The Classic Superhero Show that Time Forgot

[@Lowart]

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[@Markm8]

No

[@MonkeyKingsformerroomate]

another one down.

[@TheKoopaKingBowser]

why

[@dukep9750]

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[@namastereciprocity4549]

i never forgot heroes. i simply lost interest. unfortunately

[@robinfumo]

Funfact about Masi Oka, Hiro's actor; he's the founder of Mobius Digital, the studio behind the game Outer Wilds!

[@liriosogno6762]

😮

[@marocat4749]

:O

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

Hiro is still the reliable guy.

[@mixednarwhal]

That’s amazing

[@jase276]

We'll never forget Hiro in this household

[@vetarlittorf1807]

First season of Heroes was so good. It was not only able to mix drama, comedy and action seamlessly as well as multiple genres, but it also had relatable characters for every type of person. Hiro for geeks, Claire for teens, Mohinder for academics, Matt for blue collars etc. All are random nobodies but interconnected. Though my personal favourites are Hiro, Noah, Mohinder and Sylar. I also applaud the show for its show of masculinity. Like, Peter is a male nurse, which was often ridiculed by society back then, but it doesn't make him any less badass. I just wish the writer's strike hadn't affected the show so much. Because following seasons were awful. Sure, the Adam Monroe arc was pretty good, but they made Hiro a man-child, Matt basically went through the same arc, Nikki was killed off just to make room for new characters and the writers didn't know what to do with Peter, Nathan, Claire and Sylar.

[@idigamstudios7463]

I honestly think that it's unfair to put the onus on the writers strike when at the end of it all it's very much the company's making intolerable conditions, then demanding another banger while the strike is going on.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@idigamstudios7463 I'm not blaming the writers for striking. I'm saying that I wish it hadn't happened at that time.

[@idigamstudios7463]

@@vetarlittorf1807 Definitely valid and understandable. Hard to tell of late, especially this week. Ultimately I blame NBC I think. Personally I'd love to see an animated revival of it, especially since it seems like animation's undergoing something of an indie renaissance.

[@asmodeusguys4472]

As someone who just completed season 1 and hated every minute of it, this show was soooo bad. The actor who played Peter petrelli was not good. He's like a slightly better Keanu reeves when it comes to acting. Too bland, he almost feels likea damn self insert. Sylar isn't all that good too. His dialogue was trash, I remember when he was first captured, and he said that his greatest ability is to find out what makes people tick. That fucking phrase has been used wayyy to many times. He was a LOT more intimidating in nos4a2. The idea of him wanting to be special because of his mom always saying that he is special + his overall insecurities is a good idea, but again, it's presented so horribly. If they wanted to make me feel like his life is shit, then fucking SHOW that. Dedicate an episode in the first season to give some background on him, FLESH him out by giving him the PROPER time he deserves. The most we got an episode that had SOME flashbacks, but that wasn't all done in his pov, we just see him as an ordinary guy, then chandra comes in, does his stuff, and he goes "nO, iM SPeCial, pAy atTEnTIon t0 mE", poorly executed. The whole thing with hiro is stupid, I remember when he was first introduced, he was yelling in his damn office, being so fucking annoying. I thought that was weird, cuz this is a damn office, nobody can just YELL like that. But then we find out thay he's the company's ceo's son, so that kinda makes sense if he ended up getting some leeway. But then the mf TELEPORTED in the damn office, front and center, and nobody bats a damn eye. That's another big problem, the background, the setting of how everything operates makes no sense. Christopher Eckelston (I think that's how u spell it) can turn invisible, but just decides to bump into dozens of people, and even tho the people actually felt that shit, they didn't stop and wonder out loud, all together with the rest of the people, about HOW THIS SHIT IS HAPPENING. The way sylar got stabbed by hiro is stupid, he was like ten feet away, yelled at him, and despite running like a chubby little boy riddled with autism, sylar SOMEHOW GOT STABBED. And sylar's "escape" is stupid. So you're telling me that despite being in an OPEN AREA SURROUNDED BY POLICE, HE STILL GOT AWAY? They've never clarified that too. When did he escape, before or after the police came? The manhole was literally 5 feet away from him, how did anybody miss that? How did the main characters and even the POLICE not see that big weird blood stain on the ground? Sure, you can say that MAYBE they're aware of it, but the blood stain is STILL THERE. It looks like the police haven't even touched it, tf is wrong with these guys? Also, the whole point of the whole save the cheerleader thing was because sylar eventually gets Claire's powers, but in the same future, he never actually obtains said powers, he does it LATER ON. Also, her first moment in the future opens up to her talking in some sort of southern accent, then 5 seconds later, she stops doing it. Tf was that? The only good thing about this show was Noah and Claire, their relationship was actually really good, and Noah is the best character in the damn cast. He played his part really well, and I did not enjoy that he wasn't the main character, Peter fucking petrelli was. Also did not like how the mom became more important in the overarching plot, it literally just happened. One minute she was a grieving mom who was stealing cuz the whole death of her husband was messing her up, a woman who clearly saw Peter as the favorite, to immediately doing a 180 with no buildup whatsoever, she ended up seeing Nathan as the "one" instead of Peter, the whole point was one parent sides with one child, and now that shit is just gone. This was a terrible show, you can like it if you want, but to ignore the faults is stupid. I wanted to like this cuz capepunk type shit is always a cool premise, but my god was this a cesspool of shit, blandness and bad story elements. Great example of poor execution, I'm glad this show is seen with negativity now. Don't put mediocrity on a high pedestal.

[@OB.x]

It's been awhile I thought Peter was just an orderly?

[@whdgk95]

You know what else Heroes did really well? Genuine diversity and representation. Seeing Hiro and Ando be such major characters definitely had an effect on little Asian me when I had just moved to Canada.

What made it done so well is that it didn’t feel forced. Same with Lost. That’s why people have a problem with woke media. Not because they’re racist but because it just feels like this. “Okay put a black gay man right here. An Asian over there next to a hispanic woman.” It just feels like look at all this diversity which just means not white. I grew up out in the country. White chicks and Blade were two movies I held near and dear to my heart. But I also loved movies with all white casts such as Troy. I don’t think a story needs to have certain skin colors. Whatever is authentic to the story is what’s needed. Tyler the creator in his old skits used all his black friends in his skits and they were the leads. Jordan peele uses black leads in his movies. If a white guy was doing that it’d be a big deal to some. I love me some diversity in film if it’s done right but I don’t always need it. I could watch a movie with an all Japanese cast if written well, and I could watch a movie with an all white cast if written well. Wouldn’t that be true diversity? A person who enjoys films with many different skin colors whether it’s multiple colors in one film or 1 color in one film?

[@nyxie2877]

Brother I don’t think you realise how you sound when you use the phrase “woke media”

[@KotoCrash]

​@@nyxie2877Mass media tricking people into accepting bad writing cause "Oh you said woke lol" is crazy, especially when its a word THEY came up with

[@evertonporter7887]

That was the big strength of Heroes....the casting was so good!

[@Talisguy]

"Whatever is authentic to the story is what's needed." Yeah, the issue is that Hollywood has a long history of seeing whiteness as "authentic" to just about any story no matter how little sense it makes. It's how you get Scarlett Johansson being cast as clearly Japanese cyborg Mokoto Kusanagi because the film needs a big star in the lead more than it needs the obviously Japanese lead to be played by an Asian actress, and decisions like these artificially prevent Asian actors from becoming big stars in the US so the cycle keeps repeating itself. And that was less than ten years ago. Current Hollywood is making baby steps towards addressing a century-long problem of forced whiteness. After decades of seeing white actors only get to play comic relief side characters that play on unflattering and insulting stereotypes of whiteness - like, I don't know, as drunk comedy hillbillies - while being passed over for lead roles in favour of actors of colour even when the part specifically calls for a white actor (and they just put the more bankable star in whiteface and call that good enough,) maybe then the issue of "forced diversity" will be a problem on the same level as forced whiteness. But we're so far off from the grouping of modern releases being led by actors of colour Vs white actors being anywhere close to equal that it's a complete non-issue. Acting like it is is, at best, ignorant of history and at worst? Yeah. It's racist. Especially since there's a thriving industry of blaming "diversity" for the real or imagined failings of any work of fiction instead of digging deeper to examine the actual problems in depth.

[@whaleping]

Season 1 of Heroes was a gem. My sister and I really connected to it.

[@KodyDiamondfeather]

i always love rewatching Heroes at least once a year, and sharing it with new people but i always hate disappointing them with it being canceled and what i didn’t love 😭

[@kradeiz]

Heroes suffered a similar problem as Stranger Things where its success interfered with the writers’ plans for it. Originally both shows were supposed to have “self-contained” seasons with a whole new cast of characters set in the same universe. But their first seasons were so popular that they didn’t want to risk people falling off if they were so attached to the old cast so yeah. We ended up with characters getting stretched pretty thin bc they were only intended to hold up a season not a series.

[@Lazypackmule]

Who knows whether that approach is better or worse than sticking to your guns like what happened to True Detective

[@kradeiz]

@@Lazypackmule Until we gain the ability to check out alternate universes tv shows, we will never know.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

The Boys is like this too. Season 1 was really great, but as seasons 2 and 3 came, you could tell that the storyline was being REALLY stretched out because of the series popularity. None of the main characters were changed or killed off and the status quo remained after the season.

[@marocat4749]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 Youdont have to kill really, youcould explore a new cast and guest the old.

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 well, to be fair, the reason for that is simple: the original book doesn't change protagonist and while show goes for different stuff, they still use book as reference point for material and everything will lead to the Butcher blowing The Bloody Doors Off.

[@NavySharkz]

First season of Heroes was what the MCU became in it's first 10 yrs, a cultural phenomenon! Everybody at my job at the time watched this show and it was definitely the water cooler talk every Tuesday. Then came Season 2 and yeahhhh..........

[@Masonicon]

2nd season of Heroes was like Phase 4 of MCU

[@MrOldManJenkinsPants]

Heroes has always held a special place in my life, thanks for giving it the recognition it deserves!

[@henriquezioto8760]

Sonic Heroes is indeed the best sonic game.

[@thatitalianlameguy2235]

Team chaotix are the most relatable videogame characters

[@Topdoggie7]

Boi-

[@Neo-Metal17]

Truly a masterpiece

[@Coburnify]

It will show you what you're made of

[@utopian4769]

Premydaremy, is that you?

[@bmac4]

Man...your timing on this is genuinely impeccable. Heroes is long seen as the series most detrimentally affected narratively by the 2008 Writer's Strike, and now that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are on strike now it's quite topical.

[@marocat4749]

Its still no excuse for season 3 and 4, and 2 still could have ended with i dont know a plan to followed up ot threat. arthur could have coming back. Its not all on the strike

[@rionaka8835]

It's also weridly not....not topical, but different, since they can't have a situation this time where they still film any current shows with scab writers. You might end up with weird gaps for plotlines when things resume, if a series resumes, but at the very least unless they replace EVERYONE in a show they can likely pick up right where they left off or close to it instead of creating seasons where there's drastic dips in quality or plotline changes.

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

Some dispute if 2008 Writer's Strike was so detrimental on the show and most realistically see the issue is how success made them change the course from anthology where every season will get own cast to superhero melodrama.

[@NavySharkz]

I was thinking the same thing! 😅

[@jimbenzo]

YES! Bro I literally thought everyone forgot about this! I’ve been watching this show on repeat for the last 10 years or so, it’s literally one of my favorite series.

[@delilahdahlia247]

Season 1 of Heroes was something I always came back to watch. It was definitely one of my favorite TV shows of the time

[@Monius13]

Heroes season 1 was peak television for so many reasons. Everything about it was just incredible. And you mentioned most of the reasons why. Hiro was basically us, right? Always loved comics and wanted to be the hero, but when he found out he did have abilities and set off on his journey, he realized it was much harder, and more tragic, than he ever expected. It was sobering. So seeing future Hiro talking to Peter on the train made so much sense. It hardened him and it was no longer "fun." It was a responsibility. It also took a toll he could barely shoulder, but he knew he had to do it. I loved that it played on that dynamic. I did like part of season 2, also, and certain aspects of the last 2 seasons, but it lost so much of what made it special. There's never been a more clear showcase of the phrase, "suffered from success," in the history of film imo. Thanks for the video!

[@trev9000]

Man I am amazed someone can not only remember Heroes, but also make a 50 minute video talking about the good parts of the show in 2023, Mad respect homie

[@mepollack]

I was a huge fan of this season, and much as I'm kind of dreading the walk down memory lane that will be the subsequent seasons, it's nice to see the strengths of this first season delved into with this kind of detail. Brings back fond memories.

[@elisamuelorfilarosario4163]

Now I realize. Sylar was All for One before All for One. Just that he had to kill in order to take the powers

[@goranisacson2502]

Now I'm imagining a world where All For One becomes so popular a character that the writer has no idea how to create a confrontation with him that will satisfy the fans so they just keep him around forever and do a half-hearted redemption story... I think that MHA gets the W here.

[@NucularRobit]

Wow, this had been a power for a loong time. Rogue from X-men could steal powers with a touch. Apocalypse from X-men could copy powers just by being near them. Mr. Sinister would harvest mutants and use their DNA to grant him their powers. Amazo from DC could copy any powers he sees, which made him vulnerable to Batman, as Batman had no powers. And I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting.

[@RuneKatashima]

All for One can bestow his powers too though. And he loses them when he does.

[@StretchCactus27]

Actually, Peter and Nathan's father, Arthur Petrelli, is basically All for One. He can steal others powers for himself. And he also wore a suit while doing it.

[@arnahunas4048]

Knowing how big of a fan the author of MHA is of western superheroes, it wouldn’t surprise me if AFO was inspired by Sylar.

[@norpegiaarts2968]

I just finished rewatching the show and was a bit sad that not many people are still discussing it. So this hits at just the right time for me and I'm very excited for you to look at the later seasons, now that I have seen how bad it gets. Great video!

[@DylanofScreenTime]

Do you know what this show is on? After the video I so wanna check out the first season at least

[@ShooterQ]

Thanks Lowart. I remember when Heroes came out, I thought it was the next big thing, and then it felt like it disappeared into nothing out of nowhere.

[@TheLeftistOwl]

I would love to see you make a video about Misfits. It's less expansive and epic as Heroes, but it's equally interesting. Basically a semi-realistic look at how average people would react to getting powers.

[@marocat4749]

And the cast changes and with sheehan its peak but young ramsey bolton is great tooand other, really starpower. it even has craig parker.

[@sonicsnake44]

That show was great.

[@spinceiling7442]

I never get into Heroes but Misfits is a core high school memory for me. Loved the first three seasons

[@evertonporter7887]

Then there's Alphas...anyone remember that?

[@Applemangh]

That first season is SO good! It was bizarre to see such a strong foundations fall apart so quickly. It'll be fun to watch you dive in to that.

[@idigamstudios7463]

I still remember how the first season left an impact with me, I actually used Linderman as the surname for my Ventrue vampire in a WoD game.

[@megano2000]

This show (at least the first two seasons) is one of my favorites. Thank you so much for covering it!

[@Vincent_Beers]

Almost all of the cast went on to have decent careers in TV and movies, but no matter what I see them in I always remember I saw them first in Heroes.

[@hereticsaint100]

I was obsessed with the show for the first season. It's such a shame that there was a writer strike during the second season. The third season was absolutely forgettable. This show deserved better!

[@Tyler_W]

Really? I quite enjoyed 3. I even enjoyed 2, but that season had so much wasted potential. Season 3, on the other hand, felt like X-Men vs. Brotherhood of Mutants in the first half and Civil War/Dark Reign in the second. Some plots points were kinda questionable and needlessly convoluted, but I was never bored or disinterested. Season 4 is what killed it for me. It has its moments. The Peter/Sylar/Matt stuff was good, but everything else was really, really bad.

[@chriscannon8144]

Yeah, I always the Writer Strike for doing that, especially when I read about the original plans for the show on S3. even Smallville suffered from it during season 7 and it really showed.

[@Masonicon]

​@@Tyler_W I still enjoys Season 2-3 of Heroes too, even when Arthur Petrelli powerdrains Hiro Nakamura did killed Heroes for me worse than Arthur Petrelli powerdrains his son killed Heroes tv show for anyone else

[@chrishansen8119]

@@Tyler_Wthe first part of season 3 dubbed “Villains,” is bad, but when we got to the other half dubbed “Fugitives,” that stuff was great. Felt like a return to form. And season 4 was okay I guess, meh ending and disappointing antagonist for a final season.

[@strategicdennis]

I forgot almost everything about this series, but about three weeks ago I remembered a line from the series about saving the cheerleader, saving the world. Weird how it looks like I wasn't the only one with this series on their mind.

[@SebaBraganca]

You convienced me around Claire's part to watch the show, binged the First season and just now finished it, now i'm going to actually finish your video

[@Dasfen]

Time to rewatch Heroes

[@AdachiVsLife]

Bro really putting out fire nonstop

[@conrad4852]

This was a great review Lowart. I haven’t re-watched season one in a very long time but you’ve made me want to do so… And then stop.

[@TheDreamDetective888]

This was really enjoyable and creatively compelling. A+

[@umbradomini]

This was just so well out together. It really hits on all cylinders for my nostalgia.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

That show was my escape from uncertain times. Everyday, the economy - and my post grad prospects - were going to hell in a handbasket. But Heroes was an escape. My heart in my chest returned to normal speed.

[@BemusedOwl]

Man I remember the family heroes night where we all gathered round the TV to watch that weeks episode we we all so hooked on it

[@gonzo191]

The writer's strike really did a number on Heroes. Let's pour another one out for a fallen hero.

[@MrEdit-ic7th]

Season 1 was genuinely great. It had a wonderful cast of characters that interconnected in satisfying and surprising ways, all while an intriguing plot full of mystery and suspense is developing in the background. S1 for the most part stands on its own so I have no problem recommending it to people nowadays.

[@sadglovem3678]

Just finished watching the first season because of this video and wow what a solid season. It's wild how it handles so many characters and ties them all together in a satisfying way (I liked every plotline pretty equally, though I found the Nikki and DL one a bit less interesting later on). Despite the cliffhangers at the end, I'm completely satisfied with just watching season 1. Not only have I heard that it just gets worse, but I also feel like the storylines came together so perfectly that continuing it would just be weird.

[@mixednarwhal]

Thank you for giving me a reason and reminder to rewatch this series. I long ago decided that I would rewatch it when I had forgotten most of it and now your video is a reminder that the time is now for me to revisit this great series

[@sitton76]

Really glad you are covering this series, always felt it was under appreciated...well the parts of it that were good I mean.

[@TheGreyShaman]

I go back to watch this every couple of years, just waiting for my kids to be able to comprehend what they're seeing first.

[@WorklessProductions2]

my mother watched this show when i was a kid, and sometimes she'd try to get me to watch it too but i was too obsessed with anime at the time to care about irl shows 😅 so cool to see what i missed and im excited to see the rest, im gonna call my mum and tell her how sorry i am since i would have loved this show XD

[@KakashisDirtyBook]

This was excellent. Thank you for reminding me how good season 1 was.

[@themissingbits6375]

Okay, not the type of Juice & Jam I was here for, but I Can still Watch it to it! And have fun, BIG time!

[@YalkYalk_]

I never watched Heroes, but this video definitely made me interested in checking it out. Great video as always!

[@Mr3Ddemo]

watched it yet?

[@Augustus087]

Amazing. Thank you.

[@KrausHaus0]

Really timed this one with the writers strike huh, also this was the first tv series I ever got into

[@thethirdchimpanzee]

George Takei (aka "Mister Sulu"/"Captain Sulu) played Hiro's estranged father. (The license plate on his limo was like 1701-A!) And Christopher Eccleston (aka "The 9th Doctor" from "Doctor Who") played an man with the power of invisibility, who got far, far too little screen time and didn't last on the show long.

[@valmid5069]

Cant wait for more great content!

[@thethirdchimpanzee]

"Save the Cheerleader, Save the World" I just wasn't as good as it was during it's first season. I was really REALLY hoping that all the heros would team up, by they never really did. They tried to revive it a few years back with "Heros Reborn", but that didn't last long at all.

[@redgrave4492]

Great review. Hearing you go over the plotlines and characters reminded me just how good it was. It really was a shame after the amazing first season it was a sharp decline which failed to pickup.

[@blindmanai6957]

To be continued. Can't wait to see where you go with your with analysis of the rest of this show. It had quite a cast of actors and actresses, too. Its a damn shame the show wasn't able to hold on to its success and story telling capabilities. With the current strike going, I can't help but wonder how Marvel and other big time franchises will be affected.

[@buberbuster3365]

I need Lowart to talk about The Leftovers. I never heard about it until I saw a random "The Beauty of The Leftovers" music tribute, and it became one of my favorite things of all time.

[@riverlynnxo]

I remember watching this when it came out... it was sooo good! I just also remember quitting the show very quickly in season 2 and never watching it or thinking about it again... was so disappointing!

[@ThePonderer]

Damn, I never actually had any clue what Heroes’ story was until now. This shit kinda whips.

[@reubenkeyz5131]

Thank you for paying homage to my still most favorite show of all-time, flaws and all.

[@robosmith8513]

I am so glad to revisit this show with you Lowart! I watched it so long ago and its really great to remenise about where it started. I look forward to the next video in this series so keep up the good work!

[@darianstarfrog]

I still think of that show.. Sad it went waaay downhill.. Save the cheerleader, save the world!!

[@lingricen8077]

“What she did was metal” omg subscribing just for that, for a zoomer you are alright.

[@ArthurPhulusa568]

Thanks for this man. I loved this series

[@wompa70]

I think of this show every time I see a blue Nissan Versa. "Save the cheerleader, save the world."

[@emmamaki5862]

I think this is at least the third or fourth heroes retrospective video essay I've seen in recent years, so perhaps it's not AS forgotten as you think... but out of said retrospectives, this one might be my favourite due to the in-depth looks it takes at individual character arcs rather than discussing the show more broadly. I'll admit I have a soft spot for some of the stuff from the later seasons, but from a storytelling perspective there really is no beating season one

[@SaberRexZealot]

Loved this show as a kid. Probably shouldn’t have been watching it as a 10 year old but I loved it at the time.

[@cymes82]

Hiro: Doesn't want to use his powers for his own gains. Also Hiro: Uses his powers to perv on girls who work in "entertainment industry"

[@theblackcoatedman6794]

Oh man, I'd love to see them try this again. Well, after the writer's strike. I think a writer's strike was what wrecked this good show in the first place back then.

[@CamSump47]

It makes me so happy you covered this show. Keep up the great vids!

[@Jerry4281]

The sad part about claires ability no one talks about shes essentailly deadpool, so she will not age, unless theres a way to nullify the ability.

[@Topdoggie7]

Yep and that means that she's doomed to suffer psychological torture as well.

[@bmac4]

For all the stupidity of later seasons, I do think that the idea of having them have a period (an eclipse) where they are at their weakest (i.e. basically temporarily with their powers mostly gone) was a neat concept and it's something that gave the sense that even the really powerful characters had a weakness, even if they didn't introduce it for awhile.

[@Tyler_W]

I think she would still age, just not past her mid-20s or so when people fully mature into adulthood.

[@DrEcho]

Claire Bear still aged like normal I think there are both flashbacks and flash-forwards that use a child actress or hair+makeup for HP respectively to suggest so.

[@Jerry4281]

To me, it was more akin to my hero academia, in the way that she developed the ability after a while, but that's just me as others also didn't find out their abilities until maturing. I still feel like she wouldn't age due to her regeneration.

[@Gibbypastrami]

Heroes was one of my first nerd obsessions, one of my first heartbreaks as well…

[@LORDSofCHAOS333]

yeah this show was way a head of his time and the writing was really good .

[@corvus1970]

We forgot it because season 2 got cut in half due to a writer's strike, the show went into the toilet and never recovered.

[@michaelogara9056]

I would love to see you do this for the remaining seasons that would be amazing! Loved the video!

[@leanort1]

I know the numbers aren't doing too great on this show, particularly by comparison to your most recent sonic content. Which I am enjoying incredibly well. I would like to say, this was an amazing video that got me interested in a show I only had a passing knowledge of at best. I really hate that this will likely be stuck as a part 1 with no sequel due to low viewership. I think you knocked it out of the park.

[@R3TR0J4N]

man eason 1 was right out of a comic book page, unordinary people w/ relatable lives. it has a lot of Spiderman moments

[@coronhardman9718]

Heroes First off, I love this series so much. Yes, the seasons got progressively “less”, lead by the snowball effect of the writer’s strike in season 2. With the exception of the last season which really felt contrived, I really enjoyed “payoff scenes” that didn’t come full circle until seasons later. One of my favorite, and simplest, examples was in the first episode where Peter and Nathan had to go to the police station to bail their mother out for shop lifting. What did steal? Socks. WTF socks? We didn’t get the answer to that wealthy woman’s needless thievery until her origins story in the 3rd season episode “1961”. Just a quick refresher, she and her sister were young when their parents took them to a “camp” for kids with abilities. Angela lightly chastised her younger sister because she didn’t pack or bring her essentials, particularly socks. Later, an incident happens, and a massacre ensues, and Angela believes that her sister was killed. When Angela discovers that her sister survived and reconnects with her, she tells her that when she feels alone and or scared (I’m paraphrasing there), she buys socks [for her sister]. Actually, I can’t remember if she says she “buys” socks or “steals” socks (the latter being most appropriate); but nevertheless, it’s one of my favorite “pay off” scenes!

[@reubenkeyz5131]

I love that episode!

[@theplayernine8116]

Great video! Haven't seen this in a long time. Now going to do a rewatch of Season 1 for sure.

[@Prizzlesticks]

This came out my freshman year of college. We all used to gather in the comms and watch it together. I forgot pretty much everything about the show, but this kind of brought everything back and made me remember how good it was. I remember reeeeeaaaally disliking season 2, though. I stopped watching it at that point. I don't remember the characters names or even why I hated them, but there were two... siblings? Maybe Spanish-speaking? I don't know. Something about their side plot, plus everything else... It just made me grimace.

[@GarethMcD-zq8ei]

It's mad to think how many grew up with this on & off, or consistently grew up with it as a kid as well, especially with how heavy some of the stuff actually is.. But on & off it was for me, then I remembered the show got few years later after it was all said & done, & damn it hits different since I knew little to nothing about it, but somehow kept watching random episodes that caught my eye at the time!

[@aidanquinn2282]

I might make a video on it. It's still not too covered on KZbin. I remember looking for vids on it a couple years ago and there were 3 or 4 videos about it on KZbin in total. Much love to this show.

[@Topdoggie7]

The brother asking him if he's ready actually gutted me deeply and wrecked me as a child.

[@rboss5919]

A lot of the reason for Heroes success season 1 is that it followed the formula for Lost Season 1. A compelling mystery, deep protagonists and a multilayered story line all converging on the same end goal. A lot of the reason for Heroes failure in future seasons was that it followed the Lost formula. Endlessly intersecting mysteries, plotlines and characters that the creators increasingly didn't actually know how to answer themselves.

[@TenchiBushi]

I loved the first 2 seasons! After that it went downhill fast. The strike that happened in 2007 was the first nail in the coffin I think. I was watching the 2nd season when I was working in Germany. Hiro time-travelling by accident was a fun storyline.

[@Gentulman]

Remember when people thought Sylar ate brains

[@lmao2302]

I thought he did that for like 3 seasons until he told her that was digusting.

[@Masonicon]

​@@lmao2302that's why I consider 3rd season of Heroes still canon

[@xelic1996]

I remember watching this as a kid and loving it despite the gruesome imagery.

[@realperson69]

Fantastic video. Looking forward to part two.

[@splattwig]

Did the new Archie sonic video just vanish out of existence for anyone else

[@jasonbean149]

Yep and I am very confused

[@jasonbean149]

As soon as I finished it I wanted to come back to look at the reading guide and it was gone

[@splattwig]

@@jasonbean149 turns out some behind the scenes info was wrong and lowarts fixing it then reuploading it once it’s fixed

[@jasonbean149]

@splattwig interesting I would have never guessed.

[@nukabat5386]

I loved Heroes so much, I bought the three seasons on DvD.

[@noahbawdy3395]

My sisters were cheerleaders of their high school. The school was fun... very small. Went there one semester. Very different from the other two schools I attended. Hamilton Heights was about as different from Carmel High School as you could get. Heh, CHS... my initials 🙂

[@Kia-iq7dh]

wow you made me think of save the cheerleader, save the world in a totally different way. I'd love to see your take on all the seasons!

[@Victor-rb6pq]

Please, do the whole series !

[@boomvoom8]

I watched the entire first season a long time ago. To be honest I've forgotten most of it, However, what I do remember is that I thought it was fantastic.until the last moments of the last episode. The first season is excellent and ends with everything tying up and making sense; villains dead, world saved. What appeared to be an excellent single season series is ruined by what I consider to be a "tagged on" ending. I'm sure that the series was written to be finished in a single season, and some smart-ass executive said "but it's so popular, let's make several seasons." Watching the villain crawl away from the wreckage after everything was finished left me so revolted, I never saw another episode again. I also probably never went back to watch the first season again because of that... That and also the fact that each episode ended on an insane cliff hanger; so huge that you have to start watching the next episode if you have it available. I would feel compelled to watch the entire series in a single sitting which is tiring and a bit ridiculous... I say go ahead and watch it, but watch the first season only, and ignore the villain crawling out of the wreckage at the very end. Heck, I'm sure it can even be cut out... It's literally tagged on at the end...

[@Mr3DLC]

Now that i think about it sylar is kinda relatable I mean how far down would you go to overcome your own insignificance?

[@goblinsrevenge]

Glad I finally got time to watch this after seeing it pop up in my sub box. I remember enjoying the show over all, but there were moments of frustration with some ideas like the whole Sylar becoming Nathan thing. Also, just curious, how come you changed the video's title and thumbnail?

[@theredandblueyakuza]

The phrase save the cheerleader save the world just entered my brain as I started this video and the most intense goosebumps of my life hit me 😂😂

[@michaelcutler6118]

Good intro and whoever did Ben 10's voice did a pretty good job. I have to watch the original Ben 10 show and the one that he is older. Also, maybe the other series of I'm 10 Show and Heroes seems to be an interesting show to watch or at the very least the first season.

[@ecoist9057]

Haven't watched this video yet, but I just wanted to say I never forgot it 😄😄

[@maokai09]

Bless you for this.

[@jimberjamber8540]

A perfect time to talk about this show, considering the reason for its downfall is the same as what's going on right now. Man I loved this first season so much.

[@alexanderthemagnifcent2573]

I loved this show as a kid.

[@fusionspace175]

Literally everyone remembers Heroes. You want the one that got forgotten, you want No Ordinary Family.

[@jacobrose9606]

I remember seeing the first few episode as a kid and it gave me the exact same feeling that The Walking Dead gave me years later.

[@josephle5373]

great video, thank you for the nostalgia. what a great first season heroes was! reminds me of american gods. s01 vs s02. such a shame