Yeah.
Fringe has Abrams going for it. Plus,real writers. And more likely than not, a grand plan.
Heroes always felt like it was making it up as it went along and now has . . .well, at this point, I'm not sure what it has. Except maybe the goodwill of a (very) few fans who still have faith in it even if it's insulted their intelligence again and again and again. The getting of new writers is always a solid strategy - - but at this point, if it isn't the caliber of an Alan Moore or Grant Morrison or J.Michael Strazcynski or,indeed, a Joss Whedon or JJ Abrams or hell even Mark Millar, it's almost moot.
Maybe we should all just wait for Joe Ahearne's superhero series.