Talk:Maury Parkman

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Finally!

• Finally we have a better name for him! (Admin 21:43, 15 October 2007 (EDT))
  • Yeah it's Matt's dad. --The Empath 22:44, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
    • Anybody for changing this to "Mr. Parkman" since we don't have a first name yet? --Fcphantom 23:24, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
      • Some candidate names I mentioned in an earlier section are: Matt Parkman's father, Nightmare Man, or Mr. Parkman. Don't particularly care for "Nightmare Man." I think Matt Parkman's father might be the best since Mr. Parkman is more ambiguous, though I think either would technically be acceptable. (Admin 23:27, 15 October 2007 (EDT))
        • I'd lean towards "Mr. Parkman" since it matches "Mr. Linderman" and "Mr. Petrelli". Plus, we have a name from the video game: "Maury Parkman". I think "Mr. Parkman" is the safe bet until that full name is revealed.--Hardvice (talk) 23:33, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
          • Yes, I'll side with Mr. Parkman too, with Matt Parkman's father as a redirect (why not?).--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:36, 15 October 2007 (EDT)
            • Just found this discussion (it's harder to check every edit nowadays--curse the huge Heroes fan base!)...I've been linking Mr. Parkman; it just strikes my ear in a nicer way. Either is fine, though. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 00:05, 16 October 2007 (EDT)

Alan Blumenfeld

Sorry, I'm new here, and don't know where to add this bit of trivia. My wife and I noticed that the actor who portrays Parkman's father also played Greg Grunberg's father on the television show Felicity. Is this something that could be added to the trivia section?--Wiredfu 14:59, 16 October 2007 (EDT)

• Absolutely. That's a piece of trivia for the actor page, though, not the character page. When the page is written for Alan Blumenfeld (feel free to write it, if you want), that'll make a terrific piece of trivia. Welcome aboard! -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 11:33, 16 October 2007 (EDT)

Telepathic Illusion??

Is that his power? --HiroDynoSlayer (talk) 10/22/2007 21:30 (EST)

• It seems more like his power deals with nightmares, since Molly calls him the "Nightmare Man".--Ice Vision 21:33, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
• His power is confirmed to be Telepathy by Mr. Parkman himself, his is just more advanced. --Snow Leapord 21:59, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
  • He could have lied to fool Matt into going into that separate room. He's not exactly the most honest of people.--Bob (talk) 22:02, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
    • Chandra had a file which listed the power "induced hallucination" which also might be appropriate based oh what hp did to Nathan and Matt. --HiroDynoSlayer (talk) 10/22/2007 22:03 (EST)
  • He could have been lying, sure, but it is pretty consistent with someone with an advanced form of telepathy (and led into showing Matt's powers developing to the point where he can project as well). Plus it is a canonical source wheras calling it anything else would be speculative. In the end we may just have to go with telepathy for now unless we find out differently. (Admin 22:10, 22 October 2007 (EDT))
    • Agree. While it's certainly possible (perhaps even likely) that there's more going on than he's saying, for now we have his word for it and a demonstration of an ability that, even if it isn't really telepathy, is certainly telepathy-like enough to support his claim for now.--Hardvice (talk) 00:01, 23 October 2007 (EDT)
    • Why not go for the obvious that isn't speculative, but also differentiates between him and Matt....Advanced Telepathy would fit the bill, distinguish the two, and not be speculative. --HiroDynoSlayer (talk) 10/22/2007 22:12 (EST)
      • I don't think we need to define a new power for him, rather supplement the current telepathy article with the examples of Mr. Parkman's uses as well as Nathan's developing ability to project. (Admin 22:22, 22 October 2007 (EDT))
• Could it be possible that Mr. Parkman has a form of mental manipulation? It seems that he can block Matt Parkman's telepathy, and make him hurt while he's attempting to read his mind. The hallucinations generated in Fight or Flight could be a result of Mr. Parkman's manipulation of Matt's and Nathan's five senses. Additionally, I don't recall him actually reading anyone's mind in Fight or Flight (unless my memory fails to serve me properly). Thrashmeister 22:14, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
  • Also remember that when Matt tried to read Peter's mind before the feedback loop was painful for them as well. (Admin 22:17, 22 October 2007 (EDT))
    • I'm not so sure Matt was projecting (referring to whoever said that)- I think he was saying it, and since Nathan couldn't SEE Matt yet, he just heard it. The voice was there, but I don't think it was being Telepathically Projected. But who knows? I'm often wrong.--Riddler 22:24, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
      • I wonder if we might have to make a new section for evolved powers if stuff like this happens more often. --AvadaNella 23:51, 22 October 2007 (EDT)
      • Check the scene again, I went back and rewatched it to be sure. He said it a few times, but towards the end you can hear him thinking it. Just saying it isn't enough to break through because each of their words aren't getting through to the other, but he's eventually able to force his thoughts through and break out. Check it out, it's easier the second time through. (Admin 23:54, 22 October 2007 (EDT))
        • Yeah, this time he was definitely projecting thoughts. His lips weren't moving the last time he "spoke", and it got the telepathic "feedback" sound. Fits with what Joe and Aron said in today's BTE, too.--Hardvice (talk) 00:02, 23 October 2007 (EDT)

Mr. Parkman as the prison guard (speaking backwards)

• When Mr. Parkman first traps Matt and appears as the prison guard his speech is originally reversed. If you reverse it and play it back he's saying, "You abandoned your kid, you a dead-beat." Later I can make out "Hands against the wall." There's some in there I can't interpret, not sure if it's of any interest or not. (Admin 22:49, 22 October 2007 (EDT))