Customer Reviews
Awesome TV show! 
2008-05-10
First off I don't own the DVD...well it's supposed to have already come but there was some mix up so...anywho-I have only seen this show as it was originally broadcast and I probably missed an episode here and there so I won't even attempt to delve into the plot of the entire series as some reviewers have done. What I will say is that if you like time travel stories to the past or the future, or if you like stories involving people, both good and bad, with extraordinary abilities and powers, or if you like great writing and deep characters that you come to care about, then this is the show for you.
Starts out average, but gets quite good 2008-05-09
There's a lot of other reviews out there, a lot of them long and attempting to give plot summaries. Mine is short, and just lets you know what you're getting into. As an aside, this is a long story arc show with a lot of mid-episode cliff-hangers that is especially well-suited to watching on DVD.
A network television show about people with superheroes sounded to me like it had potential, but would probably be executed poorly (like most superhero movies). The first couple episodes didn't dissuade me from this notion. I'm glad I watched it on DVD, because I probably would have stopped watching if I had to wait between episodes.
Early in the show, its constant attempt to explain genetics/evolution is painful to anyone who actually has a passing understanding of it (a trait that continues through the show, but becomes much less frequent), and some of the characters are just plain annoying.
Fortunately, after about the first half dozen episodes, the show starts to get interesting, and with about the last 6 or so, it's hard to stop watching (it caused me to be half-asleep at work on one or two occasions). The characters start getting better and more interesting , and most of the ones that were awkward/annoying early on made up for it by really coming into their own towards the end).
On the whole, this show makes a very excellent first season showing, and I eagerly await season 2's release on DVD in Fall '08.
Great Series! 2008-05-02
Heroes is one of my new favorite series. I usually do not buy series on DVD, unless it is one that I know I am going to want to watch again and again, and Heroes is definitely in that category. I started watching halfway through the first season, and got hooked immediately. I knew that it was a show my husband would love, but wouldn't want to watch until he could see what he missed. We brought Season One on DVD shortly before Season Two started, and he wouldn't watch anything else until he had gotten through all of the discs. The only complaint we have is that they are not releasing any new shows entire next season.
i like it 2008-05-02
its really excllent job and i like it to much and i can not wait to see season 2 and 3 , dont miss it
Lots of fun 
2008-05-01
This is an addictive series. Good entertainment value, with excellent writing. Lots of fun to watch.
Warning truely region locked 2008-05-01
Join the phenomenon and discover every hidden clue electrifying twist and suspense-filled moment in Heroes: Season 1 the epic drama of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. The 7-disc set is packed with over 10 hours of fascinating bonus features including the DVD exclusive - the original extended pilot featuring Heroes cut from the televised version!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 025195008280 Manufacturer No: 61101031
Hero's 2008-04-30
Any one that is a Hero's follower, this purchase is a must. Each time watched new things come up that were missed the first and second time around.
worst show ever. 
2008-04-22
this show is, without a doubt, the worst written show ever to make it a full season. the writing is amateur at best. they have about 5 seasons worth of stories thrown into this season alone. the writers, if they had any talent, could have stretched out any of the plot lines to encompass the first season. it's rushed. the characters are bland and severally one dimensional. nothing is really explained by the season finale. which was a total cop-out. (it was obvious that the writers had written themselves into a corner and took the easiest way out of it).
shows like this prove that shows such as LOST, BUFFY: THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA are works of pure genius.
starts out good but goes downhill 
2008-04-18
Started out so well. but in the end it was just a x-men movie. the personal stories did add a bit but the ending was a dissapointment
Heroes, Season 1--...And The Bag Of Chips... 2008-04-18
I didn't watch the first season of Heroes during the regular broadcast season--I really didn't want to. With all the hype going on during the season, I decided to stay away from the season and watch it away from the fanboys. Quietly, in the house, I could take my own notes, make my own observations, and draw my own conclusions.
It takes a unique mind to be able to tell eight separate stories and draw all those stories into one large story. This is what Tim Kring's goal seems to be in Season One. The odd and unique thing is that Kring really doesn't seem to put this whole fable together in an awkward and disjointed manner; as a result Kring accomplishes the goal in a spectacular and wonderful manner. It has been said many times over that good science fiction comes more from the characters than the premise. Such is the case here. This is a story that has an amazing ensemble of actors working with brilliantly fleshed-out characters.
As a result of this, to me no one character of the heroes sticks out over the other--as many people love Masi Oka's wonderfully sweet Hiro, others love Hayden Panetierre's coming of age with Claire; or Greg Grunberg's Matt Parkman, and Matt getting used to hearing the thoughts of other people. Other's love Adrian Pasdar, who channels a little bit of his old Jim Profitt character into Nathan; while others love Milo Ventimiglia's Peter because of his uncertainty as his powers develop but his belief in doing what's right.
The one performance that knocked me off my feet in this season...of all people...was Ali Larter, and her split personas of Niki and the super-strong Jessica. Just when Larter seemed destined to be remembered for the Final Destination movies and her whipped-cream bikini in Varsity Blues, she effects a dual role that left me wondering at times if, in fact, Jessica was the real person instead of Niki. Plus, her work with Noah Gray-Cabey and D.L. Roberts stood out to me.
But again, all the performances in this freshman season. Santiago Cabrera's tortured Issac Mendez. George Takei as Hiro's father. The absolutely brilliant James Kyson Lee, whose Ando was Sancho Panza to Hiro's Man of La Mancha. Zachary Quinto, who gave depth and danger to Sylar. Gray-Cabey and Roberts. Tawny Cypress. Sendhil Ramamurthty, who ties all the protagonists together as Mohinder Suresh. Jack Coleman, who had to effect two separate personalities (Noah Bennett and HRG) much in the same way that Larter did.
Again, I pay all credit to Tim Kring. He had characters starting off in all separate places, introduced them and their skills, and slowly brought them together for a wonderful climax at the end of the season. Also, I would be remiss in not mentioning Tim Sale's wonderful artwork. His paintings, which were used as Issac Mendez' future-predicting visions, were incredible. Plus the music score for the series--wonderfully done by Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, or as they said in the special feature about the music for the series, "THAT Wendy and Lisa..."; the former members of Prince and The Revolution back in the day.
I really wanted to be cynical about all the hype about "Heroes". Simply put, I really didn't believe it could be as good as everyone thought. But more times than not through Season One, it was better than good--it could be great, brilliant, heart-wrenching (If not heart-breaking)...
In short--and if you read the title of this review, you knew this was coming--Heroes: Season One was all that...
