Heroes Unmasked
- 2007 – 2008
- Ended
- Documentary
- ~13m / ep
- 3 seasons
- 10.0/10
Heroes Unmasked is a behind-the-scenes documentary television series of the American television series Heroes, made by the BBC and narrated by Anthony Head in series 1–2, and in series 3 by former Heroes actor Santiago Cabrera. The show aired after an episode was shown on BBC Two.
Latest: Season 3 · 2008
View all seasonsE1. Opening Pandora's Box
Oct 1, 2008
E2. New Heroes on the Block
Oct 8, 2008
With this season of Heroes adding new villains to the show, this episode goes into the creation and design of the Level 5 containment facility that has been built to house them as they are captured. Writers and producers are also interviewed about how they manage to come up with a shocking cliffhanger at the end of each episode. Included is backstage footage of Jack Coleman (HRG), Kristen Bell(Elle), and Santiago Cabrera (Isaac Mendez).
E3. On a Heroic Scale
Oct 15, 2008
This episode explores how the technical crew is pushing the limits of current technology to pack effects worthy of a feature film into a weekly TV show. In particular, it goes behind the scenes of how the bank raid scene was filmed.
E4. Playing God
Oct 22, 2008
This episode explores the quasi-religious themes that are developing in Heroes, as the audience finally starts to find out where the various heroes and villains are getting their amazing powers from. Interviewed are Malcolm McDowell (Linderman), Cristine Rose (Angela Petrelli), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura) and executive producers Tim Kring and Mark Cossey.
E5. Shock of the Old
Oct 29, 2008
As this week's episode of Heroes resurrects Arthur Petrelli, long thought to be dead, we look at the general idea of characters coming back from the dead, how they are introduced in the show, and how they change the relationships of the existing characters. Interviewed are Cristine Rose (Angela Petrelli), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli), Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli) and Jack Coleman (HRG).
E6. Teenage Kicks
Nov 5, 2008
Heroes Unmasked takes a further look into the trials and tribulations of troubled teen, Claire. Having come face to face with Sylar in episode one, she also has an absent dad and two mums to deal with. With Claire and her family in greater danger than ever before at the creepy hands of puppet master Eric Doyle, Unmasked pulls the strings of all the leading cast to see how they created scenes with such tension and fear. And through speaking to the show's producers and writers, Unmasked reveals how those sinister scenes with Sylar borrow from the greatest traditions of teenage horror movies to show how life for Claire Bennet will never be the same again.
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