Heroes: The Complete Collection

I love love love this series. That said I couldn't in good conscience give it 5 stars because there were times when I honestly had to wonder if the writers were on crack. There are several instances where characters disappear off the screen and it is like the writing team (unlike the viewers) completely forgot they existed! SPOILER ALERT!!!! Example: in season 2 Peter meets and apparently falls in love with Caitlyn (not sure about spelling) but once she is left in that horrible alternate future they accidently land in, he completely forgets about her! No mention of any plan to try to rescue here from what is apparently a very terrible future for mankind! Also, little Molly! One season has two of the main characters feeling fatherly affection and love for her- enough that her well being affects all their major actions- but keep watching and hell if anyone remembers that the orphaned little girl exists.That being said, I honestly love this series. Season one is probably the strongest in my opinion- probably because it is the first exposure to the characters and their individual stories and keeps building and building. I love that you get to see the reactions of all these different people to their new and baffling powers. I have to say it's the darker characters who hooked me in- Nicky and her crazy alter ego, and Bennett. We don't see too much of my favorite character in first season but I think he got a strong start once he was finally onscreen- as you can probably guess, it's Sylar. Season two felt like the writers were half-asleep and things sorta meander to a point where I was almost annoyed as I made myself watch each episode (cause I hate not knowing what happens!) but they semi-roused themselves enough to gets things rolling again. I think the story line gets siller and siller but the characters I connected to most also got more development so I was happy enough to see what they would do next in response to nearly unbelievable developments.The last two episodes had me stuck in front of my screen- I thought they built to an interesting finale... of course the story isn't really finished so I don't know if we can really call it a finale. This show needs a 6th season. Or a movie to let us know what happens immediately after Claire's bullheaded disregard of Bennett's advice. How does the world react over the course of a few months, a year? And what the heck is Sylar's fate!!!So yeah, if you like powers and unbelievable storylines (but some awesome characters) you should like this show. The quality of writing drifts up and down (sometimes plummets) but overall it is interesting enough to keep you entertained the whole way through and they do manage to pull off some shocking moments.

Normally I do not like science fiction books or shows, but Heroe's is believable and thought out well. This is at the top of creative writing. The actors are amazing and deserve thanks for letting the audience connect with them. There is very good down to earth humor too which was important to me. As far as equality between males and females, this show was top notch and did not degrade the males like so many show do these days, I felt the last two years where just as interesting as the first two, and I was sad to see it end because those writers are so proficient in there work they would have written more captivation storys', Maybe the show just wanted to end at the top, I will be watching where these stars work next!!! I HIGHLY Recommend purchasing of this series and must say I learned a lot from the extra'.these dvds for the commentaries which are full of whit and explained to those of is who have no clue how filming works. Ny favorite part is listening to actors speak about how the real actors are vs, what we watch on the show, CONGTATULATIOMSto all who put this show together, My house burned down I needed some good escapr tv and this show lifted my spirits!

I gave this product 4 stars because of the brittle casing that holds the individual discs. I received the product the with 4 of the 8 cases cracked with discs loose inside their packaging. I would have rated it 3 of 5 stars if the discs weren't in the cardboard packaging you see on the product page. I did purchase this product on a sale price so I feel it is still a good value. I have the first 4 seasons on DVD also and have not had time to compare the film/audio quality yet but may update my review at a later date. I you like the series, this is a good value to add to your collection. The packaging is just not up to par to give it 5 stars.

Lets start off with the box that the disc set was shipped in the box looks to be very thin cardboard. the dvd disc look to gentle used i Would suggest cleaning the disc in each set before using them but all in all a good series and is worth it at $65 the shipping was free and fast it took two days to get to new york but you will have to make time to watch it i suggest watching it one season at a time do not try to watch it all in one day it will not work if you are a fan of sci-fi i suggest to get it here at amazon because it is cheaper. Ebay want $80 Walmart wants $100 i gave it four out of five because the set was gentle used but the seller said it was new or i look at it wrong and that it said like new i do not recall. but buy it you will like it

When taken one season at a time, Heroes can be a little disconcerting, and maybe even a bit confusing. As someone who had never seen the first season, and then began watching the series, missing a few episodes here and there, I found it fascinating. Watching Season One gave a sense of order to the rest of the episodes. While there are an awful lot of characters introduced after Season One, and many who die shortly thereafter (or are they really dead?), the story line which weaves in so many directions at once is intriguing. Watching the seasons again, in sequence, is awesome and makes me wish for that movie which was supposed to "wrap things up". I don't think the critics have been fair in assessing this series; it seems like there are a lot of fans who'd like to have seen Heroes continue, and who enjoyed the mental challenge of the plot twists and turns, not to mention the twists and turns of the personalities of the characters. I highly recommend this set to anyone who enjoys science fiction - watch it in sequence and to really get the subtleties, try to watch without letting too much time pass between episodes and seasons. It is a fun series to follow!

I thought it was a very good series and I would have given it 5 stars, but the formatting was a bit annoying. I bought the Blu-ray set and if you have to stop it somewhere and start again it takes you back to the very beginning.

A great story, an understatement to say with "a fews twists in the big picture story line". I run out on many ocasions of hairy string to follow the plots and twists in the story. It gets to a point that you do not know who to trust anymore. This is a must for SiFi fans. But with every new production coming out of the states today this one too, has its dark side.I think I can say without exception every episode to the massive story ends on a (cliffhanger). OK so one has to wait for the next thrilling enstallment!!!!.....Next week. Of course not if you own the set box with all the episodes at your fingertips. And so as with Ice Road Truckers series one has to hammer the DVD player with fast forwards to skip on average 3 minuets of repeat of what happened on last weeks episode.If I may give a small tip here; Allocate yourself a set time for viewing either the entire disc presently being view or at least two of the episodes. Every episode ends with a nail biting cliffhanger finnish with the infamous words"to be continued"........... Stunts and CG's are up to par and beyond. Each to their own every body has their hero! "Hiro Yakamura" was mine. I hope this has been help to those who could not quite make up their minds as to weather or not to buy it. Purchase the Blue ray version as DTS sound is brilliant. Without giving away the ending, A lot of loose ends are cleaned up... but the story is left open!!!!!!! A bit like the film 2001 really, the directer wnats you to finnish it yourself in your head with the infamous saying " What If "..........................

Im so glad i found this! I love heroes and have watched it maybe 3 times in the past. Myself and my partner recently moved to a new house and we have to wait almost a month to have our internet fit, so we have been looking through our old dvds for things to watch, we found our old heroes set which had most of the discs missing so quickly came on amazon and found these. Really well presented too, huge box full of discs! So excited to watch them tonight, seriously dont understand how they got cancelled :(

I watched this when it aired in the UK, but in standard definition, so I decided to buy the Blu-ray edition and it does really add to it a lot. Each disc holds on average between 6 - 8 episodes (around 4 hours), which can be played back to back, or individually. Special features (including: deleted scenes, commentary, making of etc) can be found on each disc, and some of the discs are D-Box enabled (although I don't own a D-Box, so can't comment further).The series as a whole is fantastic, it lost its way a bit towards the end, but is still very enjoyable to watch - a great shame that the fifth series never aired.The only annoying feature is that, when playing episodes back to back, the recap and credits are on every episode, but that can't be helped.If you watched Heroes when it first aired then definitely buy this, or if you're into super natural thrillers, crime dramas or just like a bit of suspense I'm sure you'd enjoy it!

I've had this a while now, but only recently started watching it.The first season was great. All the characters stories coming together. The second season was also good. Half of a season be it at that due to the writers strike, but enough in there to be interesting.Then we have the third season, waw, that took a huge dive. All over the place. Its as if they couldnt think of a good story and decided to put in a LOT of small boring pointless ones. Clutching at straws.Should have finished after season 1 in my opinion. There would always be that, why didnt they make more? feel to it, but no diapointment in the crap they made after the first season I suppose.The fourth season.... I don't even know if I can be bothered to watch it. I'd rather not waste my time on it if it's anything like season 3. Now I remember why I stopped watching it when it was tv.3 stars... predominantly because the first season was so good.

I was a big fan of Heroes through its 4 seasons, and being a big fan of super hero shows, i really wanted to go back to this. It was it own thing, with creative characters and a fantastic 1st season arc, but things started to slow down a bit after that. It didn't stop me enjoying the show though. I really wish they'd have made at least 1 more season, after the massive cliffhanger from season 4, and Heroes reborn didn't scratch that itch at all.Being able to binge the show in one greatly priced package is a blast and id recommend it to anyone who wants to see something a little different in their super hero shows.