“Save the cheerleader…save the world!” – Heroes
When the NBC show Heroes debuted seven years ago, it was unlike anything the world had seen before. Yes, it was part X-Men, but the idea that – in the show – super-powered individuals were discovering their powers, trying to cope with them and everything they went through became the panels of a comic book that existed in-universe? Yes, that was new and what made the first season brilliant. Unfortunately that candle that burned twice as bright burned half as long…and every time the candle was rekindled it just wasn’t as bright (i.e. the third and fourth seasons).