is a thing that's happening. NBC plans to bring the superhero series back to life for a 13-episode event series in 2015, with the network teasing that a few characters from the original series could return.

But which characters should make a "Heroes" comeback? And which ones need to stay home? Here are our thoughts on the matter:

Hiro Nakamura — Come Back!

Can you have "Heroes" without Hiro? I vote no. The time-traveling sword-slinger is the most iconic character from "Heroes" lore, and remains one of few characters that even the most jaded fans have fondness for. Even if it's only as a one-off guest appearance, Hiro needs to return.

Ando Masahashi — Stay Home!

It breaks my heart to say that Ando needs to stay on the bench. It's not James Kyson's fault, either; his performance as Ando was one of the highlights of the series. But the writers giving Ando the super-battery powers broke the character, ripping him from everyman status and turning him into a living reminder of why "Heroes" no longer worked. Sorry, Ando.

Jack Bennet — Come Back!

It appears that Jack Coleman is available for a return appearance; the actor recently completed a guest arc on "Scandal," but has no series commitments to speak of at the moment. HRG is one of the great unpowered characters of "Heroes," while still being deeply rooted in the super-mythology. It would be great to have him back to thread the needle of a new era.

Claire Bennet — Stay Home!

HRG's daughter, however, doesn't need ...

There's a reason the Roots are the baddest house band in late night. Take Monday night's "The Tonight Show" for an example. Sure, Rick Ross could have shown up with a DJ and a couple of back-up musicians to perform 


But instead, Rozay, dressed in all black everything, powered through a horn-blasted, percussion heavy version of the driving Mastermind
 single with the Philly crew. And not for nothing, even with Jay Z absent from the mix, Ross seemed extra energized by the Roots' thick tapestry of sound.

At a listening party
 for the album last month, Ross was surrounded by fellow rap stars, including Busta Rhymes, Meek Mill, Swizz Beatz, Fabolous and DJ Khaled. For each track he played from the March 4 album, Rozay added a customized reel of dramatic imagery to accentuate the song's lyrics. Among the tunes he previewed were: "Rich Is Gangsta," "Drug Dealer's Dream," the Notorious B.I.G. remake "Nobody," "Sanctified," "In Vein," "Thug Cry" and "Blessing in Disguise."

The guests
 on the album include Jeezy, the Weeknd, Kanye West and Big Sean, Meek, Lil Wayne and dancehall stars Sizzla and Mavado.

Steve Stoute is certain that you can draw a line connecting the birth of hip-hop, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, directly to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where President Obama is serving his second term in office. He began to tell that story in part one of his new series, "The Tanning of America," which premiered on VH1 Monday night.

The series is based on Stoute's 2011 book of the same title, but the four-part show is proving to be even more interesting with commentary from hip-hop legends such as Russell Simmons, Reverend Run, Rick Rubin, Nas and Diddy. Stoute, a marketing mogul and longtime business partner of Jay Z, makes the factual argument that hip-hop culture is responsible for blurring color lines in America, and making room for the country's first black president.

The first segment highlights the 1970s origins of the culture through the mid-80s, culminating with the meteoric rise of Run-D.M.C. Even for those who are well-versed in hip-hop's beginnings, the special included some priceless footage.

In addition to watching a young Rick Rubin head-banging in an early Def Jam commercial (after he co-founded the label with Russell Simmons) viewers also got a closer look at some of the first mainstream artists and publications that give rap music a chance.

A writer from the Wall Street Journal remembered the phone call from Def Jam publicist Bill Adler, who convinced her to write a 1994 profile on "rap mogul" Russell Simmons and his burgeoning label. She'd later spend a night partying in the Bronx with Russell and his young protégé, ...

Remember that scary purple dude with the smug grin seen in the mid-credits "Avengers" scene? If you haven't heard by now, his name is Thanos — and he's all about Death.

Specifically, Thanos, perhaps the deadliest villain in the Marvel Universe, is an alien menace hell-bent on impressing the woman he worships, Mistress Death. In the comics, he attempts to woo Death on numerous occasions, most famously by gathering together the Infinity Gems, six stones with immeasurable, universe-threatening power.

Thanos makes his next appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this coming summer's though the size of his role is unknown; at the moment, Marvel hasn't announced any casting news regarding Thanos, leading many to believe that he'll simply be pulling the puppet-strings of his minions Ronan the Accuser and Nebula, played by Lee Pace and Karen Gillan respectively.

But the actor playing Thanos isn't the only mystery surrounding the character. Now, it's worth wondering what the Mad Titan is actually after — because, according to "Guardians" director James Gunn, the villain's motivation in the movie might be different from his motivation in the comics.

"The Marvel Cinematic Universe takes out of both the 616 and Ultimate Marvel Comics universe, and then they recreate some elements themselves," Gunn said on the Pointless Podcast (via Dark Horizons). "What Thanos wants in the comics is not necessarily what Thanos wants in the movies; we don't know yet."

Gunn's comments are sure to get the wheels spinning for Thanos conspiracy theorists. Can we expect that Thanos is still collecting Infinity Gems ...

Miley Cyrus has few choice words for the tabloid rumormongers.

Last night, the pop star tweeted out a snapshot of a sidebar in Star magazine, which supposedly had the inside scoop on Miley's next career move. Her new, nefarious plan for musical domination, according to the report? Playing Tinkerbell in a live, national broadcast of "Peter Pan," in the same vein as Carrie Underwood's star turn in "The Sound of Music" last month.

Leaving aside the fact that nobody plays Tinkerbell in live productions of Peter Pan — the "character" is a stage effect, not an acting role, as anyone who has ever saved Tink's life by clapping furiously during Act II would know! — Miley's response to the idea of donning a pair of fairy wings was about as subtle as one would expect:

Meanwhile, Star wasn't the only magazine to get a scathing callout from Ms. Cyrus; she also addressed a Life & Style story about her supposed dalliance with Justin Bieber and alleged feud with Selena Gomez, pointing out that the photographic "evidence" supplied by the rag left something to be desired.

Of course, it might be more accurate to say that Miley never reads this [stuff], except when she's about to eviscerate it in epic fashion on the Internet. But whatever, she's hilarious when she's angry.

We're less than a week away from the street date of Pharrell Williams' second solo album, G I R L, and Skateboard P has finally revealed the final track list for the anticipated March 3 release.

In a video posted on Monday night, Pharrell confirmed which songs have made the cut, including, of course, smash "Despicable Me 2" hit "Happy."

According to the video, the track list is: 1. "Marilyn Monroe"
2. "Brand New"
3. "Hunter"
4. "Gush"
5. "Happy"
6. "Come Get It Bae"
7. "Gust of Wind"
8. "Lost Queen"
9. "Know Who You Are"
10. "It Girl"

The final list is a bit different from one posted by the Noisey blog
 last week following a listening session. That roster featured the song "Freq" and noted that collaborators would include Justin Timberlake on "Brand New," Miley Cyrus on "Come Get It," Daft Punk on "Gust of Wind" and Alicia Keys on "Know Who You Are."

While we don't know which guests will appear on the album — a spokesperson for Pharrell could not be reached for comment at press time — we do know that several of the tunes stretch out well past the 3-4 minute mark. Though most of the songs fall into that range, "Monroe" clocks in at 5:51 and "Lost Queen" stretches out to just under eight minutes.

Pharrell will sing "Happy" on Sunday night at the Academy Awards, just hours before G I R L officially goes on sale.