Episode commentaries

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Full length episode commentaries with the cast and crew of Heroes are made available on NBC's website after each new episode has aired in the United States. The first episode to have a commentary made available was Godsend.

The commentaries typically feature two or three members of the cast and crew who provide insight and other details about the story as well as the production techniques. Occasionally spoilers are revealed in the episode commentaries.

Episodes

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Godsend

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Commentators

• Leonard Roberts, who portrays D.L. Hawkins
• Jack Coleman, who portrays Mr. Bennet
• Sendhil Ramamurthy, who portrays Mohinder Suresh

The Fix

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Commentators

• Greg Grunberg, who portrays Matt Parkman
• Hayden Panettiere, who portrays Claire Bennet (parts 1 & 2)
• Natalie Chaidez, co-executive producer, episode writer (parts 3 - 6)

Distractions

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Commentators

• Zachary Quinto, who portrays Sylar (parts 1 - 4)
• Milo Ventimiglia, who portrays Peter Petrelli (parts 1 - 3, 6)
• Greg Grunberg, who portrays Matt Parkman (parts 4 & 5)
• Jeannot Szwarc, episode director (part 5)
• Jack Coleman, who portrays Mr. Bennet (part 5)
• Michael Green, co-executive producer and episode writer (part 6)

Run!

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Commentators

• Kevin Chamberlin, who portrays Aron Malsky
• Greg Grunberg, who portrays Matt Parkman (parts 1 - 4)
• Adam Armus, episode writer (parts 5 & 6)
• Kay Foster, episode writer (parts 5 & 6)

Trivia

• Greg Grunberg mentions he is not allowed to explain why he is wearing white clothes and a Primatech jacket. Matt Parkman wears this outfit in Parasite.
• Grunberg drove in a "loop on the 10 and 110 near the Staples Center" during the filming of the scene where Matt drives Malsky to the diamond merchant.
• The building used to shoot the scenes inside Ridgway Jewelry is located in the "Diamond District" of downtown Los Angeles. This small neighborhood stretches from 5th and Olive Street to 8th and Broadway and features over 5,000 jewelry merchants.
• The building does not actually have ceiling tiles; Heroes production added them for the episode.
• Zane Taylor's "Ramones" T-shirt was written into the script and is a nod to executive producer Allan Arkush, who directed Rock and Roll High School (1979), which features the "Ramones".
• Zane Taylor is the name of writer Adam Armus's nephew.
• The real world location of Meredith Gordon's home is a trailer park in Santa Clarita, CA.

Unexpected

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Commentators

• Zachary Quinto, who portrays Sylar
• Sendhil Ramamurthy, who portrays Mohinder
• Greg Beeman, episode director (parts 1 - 4)
• Jeph Loeb, episode writer (parts 5 & 6)

Trivia

• The commentary was shot and recorded in the set of Niki/Jessica's bedroom. After the pilot they built a replica set of the room directly to scale, accidentally resulting in a very small set.
• The placement of the episode title is a challenge among the different writers.
• The actual hotel that was used for the Montana hotel Sylar and Mohinder stay in was a disgusting place to shoot.
• The commentators poke fun at the frequent product placement in the series, including the Nissan Versa.
• Hiro and the Dinosaur mistakenly shows up in Isaac's apartment during Isaac and Peter's fight.

Company Man

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Commentators

• Allan Arkush, episode director
• Jack Coleman, who portrays Mr. Bennet
• Bryan Fuller, episode writer

Trivia

• According to director Allan Arkush, this episode is largely based on the 1955 film noir thriller The Desperate Hours starring Humphrey Bogart. Arkush also cites other films including Martin Scorsese's thriller Cape Fear (1991), as well as the film noir features Out of the Past (1947) and T-Men (1947) as having an influence on this episode.
• The shot of the Bennet family SUV pulling into the driveway was filmed using a false wall and window on the front lawn of the house.
• Scenes at the bridge were filmed at Big Tujunga Narrows Bridge, located about 30 miles NNE of downtown Los Angeles.
• Two houses were used during Ted's meltdown scene: the original house seen through out the episode as well as an additional house used to film the house as it became severely damaged.
• Production members refer to the cell at Primatech Paper as "Sylar's Lounge". The commentary was also recorded in this room.

Parasite

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Commentators

• Allan Arkush, executive producer
• Jimmy Jean-Louis, who portrays The Haitian
• Chris Zatta, episode writer

Trivia

• The episode commentary was filmed on the set of the Burnt Toast Diner.
• Actors auditioning for the role of Candace were asked to perform the scene where Candace joins Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet in their hotel room.
• The Texas airport was filmed in the Long Beach Convention Center.
• Around 300 extras were used for the airport scene.
• The kitchen of the Corinthian Casino was filmed in a "large hotel across the street from the Long Beach Convention Center". The Long Beach Renaissance Hotel and The Westin Long Beach fit this description.
• The films Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and The Constant Gardener (2005) are cited as influencing the editing style of Heroes.
• Jimmy Jean-Louis sometimes dances after a successful take, reflecting his background in musical theater.