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11-13-2006, 05:45 PM
<img src="http://www.fanbolt.com/forums/images/avatars/heroes/07.jpg" width="85" height="85" vspace="5" hspace="5" align="left" border="0" alt="Heroes, NBC"> Greg Grunberg sure has come a long way since being chewed up and spit out by that whatever on Lost. Now, he's the star of his own watercooler-conversation series, NBC's Heroes (Mondays at 9 pm/ET). When Grunberg stopped by the TV Guide offices the morning after last week's episode aired, we debriefed him on the hunt for Sylar, Matt's upcoming date with a cheerleader, and what longtime pal J.J. Abrams was like as a tyke.
TVGuide.com: First, I have to say: Would that every husband could read their wives' minds!
Greg Grunberg: Yeah, but be careful what you wish for. You immediately think, "Oh, man, I want to hear what everybody thinks," and the truth is that what people really think of you is not something that you would ever want to know.
TVGuide.com: We just saw more of that when Matt read some of his wife's thoughts that he probably wishes he hadn't.
Grunberg: Yeah, it's interesting how they're doing this. I love that the show is so character-based and is in its infancy, when these characters are actually finding their powers. People really identify with this. People tell me, "I can really connect with your character," because there's an emotional connection to his ability, unlike the others. Flying, sure, you can go from here to there. But reading minds, when you really think about it, is kind of creepy.
TVGuide.com: I said to [series creator] Tim Kring early on that none of the heroes really seemed that jazzed about having powers.
Grunberg: Except for Masi [Oka's Hiro], yeah. But we didn't know they were powers. It's not like we went up to Zoltar and said, "I want to be big," and suddenly we're big. For Matt, it came with voices in my head, and he didn't know what was going on. What I love are the moments on the show, like when Adrian [Pasdar's Nathan] and Masi['s Hiro] were in the diner, and Masi says, "I'm special, too!" It's great. Suddenly, it's the team coming together, the paths are crossing. And last [episode], too, with Masi and Leonard [Roberts, D.L.]?! That was so cool! It's a great mix of character stuff and these incredibly stimulating images.
TVGuide.com: I feel for Masi, though, because he has to be putting in extra hours, working around the special effects and all....
Grunberg: He is putting in a lot of hours, but if anybody appreciates that stuff, it's a guy who used to do it [at George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic special-effects house].
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TVGuide.com: First, I have to say: Would that every husband could read their wives' minds!
Greg Grunberg: Yeah, but be careful what you wish for. You immediately think, "Oh, man, I want to hear what everybody thinks," and the truth is that what people really think of you is not something that you would ever want to know.
TVGuide.com: We just saw more of that when Matt read some of his wife's thoughts that he probably wishes he hadn't.
Grunberg: Yeah, it's interesting how they're doing this. I love that the show is so character-based and is in its infancy, when these characters are actually finding their powers. People really identify with this. People tell me, "I can really connect with your character," because there's an emotional connection to his ability, unlike the others. Flying, sure, you can go from here to there. But reading minds, when you really think about it, is kind of creepy.
TVGuide.com: I said to [series creator] Tim Kring early on that none of the heroes really seemed that jazzed about having powers.
Grunberg: Except for Masi [Oka's Hiro], yeah. But we didn't know they were powers. It's not like we went up to Zoltar and said, "I want to be big," and suddenly we're big. For Matt, it came with voices in my head, and he didn't know what was going on. What I love are the moments on the show, like when Adrian [Pasdar's Nathan] and Masi['s Hiro] were in the diner, and Masi says, "I'm special, too!" It's great. Suddenly, it's the team coming together, the paths are crossing. And last [episode], too, with Masi and Leonard [Roberts, D.L.]?! That was so cool! It's a great mix of character stuff and these incredibly stimulating images.
TVGuide.com: I feel for Masi, though, because he has to be putting in extra hours, working around the special effects and all....
Grunberg: He is putting in a lot of hours, but if anybody appreciates that stuff, it's a guy who used to do it [at George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic special-effects house].
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