Description: Discover the phenomenon that is sweeping audiences everywhere as Heroes: Season 1 comes to DVD! Experience the suspense, mystery, and electrifying twists as this astonishing series follows seemingly unconnected, ordinary people around the globe who discover they have extraordinary powers. As they come to terms with their unique abilities, their risky decisions will affect the futures of everyone around them …and the world. Join their epic journey in this seven-disc set packed with hours of fascinating and revealing bonus features, including the never-before-aired series premiere from show creator Tim Kring.
Amazon.com: Arguably the most talked-about television show of the 2006-2007 season, the Emmy-nominated fantasy Heroes gives viewers blends comic book-style adventure with plotting and characters as rich and layered as any graphic novel or drama series. Creator Tim Kring's premise is deceptively simple – ordinary individuals in locations around the globe discover that they have, for lack of a better term, super powers, and wrestle with this reality while facing challenges both global (the destruction of New York City, for one) and personal (indestructible cheerleader Hayden Panetierre has family issues – serious ones, as the true identity of her adoptive father reveals; Milo Ventimiglia's Peter Petrelli, who absorbs other powers, must overcome his own insecurities). Add to this mix a terrific villain – Zachary Quinto's Sylar, who hunts and kills people with extraordinary powers like our heroes – and viewers have a riveting series that exhibits an almost-perfect balance of cliffhanger thrills (the action and special effects are truly impressive for a network program) and genuine drama that sets the show apart from most speculative fiction (save, perhaps, the revived Battlestar Galactica, which it compares too favorably). The seven-disc set of Heroes: Season One offers a wealth of extras for fans, who may be familiar with some of them through the NBC.com website, especially the cast commentaries, which are featured on half of the episodes. Kring is featured on the 73-minute uncut pilot episode, which for some viewers, may be even better than the network version; the main difference is the degree of character development, including an entire storyline for D.L. Hawkins that isn't featured in the broadcast version. Also on deck are some 50 deleted scenes from the episodes, several by-the-books making-of featurettes, including coverage of the special effects and stunt work, and a profile of artist Tim Sale, whose illustrations are used for Isaac Mendez's prophetic artwork. Prospective buyers should note that while all of these supplemental features are included on the HD-DVD version of this set, the special Web-connectivity elements are not available here. -- Paul Gaita
Heroes Season 2 Box set was said to be in good condition, but I felt that it was in excellent condition. Very satisfied.
Slow Build To An Excellent Show! I'd gotten this quite a while ago when it was dirt cheap, halfway through Season 2. I'd never seen it before but heard many good things. The whole superhero aspect really interested me. So I took a chance.
It starts out slow, giving detailed background information on each character while moving the plot forward at what seems like a snails pace. But as we learn more and more about each character, how they tie together, and what will happen next (or what we THINK will happen), it becomes quite addictive! We are eager to learn the superpowers each of them get, how they use them, and what will happen next. It's a beautiful formula carefully planned out to keep people watching. I've never seen any of the other seasons, so I don't know if they've kept it up. From what I've heard so far they've slipped a bit...but who knows.
What I like best about the DVD itself is the layout of the content, the comicbook style of the chapters. To me this gives the overall feel that we're actually seeing a comicbook, rather than just a show. I love how the extra/deleted scenes are on each disc, rather than colleting them together seperately at the end; this way we don't have to scratch our heads as to where such-n-such scene happened. The "documentary" features on the last disc are quite short, but give the viewer a basic overall aspect of how things came together. I would have liked to have seen more details on the original concepts, character creation, and stuff like that. But perhaps its best that we don't know everything; it might spoil the fun of discovering through the show what happened.
Overall I can't recommend this enough. Might want to wait and get it around $20 or so, but I would pay $35 for it as well. This series would be great for kids, and I'd recommend it to people who feel that their meant for something more than just working a job they hate. It allows us to live our fantasy through someone else. And, perhaps, influence us to make changes in our life to do what we're really meant.
Highly Entertaining, and Visually Stunning! The show can occasionally be overly dramatic and unnecessarily violent. Fortunately, the show also has a distinct sense of humor that counter-balances some of the heavy-handedness.
I can see how some viewers may find Hiro and Ando annoying, but to me they were fun. Though the show does meander, the writers do a commendable job staying consistent in terms of tone and continuity. There are numerous beats in early episodes that pay off late in the season. And the entire season works well as a complete story with each character following a distinct arc.
The show really hits its stride after the "Homecoming" episode, which essentially marks the midpoint of the season. Standout episodes include "Six Months Ago", "Company Man", and "Five Years Gone". It bears mentioning that the story of Heroes owes *a lot* to The X-Men and Watchmen, however, it manages to establish its own identity with its distinct style.
Heroes 1 I love the series. It is like an addiction. The first day I watched 6+ hours. Wonderful.
Teresa Smith
Must Watch!!!! Heroes is one the most addicticting tv shows.It will keep you so hooked and amazed when you have finished watching the entire season one. The characters are very unique and troubled. You will definately end up falling in love with these characters ( for me it was Sylar!!) It is a fun show for all ages!!! It has alot of action scenes and some dramas.You will love it !!!!!! This the best show of our time!!! so buy dvd !!!! I love it. It is mind blowing!!!!! There you go..." Save the Cheerleader ..Save the World"..................................Heroes totally rock.
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