Heroes Interactive:The Kindness of Strangers

The following is a transcript of Heroes Interactive for the episode The Kindness of Strangers.

Transcript

• Welcome to the "Heroes" Interactive experience!

• This week's journey starts in Honduras, but soon you'll be travelling to other Heroes locations including Haiti, New York, Japan and Ireland by interacting and accumulating points.

• Do you side with Monty and Simon? Should Nathan lose the beard?
  • Definately
  • No, it works on him

• If you found Sylar deathly ill on the side of the road, would you help him?
  • No way (68%)
  • Yes, I'm not an ogre (32%)

• Meet Monica. Dana Davis joins the "Heroes" cast. You may recognize her as Felicia Jones, previously seen on "The Nine".

• Angela knows Matt can read her mind. Do you think she has a power of her own, or is she merely perceptive?
  • Just perceptive (9%)
  • Has a power (91%)

• To make Claire's high school seem realistic, 100 background artists were hired. Since the real high school was in session, 4 production assistants were needed to lock up and keep the real high school students out of the shot.

• The joke where Nathan asks Matt if he is reading his mind was actually inserted last minute on the set.

• Maya's copy of Activating Evolution is printed in Spanish.

• In this scene, Sylar looks down at his cracked watch. In what first season episode did the watch crack?
  • 7 Mins 2 Midnight
  • Unexpected
  • Nothing to Hide
  • The Fix

• A food stylist was hired to cut 35 tomatoes in the shape of a rose for this shot. The stylist had to come in that day to cut them because the tomatoes do not refrigerate well.

• The writers often include foods they snack on while breaking stories, such as frozen yogurt. Another often-featured plate is chilaquiles, which has appeared in multiple episodes.

• Don't forget to check out CHARACTER MAP to learn more about the characters of Heroes and their connections.

• To create the look of the Hollywood sign, the Art Dept. created an 8-foot partial "O" and surrounded it by blue screen. Stargate, the Heroes visual FX company, then shifted the footage into a Hollywood sign plate that they created.

• Claire's fall and West's swoop calls for the actors to be in full harnesses. A 15-foot platform is covered with a blue drape for them to stand on & Stargate adds the visual effects.

• The wrestler feature on the TV set is Rey Mysterio. That specific move in the wrestling world is known as 6-1-9.

• It took four hours in makeup to achieve Nathan's burnt and scarred face.

• Claire and West make a smooth sidewalk landing using a "teeter totter" that the actors sit on to support their weight. The camera only shows their dangling feet as they are slowly lowered so they can easily hop off.

• The pit stop in Mexico was shot on the Universal backlot.

• Combined with visual effects, Sylar and Maya are wearing large black contact lenses that fit the full eye.

• Notice that HRG eats frozen yogurt as he waits up for Claire. Apparently, the family got yogurt without her.

• Wind chimes ringing was made possible by using an "E fan", which has a special motor that is more silent than your ordinary fan.

• Would you accept Molly's help if you were in Matt's position?
  • Yes (70%)
  • No (15%)
  • I don't know (15%)

• A stunt double was used for the kick. The glass was rigged with two squibs, which are small explosive devices resembling a stick of dynamite. A special effects technician hit the glass breaker at the stuntman hit the glass, allowing the stuntman to tumble to the floor.

• Thanks for joining the "Heroes" interactive experience. For cast commentary, original graphic novels, secrets, sneaks, and more, go to NBC.com/Heroes after tonight's broadcast.

Notes

• As with those for the previous episodes of Season Two, The Heroes Interactive for The Kindness of Strangers was accompanied by a character map, which was essentially a portal of photos and season one histories for each of the characters.