Bryan Fuller on saving "Heroes" ... and which out actor has been cast as Sylar's father?

Zachary Quinto, Bryan Fuller

Out writer/producer Bryan Fuller has given his first interview since rejoining the struggling NBC series Heroes.

Join us after the break for the details, and learn which acclaimed gay actor (and second-time TV supervillain father) will be joining the cast!

Bryan talked with gay reporter sprite Michael Ausiello about where things went wrong with the once must-see show:

"It became too dense and fell into certain sci-fi trappings. For instance, in the “Villains” arc, when you talk about formulas and catalysts, it takes the face off the drama. And I think the goal for everybody is to put a face back on the drama. You have to save something with a face; otherwise you don’t understand what you’re caring about. I thought the "Villains" arc started out very interestingly, and then became sort of muddy and dense and I couldn't get my hooks into the characters to understand their motivations. I also started to feel confused about what people's abilities were. One of the great things about the first season is that the metaphor for their abilities was very clear. Those metaphors seem to have gotten complicated in the past two seasons. I share that concern with everybody on the writing staff. It's not like I'm coming in and saying, "This is what you need to do to fix it!" Everybody knows what needs to be fixed and everybody is sort of rowing in that direction."

He also talks about trimming the cast, which grew to ridiculous numbers, and tightening things up:

"People will die. And some will return. Matt’s wife Janice comes back. We’ll find out what happens when you have a superbaby. We're also going to tell fewer stories per episode. We're going to limit it to three or four with one big one that you can wrap the stories around. We're altering the structure of the show so that there's a very clear A story that takes up a larger percentage of the show so that that story gets traction."

John Glover

One character that will be added is Sylar (Zachary Quinto)'s father, who will be played by Tony winning out actor John Glover. Glover's been busy lately, as he's also going to be showing up on ABC's Brothers & Sisters as a love interest for Uncle Saul (Ron Rifkin). He's also no stranger to sci-fi television, having played papa to another supervillain (Lex Luthor) on Smallville.

What do you think? Do you feel confident that Bryan Fuller can turn things around, and will Sylar's father help heat things up?