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Chapter One 'Genesis'

Episode aired Jul 25, 2007
TV-14
53m

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Tawny Cypress and Milo Ventimiglia in Chapter One 'Genesis' (2006)

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In Manhattan, Peter Petrelli is the younger brother Nathan Petrelli an overly ambitious and unscrupulous candidate for the next New York congressman, and he dreams and believes that he can f... Read allIn Manhattan, Peter Petrelli is the younger brother Nathan Petrelli an overly ambitious and unscrupulous candidate for the next New York congressman, and he dreams and believes that he can fly. He decides to prove his theory and jumps from the roof of a building in an alley and h... Read allIn Manhattan, Peter Petrelli is the younger brother Nathan Petrelli an overly ambitious and unscrupulous candidate for the next New York congressman, and he dreams and believes that he can fly. He decides to prove his theory and jumps from the roof of a building in an alley and his brother flies and saves him. In Texas, cheerleader Claire Bennet learns that she is lit... Read all

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10/10

The pilot airs 9/25 on NBC

I was lucky enough to preview part of the pilot of HEROES at the San Diego Comic Con in July and I must say it's a fresh new outlook on comics/superheroes. It was just earlier this year that I was talking with a coworker on how superheroes and TV shows need a wake up call. We were yearning for something new. I know there are great story lines in the Marvel & DC universes, but for television, this has got to be the hit to fill the void. If you like LOST, then I think you'll be hooked on HEROES. There are 10 different heroes that are ripe and ready for development. Each episode will keep you wondering about each character's abilities. You'll be looking forward to the next episode with anxiety.

Personally, I think reality TV is way past it prime. I doubt that any "twist" will ever have the same impact as Survivor or Real World. I believe HEROES will stimulate the imaginations of both young and old just as the early comic books did and yet, spare the boredom of a borrowed storyline.

I only saw about half of the pilot and was very impressed. This show is sure to take television audiences by storm, but don't just take my word for it; The pilot airs 9/25 on NBC.

jaymez858
Aug 18, 2006
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Trivia
In the original script for Genesis, Hiro was to exclaim "Bonsai!" after discovering his powers. According to a statement by Masi Oka on The View (1997), he approached Tim Kring and informed him that "bonsai actually means 'little tree'", and that he probably intended banzai. Because Masi felt that banzai had wartime/old-fashioned connotations, he asked if it would be okay to use the more modern exclamation "Yatta!" instead. Tim Kring gave Masi permission to change the line by replying along the lines of, "Dude, go to town."

Goofs
A solar eclipse is not a global event, and its point in time and duration highly depend on the observer's position on the planet. It is impossible for an eclipse to happen at the same time in New York and Tokyo as depicted.

Quotes
Mohinder Suresh: Man is a narcissistic species by nature. We have colonized the four corners of our tiny planet. But we are not the pinnacle of so-called evolution. That honor belongs to the lowly cockroach. Capable of living for months without food. Remaining alive headless for weeks at a time. Resistant to radiation. If God has indeed created Himself in His own image, then I submit to you that God is a cockroach. They say that man uses only a tenth of his brain power. Another percent, and we might actually be worthy of God's image. Unless, of course, that day has already arrived. The Human Genome Project has discovered that tiny variations in man's genetic code are taking place at increasingly rapid rates. Teleportation, levitation, tissue re-generation. Is this outside the realm of possibility? Or is man entering a new gateway to evolution? Is he finally standing at the threshold to true human potential?

Alternate versions
The 2007 DVD release of the first season includes an alternate, 73-minute version of this episode. Dubbed the "Tim Kring Cut", the episode includes numerous extra scenes, including an early appearance by guest star Stacy Haiduk whose character wouldn't appear again until later in the season.