Chapter One 'Genesis' (II) (25 Sep. 2006)

In Manhattan, Peter Petrelli is the younger brother Nathan Petrelli an overly ambitious and unscrupulous candidate for the next New York congressman, and he dreams and believes that he can ... See full summary »

Director:

David Semel

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator), Tim Kring

Stars:

Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, Noah Gray-Cabey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Santiago Cabrera	...	Isaac Mendez
Tawny Cypress	...	Simone Deveaux
Noah Gray-Cabey	...	Micah Sanders
Ali Larter	...	Niki Sanders / Jessica Sanders
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli
Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
Ashley Crow	...	Sandra Bennet
Thomas Dekker	...	Zach
Shishir Kurup	...	Nirad
James Kyson	...	Ando Masahashi (as James Kyson Lee)

Storyline

In Manhattan, Peter Petrelli is the younger brother Nathan Petrelli an overly ambitious and unscrupulous candidate for the next New York congressman, and he dreams and believes that he can fly. He decides to prove his theory and jumps from the roof of a building in an alley and his brother flies and saves him. In Texas, cheerleader Claire Bennet learns that she is literally indestructible and can not harm herself or die. She saves a fireman in a fire in a train, but does not take the credit. In Tokyo, Hiro Nakamura believes he can control time and space continuum. In India, Mohinder Suresh moves to the Brooklyn, New York, where his father, that was researching a secret project called Genesis about genome and DNA, is killed in a taxi cab. In Lower Manhattan, the painter Isaac Mendez paints pictures of the future. In Las Vegas, stripper Niki Sanders borrows $30,000 from a powerful local mobster to get her young son into school, and does not have the money to pay her loan. She sees a ...

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Plot Keywords:

dream | cheerleader | taxi | research | alter ego | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

25 September 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tailwind Productions, NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Niki is seen on a computer screen, lying on her bed, while the song "Mustang Sally" plays. This is a nod to Brian Tarantina, who plays the main Mob guy in this episode. Tarantina was also in The Sopranos (season 3), in which he played a character called Mustang Sally.

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Goofs

In the scene where Mohinder is at his father's apartment and HRG is on the other side, Mohinder picks up his glasses and puts them back down on the right page of the book. When the camera closes back up on the glasses, they are in the middle of the book.

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Quotes

Hiro Nakamura: Every ten year old wishes he had super powers. And I got them. Me of all people. Last in my class. Last on the sports field. I'm not a loser anymore.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Red House"

User Reviews

Great start, will see if it can sustain.

I got a free download from iTunes, via Starbucks, for this show. I was not entirely sold on the teasers, but I decided to give it a chance. I was really surprised, I really enjoyed the character development and interaction. The acting is good, but not great. I am hoping that it is just first episode jitters and will work itself out. They have me waiting for episode 2, and with the amount of six degrees situations I am sure it will take a few episodes to fully see the entire picture, maybe even the first season. Give it a chance, could be the one everyone is talking about, similar to Lost 2 years ago. This should be a welcomed addition to my tivo season pass, hoping it is in HD.