Heroes airs
Heroes aired for the first time on British Television last night and it turned out to be rather good. I was expecting the first two episodes to be a tad dull as the characters are introduced and the story starts but it was a good two hours worth of watching.
The show tells the story of a number of people who discover that they have special powers. There’s the cheerleader who is indestructible, a politician and his brother who can fly, a mother with a split personality (with murderous tendencies), a cop who can read minds, a Japanese worker who can warp the space/time continuum and a painter who can paint the future.
The show also shows a shadowy figure who knows of some of their powers and may have been responsible for a couple of murders. What’s even more surprising is the fact that he is the adopted father of the cheerleader. There is also the son of a murdered professor who is trying to track down the “Heroes”.
Even from the first two episodes you could understand why America has fallen in love with the show. The two episodes were fantastic. The show looks very promising. So far my favourite character has to be the Japanese Hero, Hiro who has some very funny dialogue but I’d say the Mother with the split personality is a close second.
One thing I noticed though was that I could swear the SCI FI Channel was really milking the advertising. The episodes were 65 minutes long and I’m sure that extra 5 minutes was spent on adverts. I could be wrong but it would not be the first time a channel has milked a highly popular show (I’m looking once again at you Lost). Next time I’ll Sky+ it.
You can catch Heroes on the SCI FI Channel 130 at 10pm on Mondays after Medium.
