Heroes

[dposse]

http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_%28TV_series%29

Tonight at 9pm EST, NBC will be airing the pilot episode of Heroes. The show is about people all over the world suddenly discovering that they have superpowers, and the effects that it has on them and the people around them. Don't worry if you can't catch it today, the SciFi channel will air the repeats starting this Friday.

Heroes looks interesting, but it is a type of show that can turn really crappy really quickly. If they can pull it off, they might have a hit on their hands.

So, what do you think of Heroes?

[Mike McC]

So far, so good. At first it was a bit disjointed because of the different storylines, but then they started to dome together at the end. It looks really interesting, and I must say that I am hooked.

[Kroze Gamegod]

Sadly, they really needed to do the 90 minute version they showed at Comic Con instead of the watered down version they showed tonight...

Notable changes:

1. The Painter originally handcuffs himself to the radiator in a attempt to go cold turkey, he then goes and cuts off his own hand to get free and paint the picture at the end of the episode...
He never had a overdose and it just came out cooler...

2. There was a different song playing during the Eclipse thingy (By Bright Eyes, who I hate with a passion I might add so I am thankful they changed that)...

3. The brother didn't originallly fall at the end, which I sort of liked better...
It use to cut to the credits with a shot of them just hanging there in the air with the flying dude responding to his brother asking him about how he can do that with "I don't know... I don't know..."
I think some idiot in the focus group must of gone "I don't get it" or NBC said that they needed a "Bigger" hook for the end to bring people back...
But it just came out as very corny instead of a hint as to what is to come...

4. There were two storylines that they cut that are gonna be in the second episode...
The Cop who can hear voices and a middle eastern guy... who's power I won't reveal due to it being a huge plotpoint...
Although, I think they flowed much better in the 90 minute version when spliced with the rest of the stories...

Also, they cut part of Hiro's little teleportation act at the bar but it wasn't anything people would care about...

Hiro is such a great character and I am glad they left all his Star Trek and X-Men talk in...
It really hits home with all the true comic book lovers watching the show...

Speaking about comic books, the show is set up very much like one and really has the right feel to it...
And between this and Studio 60, I will be entertained for many Monday nights to come!

(OMG! NBC, of all networks, actually has a monday night show lineup that is worth watching?!?? Hell has frozen over!)

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

This sounds pretty cool, I love anything where people have superhuman powers, and there seems to be a good range of abilities in this. Unfortunately I can't see it over here in Britain, but perhaps if it has good ratings it will eventually come to these shores. So keep watching people! Lack of ratings is what killed Firefly and that was a damn good show too, dont let this go the same way.

Oh and thanks for that Wiki link Dposse, it's good to have a list of pretty much every concievable superpower in one place. May even come in handy for the RP's on this forum, what with all the superpower type RP's that there seems to be at the moment.

[Roy_D_Mylote]

I do like the show. Peter should be the one who's able to fly, though, it'd be better.

And I do not like that the Cheerleader girl is seeming like she's going to be the focus of the show.

[Mike McC]

If anyone missed it, and/or wants to see it (again), it'll be on at 7/6 CST PM Friday on SciFi. You should watch SciFi on Friday anyway because Doctor Who starts back up again.

[Roy_D_Mylote]

What? Are you serious? You'd better not be joking. Joking will result in your undoing.

[P-Sleazy]

It was on again tonight on NBC...an hour and a half ago, as of this post, but that seems irrelevant now, no?

I purely enjoyed it, especially the Japanese guys power. I like his and the Cheerleader's power the most.

[Mike McC]

Originally Posted by Roy_D_Mylote

What? Are you serious? You'd better not be joking. Joking will result in your undoing.

See for yourself. Both Heroes and Doctor Who on Fridays on SciFi. End commercial.

EDIT: Apparently they have the full episode viewable on NBC's webpage for Heroes, at least for the week. I don't know if all the episodes will be viewable for a week like this, or only one or two. Also of note, they created a blog for Hiro (the Japanese guy), if you wanna look at it.

[Chipper173]

Hiro was my favorite character. Total nerd who discovers he has insane powers. Gotta love it.

I'll be watching with great interest.