The smash-hit US drama series “Heroes” makes champions - and villains - of ordinary people, by gifting them with extraordinary abilities: a Japanese office worker able to manipulate time; a cheerleader with incredible regenerative powers; a struggling single mother with a deadly alter ego; a drug-addicted artist whose work predicts a catastrophic future; and a serial killer capable of absorbing all their abilities. Meanwhile, geneticist Mohinder Suresh continues the work of his murdered father - have these gifted men and women entered a new phase of evolution, or are their abilities the result of something far more sinister? Hayden Panettiere is Claire Bennet, the high school cheerleader from Texas with a key role to play in uncovering the truth…
Of particular interest to fans of “Doctor Who”, ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston joins the cast of “Heroes”, midway through its first season, as Claude for five of its twenty-three episodes. The former Time Lord appears in “Godsend”, “The Fix”, “Distractions”, “Unexpected” and “Company Man” (episodes 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17). And, of note to “Star Trek” fans, Sulu-actor George Takei also guest-stars in five episodes, as Kaito Nakamura, namely “The Fix”, “Distractions”, “Company Man”, “Landslide” and “How to Stop an Exploding Man” (episodes 13, 14, 17, 22 and 23). I draw your attention to the fact that three episodes (13, 14 and 17) feature both actors, though whether or not they are in any scenes together remains to be seen! “Heroes” starts on Wednesday 25th July at 9pm, on BBC TWO, with a double bill comprising “In His Own Image” (broadcast in the States as “Genesis”) and “Don’t Look Back”…
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Karen and I are quite intrigued by the premise for Heroes and plan to give it a go. Hopefully it will live up to the hype. It would be nice if something on TV did this year!
It looks from the clip as though the concept of "Heroes" has been reasonably well-thought through!
When it was showing on the sci-fi channel, I read the Teletext previews and they were never anything but positive!!
I loved Heroes. I've seen all but the last few. Definitely worth watching. Don't be put off by comparisons to the X-men (although I personally like the X-men). The similarity starts and ends with being about people with super powers. Hiro is the best character to watch. He is the only character in there who truly enjoys his power and see's it as a gift rather than an abnormality. Basically imagine a geek discovering he has super powers and you have Hiro.
Eccleston and Takei's roles were fantastic. Both play darker characters but for different reasons. Eric Roberts and Malcolm McDowell also have parts later in the series.
Thanks for the extra information on Eric Roberts and Malcolm McDowell, Karen. I didn't know that and appreciated you telling me.
"Heroes" is sounding better by the minute and rumour is the BBC have invested in the second season already!
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