Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-12-10
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 7
• Running time: 972 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
It’s hard to remember a science fiction series that has hit so big so quickly. Yet by the end of the first series of Heroes, it feels--for all the right reasons--that the show’s been around for longer than it has, such is the huge amount of success it’s enjoyed.

The setup is simple, yet undeniably intriguing. It essentially tells the stories of a series of people who discover they have legitimate, differing superhero powers. On top of that, these people then gradually appreciate that these powers are needed for reasons that soon become apparent, and the story of Heroes builds up from there.

Heavily influenced by comics both in its structure and story, Heroes sustains interest through a number of story arcs of different magnitudes, skilfully weaving them throughout the 23 episodes that make up the season. It’s contained enough to keep you interested, yet offers enough threads to make several more seasons a very appealing prospect.

Heroes, though, really gels because the basics are right. It’s plotted intelligently, written and directed with real nerve and talent, and has a cast who you can’t help but get emotionally involved with. It’s also, for the overwhelming majority of its episodes, utterly compelling television. Ironically, its few miss-steps of any note come right at the back end, by which time you really would forgive it pretty much anything.

Heroes is rightly being heralded as a sci-fi classic in the making. Yet even if subsequent seasons don’t fully do justice to those words--and at the time of writing, season two is still some way from debuting--this boxset will serve as a glowing testament to just how good television can be when it’s just done right. Quite brilliant. --Jon Foster

Synopsis
Combining comic book style and geeky in-jokes, Heroes is a stellar series that draws comparisons to fan favourites such as Lost and The X-Files. But thanks to its well-drawn characters and intricate plot, this drama reels in more than just superhero fans. Heroes revolves around the premise of seemingly ordinary people developing fantastic powers. There's Claire (Hayden Panettiere, Ice Princess), a Texas cheerleader who can't be killed. Matt (Greg Grunberg, Alias) is a cop in Los Angeles who can read minds. New Yorker Peter (Milo Ventimiglia, Gilmore Girls) has the power to adopt other heroes' abilities, while his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar, Judging Amy) has a special power of his own. Though the show boasts many other characters, its secret weapon is Hiro (Masi Oka), a Japanese office worker who is delighted to discover he can move through space and time. But heroes wouldn't be heroes if there weren't villains and a coming apocalypse to fight. Features the complete first series.

Customer Reviews

Heroes is a MasterPiece
This show is totally terrific. Based around supernatural powers - this show really does it very well. With one human with supernatural powers wanting more supernatural powers, its up to other humans with supernatural powers to stop this evil force and save the world from destruction.

The story sounds like a RPG fantasy game or a story pulled from the Marvels Comics Universe, but honestly, the show is simply amazing and has so many twists and turns along the way to make you coming back for more. The special effects just keeps you wondering how these effects were put together - especially the power to freeze time, even during an explosion.

Heroes is such a wonderful show with such an amazing cast that makes the show that much amazing. Should not be missed.

A Heroic Venture
Heroes is brilliant. Mythology and good comics have always been used larger than life characters to juxtapose courage and talent against doubt, vulnerability and personal struggle. Heroes nearly always alwats gets this balance right. The characters, like the beautiful cheerleader whose talent exposes her to predators, are perfectly pitched to develop these themes. Like real life and its inspiring moments, its a bit cheesy now and then. Nonetheless its heroic message of hope admid a sea of darkness is strongly conveyed. This is great popular art.

VOL 1-GENESIS=AMAZING!!
what i want to say has already been said so I'm going to keep this quite basic by saying this show has to be one of the greatest shows ever made and is definitely in my top ten list along with-BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER,SOUTH PARK,PUSHING DAISIES,DOCTOR WHO,ALIAS,DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES,THE SIMPSONS,TORCHWOOD,and THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
all episodes are fantastic and it never ever drags like LOST or 24,and never resorts to immature silliness like ChArMed(seasons 1-3 and 7-8)and is always engaging with its intended audience...i hope the show continues for quite a few years and i hope to purchase this in the near future along with the steady going second season:).
the episode five years gone is a classic episode and the finale is explosive:):)i love it sooooooooooo much.
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