I can be very critical of American shows. Some of the episodic series are very formulaic. The long form shows can have pacing issues. I avoid acting like a fanboy or like a paid shill in my reviews *cough the all new Perry Mason cough*.
Heroes is a show that should had remained a one series wonder. It was almost perfect as it was. Unfortunately they carried on.
I only jumped into the first series while it was midway. A friend kept pestering me to watch it as he knew I liked sci fi. I very much liked what I saw although my friend needed to fill in some details as I knew nothing about the backstory apart from it seemed to be inspired by the X Men. Even Stan Lee gave it his own seal of approval.
So I only watched the first episode after I saw the conclusion of the first series.
The episode introduces some of the characters, some of them believing that they have special powers. Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) is a Texas cheerleader who cannot be harmed. Her father is a shady agent of some kind who is tracking Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) whose father was involved in some top secret research in India.
It starts off with Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) who thinks he can fly. His older brother is rising politician Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar).
There is a global element of Heroes. Apart from scenes set in India, there is humour from Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) a Tokyo office worker who believes he can control time and space. His colleague is far from impressed.
It is a promising start, some intrigue, some humour and an adventure you want to stick with.
Heroes is a show that should had remained a one series wonder. It was almost perfect as it was. Unfortunately they carried on.
I only jumped into the first series while it was midway. A friend kept pestering me to watch it as he knew I liked sci fi. I very much liked what I saw although my friend needed to fill in some details as I knew nothing about the backstory apart from it seemed to be inspired by the X Men. Even Stan Lee gave it his own seal of approval.
So I only watched the first episode after I saw the conclusion of the first series.
The episode introduces some of the characters, some of them believing that they have special powers. Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) is a Texas cheerleader who cannot be harmed. Her father is a shady agent of some kind who is tracking Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) whose father was involved in some top secret research in India.
It starts off with Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) who thinks he can fly. His older brother is rising politician Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar).
There is a global element of Heroes. Apart from scenes set in India, there is humour from Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) a Tokyo office worker who believes he can control time and space. His colleague is far from impressed.
It is a promising start, some intrigue, some humour and an adventure you want to stick with.