"Heroes" and its brief pop cultural juggernaut of a first season was a harbinger of how obsessed we'd all become with superheroes over the next two decades — even if the show itself was too self-conscious for capes and secret identities.

Though "Heroes" still has some defenders , it's generally agreed that the show went off the tracks with its second season. (The 2007 writers strike didn't help .) Not everyone loved the first season, though, including the folks at Emerson Electric, who sued NBC — which aired "Heroes" throughout its run — over a scene in its pilot episode, "Genesis," involving one of their products.

One of the primary characters in the "Heroes" ensemble is Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere, though a young Emma Stone auditioned for the role ). A high school cheerleade

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