Calling all my Super Friends
We must battle the Legion of Doom. You’ll have to excuse me. I’m all superhero today after watching Heroes on NBC last night. I have to admit my inner trekkie was looking forward to this show. Clarification, I only liked the original series. That’s about as sci-fi as I get. However, this show was marketed similar to a M. Night Shyamalan movie and that holds great appeal to me.
In reality, the show wasn’t that bad. It started off with a corny scroll explaining that the assorted heroes will come together to save the planet. Yipee! It then launched into the stories of our heroes. High school cheerleader Claire (Hayden Panettiere) has regenerating skin and bones, hospice nurse Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) has aspirations to fly, brilliant but addicted artist Isaac (Santiago Cabrera) paints the future, Japanese everyman Hiro (Masi Oka) can stop time barrier and struggling single mom Niki (Ali Larter) harbors a violent side. I’m still trying to make sense of the single mom who seems to have another personality. Write me if you got this. All of these characters share the common thread (no pun intended) in Indian scholar Mohinder (Sendhil Ramamurthy) who is continuing his father’s research on people with super powers.
The writing and casting is good. I was engaged but felt the show got a little too X-Files for my taste. I was about to give up when the last two minutes shocked me. Based on those two minutes, I’ll continue to watch the show to see if it progresses. Oka introduces a compelling character in the hilarious and endearing Hiro. Cabrera peaks your interest as the tortured artist while Ventimiglia gives a calm read to his nurse. Adrian Pasdar gives a chilling performance as Peter’s smarmy politician brother.
With this said, my twisted mind shifted into gear. If you were a superhero, what would your special power be? What would be your name?
I would definitely be the mistress of disguise. I would use my knowledge of movies, television, literature and music to build a rich tapestry of characters that allow me to blend in to spy on or capture the villains. I’ll keep my moniker of Pop Culture Diva but I’ll be called Lil’ D for short. I’m 5’2’’. My costume will be fashionably black. I’m thinking black gauchos, turtleneck and knee length stiletto boots. No cape. All designed by Tom Ford. My superhero accessory will be my oversized red Gucci handbag that will hold my disguises.
Who would you be?
posted by Pop Culture Diva @ 9/26/2006
3 Comments:
Adrian Pasdar is hot.
You know, I've always thought it would be more fun to be an archvillain. They always had more henchmen, cooler lairs, better costumes, more complex psyches. (Except maybe Batman, he's pretty dark.)
But if FORCED to use my powers for good, I guess I would have to be "SILENCIO", bravely forging from one movie theatre to the next, rendering mute any who dare talk during movies.
(because people who talk during movies are terrorists.)
I loved the part when Cheerleader Girl shoved her ribs back into her body(very Wolverine)and I think Nicki's superpower is having a mirror based doppleganger who can pop out when needed(she might turn out to be a bad guy). Her son,I believe,was just in Lady in the Water.
Yeah,super villains are fun! If I was a villainess,my evil powers would be of mind control and my outfit would be purple and black(designed by Kayne-he needs to do something now that he's been booted off of PR!).
However,my heroine would be called Teleporta,with the ability to create force fields that block dangerous threats(like annoying cell phone users in shopping centers-those terrorists!)and to zap evil doers to alternate dimensions from which they could not escape. Oh,and Michael from PR would design my super duds,he knows how to silhoutte ladies well.
You can tell I thought way too much about this,can't you:)?
We definitely need you Silencio. Those damn terrorists.
And no, I wouldn't be surprised if Nicki becomes a villian. Girlfriend is scary.
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