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: #175 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

Starts out average, but gets quite good
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!
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
its really excllent job and i like it to much and i can not wait to see season 2 and 3 , dont miss it