A Peek Through Heroes: When Drama Meets Science Fiction

One of the most top-rated television shows currentlyMeanwhile, in Dominican Republic, a young woman
on air would be Heroes, a sci-fi series created by Timnamed Mava Herrera and her twin brother, haunted
Kring. It is an epic drama that shares the lives ofby her threatening ability, attempts to make the
seemingly ordinary people who later discovers thatdangerous cross to the United States in search for
they possess extraordinary abilities. This TV seriesanswers. Monica Dawson, cousin of Micah, has
somewhat copies the style of American comic booksmimicking abilities and would give up everything to
in aesthetic as well as storytelling. The shows startshelp the people around her.
with a genetic professor from India, Dr. MohinderEvery episode shows how these people deal with
Suresh and his father's theory that there are peopletheir powers and how they are somewhat
with extraordinary abilities living among us humans.interconnected. Every person has their own lifestyle,
Starting with Claire Bennet, an indestructiblemaking the series much more realistic. It shows
cheerleader who needs to hide her abilities from herdifferent ways of living in different countries, only to
peers while working to maintain her relationship withfind out that they have supernatural powers. These
her father, a man of mystery who has a keencharacters offer a wide range of relationships, and
interest in people like her. Niki Sanders, a Las Vegasare inclined to self-destruction. Of course, they fear
single mother with superb strength and has awhat other people might say, and fear not knowing
dangerous mirror image struggles to support andexactly what they could do with their powers. The
protect her young son Micah, a genius who canshow offers a life drama that everyone could easily
interact with electronic machinery through touch. Mattrelate to, plus a twist of extraordinary powers. In
Parkman, a police detective from Los Angeles,season one of this series, they gave us an
attempts to put his ability to hear thoughts of othersintroduction of how these special people become
to good use. Meanwhile, in Japan, Hiro Nakamura'sconnected by their unique and special abilities. It gave
ability to travel through space-time continuum hasus an overview of these characters and their unique
empowered him to change the future as he travelsabilities, and how others try to manipulate these
on wild adventures with his best friend Andopowers in a bad way.
Masahashi. Nathan Petrelli, with a congressionalSeason two is still on and is focused on introducing
position, has the ability to fly. His dreams went downnew sets of characters, also with unique abilities as
after failing to stop his younger brother Peter Petrelli,well. Many people all over the world have been
a nurse with the ability to absorb the powers ofconstantly raving about this series, proving its
others, from exploding over New York. After thissuccess and good ratings. With each episode, they
clash in New York, the fate of Sylar, a manipulativeconsistently show us different stories of different
serial killer dedicated to violently collect thepeople with only one goal: to save the world.
extraordinary powers of special people, is unknown.