NBC's Official Take on their New Drama:
"The epic drama "Heroes" chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. As a total eclipse casts it shadow across the globe, viewers follow a genetics professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy, "Blind Guy Driving") in India whose father's disappearance leads him to uncover a secret theory -- there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer (Milo Ventimiglia, "The Bedford Diaries") tries to convince his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar, "Judging Amy") that he can fly. A high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere, "Ice Princess") learns that she is totally indestructible. A Las Vegas stripper (Ali Larter, "Final Destination"), struggling to make ends meet to support her young son (Noah Gray-Cabey, "My Wife & Kids"), uncovers that her mirror image has a secret. A prison inmate (Leonard Roberts, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") mysteriously finds himself waking up outside of his cell. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, "Empire"), whose drug addiction is destroying his life and the relationship with his girlfriend (Tawny Cypress, "Third Watch"), can paint the future. A down-on-his-luck beat cop (Greg Grunberg, "Alias") can hear people's thoughts, including the secrets of a captured terrorist. In Japan, a young man (Masi Oka, "Scrubs") develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world."
Early Buzz:
HEROES, as a result of the pilot leaking online, has been the focus of much talk on the internet, both good and bad. With HEROES intriguing premise and attractive cast the show was poised to get some attention. However, with so many bloggers seeing the pilot months before it's premiere date, the buzz has taken a life of its own.
Those who enjoyed the pilot seem to focus on the premise: seemingly overnight, ordinary people wake up with extraordinary superpowers and are mysteriously drawn to each other. The HEROES pilot has also been almost universally praised for it's adept production values and direction. Also, you can't go wrong with this cast:
Negative views on the pilot have cited HEROES slow pacing and circuitous narrative. The dialogue has been attacked as overly expositional and broad, and the characterizations in general are said to be one-dimensional.
All things condiering, it's only a pilot, and it's tough duty setting up your TV series in just one hour. With a premise as exciting as HEROES, it might be wise to give the show a few weeks to find it's stride.