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Heroes <span class="SFPTagline"> From SCIFIPEDIA </span>
Heroes is a TV Series that premiered on September 25, 2006 on NBC. The series was created by Tim Kring, who is also responsible for creating the drama series, Crossing Jordan. Heroes debuted to good ratings which continued to climb and Masi Oka earned a 2006 Golden Globe nomination for his role. The series also won the 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Drama.
PremiseAs a total solar eclipse covers the planet, several people discover extraordinary superhuman abilities. Their abilities draw them to each other and together they must face and try to prevent a devastating future event, the destruction of New York City via a massive explosion. The series follows the main characters as they discover their abilities and how it affects their lives. Though initially separate stories, the characters are tied together by events and peoples. Jack Coleman plays a mysterious man who interferes in the lives of those he and his cohorts discover to be gifted with unusual abilities. Eventually story lines intersect and the heroes meet as the date of disaster draws closer. The series is complemented by an online graphic novel which adds detail not seen in the show and also gives fans an insight into upcoming events. Characters
 Claire BennetClaire is a high school cheerleader who discovers she is invulnerable to harm and to prove it she has done things that would cause enormous pain and death to any other human being. She has jumped off bridges, walked through fire, and placed her fingers in the garbage disposal only to heal in a matter of seconds. Claire becomes the target of the serial killer Sylar and soon discovers that all she has believed about herself may be a lie. She also discovers she's not alone. There are other people out there like her, some driven to protect her.
Hiro Nakamura Hiro is a Japanese computer programmer and anime/comic enthusiast who believes he can manipulate space-time. His knowledge of comic books leads him to believe he will also be able to teleport himself anywhere on the planet. He is excited to be "special" and not one of the crowd. Along with best friend Ando Masahashi, he travels to New York, hoping to save it from a coming disaster he has witnessed first hand.
Peter Petrelli Peter is a hospice nurse living in New York who has recently lost his father. He has dreams about flying and begins to believe he can. Testing his theory however, may be more dangerous than he planned. Peter soon discovers that flying is not in his power but his brothers. Peter is able to copy the powers of others in close proximity but his ability to control this power may be the determining factor in his survival and that of everyone he cares about.
Nathan Petrelli Nathan Petrelli is running for congress and refuses to let either his brother's wild theories or his mother's shoplifting damage his campaign. To secure his future he becomes involved with his recently deceased father's former business associate, Mr. Linderman. Linderman's men and Nathan's own ability to fly are responsible for an accident that left Nathan's wife paralyzed. Nathan is in no rush to be a hero and is determined to protect his brother from his own desires to be one.
Niki Sanders Niki is a single mother with a gifted son, Micah, who is barely making ends meet through her internet porn site. While trying to get the money to put her son through private school, she runs afoul of ill tempered loan sharks working for Mr. Linderman. She also begins to see a strange image of herself in the mirror and feels like she's being watched. She soon discovers the image in the mirror may be more than she ever imagined. Her alter ego, gifted with super strength has committed crimes Niki is only beginning to grasp.
Isaac Mendez Isaac is a talented artist with a drug problem. He discovers paintings in his studio he doesn't remember painting and makes the connection between his art and real life events. His paintings have become terrifying but his last predicted such enormous destruction it sent him over the edge. Isaac realizes he must try to prevent the coming disaster but first he must get clean.
Mohinder Suresh Mohinder is a genetics professor at the University of Madras in India. His father has mysteriously disappeared and he believes it was a result of a conspiracy. His apartment is soon ransacked and he leaves India for New York hoping to find his father and track down individuals with special abilities. Mohinder runs into a mysterious man who seems to be stalking him and later begins to have doubts about the validity of his father's work. Soon he is unable to deny that his father was right and he must complete his work in order to warn those on his father's list against a dangerous man who may be after them.
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Heroes EpisodesAwards and Nominations
People's Choice Awards 2007
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Categories: TV series | NBC Network series | 2000s TV | Heroes | Tim Kring TV series | David Semel TV series | Dennis Hammer TV series | Santiago Cabrera TV series | Noah Gray-Cabey TV series | Greg Grunberg TV series | Masi Oka TV series | Adrian Pasdar TV series | Sendhil Ramamurthy TV series | Leonard Roberts TV series | Milo Ventimiglia TV series | Hayden Panettiere TV series | Ali Larter TV series | Jack Coleman TV series | James Kyson Lee TV series
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