'Heroes' star: 'Producers must respect fans'

Heroes star Leonard Roberts has admitted that producers need to respect the show's fanbase in order to have a successful third season.

The NBC show amassed a huge following in its debut season but fans were critical of season two for being unfocused and moving at a slow pace.

Roberts, who stars as the phasing D.L. Hawkins in the superhero drama, told DS that the downtime from the recent WGA strike may prove beneficial for season three of Heroes.

"If anything good can come out of the writers' strike in the US, I think it was an opportunity for the Heroes camp to regroup and get back to the type of storytelling that garnered all these fans across the world and to do right by them," Roberts said.

The actor believes that season three, entitled Villains, is shaping up to be "stellar".

Roberts added: "I mean the fans put the show where it is and it's only right that the creative element behind it respects that audience and gives them something that is worthy of their respect. I hope that they've had some time to do that – I think they have – and when everybody gets back to work I have no doubt that it’s going to be a stellar season."

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