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Save the Cheerleader; Save Me From Boredom

Advantages: Very entertaining, good plot and characters
Disadvantages: Don't buy this DVD - buy the whole series.

...find out what happens next! Heroes is a programme that I always heard great things about and always wanted to try, but since until recently all the DVDs were unreasonably expensive, I only got to watch it for the first time last week. I’m not sure how legal it is to watch TV shows online without paying, but since all episodes of Heroes are available to watch on NBC.com if you live in the United States, I don’t feel too bad about watching them elsewhere ...
...down the line anyway! Heroes is a science fiction series, with the premise being that there are some people in the world who have special abilities that us normal people don’t have. Examples include a Japanese man who can bend space and time, a woman in Texas who can remember everything that she reads, and a man in New York City who can paint the future. The prominent geneticist Dr Suresh has been investigating these people and if there is a way ...

charlsayslol 06.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Heroes - Series 1 Vol. 1 (DVD)

Heroes series1

Advantages: Fast action original series
Disadvantages: none

Heroes hit our screens in a shot of fast action and special effects, telling about a group of normal people who have developed special powers its like a modern day marvel comic in real life.With a very scary villan and most o the normal people hating them this colletion of great charecters battle there way through to prevent the city being blown up. The super powers range from flying to being able to heal themselves and some scenes are very graphic ...
...a much longer indepth plot. Heroes 1 is avalible as a complete box set or 2 different part boxsets,in my opinion this commplete box set is better value for money and is avalible on amazon starting around £21.99 its rated as a 15 and there are some gory scenes ,this boxset is well worth the money and i highly recommend it,its a refreshing new series thats truley compelling to watch. ...

daxus100 30.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Heroes - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)

Star Trek But Not as We Know It - Could it be better!?

Advantages: Up to date, story, excellent acting and special effects.
Disadvantages: None that I can think of.

...you are a fan of Star Trek, then you would love this latest film from Director J.J. Abrams, also responsible for television series such as Alias and Lost and feature films such as Mission Impossible III. This film takes us all the way back to the beginning, back to the birth of Captain T. Kirk [Chris Pine] in an escape pod from the USS Kelvin during a ferocious battle in which his father, George Kirk, like all true captains sacrifices his life with ...
...Pike persuades him to join Star Fleet and do something with his life. The film then jumps to the planet Vulcan where we witness the early life of Spock, excellently played by Zachary Quinto - also known for his part as Silar in the television series, Heroes. The story shows Spock wrestling with his half-human side, trying to subdue it by throwing himself into his studies on Vulcan logic. Because of his half-humanness, he gets taunted and bullied ...

derek-j-a 07.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Star Trek (DVD)

Save the Cheerleader

Advantages: Great CGI, action, very realistic, well evolved
Disadvantages: Weak story compared to other two seasons.

Heroes is the hit US TV show, which has been broadcast on the BBC for the past year or so. Currently in it’s third season, the show features a group of individuals who, due to a change in their DNA, have extraordinary powers, from flying, telekinesis, super strength and other common ones, to some more unique, such as being able to create vortexes! I have been an avid fan of the show ever since I caught a glimpse of the first series, something like ...
...I imagine that in HD heroes would be AMAZING!! On each DVD, there is an audio commentary available for each episode, which is done by the various different actors and actresses in the series, as well as the directors, producer etc, and some with Tim Kring- the creator. Bonus Features People who buy boxsets for TV series such as this, tend to be the hardcore fans, who could watch it over and over again, which makes having Bonus Features an important ...

obscuredbykep 15.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Heroes - Series 2 - Complete (DVD)

I CAN BE YOUR HERO, BABY

Advantages: Another show to second and guess
Disadvantages: Not quite as unmissable as others

...begin with the word 'Lost'. Heroes was billed as the Lost-beater, that would finally kill the show off, and by attracting an average audiance of 14.3 million throughout the run of the entire first season, it accomplished the goal of reaching the heights that no sci-fi drama had since the opening of the show it was in direct competition with. Dizzy heights such as these were only inspired by the use of special effects, mystery, and catchy taglines ...
...this all mean? What makes Heroes any different to all the other superheroes you see on the big screen, rather than weekly on television? There is a gulf of differences. HOW TO STOP AN EXPLODING MAN Originally the show opened on our shores on the Sci-Fi television channel, which lead to record breaking ratings for that channel, but with all the hype around it I could not bring myself to tune in. I began to hear that whilst it was good, it ...

nathaninnit 11.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Heroes - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)