifically the title above the entrance and pull away red curtains, are substantially similar." Umm...yeah...if by "substantially similar" you mean "not even remotely close." Take a look. The ONLY similarity in the title above the entrance is that they both say "House Of Mirrors." Which, you know, is what a sign telling you that you're entering a house of mirrors is sort of going to say. I mean, it's not like you're going to see a sign saying "Building Filled With Reflective Surfaces."
I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point. I would say this idiot has no case at all, but I think that might be giving him too much credit. I can't even begin to understand how the case made it into court in the first place.
Hey, Chris? You want us to read stuff before we say there's no case?
I've got a better idea for you. See, like you, we did read it. More importantly, manifestly UNlike you, we watched the scenes in question from the show.
The similarities between the two? Non-friggin'-existent. To call them "virtually identical" would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic.
Thank you Synch. Well said.
Similar accustions came out during Heroes Season 3.
There was a scene with Sylar and Elle, where Elle was shackeled in a holding cell at the Pinehearst Institute, Sylar entered the cell and Elle blasted him with a huge blast oof Lightning...The way that they showed Sylars skin blasting away from the lightning was very VERY similar to the Dr. Manhattan scene in the Watchmen movie. So Similar that it could have been story-boarded using either the graphic novel or movie.
I wouldn't put it past the people behind Heroes doing this.
I also can see that this guy may have a case, although the first half of his arguments fall terribly flat when you consider the history of "evil circus" stories going back decades.
But the last few images... he might be able to build a case off of that. Might. But I'm guessing the main goal is to settle on this anyway. He should be able to walk out with a few hundred thousand from NBC no problem.
For those that are saying the "sniper scope" comparison is evidence of plagiarism, I would like to point out a few of facts.
The Heroes character, HRG, used a sniper scope to see two people in a previous season. It's not a new concept or "storyboard" for the show. Oh, and he used the scope to try to kill a really, really powerful "bad guy".
The character being targeted in the comic is the protagonist. The character being targeted in Heroes is the antagonist.
Targeting a "bad guy" while having an "innocent" in the sights is far from a new concept. It creates something, called drama for the audience.
HRG has been a "hunter" since the inception of Heroes, way back in 2006. Perhaps Mr. Wild stole that idea?