Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #265 in DVD
• Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
• Released on: 2007-08-28
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, Color, Digital Sound, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 7
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 1035 minutes

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

Customer Reviews

Thought Provoking!
This series surprised me. Many genetic evolutionary films are out there but this one was intriguing. I actually was expecting the usual saga about ordinary heroes, but the twist on this series is very unique and stimulating to my imagination. Genetic mutation and evolution with these kinds of major changes in the human brain, with the amazing powers that are similar to many super heroes, is very interesting to me and has kept my attention throughout. I am fascinated with how the story unfolds and how the genetic traits are becoming more and more evident in the population. The "killer" or villain, is insane and does not seem to have a clue about the value of the gifts that are manifesting.

I am writing a book about a person who possesses unusual powers but it is typical of his race and is not out of the ordinary involving humans of earth. He is not an Earthling.

This story is quite uniquely developed involving our species becoming super heroes, which if the mind and spirit do not develop along with the powers, leaves us in a predicament of responding to them in terms of how we can use them to our advantage and not to the good of our world and each other, which is the logical reason for such development. Spirit must be in the changes or they are again left to abuse and even lost.

The pondering of such a possibility is not far fetched to me probably because nothing would really surprise me at this point in my life, but this story did peak my interest because of the way it is presented and the theories behind it. Perhaps it is unrealistic at this time for humans to think that this could happen because I truly believe that we are de-evolving because of our stress and health issues involving the degrading of our DNA and the earth. Plausibly, radiation would be a reasonable cause of such mutations, but when one thinks about how life has evolved here, before the onset of pollution, plundering and the destruction of the earth, one can see how it could be possible for the "unused" parts of our brain to "come to life" with evolutionary progress.

Although I tend to relate to things in terms of possibilities with a bit of a stretch of my imagination, I do think that such a tale has a real possibility for mankind's future, if he can stop his dysfunctional determination to run towards destruction! I like the characters and how they are played so close to the edge of danger. However, it is not fun to watch them get killed off after you form some affection for them.

I like the idea of developing such abilities. This show explores how it might be if such things began to happen. The usual fear factor brings in the destroyers, the amazed creators, the curious scientists and the excited discoverers. I would hope the military doesn't get involved and that the show reveals positive integration of some kind.

It does seem difficult to believe that this genetic change should happen at a certain time in the adults because I would think that this kind of change is in the person from the beginning and probably would manifest in some ways as they grew; like Superman did! But, that aside, it adds good mystery to the show because it happens this way. Why remains to be seen! Did the government do it? Aliens? True genetic mutation and evolution? I am staying to find out. There's a lot of innuendo toward different potential culprits, but the government or human causation seems the most likely truth. Yet, it could still be based in evolutionary trends. Being educated certainly allows for some deep thinking, but as well, some good entertainment! In a way this show is brain candy! And some nice eye candy as added enjoyment. Good job, creative and imaginative. These days, new themes are hard to come by and old themes must be very unique to grab our interest because we've all seen them many times over.

I really like the show and am enjoying watching the DVD's without commercials! What a great relief it is! It ranks up there with creative, imaginative, good quality movie-making and interesting plots. It a keeper.

Fun Sci-Fi Series
Heroes is so much fun! After 2 episodes you'll be in love with the characters - even the ones you love to hate. Sci-fi can be far fetched and I'm not a fan of Star Trek or most of those sci-fi shows, but Heroes does it realistically and sometimes having super powers is a detriment to the characters. Bonus story never aired on the DVD set.

Serie MUY RECOMENDABLE :)
"Heroes" es una de esas series que no puede faltar en tu colección. Amazon nos lo pone fácil con sus grandes rebajas. Me costó 16,16 euros :) y trae subtitulos en castellano!!! Yo siempre las veo en version original (os lo recomiendo!!). Estoy contentísimo de comprar en amazon :) Esta serie merece mucho la pena, os animo a comprarla tb.