"Heroes" Chapter One 'Four Months Later...' (2007)

Director:

Greg Beeman

Writers:

Tim Kring (creator)
Tim Kring (writer)

TV Series:

"Heroes" (2006)

Original Air Date:

24 September 2007 (Season 2, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Four months after the events of Peter's explosion, we find the heroes at different places in their lives...

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | New School | Playground | Shackles | Badminton

Cast

Jack Coleman	...	Noah Bennet
Greg Grunberg	...	Matt Parkman
James Kyson	...	Ando Masahashi (as James Kyson Lee)
Masi Oka	...	Hiro Nakamura
Hayden Panettiere	...	Claire Bennet
Adrian Pasdar	...	Nathan Petrelli
Sendhil Ramamurthy	...	Mohinder Suresh
Dania Ramirez	...	Maya Herrera
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Peter Petrelli
Cristine Rose	...	Angela Petrelli
Ashley Crow	...	Sandra Bennet
Nicholas D'Agosto	...	West Rosen
David Anders	...	Takezo Kensei / Adam Monroe
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Detective Bryan Fuller
Holt McCallany	...	Ricky
Eriko Tamura	...	Yaeko
Shalim Ortiz	...	Alejandro Herrera
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	April
Dianna Agron	...	Debbie Marshall
Lauren Stamile	...	Ms. Gerber
Brian Kimmet	...	Copy Kingdom Manager
Adair Tishler	...	Molly Walker
George Takei	...	Kaito Nakamura
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Bob Bishop
Dominic Keating	...	Will
Adetokumboh M'Cormack	...	Tuko
Randall Bentley	...	Lyle Bennet
Liisa Cohen	...	Woman
Mark Colson	...	Mr. Zern
Kiko Kiko	...	Old Villager
Milos Milicevic	...	Hulk
Rene L. Moreno	...	Coyote
Sara Solomon	...	Martha (as Sara Soloman)
Casey Washington	...	Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ali Larter	...	Niki Sanders (archive footage)
Darryl Chan	...	Fake Kensei (uncredited)
Ed Moy	...	Japanese Villager (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Beeman

Writing credits
Tim Kring		(creator)
Tim Kring		(writer)

Produced by
Jesse Alexander	....	co-executive producer
Allan Arkush	....	executive producer
Adam Armus	....	co-executive producer
Greg Beeman	....	executive producer
Jim Chory	....	co-executive producer
Aron Eli Coleite	....	co-producer
Nora Kay Foster	....	co-executive producer (as Kay Foster)
Cathy Mickel Gibson	....	co-producer
Michael Green	....	co-executive producer
Dennis Hammer	....	executive producer
Michael J. Ketelsen	....	associate producer (as Mike Ketelsen)
Tim Kring	....	executive producer
Jeph Loeb	....	co-executive producer
Lori Motyer	....	co-producer
J.J. Philbin	....	co-executive producer
Mark D. Warshaw	....	associate producer (as Mark Warshaw)

Original Music by
Lisa Coleman
Wendy Melvoin

Cinematography by
Nathaniel Goodman		(director of photography) (as Nate Goodman)

Film Editing by
Michael S. Murphy

Casting by
Natalie Hart
Jason La Padura
Keri Owens

Production Design by
Ruth Ammon

Art Direction by
Matthew C. Jacobs		(as Matthew Jacobs)

Set Decoration by
Ron Franco

Costume Design by
Debra McGuire

Makeup Department
Brian Blair	....	special makeup effects artist (as Bryan Blair)
Glenn Hetrick	....	special makeup effects artist
Lori Madrigal	....	key makeup artist
Richard Maybery	....	special makeup effects artist (as Richard Mayberry)
R.J. McCasland	....	makeup advisor
R.J. McCasland	....	makeup artist
Anthony Miner	....	key hair stylist
Vicky Phillips	....	key hair stylist
Linda Vallejo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Cathy Mickel Gibson	....	unit production manager
Brenda J. Pulos	....	production supervisor
Daniel Rodriguez	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Diane Calhoun	....	second assistant director
Milos Milicevic	....	first assistant director
Yuko Ogata	....	second second assistant director
Alison Troy	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Alan Allinger	....	propmaker stage foreman
Ross Anderson	....	property master
Thomas J. Arp	....	construction coordinator (as Thomas Arp)
James Clark	....	on-set propmaster
Ryan D. Compton	....	propmaker
Walter Eckert	....	art department coordinator
Brian Ferguson	....	on-set dresser
Joey Genitempo	....	stand-by painter
Bryan Gettman	....	set dresser
Dea Jensen	....	set decoration buyer
Bobby N. Jones	....	assistant property master
Frank Leasure	....	propmaker
Owen Martin	....	art department assistant
Drew Pierce	....	painter
Paul Roome	....	buyer
Rebecca Rosenthal	....	props
Tim Sale	....	Isaac's artwork
Victor Anderson	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Alan Burg	....	on-set dresser: simul unit (uncredited)
Chris J. Champagne	....	buyer (uncredited)
James LaBarge	....	leadman (uncredited)
Trevor Larkin	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Dana McCall	....	props (uncredited)
Chandler Poling	....	set decoration assistant (uncredited)
Bob Ross	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Hillel Chaim Smith	....	assistant props (uncredited)
Adam Tankell	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Kenn Fuller	....	production sound mixer
Kenn Fuller	....	sound mixer
Erich Gann	....	sound editor
Stephen Grubbs	....	adr editor
Stephen Grubbs	....	sound supervisor
Ronald Hairston Jr.	....	utility sound
Jaya Jayaraja	....	cable
Gerry Lentz	....	re-recording mixer
Thomas A. Payne	....	boom operator (as Tom Payne)
Chris Quilty	....	boom operator
Richard S. Steele	....	sound designer
Scott Stolz	....	sound mixer
David Torres	....	foley mixer
Rich Weingart	....	re-recording mixer
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gary D'Amico	....	special effects supervisor
Randy Fitzgerald	....	special effects technician
Chris Nelson	....	special effects foreman
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects foreman
Ken Rudell	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Diego Galtieri	....	digital compositor
Eric Grenaudier	....	visual effects supervisor (as Eric Gernaudier)
Kristin Johnson	....	matte painter
Christopher D. Martin	....	assistant visual effects supervisor
Megan Omi	....	digital compositor
Jon Rosenthal	....	digital effects artist
Mark Spatny	....	visual effects producer
Ryan Wieber	....	digital compositor
Daniel Kumiega	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Steve Chang	....	stunt double: Masi Oka
Tarah Paige	....	stunt cheerleader
Chrissy Weathersby Ball	....	stunt double
Scott Wilder	....	stunt coordinator
Dan Brown	....	stunt double: Shalim Ortiz (uncredited)
Darryl Chan	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunt double: Donya Ramirez (uncredited)
Eddie Perez	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Aaron Toney	....	stunt double: Adetokumboh M'Cormack (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gavin Alcott	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Roger Chingirian	....	lighting technician
Gregory Cohen	....	assistant camera
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip
Charles Crivier	....	key grip
Dave Egerstrom	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jules Labarthe	....	camera operator
Jeff Levy	....	chief lighting technician
Jon Lindsay	....	second assistant camera
Patriq Luo	....	electrician
Mark Marcum	....	video playback supervisor
Peter Mercurio	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Greg Morris	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Scott Odermann	....	grip
Robert Seaman	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Bob Seaman)
Bruce Sharp	....	rigging gaffer
Philip Sloan	....	key grip (as Phil Sloan)
Peter M. Smith	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Vollmer	....	key rigging grip
David J. White II	....	first assistant camera
David White	....	camera operator
David White	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dwayne Barr	....	dolly grip: second unit (uncredited)
Andrew Clarke	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Paul A. Hardiman	....	electrician (uncredited)
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
BJ McDonnell	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Trace Schneider	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kendra Patterson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lori DeLapp	....	costume supervisor
Nancy Gould	....	costume supervisor
Nancy Jarzynko	....	key costumer
Laura Neeff	....	costumer/shopper
Leoisick Castro	....	costumer (uncredited)
Krissy Rudell	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Danielle Andrae	....	post-production coordinator
Lois Blumenthal	....	assistant editor
Scott Ostrowsky	....	colorist
Megan Kukla	....	assistant post coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Jennifer Barak	....	music editor
Michael Perfitt	....	music engineer
Michael Perfitt	....	music recordist
Michael Perfitt	....	score mixer
Alicen Catron Schneider	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Michael Coady	....	transportation co-captain
Mike Painter	....	transportation captain
Frank Porras	....	transportation co-captain
Brian Steagall	....	transportation coordinator
Richard Vincent	....	driver
Mark Webb	....	transportation
Jon White	....	transportation captain
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Joy Blake	....	story editor
Melissa Blake	....	story editor
Pierluigi Cothran	....	assistant to co-executive producers
Zach Craley	....	production assistant
Allison Dillard	....	production safety manager
Michael S. Dunitz	....	location manager (as Mike Dunitz)
Erin M. Fitzgerald	....	assistant to executive producer (as Erin Fitzgerald)
Oliver Grigsby	....	script coordinator
Dan Harder	....	lot medic
Steven F. Hasson	....	location manager (as Steve Hasson)
Herb Johnson	....	production accountant
Timm Keppler	....	assistant to executive producer
Chuck Kim	....	story editor
Pearl A. Lucero	....	production coordinator (as Pearl Lucero)
Jim Martin	....	assistant to executive producer
Franka Mavrides	....	production assistant
Stephen Foz McDermott	....	assistant to co-executive producers (as Foz McDermott)
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor (as Valerie Norman)
Joe Pokaski	....	executive story editor
Alex Reid	....	supervising location manager
Margaret Scarpello	....	production accountant
Ian Sterling	....	production secretary
Kelly Sullivan	....	assistant to executive producer
Courtney Wieden	....	assistant production coordinator
Harrison Wilcox	....	clearance coordinator
Sam Alvelo	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Jamira Bryant	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Daniel J. Doyle	....	assistant to writers (uncredited)
Joshua Lou Friedman	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Joel Goldes	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Zack Milan	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jordan Schmidt	....	location scout (uncredited)
Tim Susco	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tim Kring		creator

Art Department
Karl J. Martin	....	set designer

Sound Department
Javier M. Hernández	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Marie Victoria Denoga	....	compositor
Sid Jayakar	....	digital compositor
Frank Lawas	....	visual effects I/O supervisor
Patrick Thompson	....	digital compositor

Other crew
Matthew Balzer	....	production assistant
John Hinterlong	....	key craft service

Production Companies

• Tailwind Productions
• Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2007) (USA) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• TV2 (2008) (Hungary) (TV)

Other Companies

• Khaos Digital  video playback services
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Nissan North America  promotional consideration furnished by
• Sprint  promotional consideration furnished by
• Sunset Gower Studios  sound stages & facilities

Runtime:

52 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Netherlands:12

Company:

Tailwind Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ando and Kaito are on the roof, various satellite dishes are seen, none of which are pointed up towards the Clarke orbit (according to the latitude of New York City). Considering that they all seem to be pointed to the same azimuth, the should all point upwards at the exact same angle. Also, one disappears, leaving only the wall bracket in the wall behind Kaito's head.

Quotes:

Hiro Nakamura:That's fighting dirty!
Takezo Sensei:No that's fighting smart sir; oh don't get me wrong I give him a fair wage... if he lives.

Oh dear me! Why????

I admit it - I was compelled to watch the first season more out of curiosity rather than being a real fan of this genre. Like most people, the cliffhanger endings are hard to resist even though you know you're being crassly manipulated to continue to watch what is effectively a sub-standard show.

And..... accordingly I was inclined to watch the first installment of the new season.

And..... it was rubbish. Only this time, the cliffhanger involved some of the worst paddy-whackery since Tom Cruise said "Roight ye are boss" and "Top of the mournin' to ye" in "Far and Away". For God's sake, there are so many Irish actors out there, even those have been born in the UK or the US that can at least provide some level of authenticity, what is the point in this shameful parody? After all, they made such an effort with the Japanese aspects throughout the series! I'll have to sulk now for a while...