Heroes
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[edit] Introduction
Heroes is a television show (2006) starring Masi Oka and Ali Larter, amongst many other actors and actresses. (The show is unique in that it has a variety of "main characters" with mostly individual plotlines). Heroes plays on comic books, and possibly on action movies as well. It involves several characters, each with a special power, and many of them intertwined in some way or another. (Each episode seems to connect more and more characters.) The characters include Mohinder Suresh, a former University Professor who is trying to find these individuals with special abilities, Claire Bennett, a cheerleader with the ability to heal herself (even after walking through fire), Nikki Sanders, a porn star (not by choice) who appears to share a body with her deceased sister, Hiro Nakamura, a young businessman who can freeze and travel within time, and Peter Petrelli, who can fly and take on the powers of others.
Each show concentrates on an assortment of characters - some recurring, others not. Peter, Claire and Hiro are seen in virtually every episode, but Mohinder has only recently returned.
[edit] The Show
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[edit] Terminology
Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan community.
- Angst: Angst is a piece of fan fiction that is emotionally wrenching or a piece where a character deals with an emotionally distressing situation.
- Paire: A nickname for the pairing Peter/Claire.
- Mylar: A nickname for the pairing Mohinder/Sylar.
- Mohelle: A nickname for the pairing Mohinder/Elle.[1]
- Monnet: A nickname for the pairing Mohinder/Bennet.
[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.
Plot spoilers are included. Proceed with caution.
[edit] 2004
- 9thWonder was created on February 23, 2004. [2] It was originally dedicated to Lost in Space but changed its focus to Heroes at a later date.
[edit] 2006
- On May 15, 2006, the Heroes LiveJournal community heroes_tv was created. [3]
- On June 24, 2006, the Heroes LiveJournal icon community heroes_icons was created. [4]
- On July 15, 2006, the LiveJournal Heroes fan fiction community heroes_fic was created. [5]
- On August 3, 2006, the Livejournal Heroes slash fanfiction community heroes_slash was created.
- On August 8, 2006, the GreatestJournal community hero_apps was created. [6]
- On August 31, 2006, the GreatestJournal community hero_high was created. [7]
- September 25, 2006: The first episode of Heroes, Genesis, premiers on NBC.
- October 6: Heroes is picked up for a full season.
[edit] 2007
- January 17: Heroes is picked up for a second season.
- January 22: The NBC Website opens The Heroes 360 Experience, a digital extension of the television show which includes character blogs, messageboards, and online recaps of the show.
- On January 26, 2007, the GreatestJournal community heroes_rpg was created. [8]
- On February 6, 2007, the GreatestJournal community heroesfan was created. [9]
- February 12: The episode Run reveals that Nathan Petrelli is Claire's birth father. This poses a risk to Peter/Claire, but many shippers remain undaunted, stating that they will simply ship it as an AU ship.
- On February 23, 2007, the Livejournal community for Mylar fanfiction mylar_fics was created. [10]
- On April 24, 2007, the GreatestJournal community heroes__rpg was created. [11]
- On April 25, 2007, the GreatestJournal community heroes__ooc was created. [12]
- On May 31, 2007, the InsaneJournal community slashyheroes15 was created by g_shadowslayer. [13]
- On May 31, 2007, the GreatestJournal community heroes_slash was created. [14]
- On June 3, 2007, the InsaneJournal community heroes_tv was created. [15]
- On June 12, 2007, the GreatestJournal community heroes_fans was created. [16]
- On June 21, 2007, the Livejournal community for macros heroes_macros was created. [17]
- On July 20, 2007, the InsaneJournal community heroes_slash was created by mneiai. [18]
- On July 20, 2007, the JournalFen community heroes was created. [19]
- On July 24, 2007, the InsaneJournal community heroesfen was created by jezebel. [20]
- On August 28, 2007, season one of Heroes came out on DVD in the United States. [21]
- On October 11, 2007, the MySpace group iampeterpetrelli was created. [22]
- On December 3, 2007, the last episode taped before the Writers Strike started aired. [23]
[edit] 2008
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[edit] Kerfluffles
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[edit] Influential fanworks
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[edit] Fandom members
- arby_m, maintainer of petrelli_ot3
- dementedlove, maintainer of heroes_fic
- isolated_igloo_, maintainer of heroes_tv
- kurtbert, maintainer of heroes_tv
- mneiai, maintainer of heroes_slash
- newkidfan, maintainer of heroes_icons
- quarterturn, maintainer of heroes_fic
- sideshowkat, maintainer of heroes_tv
- txvoodoo, maintainer of heroes_tv
[edit] Fandom Size
[edit] August 2007
As of August 17, 2007, there are 40 Heroes stories on FanLib [24] and 1,274 on FanFiction.Net. [25]
[edit] December 2007
As of December 18, 2007, there are 75 stories on FanLib [26] and 4,527 fans on FanPop. [27]
As of December 25, 2007, heroes_tv had 101 members [28] and iampeterpetrelli had 5 members. [29]
[edit] External Links
* Peter and Claire Official Fansite Fanfiction Archive
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
Below is a partial list of articles and academic sources to help you continue to learn about this community.
- Jensen, Jeff. "Spoiler Nation: Secrets About Movie/TV Secrets Revealed!" Entertainment Weekly. June 2008. 16 June 2008 <http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20203864,00.html>.
- Loyd Case "The Death of Fandom". ExtremeTech. August 2007. FindArticles.com. 03 Dec. 2007. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdext/is_200708/ai_n19427213
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