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	On January 15, 2008, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|Ryan Gibson Stewart]] conducted an '''interview''' with [[Adam Armus]] and [[Kay Foster]]. Adam and Kay are both producers for ''[[Heroes]]'', and have been writing partners for a number of years. Together, they wrote ''[[Homecoming]]'', ''[[Run!]]'', and ''[[The Line]]''.		On January 15, 2008, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|Ryan Gibson Stewart]] conducted an '''interview''' with [[Adam Armus]] and [[Kay Foster]]. Adam and Kay are both producers for ''[[Heroes]]'', and have been writing partners for a number of years. Together, they wrote ''[[Episode:Homecoming\|Homecoming]]'', ''[[Run!]]'', and ''[[The Line]]''.


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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': That's great. And the first episode you wrote was ''[[Homecoming]]''. That was a big episode! It was the culmination of a [[Future Hiro's message\|major prophecy]], and everything sort of built up to that episode in a way. What was the pressure like?		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': That's great. And the first episode you wrote was ''[[Episode:Homecoming\|Homecoming]]''. That was a big episode! It was the culmination of a [[Future Hiro's message\|major prophecy]], and everything sort of built up to that episode in a way. What was the pressure like?

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': You know, we had no idea the pressure we were under. We had no idea. We just knew that we wanted it to be a culmination. We actually wanted it to be even bigger than it was when we first set out to do it because we knew a lot of things were coming to a head. At the time we wrote it, the show had not premiered yet, so we had no idea whether or not this was going to be a big hit, or whether or not people were going even going to be interested in the things we were leading up to. But we did feel a sense of responsibility. We had a lot of fun with it.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': You know, we had no idea the pressure we were under. We had no idea. We just knew that we wanted it to be a culmination. We actually wanted it to be even bigger than it was when we first set out to do it because we knew a lot of things were coming to a head. At the time we wrote it, the show had not premiered yet, so we had no idea whether or not this was going to be a big hit, or whether or not people were going even going to be interested in the things we were leading up to. But we did feel a sense of responsibility. We had a lot of fun with it.

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Well you know, that's all ~~{{link\|~~Ross Anderson\|~~text=~~Ross}}, the guy who designs our props. He does a lot of things that are a lot of fun.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Well you know, that's all [[Ross Anderson\|Ross]], the guy who designs our props. He does a lot of things that are a lot of fun.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': So in [[Season Two]], you wrote ''[[The Line]]''.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': So in [[Season Two]], you wrote ''[[The Line]]''.

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Exactly.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Exactly.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#65007F>KF</font>''''': For instance, him enlisting [[:Category:Whitebeard's ~~army~~\|the other army]] to turn against Hiro at the last minute--that's the kind of thing we think of in the room.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#65007F>KF</font>''''': For instance, him enlisting [[:Category:Whitebeard's Army\|the other army]] to turn against Hiro at the last minute--that's the kind of thing we think of in the room.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes, and a lot of that stuff was all part of the story of the tapestry of [[Kensei]] the "Sword Saint". We had very big "maps" to go by as to how the story was going to go. But within that map, we had different ways to take. How were things going to appear? How was Kensei going to be betrayed by Hiro? How was that going to happen? What was Kensei going to do? How would Hiro ultimately have to battle Kensei? Who would be the [[dragon of Kiso Mountain\|dragon]]? Who was the dragon and who was Hiro? It was all very much subject to our interpretation as writers.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes, and a lot of that stuff was all part of the story of the tapestry of [[Kensei]] the "Sword Saint". We had very big "maps" to go by as to how the story was going to go. But within that map, we had different ways to take. How were things going to appear? How was Kensei going to be betrayed by Hiro? How was that going to happen? What was Kensei going to do? How would Hiro ultimately have to battle Kensei? Who would be the [[dragon of Kiso Mountain\|dragon]]? Who was the dragon and who was Hiro? It was all very much subject to our interpretation as writers.

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes, it's going to be very interesting. All I can say about Knox is that he's a brute force.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes, it's going to be very interesting. All I can say about Knox is that he's a [[enhanced strength\|brute force]].

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': Interesting, indeed. Is there anything that you would like to add?		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': Interesting, indeed. Is there anything that you would like to add?

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': [[Tim Kring]] said something very similar. People jumped on board with [[Elle]] right away partly because she was folded right into an existing storyline. However, Maya was given a separate storyline, and it didn't really get interesting, in my opinion, until she met Sylar; it was then that people seemed to latch on to her story a little easier.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': [[Tim Kring]] [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20158840,00.html said] something very similar. People jumped on board with [[Elle]] right away partly because she was folded right into an existing storyline. However, Maya was given a separate storyline, and it didn't really get interesting, in my opinion, until she met Sylar; it was then that people seemed to latch on to her story a little easier.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes. I remember breaking the stories for Maya, and I remember thinking that we need to do something because her on her own is not going to cut it. We wanted the Sylar meeting to come even faster. [[The Kindness of Strangers\|Episode three]] is when it came about, and I think that worked out fine. We were happy that she got into that story because he made all the difference in the world. Yeah.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes. I remember breaking the stories for Maya, and I remember thinking that we need to do something because her on her own is not going to cut it. We wanted the Sylar meeting to come even faster. [[The Kindness of Strangers\|Episode three]] is when it came about, and I think that worked out fine. We were happy that she got into that story because he made all the difference in the world. Yeah.

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⚫	~~[[Image:Takezo Kensei 2.jpg]]~~On January 15, 2008, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|Ryan Gibson Stewart]] conducted an '''interview''' with [[Adam Armus]] and [[Kay Foster]]. Adam and Kay are both producers for ''[[Heroes]]'', and have been writing partners for a number of years. Together, they wrote ''[[Homecoming]]'', ''[[Run!]]'', and ''[[The Line]]''.


		⚫	On January 15, 2008, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|Ryan Gibson Stewart]] conducted an '''interview''' with [[Adam Armus]] and [[Kay Foster]]. Adam and Kay are both producers for ''[[Heroes]]'', and have been writing partners for a number of years. Together, they wrote ''[[Homecoming]]'', ''[[Run!]]'', and ''[[The Line]]''.


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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#65007F>KF</font>''''': Thank ''you'' very much.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#65007F>KF</font>''''': Thank ''you'' very much.

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	On January 15, 2008, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|Ryan Gibson Stewart]] conducted an '''interview''' with [[Adam Armus]] and [[Kay Foster]]. Adam and Kay are both producers for ''[[Heroes]]'', and have been writing partners for a number of years. Together, they wrote ''[[Homecoming]]'', ''[[Run!]]'', and ''[[The Line]]''.		[[Image:Takezo Kensei 2.jpg]]On January 15, 2008, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|Ryan Gibson Stewart]] conducted an '''interview''' with [[Adam Armus]] and [[Kay Foster]]. Adam and Kay are both producers for ''[[Heroes]]'', and have been writing partners for a number of years. Together, they wrote ''[[Homecoming]]'', ''[[Run!]]'', and ''[[The Line]]''.

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': And then you wrote ''[[Run!]]''		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': And then you wrote ''[[Run!]]''

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes, ''Run!'', which was our second episode of the [[Season One\|first season]]. That was a fun experience, too. [[Roxann Dawson]] directed that episode, and she's a great lady. She was actually just [[Awards and nominations\|nominated]] for an NAACP for that episode. That's great. And working on the episode was a really good experience. The storyline was very much a we're-going-to-connect-some-pieces-together episode. We were doing a lot of near misses and people seeing each other but not actually knowing each other. If you recall, there was a storyline where [[Mohinder\|Suresh]] met Sylar for the very first time in that episode, but he had no idea it was Sylar. He was "[[Zane Taylor]]". At the same time, we had [[Nathan Petrelli]] coming and seeing [[Meredith Gordon\|the woman he slept with]], and [[Claire]] never got to see his face either. There was a lot of ''almost'' coming together, or coming together but not realizing you're coming together.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes, ''Run!'', which was our second episode of the [[Season One\|first season]]. That was a fun experience, too. [[Roxann Dawson]] directed that episode, and she's a great lady. She was actually just [[Awards and nominations\|nominated]] for an NAACP Image Award for that episode. That's great. And working on the episode was a really good experience. The storyline was very much a we're-going-to-connect-some-pieces-together episode. We were doing a lot of near misses and people seeing each other but not actually knowing each other. If you recall, there was a storyline where [[Mohinder\|Suresh]] met Sylar for the very first time in that episode, but he had no idea it was Sylar. He was "[[Zane Taylor]]". At the same time, we had [[Nathan Petrelli]] coming and seeing [[Meredith Gordon\|the woman he slept with]], and [[Claire]] never got to see his face either. There was a lot of ''almost'' coming together, or coming together but not realizing you're coming together.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': It was actually after seeing a promo for that episode that it hit me how many [[character connections]] there were on ''Heroes''. I mapped them out a bit, and it's amazing to see how much the connections have grown over time.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': It was actually after seeing a promo for that episode that it hit me how many [[character connections]] there were on ''Heroes''. I mapped them out a bit, and it's amazing to see how much the connections have grown over time.
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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': Lots of things happened in ''The Line''. We got a better glimpse of [[Monica]]--by the way, thank you for giving us the very specific name, "[[adoptive muscle memory]]".		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': Lots of things happened in ''The Line''. We got a better glimpse of [[Monica]]--by the way, thank you for giving us the very specific name, "[[adoptive muscle memory]]".

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes! Well, we have to thank all the fanboys who write for our show. Kay and I are not big comic book guys, but we have a number of writers who are. We debated at length as to what we would actually call her ability. We took everybody's ideas. Then we arbitrated and finally came back and decided on adoptive muscle memory. We thought that was the best one.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yes! Well, we have to thank all the fanboys who write for our show, [[Aron Coleite]] and [[Joe Pokaski]]. Kay and I are not big comic book guys, but we have a number of writers who are. We debated at length as to what we would actually call her ability. We took everybody's ideas. Then we arbitrated and finally came back and decided on adoptive muscle memory. We thought that was the best one.

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': It's certainly better than "the power of goo"!		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': It's certainly better than "the power of goo"!

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yeah, they worked really hard on the melting of the toaster, I remember. The gooifying of the toaster. But on everything else, everything sort of came out sort of "fakey" looking. But it was really hard for them to do, much harder than we ever anticipated when we started talking about the ability.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': Yeah, they worked really hard on the melting of the toaster, I remember. The gooifying of the toaster. But on everything else, everything sort of came out sort of "fakey" looking. But it was really hard for them to do, much harder than we ever anticipated when we started talking about the ability.

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': I enjoyed how you teased us with the power. We were really drawn in by his plastic-strewn house, and the puddles which were quite unidentifiable at first. I don't know how much of that was your writing and how much of that came from the design--		'''''<FONT COLOR=#0147FA>RS</font>''''': I enjoyed how you teased us with the power. We were really drawn in by his plastic-strewn house, and the puddles which were quite unidentifiable at first. I don't know how much of that was your writing and how much of that came from the design--

	'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': No, we definitely wrote it that way. We definitely wrote it with the idea of the plastic--		'''''<FONT COLOR=#007F54>AA</font>''''': No, we definitely wrote it that way. We definitely wrote it with the idea of the plastic--

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	'''''<FONT COLOR=#65007F>KF</font>''''': --make a little mystery.		'''''<FONT COLOR=#65007F>KF</font>''''': --make a little mystery.