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Season 1 rocks! 8 dvds & worth every dime!! Season 2 kind of sucked because of the writer's strike with only 4 dvds.. However, Season 3 is picking up where season 1 left off & I hope it has as long a run as smallville. FYI if you catch up on Season 2 dvds.. go to nbc dot com & you can watch most of season 3 free... Overall Review:: there are similarities to DC comic book character heroes... i.e. ordinary people who discover they can fly, read minds, run like flash, & even more creative than DC characters at times; and also includes those who use their powers to manipulate people & situations... BUTT... I give this 2 thumbs up as this is one of the best made for tv shows since smallville and I was hooked by episode 3 season 1. Best thing about show is that ordinary people find they have ability to do extraordinary things & must come together to save the world but must also evaluate their potential for both good & evil! Loving it!! 4 to 5 stars!!Read full review
"Save the Cheerleader, Save the World", this is what the first Season of Heroes is all about. Seemingly ordinary people start to discover or become more aware that they are different. Not different in a sense of common out of place feeling in society, but that they have a more important role to play in the world. Whether it is Hiro, a time/space bending young Japanese fellow with his friend Ando, or Peter a human sponge for other mutant’s powers, and his brother Nathan who can fly. The series takes the viewer into the comic and plants them right in the middle. Each character has their own individual story, but by the means of fate are all connected to one another. The stories themselves take place in New York, Texas, Nevada, and Tokyo Japan. From the unknowing assistance of Isaac, a future painting comic artist, and various other means Peter discovers that a bomb is going to go off in New York. He takes this as his mission to stop the bomb, while doing so Hiro from the future tells him that redefining phrase, “Save the Cheerleader, Save the World.” Can one individual truly make all the difference? This is a great series for anyone who enjoys comic books, multiple individual story lines, and suspenseful turns and twists. The deleted scenes and pilot episodes are well worth it for fans of the show.Read full review
One of the best tv series ever! Right up there with "LOST"! An emotional roll-e-coaster, with a surprise around every corner. Only stopped watching long enough to take care of personal needs like eating, bathing, and sleeping. It's good to be old with no responsibilities! When they find my decomposing body - I'll have the tv on with the remote clutched tightly in my bony hands!
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It's odd in that Heroes was probably the one new show of 2006-2007 season that I watched from start to finish, having not missed a single episode. Whereas other great shows like Friday Night Lights are critic-adored-yet-audience-deprived or the Nine which was cancelled prematurely, Heroes became a huge hit and a critical favorite. While it initially has some issues, the further the show continues the more confident it gets and while it might not have everyone's ideal finale, it was surely the capper to what's a pretty stellar first season. What would you do if you found out if you had a superpower? That's the basic for the start of the first season where ordinary people suddenly find they can do amazing abilities; from a regenerating cheerleader to a time-travelling Japanese desk worker to a mind-reading cop. But that doesn't mean that they will all use their power for good as some don't know what to do with it, others want to get rid of it and some might use it for something destructive, such as destroy half of New York. All of these stories interwine as they try to stop a major disaster. Heroes, like many other shows, as an ongoing arc throughout the entire season, making it feel like one gigantic story split over 23 episodes rather than a series of mini-stories a la CSI or Law and Order. This can be a problem since it might not have a lot of replay value but it also means you just get hooked faster. But luckily the writers know how to make individual episodes stand out, thanks to great drama (the entirely Claire-centric "Company Man"), stellar cliffhangers and characters. But then this is still their first season so we have a case of them trying to do too much in one episode making it feel kind of scattered. One of the strongest aspects of the show, aside from the intrigue, are the characters who manage to be distinct without being one-note. Ali Larter is effective in switching personalities right in the same scene and Hayden Panettiere nails that "wishing to be normal" feeling when she knows she's not. However the obvious scene stealer is Masi Oka who initially starts out as overly enthusiastic and almost giddy but progresses as the show continues without it feeling forced or unexpectedly sudden. Then we also have Zachary Quinto who plays the season's main villain who has such creepiness and menace when he's around (although he was probably strangely more effective when he was obscured in shadow with a baseball cap on). In the day and age of TV shows on DVD, it's hard to get a stellar DVD package. Unlike Simpsons or 24 with multiple episode commentaries, most of them are kind of skimpy. Heroes thankfully has pretty solid bonuses with several commentaries, the original unaired pilot as well as some making-ofs as well as tons of deleted scenes. As for the commentaries, while it's kind of disappointing there isn't one for the suspenseful "Homecoming", they get more frequent as the season progresses and there is more variety rather than the same writer/director/actor combinations. With a great sense of pacing, well-written characters and cool superhero moments, it's sort of a show where you can find geekiness yet find something of substance at the same time. Might not be the absolute best show on TV, but it's probably one of the more consistently entertaining.Read full review
I was turned on to Heroes by a co-worker. She talked about it all of the time. I tried catching a couple of episodes on TV but was totally lost. The series is built like a comic book. One episode leads into another, there's flash backs, and the nothing remains the same for more than five minutes. My friend recommended just starting from the beginning and that's what I did. Now I'm just as hooked as she is. There's action, deceit, betrayal, suspense, and all of those wonderful powers. This is everyday people having to do extraordinary things. There are no dull moments and nothing gets stagnant. You'll absolutely hate one character today and love them a couple of episodes later. This is a great set.
The first time I heard about this show, I rolled my eyes. After all, it was by no means original. Every character (with the possible exception of Nikki/ Jessica) was already done by X-Men. Claire (Wolverine's healing), DL (Kitty Pryde), Peter (Mimic), Nathan (at least 5 characters)... I probably only watched it so I could see how it compared to X-Men. And then, I was hooked. There is plenty of action to go around in the season. What had me just as hooked was the characters. They were by no means shallow. They had to deal with real problems - cheating spouse, living up to his parent's standards, fear of what parents would say if they knew who they really were... While some of them had deeper stories and personalities than others, I loved how the good vs. evil line remained blurred. For example: Was Bennet (Claire's dad), perceived as evil in the first few episodes, really bad? On the other hand, the "bad" guy felt guilty at the loss of innocent human lives. It was not a simple "we're good, you're evil, let's fight, good wins" type of show. Fans of the X-Men will not be disappointed in this show. Any sci-fi fans, not to mention action/ drama fans will absolutely love it. It is definitely a must-see. I can't wait to see all the extras myself.Read full review
Great Item. Using it as research to prepare for Acting Roles in Motion Picture Film. 😎🎭🎬🎥🌍🌎🌏🛅✈✈✈✈✈ Would highly recommend. 👍🙌
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This box set was released simultaneously in a great amount of countries, including here in Brazil. Since "Lost" debut, I have never seen any other TV series that caused so much buzz in the local market as "Heroes" is causing right now. Success on paid TV (episodes are aired here with an average delay of four months after its original exhibition on US broadcast TV) and, apparently, success also on DVD, as stores are flooded with posters and full shelves with a lot of boxes waiting for its customers. I own this box set and I should say that this show is smartly conceived, well produced and an eye-catching attraction. All to the point that made me watch all discs (including the extras) in only one week after purchase, while most of times I take much more than this to view a box set entirely. Expectations for the second season are very high and Tim Kring (the creator of the show) will have a tough task for the next weeks to keep ourselves tuned into the next episodes. Is Sylar really dead? What ever happened to Peter and Nathan Petrell? Will Parkman survive to the shootings? What about the other heroes? Such elaborated plots are attractive while they can and I hope that it will last long. For the time being, "Heroes" is, in my honest opinion, the most pleasant surprise of the last 2006-2007 season. This is a box worth buying. Go ahead and enjoy it.Read full review
The first season of Heroes is one of those experiences that just don't come often enough. The plot is not just entertaining, it is mesmerizing. Each character is perfectly played by a cast of actors that truly understand working as an ensemble cast. If you enjoy programs that are "a little out there", you will love this.
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What if you discovered that you had a superpower -- great strength, flight, teleportation, or amazing healing? And what if you could use it to save the world? Heroes was one of the top rated TV Series purchased, coming in above Grey's Anatomy and 24: http://www.buzzillions.com/tv-series-reviews/n/4294876155/ Superheroes are everywhere in entertainment, from comic books to movies. But few manage to be as intelligent, geeky and well-written as "Heroes," a solid comic-book style TV series that explores the repercussions of several "ordinary" people who discover that they have strange -- and sometimes dangerous -- powers. And we are introduced to the "heroes": stripper Niki (Ali Larter) harbors a secret dark side, cheerleader Claire (Hayden Panettiere) heals from any injury, Japanese Dilbert Hiro (Masi Oka) can bend time and space, Senatorial candidate Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) is able to fly, his brother Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) can copy others' powers, a cop Matt (Greg Grunberg) can read minds, and junkie artist Isaac (Santiago Cabrera) sees the future. There are plenty of others that show up, but these start the ball rolling. Unlike most shows about people with superpowers, "Heroes" isn't really about the action or flashy battles. It's half epic save-the-world-as-a-team story, and half exploration of how real, ordinary people would react if they suddenly found out that they had superpowers, and how this would change -- or NOT change -- their lives. The storylines are incredibly intricate and complex, since there are a dozen subplots and a lot of time travel, and plenty of hints at future events. The careful painting of all these storylines even further in two episodes, one of which shows the pre-Heroic lies of the characters (and how Syler became a murderous terror), and another that shows what the future will be like if they don't change it. It's not a pretty picture. These complex storylines are enhanced by lots of suspense and tightly directed action, and the makers always know how to throw in a shocking twist, such as a sword-carrying future Hiro showing up.. But there is also some poignancy, and very dark humor from time to time (Claire waking up in mid-autopsy, or twisting her broken neck around). Not to mention some great, sometimes geeky dialogue ("Where did you learn all this?" "X-men No. 143 when Kitty Pryde time travels!"). The "Heroes" are only starting their journey, and the first season of this geeky hit is a must-see for fans of intelligent sci-fi drama. And I doubt their journey is over... 100% of people who bought and watched said they would recommend to a friend: http://www.buzzillions.com/tv-series-reviews/n/4294876155/Read full review