One of the many serialized dramas which dominated the 2006-2007 TV season,
NBC's Heroes dealt with a disparate group of people from all over the world,
ages ranging from late teens to mid-thirties, who suddenly (and simultaneously)
discovered that they possessed super-powers. Drug addict Isaac Mendez (Santiago
Cabrera) could paint disturbingly accurate pictures of the future--but only when
he was stoned; Beat cop Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) was able to hear other
people's thoughts; Vegas showgirl Niki Sanders (Ali Larter) did "things with
mirrors" which somehow enabled her to be in two places at once; Japanese
comic-book fanatic Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oki) had the capacity to make time stand
still or move backward-forward; 17-year-old cheerleader Claire Bennet (Hayden
Panettiere) was seemingly indestructible; male nurse Nathan Petrelli (Milo
Ventimiglia), the brother of a powerful politician (Adrian Pasdar), was
convinced he had the power of flight; prison inmate D.L. Hawkins (Leonard
Roberts) discovered he had the capacity to pass through solid objects (like
prison walls!); and so it went. Brought together by a horrific disaster which
befell New York City, these novice (and oftimes reluctant) superheroes were
forced to cope with their new skills and to hopefully channel them for a common
purpose of good, all the while being plagued with surrealistic flashbacks and
weighted down with traumatic "backstories" which suggested that the fact they
all shared the same super-DNA was no accident. Created by Tim Kring (Crossing
Jordan), Heroes debuted September 25, 2006. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie
Guide
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