Milo Ventimiglia, one of my favorites from Heroes, went on a USO tour and talked about the show a bit.

He met many soldiers who were familiar with his show, and had strong opinions about his character’s nemesis, Sylar (played diabolically by Zachary Quinto).

“When I was over in Iraq and Afghanistan, a lot of soldiers were like, ‘Dude, will you just kill Sylar already? Will you just get rid of him?’” Ventimiglia told The Associated Press during a telephone interview this week. “And I’m like, ‘Man, I don’t know if you’re gonna want that just yet. I think you’re going to be very surprised as to what happens.’”

Yeah, that’s what I say. No real spoilers in the article, but Milo brought up the possibility that his character may turn bad, and Sylar may turn good. Now that will be interesting.

The piper’s bill is coming due: Haniyeh and Hamas are ramping up their expectations for Shalit.

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday that the prisoner exchange deal between Hizbullah and Israel paved the way for Palestinian organizations to achieve their objectives and “bring to the release of our heroes from prison.”

[...] The prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hizbullah has revitalized the Palestinian organizations.

They’re conclusion is that Israel will be willing to pay an even higher price for a living captive than the

already hefty toll it did for two dead ones. A Hamas source told Ynet over the weekend that alongside the push the deal has provided – there is also concern that following the harsh domestic criticism voiced in Israel over the price for Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser will harden Israel’s position in the negotiations for Shalit.

The source warned that if Israel were indeed to take this path – Shalit could remain in captivity for decades to come.

Yep. You get what you pay for. Israel paid too much for Regev and Goldwasser.