Heroes Reborn: Event Series [Blu-ray]

low price and great continuation of series

Regarding the Blu-ray -- the menus could be a bit better (seem hastily put together), but they work I forgive them because this show is so amazingly epic! Also, I'm getting a single season show on Blu-ray so that I can watch it whenever I want, so I can't complain.Spoilers follow... FYII have never seen the original Heroes series. My lil bro came home one day talking about some “save the cheerleader, save the world” crap he’d heard a friend mention at school, and we both made fun of it for five minutes. That was the extent of my exposure to Heroes. But the trailer for this looked good, and I was in need of a new TV show to watch this September… so what the heck.I loved it. I felt like a kid reading Harry Potter. Watching these characters wake up to their powers gave me an adrenaline rush you don’t see on TV much anymore. The multitude of storylines never bored or confused me, and the pacing was just right to give me tiny clues, but not too much. And when the big reveal did happen… EPIC!The framing device of Noah losing his memories could get frustrating at times, and I knew there would be no valid explanation for it. It was plot device, and I’d have to accept the stupidity of the reason once it was revealed. Wrong! The explanation made SO much sense, and it blew my mind. I seriously think June 13th Part I is the best hour of TV I’ve ever seen.One theme I loved was the fear and marginalization of the Evos for being different. Sure, I get that people are afraid of randos with crazy powers, but the extreme, government-sponsored discrimination showed how far “the mob” is willing to take things. The heroes are trying to save the world and Erica is stopping them because, well, she’s a bigot. I think some people can overlook their prejudices in everyday life, and Heroes Reborn is a good allegory that can open their eyes. I almost think it should be required viewing… but I digress…Diversity was another big contributor. Some shows shoehorn it in with characters from races A, B, and C. Okay, we got all three? Perfect, quota met. This show didn’t have diversity for “inclusive purposes,” the concept is that Evos are everywhere around the world. It was truly a diverse show. Heroes Reborn didn’t have a diverse cast to win an Emmy, they did it because the story needed it. That’s kind of diversity/casting/story I like to see. Meaningful, purposeful, and not abusive or marginalizing.Speaking of the cast (and the writing), it was great. The acting was phenomenal. All of the characters were interesting. Tommy’s storyline (and Emily) was probably my favorite, but I love a good coming of age tale. I mean, all he wants to do is live a normal teen life. You’d have to be cold-hearted not to root for the guy. The Noah-Quentin bromance comes in a close second, and may have been first if Noah hadn’t been absent for the end arc there and, well, the whole twist with Quentin after the June 13th episode soured it a bit for me.Oh, and Hiro Nakamura is officially my favorite character. I want to name my son after him. His first name will be Hiro Nakamura. He will be the master of time and space, and that’s that.Anywho, the storyline itself was good. It lagged a bit in episodes 10-11, but picked up steam in the last two. I’m starting to notice that trend in 13 episode series. But the climax was phenomenal. The villain was well-developed. And magic was always there. I recommend it. Now off to watch the original series. Not sure I’ll feel the same, but ya never know! 🙂

Wow. I was impressed by this. In my opinion, some of the best Heroes written. And how it ended. I had a South Park "They killed Kenny!" "You ba@@@@@!" moment. My jaw dropped when they ended the Haitian. I think the whole thing was well planned out, well written, well acted. Why there will be no more Heroes, I don't understand. But whatever. We got some good closure, and got to see some of our favorite characters from the series. I wish Peter Petrelli had been there, at least for an episode or two, but it works without him. Between the Haitian, HRG, and Hiro, there was enough of a callback to the series to hold onto, but I still wish more had come back. I have no major nits with any of the episodes, as I felt they were pretty solid. The way it plays out, in my opinion, is the next evolution of the show. I do like that they didn't pick up right after season 4; I get it, not enough of the actors came back for them to be able to, but still, it was a good idea. HRG was spot on as always, all of the originals were. It's like no time passed between Season 4 and this. If you got into the series, you definitely need to watch this.

Such a good series. I’m glad they did this short season but I wish it could have kept going.

My daughter recommended Heroes to me, and my husband and I seriously binge-watched through the whole Heroes series and then on to this one. As usual, I find shows way after they were originally on television. The premise is simply so fresh they could have gone on and on forever. I'm surprised the show got cut when it did.

This title completed my series set for the heroes saga. Very happy with my purchase.

I hate that a few losers who couldn't understand this season had to ruin it for the rest of us. But I'm very happy to have what I could get, and on blue-ray. I waited what seemed like forever for them to make a comeback. So hurt that some people ruined that.

Really glad they came back for a new storyline. I enjoyed the show and seeing some of the old cast return with some new characters and storylines.