Heroes' Creator Got His Start Writing For Courteney Cox's Forgotten Sci-Fi TV Series
Many years before his claim-to-fame series hit the airwaves, Tim Kring was pitching stories for a much, much goofier NBC superhero show.
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Many years before his claim-to-fame series hit the airwaves, Tim Kring was pitching stories for a much, much goofier NBC superhero show.
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