Robert Seeberger wrote: > >>> "Heroes" posits a world in which a small number of persons have >>> been born with extraordinary powers drawn from the standard >>> science fiction repertory. (...) > >> Quoting Him: >> >> Above all, I never cared for the whole Nietzchian ubermensch >> thing... the notion -- pervading a great many myths and >> legends -- that a good yarn has to be about demigods who >> are bigger, badder, and better than normal folk by several >> orders of magnitude. It's an ancient storytelling tradition >> based on abiding contempt for the masses, that I find odious >> in the works of A.E Van Vogt, L.Ron Hubbard, and wherever you >> witness slanlike super beings deciding the fate of billions >> without ever pausing to consider their wishes. >> >> Amen >> > > Ignoring for the moment that the heroes of Heroes are fighting > against the "Slan-like superbeings" and that you mis-characterize > the series completely: > :-)))))))))))))))))))))))
The series _is_ about demigods. They were born with demigod powers, not much unlike the Jedi or Sith that were born with midichlorians :-P > To aspire to greatness is not in any way a > bad thing, nor is wishing for a greater reach. The history of the > human race is a story of such aspiration. > Yes, but unless it's possible to extend the greatness to all, we are dealing with a high caste of demigods doomed to rule the world. > xponent > Thomas Orley - Enhanced Human Maru > rob > Tom Orley is no demigod... and his enhancements are available to other people in his generation or the next. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
