"Heroes" (2006/II) TV series 2006-????

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Creator:

Tim Kring

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Save the Cheerleader. Save the World.

Plot:

They thought they were like everyone else... until they woke with incredible abilities.

Plot Keywords:

Psychopath | Depression | Attempted Rape | Comic Book | Genetic Science

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 21 wins & 57 nominations

Cast

Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh (56 episodes, 2006-2009)
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet / ... (55 episodes, 2006-2009)
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli (54 episodes, 2006-2009)
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura (53 episodes, 2006-2009)
James Kyson Lee	...	Ando Masahashi (53 episodes, 2006-2009)
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli / ... (52 episodes, 2006-2009)
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman (49 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ali Larter	...	Niki Sanders / ... (45 episodes, 2006-2009)
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli (43 episodes, 2006-2009)
Zachary Quinto	...	Sylar (42 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ashley Crow	...	Sandra Bennet (36 episodes, 2006-2009)
Noah Gray-Cabey	...	Micah Sanders (29 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	The Haitian (26 episodes, 2006-2008)

Runtime:

45 min | 60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) (season 2) | South Korea:15 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA (Season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (Season 1 DVD rating) | Finland:K-13 (Season 1 DVD rating) (2008) | Norway:15 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

Angela Petrelli is named after Angela Lansbury. The character was inspired by Lansbury's role as Mrs. Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

Quotes:

Hiro Nakamura: That's fighting dirty.
Takezo Kensei: That's fighting smart sir. Don't get me wrong I give him a fair wage... if he lives.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "House M.D.: Locked In (#5.19)" (2009)

Still waiting...

I grew up in North America, and quality shows like Heroes were a staple. Now having lived in Europe for a few years, I find it difficult to watch American serial dramas. Heroes is an excellent example of a great story, a great cast, and certainly great potential. Unfortunately, American TV stipulates that the story must be dragged out over 23 episodes. What this means is that, in every episode, not much happens. Wait another week and still not much happens. I am now on episode 8 and am ready to bail. I'm not sure I have the patience to last another 15 episodes.

Series like Heroes deserve better. The story deserves to be told for the sake and quality of the story. It does not deserve to be tampered with for the sake of filling a season, because what you get is what we've got with Heroes. A lot of filling and not much substance.

I think what Britain could have done with this. Probably made a cracking good series over 3-4 hours where the story is the focus and the audience is the viewer. Not the advertisers and TV executives.