Thursday, October 12, 2006
Heroes
There's been some buzz about Heroes. Buy pretty much any new comics and you'll be treated to an abundance of ads for this show. It caught my eye and I went about trying to discover whether this was a show worth watching.Heroes is a show about unconnected people with powers. It follows the lives of Claire Bennet, a high school student who is able to heal any injury, Peter Petrelli, who dreams about flying, Niki Sanders, a woman in trouble with the mob and Hiro Nakamura, a Japanese businessman who thinks he can bend the space-time continuum and is obsessed with Star Trek. There are other characters, but I'll try not to give away everything from the first couple of episodes.
Heroes is a superhero show with a bit of thought put into it. Unlike the other heroic offering currently around, Smallville (which I'll admit I can't stand), Heroes doesn't try to shove morality down your throat. These characters, for the most part, are flawed. Only one of them jumps up and screams "I'm a superhero! Must protect the innocent!" All of the characters are interesting in their own way, but the stand outs are Niki, police officer Matt Parkman and my personal favourite, Hiro. NBC are putting up a blog for Hiro, which can be found here.
Writer/Producer Jeph Loeb is attached and has written the third episode so far. While his presence does not necessarily mean gold, it's a good sign.
Heroes has yet to arrive in Australia, but I think it's worth watching when it gets here. NBC.com also offer the most recent episode for viewing at their site.
It may not be a perfect show, but it does satisfy as good heroic tv.
# posted by Phrancq @ 9:33 PM 
