Heroes (TV series)
Overview
 
Heroes is an American science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 television drama series created by Tim Kring
Tim Kring
Richard Timothy "Tim" Kring is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the television series Strange World, Crossing Jordan, and Heroes.Kring is Jewish...

 that appeared on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

 for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities
Superpower (ability)
Superpower is a popular culture term for a fictional superhuman ability. When a character possesses multiple such abilities, the terms super powers or simply powers are used...

, and how these abilities take effect in the characters' lives. The series emulates the aesthetic style and storytelling of American comic book
American comic book
An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...

s, using short, multi-episode story arcs that build upon a larger, more encompassing arc.
Quotations

Save the Cheerleader. Save the World.

Are you on the list?

They thought they were like everyone else... until they woke with incredible powers.

Ordinary people discovering extraordinary abilities.

Some people are born to be extraordinary.

No one is safe.

Someone flies... someone dies.

How do you stop an exploding man?

It's not their abilities that make them Heroes. It's their choices.

Darkness is coming... Expect casualties.

 
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