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

Creator:

Tim Kring

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

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:

Cult Favorite | Explosion | Death | Shape Shifter | Prison

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 24 wins & 59 nominations

Cast

Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet (67 episodes, 2006-2009)
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet / ... (67 episodes, 2006-2009)
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli (64 episodes, 2006-2009)
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura (62 episodes, 2006-2009)
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli / ... (60 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh (60 episodes, 2006-2009)
James Kyson Lee	...	Ando Masahashi / ... (58 episodes, 2006-2009)
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman (55 episodes, 2006-2009)
Zachary Quinto	...	Sylar (54 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ali Larter	...	Niki Sanders / ... (51 episodes, 2006-2009)
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli (49 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ashley Crow	...	Sandra Bennet (39 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	The Haitian / ... (31 episodes, 2006-2009)
Noah Gray-Cabey	...	Micah Sanders (29 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

Heroes: Villains (USA) (third season title)
Герои (Russia) [ru]
Héroes (Spain) [es]
Hõsök (Hungary) [hu]
Heroes (Germany) [de]
Heroes (Greece) [el]
Heroes (France) [fr]
Herois (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Heroji (Croatia) [hr]

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 (some episodes) | 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) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

According to Heroes' creator, Tim Kring, Mr. Bennett has a distinct pair of glasses due to the fact he had very few lines in the beginning of the series, and needed to be recognizable by the audience. Also, Kring said the horn-rimmed glasses were chosen because they had a distinct "early days of the CIA" look.

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 "Knight Rider: Knight of the Living Dead (#1.6)" (2008)

A very good start to a show that only promises to get better.

Although the show's concept is sort of a ripoff of the X-Men concept of people evolving to have super powers, I have to admit it was enjoyable. The acting was all very well done as were the slices of life that introduced you to each character. The effects are kept very low-key making it more believable than the typical super hero show. There is a great underlying darkness that permeates as well, giving one the feeling that some very bad things are about to happen. My mom even liked it, and she usually just sticks to shows about cops and politics (like West Wing, Law & Order, and CSI). If you haven't seen it give it a try. It's a very good show so far and only promises to get better.

I will definitely be tuning in for the next episode myself.