Heroes is an American sci-fi television series created by Tim Kring. The series is premiered on NBC on 25th of September, 2006. The story is about some ordinary people who mysteriously develop superhuman abilities and attempt to save the world. It is produced by Tailwind Production in association with Universal Media Studios.
Four complete seasons have aired, ended on February 8, 2010. Full episode can be watched online at its website www.nbc.com/heroes. DVDs and comics are also available.
Nowadays, TV series is not only a drama shown in TV program. It has become more variety and closer to the audience. The producer and audience are involved in the transformation of TV series.
Products
NBC has linked the official online store website to its own website, which is www.nbcuniversalstore.com. Besides magazines, comics and soundtracks are produced, the online store is selling various products of Heroes such as coffee mug, glass, necklace, shirt, cap, pens, mouse pad, magnet, scarf, letter opener, stickers and poster.
Some online stores such as TVStoreOnline.com and eMerchandise.com also produce different designs of T-shirt to attract the huge fan group of Heroes.
Forums
There are also forum opened for the fans and audience to post their comments, discuss about the TV series, stories and the casts.
In the forum, the audience can exchange their view on Heroes in different topics which they are interested in.
Games
There are also several games on the official/unofficial fan site for Heroes. The player can create a character, trained him and accomplished the mission. The games are mostly survival games.
Social Networking
Heroes also connect with its fans on mySpace, Facebook and Twitter. It has an official fan page on those social networking in order to deliver information and update with its fan.
Video Trailer
The audiences or fans like to make video trailer for Heroes. They used the scene from Heroes to make it into a video. This is one of the fan made video trailer. Enjoy =)
As we can see, although Heroes was premiered in North America, but it has already reached world wide. Everyone can watch Heroes online. Furthermore, Heroes has inspired a variety of products being produced. The fan sites and online store also contribute in order to enhance the development of Heroes.
