Its hard to remember a science fiction series that has hit so big so quickly. Yet by the end of the first series of Heroes, it feels--for all the right reasons--that the shows been around for longer than it has, such is the huge amount of success its enjoyed.
This is without a doubt this is the best TV show in a long time. The acting is first rate, Ventimiglia in particular is a truly gifted actor.
The plot is unique and truly gripping, a potent mixture of suspense, emotion, superpowers and humour.
There a subplot for everyone, and everyone will find at least one character they can connect and sympathise with.
In short a brilliant series, a brilliant DVD box set with truly excellent extras.
5 stars!
A brilliant debut season for the hit show of 2007. Heroes follows a group of people who find they have extraordinary abilities and whether they choose to use them for good or for evil. The show is well written and planned, the sets, music, acting, special effects and attention to detail are superb. If you haven't seen Heroes yet, I thoroughly recommend giving it a go, just make sure you start from the beginning (otherwise you won't know what's going on) and allow about four episodes before you make up your mind. It is slow paced at the start, as there are a variety of characters that need to be established, but it does pick up and soon becomes addictive.
With the mediocre second season of Heroes recently ended prematurely, this box set serves as a potent reminder of what made the First Season so much fun, one of the best shows on American network television. As with nearly any show, not every episode was a stunner, and there were a few weaker character arcs, but on the whole the show nicely balanced mystery, character dynamics, and some thrilling action sequences to craft a perfectly realized tribute to superhero comics and the mythos that makes them special. The creators seemed to realize at this point that the interplay of different personalities gave the show its extra strength -- the cheerful, naive Hiro; the brooding and heroic Peter; the ambiguous position of Nathan, who one senses could be either hero or villain; the power thirst of Sylar. Best of all, there was Noah Bennett, originally a somewhat generic and mysterious villain who developed, over the course of this season, into one of the show's richest and most complex characters, capable of evil but motivated by his great love of his daughter and his genuinely conflicted principles. His spotlight episode, "Company Man," was pretty much unanimously a series high point. These are only a few of the show's great characters, though, and the entire cast performs admirably in the context of a season arc that encompassed adventure, melodrama, and character-based sequences for a perfect blend.
It's the next big thing to hit our screens. Heroes has become one of TV's most popular programmes of the 2006-2007 era. When normal, everyday people discover they're not quite who they seem, their lives change forever.
From the male Nurse, Peter, who can see into the future to the young cheerleader who discovers she cannot be hurt, the great adventure begins.
The character are brought across to us in such a way that we cannot help but relate to how they feel. Alternative representations of characters are brought across to us in this ever-changing world that we now live in.
So if it's entertainment, adventure and incredible plot/characters, then Heroes is the show for you.
For those of us raised on 'Twin Peaks', 'The X-Files', & 'American Gothic', Tim Kring's 'Heroes', though great entertainment, isn't quite as dark or serious enough to rival the aforementioned shows, and often feels more like a serialised follow on from films such as 'Unbreakable' or 'X Men' than a brand new idea. That said, its still the best fantasy programme on television: compelling, well written, directed and acted by an ensemble cast of newcomers; 'Heroes' will be the programme teens who've grown out of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' will adore for years to come; 'The X Files' for people who don't remember 'The X-Files'. The story, as its title suggests, revolves around a disparate group of individuals learning to control, adapt to, or at times reject their superpowers, many become heroes by chance, others simply roll with it; caught up as they are in an inchoate, and often mysterious, destiny, explained only by the show's now famous catchphrase: "Save the cheerleader. Save the world". With a dizzying array of characters and multiple storylines, 'Heroes' shuffles its cast and misdirects the audience with glee; for you"ll often watch an entire episode enthralled, only to look back and realise that nothing much happened at all, and that's its ultimate strength: engaging characters played by good actors, for just as Stephen King creates believable, sometimes sympathetic, protagonists on the page (long before subjecting them to any real horror) so too does 'Heroes' establish a real world setting that allows us to believe in these people and thus become involved with their trials, tribulations and easily accept their otherwise outrageous adventures. My personal favourites are the Petrelli brothers Nathan and Peter (played with aplomb by former 'Top Gun' actor Adrian Pasdar and soon to be Robin in the 'Batman' films; Milo Ventimiglia). Pasadar plays the elder, sharp suited sibling; armed with ruthless political ambition, a winning grin and the ability to fly, whilst Peter is the down-to-Earth everyman; a visionary empath who can take on the power of any hero he comes into contact with. And, of course, no 'Heroes' review would be complete without a nod to space/ time continuum bending clerk-on-a-mission; Nihonjin, Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka), for both Hiro and best friend Ando (James Kyson Lee) are, in many respects, the heart of the show, as important a duo as the Petrellis, they represent the Apotheothenai of ancient myth; commanding, helping or influencing an unknown pantheon of 'Heroi Hemithroi' (i.e. Claire Bennet, D.L Hawkins, Mohinder Suresh etc) whilst having to contend with the dangerous, unpredictable forces our Greek ancestors called 'Chthonian' (i.e. The Haitian, Mr Bennet, Sylar, Eden etc). 'Heroes', like 'Lost' before it, succeeds at creating a genuine sense of intrigue by well paced character development and the structural emulation of old-school TV serials like 'Flash Gordon', 'Batman' or 'Zorro'. And with an origins spin-off already in flight, you don't need Isaac Mendes to paint you picture of 'Heroes' future: will Eden overpower the Haitian, will Mohinder fulfil his father's legacy, will Stan Lee ever sue Tim Kring? So many questions, so few answers; hold onto your capes: our 'Heroes' have arrived!
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HEROES revolves around the premise of seemingly ordinary people developing fantastic powers. There's Claire, a cheerleader who can't appear to be injured or killed. Matt is a cop who can read minds. New Yorker Peter has the power to adopt other heroes' abilities, while his politician brother has a special power of his own. In addition, Hiro is a Japanese office worker who is delighted to discover he can move through space and time. Features the complete first series.
All 23 episodes of the US TV drama series about ordinary people across the globe who discover they have extraordinary powers. As they discover their new found talents, the new superheroes have to come to terms with the impact the discovery has on their lives. Among the list of superheroes are Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka), a Japanese comic-book fan who discovers he has the ability to stop time, Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) a school chearleader who is literally indestructable, and Isaac Mendez, a junkie artist who can paint the future when he is high. The episodes comprise: 'Genesis', 'Don't Look Back', 'One Giant Leap', 'Collision', 'Hiros', 'Better Halves', 'Nothing to Hide', 'Seven Minutes to Midnight', 'Homecoming', 'Six Months Later', 'Fallout', 'Godsend', 'The Fix', 'Distractions', 'Run!', 'Unexpected', 'Company Man', 'Parasite', '7%', 'Five Years Gone', 'The Hard Part', 'Landslide' and 'How to Stop an Exploding Man.
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