On 6/4/07, Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > AFAWKSF (as far as we know so far) the genes for the Heroes powers > > are a natural occurance and must be fairly widespread thoughout the > > general population in order to have the numbers of meta-humans seen. > > > It seems that those superpowers were "triggered" by some > recent event. Except for Claire the cheerleader (and maybe her > mother), none of them had superpowers before 2006.
Not really. Some of it was just slow powers to understand/grasp (Peter). Some of it was external "augmentation" of some sort (Ted, Matt). Some of it was accidental discovery (Claire, Hiro). There wasn't one event particular. It mostly seems a coincidence that the slice of 17-35 year olds Season 1 focused on all got to know their powers in roughly the same 6 month period. There are enough people outside of that window on the show to suggest that powers have been around for a while (Linderman, Devaux, Ms. Petrelli, Claude Rains, possibly quite a few others). The next "Chapter" of Heroes (Season 2) is titled "Generations". Huge spoilerish extrapolation: Heroes seems to be implying that the "hero" talents really are just about as common as dirt; possibly dating in the gene pool as far back as at least the 17th Century Japan... I think that this focus on multiple generations "just below the surface" and yet not much more distinct than the average person could be built up really well. If done well I think it would be one of the major things truly setting this storyline apart from the similar ones (frex: X-Men) and slightly more realistic from a genetics standpoint (not that "mutant powers" ever can be all that genetically realistic)... I'm really looking forward to seeing how the writers expand this mythos in the coming seasons... -- --Max Battcher-- http://www.worldmaker.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
