Heroes (American TV series)
| Heroes | |
|---|---|
| File:Heroes.png The cast of Heroes | |
| Created by | Tim Kring |
| Starring | Santiago Cabrera Tawny Cypress Noah Gray-Cabey Greg Grunberg Ali Larter Masi Oka Hayden Panettiere Adrian Pasdar Sendhil Ramamurthy Leonard Roberts Milo Ventimiglia |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 44 minutes approx. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 25, 2006 – present |
Heroes is an American drama television series created by Tim Kring. It debuted on the NBC network in the United States on September 25, 2006. The series premiere was the most-watched program that night among adults 18-49, attracting 14.3 million viewers overall and receiving the highest rating for any NBC drama premiere in five years.[1] Repeat episodes began airing on the Sci Fi Channel on September 29, 2006. The show also airs in Canada on the Global Television Network. The show will air on the United Kingdom's Sci Fi channel. On October 6, 2006, NBC President Kevin Reilly announced that Heroes had been picked up for a full season [2]. The series is filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California.
Synopsis
The series tells the story of people who "thought they were like everyone else ... until they woke with incredible abilities". A Japanese salaryman discovers that he can manipulate time and space, a struggling New York artist can paint the future, a high school cheerleader discovers she can recover from any injury, a single mom realizes she has "a powerful alter ego", and a police officer can read minds. The premise is that these people have a role in saving humankind.[3]
According to the official NBC website, not only do the characters discover what having superpowers means to them, but also uncover a larger picture concerning the origin of their superpowers. The characters eventually become involved in each other's lives as they attempt to evade the series antagonist, who wishes to harness their "super DNA" for his own ends.[citation needed]
Characters
Main characters
| Character | Portrayed by | Age | Place of origin | Superpower(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Bennet | Hayden Panettiere | 17 | Odessa, Texas | Healing factor |
| Simone Deveaux | Tawny Cypress | 28 | New York City | None |
| D.L. Hawkins | Leonard Roberts | 31 | Unknown | Phasing |
| Isaac Mendez | Santiago Cabrera | 28 | New York City | Heroin-induced precognition[4] |
| Hiro Nakamura | Masi Oka | 24 | Tokyo, Japan | Time manipulation, time travel and teleportation. |
| Matt Parkman | Greg Grunberg | 35 | Los Angeles, California | Telepathy |
| Nathan Petrelli | Adrian Pasdar | Unknown (older brother to Peter) | New York City | Flight |
| Peter Petrelli | Milo Ventimiglia | 30 | New York City | Power mimicry[4] |
| Micah Sanders | Noah Gray-Cabey | Unknown | Las Vegas, Nevada | Unknown[4] |
| Niki Sanders | Ali Larter | 33 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Dual personality, one who conforms to society's rules, one who does not. |
| Mohinder Suresh | Sendhil Ramamurthy | Unknown | Madras, India | None |
Other characters
Several supporting characters and perceived antagonists have appeared in the series.
Episode list
Graphic novels
After each new episode of Heroes airs, an original online graphic novel drawn by Aspen Comics is made available on the official NBC website.[5] The lineart of the first story page of each graphic novel is available as an easter egg page found through previous graphic novel.[6][7]
| Issue | Title | Story | Art |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsters | Aron Coleite | Michael Turner & Koi Turnbull |
| Offers background information on Mohinder Suresh, his father's death, and the "Horn Rimmed Glasses" man following him. | |||
| 2 | The Crane | Aron Coleite | Micah Gunnell |
| Offers some background on the character Hiro Nakamura, who was named by his grandfather as a reminder of Hiroshima. | |||
| 3 | Trial By Fire | Chuck Kim | Marcus To |
| The character Nathan Petrelli comes to terms with his power and saves a woman from a burning building. | |||
Emerson lawsuit
On October 2 2006, Emerson, the company that makes the popular In-Sink-Erator garbage disposals, filed suit in federal court against NBC regarding a scene that appeared in the pilot episode. The scene depicted Claire Bennet reaching into an active garbage disposal to retrieve a ring, and severely injuring her hand in the process. Emerson's suit claims the scene "casts the disposer in an unsavory light, irreparably tarnishing the product" by suggesting that serious injuries will result "in the event consumers were to accidentally insert their hand into one."
Emerson is asking for a ruling barring future broadcasts of the pilot, which is available on NBC's website and has already aired on NBC Universal-owned cable networks USA and Sci Fi. It also seeks to block NBC from using any Emerson trademarks in the future.[8]
Emerson is also an appliance market competitor with General Electric, the owner of NBC.
References
- ^ "NBC Universal Media Village". Heroes debut paces NBC's second Monday win of the new season. Retrieved 2006-09-29.
- ^ "NBC Universal Media Village". NBC Rewards Hit Fall Drama 'Heroes' With Full-Season Order For 2006-07. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
- ^ "NBC.com". Heroes first look. Retrieved 2006-09-29.
- ^ a b c Zepeda, Dana Meltzer (2006). "Everybody's Heroes". TV Guide (October 9-14): 30–31.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) Cite error: The named reference "TV Guide" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ "NBC.com". Heroes Graphic Novel. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
- ^ "hiro_line_01.jpg". Heroes Graphic Novel. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
- ^ "nathan_line_01.jpg". Heroes Graphic Novel. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
- ^ "Zap2It.com". Garbage Disposal Maker Sues NBC Over 'Heroes' Scene. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
External links
- NBC's Heroes - Official site.
- 9th Wonders - Semi-official site from Heroes show creator Tim Kring.
- Heroes at IMDb