So in some freakish weird turn of events I'm pretty sick right now, along with both Jesse and Owen. And who's not sick? Melissa. I was able to watch the first disc of Heroes season 1, and it's amazing how much I missed the first time around. For those of you that haven't watched Heroes, you're missing out on some great television. And here's why. Heroes is written by a comic book guy (Jeph Loeb) that knows his stuff. And then match that with some pretty impressive visuals (Tim Sale) and you have a very good looking show. In case you were wondering, which I'm sure you were, both Jeph and Tim worked on a project before Heroes called The Long Halloween. It's a Batman story that starts and ends on Halloween, and over the course of a year the Dark Knight is trying to solve a murder. Anywho, great story, and that same creative team hooked up again and started working on Heroes.
The premise of Heroes is about ordinary people discovering they have super human abilities. In the comic book terms, these people would be like Marvel's mutants. There are no aliens (Superman), technology based (Iron Man), accidental (Spider-Man, Hulk) or other (everyone else). These are all people that due to some genetic anomally have gained powers that us mere mortals only dream of. After a solar eclipse we see more and more people realize that they have these powers and begin to develop them. The great thing about this series is how strong the characters have been. While most have been somewhat reluctant on using their powers, others, and especially the protaganist, fully embrace who they are and what their destiny is. The story lines have been consistently good, and the season finale was AWESOME!!! Melissa got me the first season on DVD, so if you're interested in watching I'll hook you up. Season 2 has also been very good, except for the whole story line with the latin siblings. So sit back, enjoy some DayQuil, grab some popcorn and enjoy this series.
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