Heroes

[Wedgie]

Do yourself a favour and watch this TV show when it hits Australian screens, awesome show, first 11 episodes have been shown in America up to Xmas.

[RoosterMarty]

I have seen the first episode, my mate has the whole series so I will have to get that off him. It looks pretty damn good though.

[JK]

Found myself cursing the screen when the hour was over last night, so guess I enjoyed it, looking forward to seeing what transpires from here on ...

[Rushby Hinds]

The Japanese character is gold!

[Dogwatcher]

It is what?

[TroyGFC]

That had got to be one of the worst shows I have ever watched, I hate shows on super natural crap. Why put Prison Break on after?

[MightyEagles]

Wasn't that bad.

[MightyEagles]

I want the cheerleader.

[JK]

And I'll take Ali Larter

[another grub]

Heroes is a poor name for the show.... but I spose Looney Tunes has already been used.

It was very ordinary..... and a shame pirson break got put back..... it is far more interesting.....

[Wedgie]

If anyone liked the new Doctor Who, the Doctor from the first series to return enters it in episode 11 or 12.
Won't give away what he does or who he is.
Now watched every episode so far, awesome show, everyone I know that have watched all the episodes out so far are raving about it too, mind you much better without the ads.

[the tractor]

I thought it was good.
But it should have been a 2 hour long episode first up.

[Wedgie]

Now the No 1 ratings show for 18-49 year olds in America, pretty big endorsement as there's some bloody good shows around at the moment, quality has definately improved in recent years.

[Thiele]

Miss out on it last night due to being out my tape the repeat next tuseday

[zipzap]

I liked it a little, probably enough to check it out next week. Agreed, the Japanese guy is cool

[Dutchy]

That had got to be one of the worst shows I have ever watched, I hate shows on super natural crap. Why put Prison Break on after?

totally agree..utter crap

[Wedgie]

Found this review of the first show interesting as the first line reminds me of a couple on here, perhaps the show may be a little too deep for some because they only looked at it from a first glance point of view?

At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss Heroes as a watered-down version of X-Men. To do so, however, would be a huge mistake. While it does tread on familiar comic book-inspired territory, Heroes painstakingly avoids splashiness, instead painting its characters in subtle tones of normalcy shaded by the extraordinary.

The creation of Tim King (Crossing Jordan), the pilot episode zigzags across the globe, introducing us to a disparate group of characters, from an indestructable Texas cheerleader to a Japanese office drone with the ability to displace time and space to a male nurse who believes he can fly to a Vegas stripper haunted by a separate personality within herself to a drug addict artist who paints visions of the future. Their stories are told in separate vignettes, loosely connected by an Indian researcher's quest to redeem his dead father's reputation. All of it has something to do with a solar eclipse, which has awakened the protagonists' latent abilities, as well as signaling dire events for all earth.

On paper, it all sounds more than a little hokey, but Heroes transcends any cliches by cloaking it all in ambiguity. The characters in the pilot episode are three-dimensional people — a devoted single mom with a questionable past, a male nurse whose dreams of flying symbolize his relationship with his politician brother, a high school student who can do no wrong, and so on — whose lives are taking an unexpected and unwelcome turn.

The pilot episode focuses on the characters' individual stories and inner turmoils, rather than their unusual abilities. It's a teaser, to be certain, but it beckons us to return to find out how the mysteries presented here develop. If Heroes can maintain the focus of the pilot episode, focusing on the characters and their relationship to their environment, TV may have a sleeper hit on its hands. This is a show that promises social insights presented in allegorical style.

[Dutchy]

Agree after reading that IMO I still dont like it....Ive never been into that sort of fiction...give me a good laugh after being serious all day at work and Im happy...Seinfield at 10.05 each night is still my comedy fix

[Wedgie]

Agree after reading that IMO I still dont like it....Ive never been into that sort of fiction...give me a good laugh after being serious all day at work and Im happy...Seinfield at 10.05 each night is still my comedy fix

Fair enough mate, neither is Mrs Wedgie, she's more into the boring stuff where I like sci fi, fantasty, etc.
Im suprised with how many non sci fi fans are taken in by Heroes though.

[TroyGFC]

Found this review of the first show interesting as the first line reminds me of a couple on here, perhaps the show may be a little too deep for some because they only looked at it from a first glance point of view?

At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss Heroes as a watered-down version of X-Men. To do so, however, would be a huge mistake. While it does tread on familiar comic book-inspired territory, Heroes painstakingly avoids splashiness, instead painting its characters in subtle tones of normalcy shaded by the extraordinary.

The creation of Tim King (Crossing Jordan), the pilot episode zigzags across the globe, introducing us to a disparate group of characters, from an indestructable Texas cheerleader to a Japanese office drone with the ability to displace time and space to a male nurse who believes he can fly to a Vegas stripper haunted by a separate personality within herself to a drug addict artist who paints visions of the future. Their stories are told in separate vignettes, loosely connected by an Indian researcher's quest to redeem his dead father's reputation. All of it has something to do with a solar eclipse, which has awakened the protagonists' latent abilities, as well as signaling dire events for all earth.

On paper, it all sounds more than a little hokey, but Heroes transcends any cliches by cloaking it all in ambiguity. The characters in the pilot episode are three-dimensional people — a devoted single mom with a questionable past, a male nurse whose dreams of flying symbolize his relationship with his politician brother, a high school student who can do no wrong, and so on — whose lives are taking an unexpected and unwelcome turn.

The pilot episode focuses on the characters' individual stories and inner turmoils, rather than their unusual abilities. It's a teaser, to be certain, but it beckons us to return to find out how the mysteries presented here develop. If Heroes can maintain the focus of the pilot episode, focusing on the characters and their relationship to their environment, TV may have a sleeper hit on its hands. This is a show that promises social insights presented in allegorical style.

Each for there own, I stopped reading this thread ahlf way through as I was already getting bored just thinking of the show, might just tune in for a few minutes next week and watch it on a normal sized TV at home. I will give a comment on it then.