| | | "Save the Cheerleader, Save the World."
Features: English, Spanish, French
Discover the phenomenon that is sweeping audiences everywhere as Heroes: Season 1 comes to Blu-ray disc! Experience the suspense, mystery, and electrifying twists as this astonishing series follows seemingly unconnected, ordinary people around the globe who discover they have extraordinary powers. As they come to terms with their unique abilities, their risky decisions will affect the futures of everyone around them...and the world. Join their epic journey in this five-disc set packed with hours of fascinating and revealing bonus features, including the never-before-aired series premiere from show creator Tim Kring.Includes all 23 episodes from Season 1 of Heroes!
"...a unique experience..."Heroes" respects the supernatural and the unknown, taking it very seriously, like "The X-Files."" Emrah Guler, Turkish Daily News
"...deftly combines the best of the comic books we loved as kids with themes and plots that adults can appreciate." Home Theater Info
"Propulsive, surprising, and emotionally charged storytelling." Jeff Jensen, Entertainment Weekly
"...a popcorn-fueled look into the comic-book universe minus the usual slew of acrobatic fight scenes and plus some healthy doses of melodrama." Len Sousa, Slant Magazine
"...reminds me of M. Night Shyamalan's 2000 movie Unbreakable, in that it portrayed a hero who slowly realizes that he has powers..." Shawn McKenzie, Entertain Your Brain!
"...a juicily entertaining and ingenious series that's head and shoulders above almost all of the networks' other primetime series." Tim Knight, Reel.com
"...an elaborate and intricate drama in the vein of "Lost." It is a show with a rich mythology and multi-layered storylines." William David Lee, DVD Town
Editor's Note
Combining comic book style and geeky in-jokes, HEROES is a stellar series that draws comparisons to fan favorites 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, and the show features a truly creepy bad guy in the seemingly omnipotent Sylar (Zachary Quinto). In addition to all the episodes from the first season, this release also includes a never-before-seen, 73-minute version of the show's pilot.
| Features | Audio: English DTS HD 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Never-Before-Aired 73-Minute Premiere Episode | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 8/11/2009 |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 61104963 | | UPC: 00025195041454 | | Number of Discs: 5 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Screen Actors Guild (2008) | | | Ian Quinn, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | |
Image Award (2008) | | | Natalie Chaidez, Nominee, Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | | | Roxann Dawson, Nominee, Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | |
Emmy (2007) | | | David Semel, Nominee, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | |
Golden Globe (2007) | | | Heroes, Nominee, Best Television Series - Drama | |
People's Choice (2007) |  | Heroes, Winner, Favorite New TV Drama | |
Image Award (2007) | | | Heroes, Nominee, Outstanding Drama Series | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Ian Quinn, Nominee, Outstanding Stunt Coordination | | | Mark Kolpack, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | |
Golden Globe (2007) | | | Masi Oka, Nominee, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | |
Emmy (2007) | | | Masi Oka, Nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | | | Tim Kring, et. al., Nominee, Outstanding Drama Series |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"Viewers were constantly rewarded for their vigilance with a series of mini-arcs that provided closure while dangling new threads." -- Grade: A- 08/31/2007 p.53Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[HEROES] works on almost every level....Just like a great comic book." 09/20/2007 p.99 Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "This is a classy light drama, but one that resonates brilliantly with a universal childhood fantasy: what happens if I wake up one day with super powers?" 11/01/2007 p.152 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "HEROES is pure comic-book....Carefully structures serialisation, comedy-contrived cliff-hangers, archetypal characters..." 11/01/2007 p.142 Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "An addictive, thrillingly and cunningly crafted serialized drama..." 12/01/2007 p.87 Empire
5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he story arc in this first season develops wonderfully....It accelerates with exciting intensity..." 01/01/2008 p.204 |
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